The Washington times., 1901-09-08
QUIET At THE WHITE HOUSE
Few Messages of Any Character
Received From Buffalo.
Bulletins Regarding the Presidents
Condition Come After Intervals of
Several Hours-A Small Number of
Callers Feeling of Gloom.

reehn8 OF 1sOOnn.
A bulletin received at the White House.
shortly after $50 o'clock last night, an
nouncing the condition of the President
as practically unchanged, was the last
| news from Buffalo received there up till
midnight This bulletin was the first one
| received since 3:5l p. m. conveying prac-
tically the same Information. The later
telegram, however. showed a slight in
crease in the temperature and respiration
of the patient, while the pulse was slight
ly slower than in the afternoon Not only
were there few bulletins received. but for
hours at time no communication Of any
character arrived from Buffalo.
Quiet prevailed at the Executive Man.
sion during the entire evening. There
were few callers and but a few of the
White House staff remained on duty. al
though the telegraph room remained open
all night for the receipt of dispatches
from Buffalo. The work was light. how
ever and the long intervals between .ho
receipt of bulletins was accepted as
good sign Especially was this view con-
firmed by the entire absence for hours
of telegraphic communication of any
character from the scene of the Presi-
dents illness. From the time of the re-
ceipt of the bulletin issued at $50 o'clock.
until midnight, no dispatches. either bull
letins or messages. were received from
Buffalo.
Colonel Montgomery. OF the Signal
Corps. and in charge OF the teiegraphic
communications of the White House. was
on duty from early morning. and had not
taken his departure at midnight. Major
o. L. Pruden. Assistant Secretary to the
President: Rudolph Forster, executive
clerk. and several of the doorkeepers
were the members of the White House
staff on duty. Major Pruden left about
$50 p. m.
There were few visitors Ex-senator
Blair. followed few moments afterward
by ]. w. Wilson. the son and private Sec
retary of the Secretary of Agriculture.
called at the White House at about 7:30
O'Clock. Mr.. Wilson brought the report
that kilograms had been received from
Senator Hanna by his son at Cleveland,
stating that the Presidents condition was
worse and that he could not live. This
was later denied.
The quiet that prevailed last night at
the White House was apparent all day
yesterday. Only three bulletins as to the
Presidents condition were received up
TO o'clock in the afternoon.
The first bulletin arriving shortly after
o'clock a. M, announced that the Presi-
dents pulse was weaker and his tempera-
ture higher. This news occasioned con-
siderable anxiety among the members of
the White House staff, despite the fact
that the accompanying report stated that
there was nothing alarming in the Presf-
dents condition.
About $50 a second bulletin was re-
It
of the President was somewhat allayed,
affording a measure of relief to the at
taches of the Executive Mansion, on the
assurance of a physician present that
there was nothing necessarily alarming
in the reports of temperature, respiration
and pulse contained in the message
Shortly after l o'clock, a third mes
sage was received. this one direct from
Secretary Cortelyou. stating that the con-
dition of the President had not changed
and noting the changes in respiration.
pulse and temperature.
Until noon, few visitors called at the
White House. Senor Infante First Sec
retary of the Chilean Legation, and Ter
ence v. Powderly, Commissioner General
of Immigration, were the sole callers of
prominence. From some OF the legations
messages were brought, requesting news
of the President.
A. A. Aguirre, a prominent Cuban from
Havana. called shortly after noon and
enquired for information concerning the
Presidents condition. Senior Aguirre ex-
pressed his personal grief and that OF
his fellow-islanders.
BE assured said he. that the people
of Cuba consider this grief their own. and
the dastardiy deed as directed against
themselves as well as against the Amerf-
can people. Cuba has no greater friend
than the President, and none that she
can less afford to lose.
His death would be a grievous catas-
trophe. and a blow to the interests of our
Cuba, that would cost us much"
Representatives Bartholdt and Joy. both
of St. Louis, Mo-, and Representative
Young of Pennsylvania called together at
the White House at 1880 o'clock
Mr. McKinley's condition improves and
the nation rejoices,' said Mr.. Bartholdt
I'VE thank God from our hearts that he
VIII live"
Colonel Crook. Disbursing Clerk, and t
F. Pendel. an usher. have both been at
tached to the White House force for many
years. Discussing the attempted sssassi-
nation of the President, 1t developn5 that
both had been in the White House at
the time of the assassination of Presidents
Lincoln and Garfield. Mr. Pendel was
first employed at the White House in 1864.
On the night of the assassination of Pres
ident Lincoln Mr.. Pendei ushered the
President to his carriage at the White
House door. and was the last man to
whom President Lincoln addressed a re-
mark at his official residence.
SYMPATHY FROM MANILA.