The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-09
GLAD ANNOUNCEMENT.
Assurances That the President Would
Live Gave Mich Joy.
DOCTORS ARE CAUTIOUS.
They Do Not Desire to Raise False Hope
in People at Large.
NO OFFICIAL STATEMENT MADE
By Them as TO the Ultimate Result of
the Patients Wounds.
PRESIDENT SLEPT AND WAS GIVEN FOOD
II Was the First Natural Sleep He Had
Had Since the Would-be Assassin's
Assault Last Friday.
By Them as TO the Ultimate Result of
the Patients Wounds.
PRESIDENT SLEPT AND WAS GIVEN FOOL

AIlburn House, Buffalo. September s.
The brightness Of the day, with its cool,
bracng atmosphere. only added to the gen
eral cheerfulncss in this city, and when
n score of newsboys darted into the crowd
about 6 o'clock shouting Extra! The
president Will live!" 1t was with difficulty
that they could suppress the shouts of
Thanksgiving that rose in their threats.
And the newspaper men, many of whom
nave been at their posts for forty eight
hours, continuously, remained steadfastly
throughout the day in the little white
walled tents across the street from where
the president lay and flashed the news over
land and sea. And yet, despite all this
optimism, the president is by no means out
OF danger Not one Of his physicians not
ono Of his advisers who is admitted TO the
inner council has the tcmerity to 60 30
far as to declare that he is But II he
continues to improve for one more daY
the danger Of peritonitis, which is most
dreaded, will have practically disappeared
Yesterday one Of the doctors thought
forty eight hours would be the limit OF the
danger from that source, but his more con-
servaivc colleagues believe at least TWEEN
ty-four hours. possibly thrty-six, from this
time, must eldlSe ptlpIP lut pNHSlblhAg VI
perItontis shall have vanished. That dis.
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Posed or sun ot"ei 'V'Hp"o"'
arise. Blood poisoning may set in or an
abscess from where the bullet Is Embedded
in the muscles of the back Thus far the
ball Of the assassin, which Is still in the
body. gives the physicians no anxiety. But
! IT the slghtest lhnulhihu'ioh "ppeaio ~
the region Of the lead the bullet Will be
/
| -, .,-,., l., at a,,,d
No difficulty is anticipated In THIS regard,
One of EdsOn's best N-rRy machines and
his most skulful and trusted operator. DR..
nus NUS i"'u' ~ NIX. ,',..,nia-
H. A. Knobs arrived toda!. rue ph.'eiles
| were charged and the machine Is ready for
,..a, - vv,+b IL IN, nbvslcione saw
instant uSV' VIM -, ~
there is not the slightest DOUBT tnat inc
ball can be located perfectly for nm opera
! ton They do not deem it advisable Ia
| san any of the presidents strength at this
! time All his reserve force is needed now
10 resist the danger Of peritonitis and sep
Mo noisoninp Resides If Inflammation
docs nor SET I'm around the bullet It will
| soon become cncrusted All the effects OF
| no other which was administered when
Nc onorotinn was nerformed on tho expo
sitIon grounds has disappeared this morn
ing ami the presidents mind was perfect
doy
Todev for tho first time he had natural
sleep. While he was still more or less
",, AZ tho inAuenco of tho anaesthetic his
urrei as rcstloss md disturbed and did
him iittIe roai good. Today bet ween . and
4 'oioot, he baS the solnce Of natural Stun
." Vt - ~ ,omr house and tho nbysi
oians ~" stotod nnaffciaIly that his sleep hat
hean onIet and reposcfui and had helped
No sntTnrer n rreat deal
rodeW also for the first time nourish
ment Vas odministered Ii was i'm nquit
Torn md w,as Infected hypodermlcally I,
aVoid the nossIbiljtv Of Irritating the walls
of tbe stomoch The exterior wound wal
dressed thjs morning and is progressin;
satisfoctoriiv
Xii DIV he members Of the cahinet anc
othars "ssociotad with me president in puh