New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-24
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
p,1-Isr RECEIVED AT PITTSFIELD BE
CONES PAINFUL-DOCTORS OR
DER TRIP ABANDONED.

| -, .-o11e,, car accident at Pittsfeld, Mass. Be
| sides being injured in the face, the PRESIDENT al
| that time received a blow on the inner part OF
! III. left leg between the ankle and the knee, but
| ENTHUSIASTICALLY he paid no attention 10 H.
| ignoring it as being a slight bruise. not worth
| .,,-..r ahou+ For several weeks he took no
baed of if hut finally it began TO pain him so as
| 70 enforce his attention.
| After starting on his Western trip ne ue'e
| mined that DR.. Lung, who was ABOARD 'iie lam
| should examine it. The doctor ola SO anu u9
| cIarad il a serious matter. When in Detroit the
| doctor finally declared that something shouiu oe
| dore After consulting with DR.. Richardson, an
| other member of the party, II was declueu Ciiat
in order to avoid the possibility of blood poison
| inc !, ,rohahl would be wise to have an opera
| ton performed The President was averse to
ANYTHING of the kind. but nevertheless, "hen
| Iogansport had been reached he had been pre-
vailed on to deliver the tariff speech which had
been prepared for delivery at Milwaukee, ana
which was regarded as one of the most important
| of his proposed speeches for the West AT
| Iogansport Senator Beverdge boarded the train,
| and after a consultation with him 1t was de-
| cided that he should summon several of the
best physicians of Indianapolis to meet the
President, and with this end in view the SEN
! ator teIegraphed to DR.. George H. Oliver, DR.
George ]. Cook and DR.. Henry Jameson to be
| at the observation-disclosures. station. When the
| train pulled into the station the doctors were
| there and they taken by the Senator i'm
mediately into the Presidents car.
| The physicians accompanied the party to Tom
| Iinson Hall and it was thought by those who
| noticed them that they were present as mem
| bers of the reception committee
| When the President rose to acknowledge the
| reception given him at the hall, and also when
| he rose to make his address. it was noticed by
| those near him in the front of the hall that he
| stood with all his weight on his right leg and
| the posture seemed so awkward and so much
| like a pose that 1t caused more than one COM
ment Little did any one think that he stood In
the way he did because of the pain IN his LETT
| leg During the delivery of his speech. when he
| had become aroused. he stood on both legs ana
| at one point in the speech he seemed TO forget
A bout his injury completely that he took
several steps and in so doing hit his leg against
| a gun that was stacked with others on the
| stage An expression of pain passed quickly
over his face which was remarked upon by
| many listening him, who could not under
stand why he should make such peculiar facial
expressions.
The trip TO the Columbia Club followed with
| out any feature that would give hint
| that the great Western trip of the President
was at an end. Every one. including even the
| Presidents party, outside of Secretary Cortel-
you and the physicians, had no thought but
| that the programme he carried out to
the end, and 1t was gay throng that marched
| into the club TO take luncheon, and have a short
rest Instead of going into the dining room,
however, the President taken into private
room, where. unknown to the busting crowd
inside and outside of the club. he made the
| subject Of a serious consultation by the rhy-
| sicians. His leg barred. and the swelling
| examined. After considerable time the ply
| sicians arrived the verdict.
THE DOCTORS VERDICT
| In order to avoid possible blood poisoning
setting in," said DR.. Oliver. 1T will be neces-
sary for the President TO submit to a slight
operation. and in this view all the other doctors
| concurred
| The President remurred. but his objections
were overruled by the argument that man In
! his position could not afford take chances.
| The President wished that the operation, since
it was necessary. should be postponed until he
| reached Washington. but the physicians again
| proved obdurate. They said that while no seri-
Gus consequences might follow postponement
of the operation still, there remained a posi-
| biity Of trouble. Their opinion was that the
| bruise could not be trified with in its present
conditlon and that no one could afford, under
| all the circumstances, to take any chances in
| postponing the needed surgical attention. The
verdict Of the doctors being thus given there
was nothing left but to carry out their mandate.
! In the mean time many members of the re-
| ception committee eating dinner. and, af-
| ter the lapse of hour more, the President
went into the dining room and took luncheon
with d small party at one Of the tables. He
| then was escorted to the gallery of the club,
| facing the monument. where he made a short
speech in clear voice. and seemed to be the
| last person in the world who would be sup
| posed to be suffering from any physical all
ment. He then retired within one Of the rooms
! of The club and the active part of carrying out
| the change in the programme was begun.
Secretary Cortelyou called Colonel Russell B.
| harrison. requested inform
! members of the reception committee in the din
! ing that the President would not be
| escorted to the station. The colonel carried out
! the request, replying to questions that the
President was resting, or that it had been de-
| cided to take him away in the carriage without
| a formal escort. The orders given to the
captains of the militia and the heads Of the DO
| lice, and at 3:13 o'clock, everything being in
readiness. the dash to the hospital was made.
THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
Immediately before the start for the hospital
| the newspaper correspondents who accompanied
| the President his special train were seen to
| leave the club hastily and around the circle
toward Westinghouse. A number of police also
began TO depart,t orders having been issued TO
| them to separate and proceed with all speed
| to the hospital. These things had been noted
| by of those standing in front of the clul,
and Colonel Wilson. the private secretary of
Governor Durbin, who occupied the Presidents
| carriage before the President came out was
asked what the matter.
The President is to be taken to the hospital
| 10 be operated upon, and the Western trim is
abandoned" he replied but do not bulletin ii
| yeti
This the first intelligence to the local
| club " ~
On the arrival of the party at St Vincent.s
hospital the sentinels that We're promptly posted
al all the entrances of the building prevented
| the gathering of any information of what was
am ori.,