The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-09-24

long enough t. waIk - stairs BIN
self
you win be hauled upsfalFs In 1
wheeled amhnfanee. eaid surgeou.
When they brought the vehicle If
the president said: Why, that's
wheelbarrow.
After being taken TO the upper room
from the operating room the president
was served with a light luncheon ans
ehatted pleasantly To those In fht
room He made several kind remarks
to the attending nurses about tbs
trouble he was causing and SHIFTED bis
position several times nervously.
At TAO D. m. a white blanket was
thrown around him and he was placed
on the hospital stretcher and escorted
by a company of infantry, was carried
to the car block away by four Negro
porters from the train. He babe COCO
bye to the nurses as he was being car
ried out Of the hall to the elevator and
thanked them for their kindness.
The swe ling of the presidents les
which made an operation necessary
was occasoned by bruise received at
the time of the trolley accident al
Pittsfeld, Mass, when the presidents
carriage was run into and demolished
by a car Besides being injured In the
face and across the eye. the president
at that time received a blow upon the
inner part OF the leg. between the
ankle and knee, hut true To his charac-
teristics he paid no attention TO IT,
deeming IL a slight bruise not worth
talking about During several weeks
be took no heed Of IL, but II began to
pain him so that II began to force bis
attention After starting on his west
ern trip he determined that perhaps
DR. Lung. who was aboard the train
should examine 1t. The doctor did so,
and pronounced ii a serious matter
When In Detroit, the doctor finally de
clared that something would have 10
be done. After consulting with Or
Richardson, another member Of the
party X was decided that In order TO
avoid the possibility of blood poison
II would probably be wise 10 have an
operation performed The president
was very much ayerse to anything OF
the kind being done. and not until
Logansport had been reached had he
been prevailed upon 60 submit 10 an
operation,
boarded the train. and after a concui
tation with him It was decided that he
should summon several Of the best
physicians Of indianapolis TO meet the
president. and with this end In view
the senator teiegraphed to Dir. George
II. Oliver, DIR. George j Cook and Or
Henry Jameson TO be at the Massachn-
setts avenue depot When the train
Ev.g. a ~ Ar.rsg e.gn
were there. and they were taken by
the senator Immediately into the presi
dents car.
The physicians accompanied the
party To Tomllnson hall. and IL was
thought by those who noticed them
thai they were merely present as
members OF the reception committee
When the president arose TO acknowl
edge the reception given him at the
hall. and also when he got up from his
seat 10 make hts speech. ii WAS no
tlced by those near him in the front
of the hall that be stood with all his
weight on his right leg. and the pos
tnre seemed SO awkward and so much
like pose that Il caused comment
Or George II Oliver was very reti-
cent about the operation but made this
following stq~. ement during the even
ing
The operation was performed sue
eessful}y. bnt II really was not a seri
GUS one The fear was more II the
serum had been allowed 70 remain
blood poisoning might set In but be
lleFe there r. ue further cause for ap-
preheuslan The swelling la the pres
idents leg was about IS big as the
ofea hand lajr On the leg The opera
ton only took short time cGa ia no
way affected the physical condition OF
the president fIe Is just the same to.
day as any other we'll man. outside Of
the gore place on his leg"