Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-10
BATTLE WILL BE WON.
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time. No one else was allowed to soc
him. although he inquired several times
who were below stairs.
The water which has been given hereto
fore cold. did not appear To agree with
him and since last night very hot water
has been taken into the stomach through
the mouth with splendid results.
If he continues to improve it will he
gradually. If he should grow worse the
change in that direction will also prob
ably be slow. This is the opinion of DR..
Mann. There Will be no crisis. If he ar
rivcs at ConvalcscCnt DIR. Parke express
es the opinion that il will be three week
before it will be safe to move him.
II is expected that the interior wounds
will heal first. The sutures of the lace--
ated tissue were made so soon after the
bullet passed that they are probably heal
ing rapidly. With the exterior wound it
is II slower process.
The extreme optimism of the Vice
Presiden, and the members OF the cabi-
net would he difficult To ovcrstatc.
Il am absolutely confident everything
will turn out AL right" declared the Vice
President, and he said he based his coz.
iidence on information behind the public
expressions Of the physicians.
So relieved are Secretary Gage and At
torney General Knox at the steady inn
provement that they returned to Wash
ingtoH. tonight. feeling strongly thai
their chief would recover. but with the
assurance of the physicians that il a
change for the worse should come it
would be gradual and that they would
have ample time to return.
Secretary of State Hay when he ar
riNeS, will remain with the othe- ms m
bers of the cabinet at least for day
or two.
Tie devotion of the members OF the
cabinet to their chief is touching MI
would desire to remain near him until
the crucial period is passed. and SEE
letary Hitchcock and Secretary Wilson
avow that only absolute and impera-
tive public business will induce them
to depart before the President is pro
nounced out of danger.
Senator Hanna will also remain I'M
til the physicians give absolute assur-
ancc that Mr.. Mckinley Will live
Controller Dawson and some other
eminent men connected with the add
ministration expect to depart. tomor-
row or Wednesday. if the Improvement
continues.
Vice President Roosevelt has occu-
pied a peculiarly delicate and trying
position since the event which threat
ened the Presidents life and those in
timately associated with the Pre- sident
ale warmest in their expressions of
the manner in which the Vice Presi-
dent has met every requirement of the
situation.
Not for moment has he permit d
the idea to be entertained that there
was need for considering the cOnsti-
tutional disability of the President ann
the exercise of executive functions
which this would impose on him.
ON the contrary MIR. Roosevelt has
been one of the most positive in the
conviction that the President would
recover.
Twice during the day and again this
evening, the Vice President has called
at the Milburn residence to inquire as
to the Preside nts condition. During
the aft' noon call he met several of
the cabinet officers and Senator Hanna
and spent short time with them i'll
informal discussion.
Emperor Nicholas gave happy OK
preston to tho worldwide Snlicitu l."
over the President in Il ms ssagc which
WAS given out during the day. 1t j.
addressed to the Pr sdent and after
expressing his happiness ~ tnc Pres y
dents Improvement. adds that hc j"i )
with the universal would IN visiting &
speedy recovery.