The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
THE KNIFE is USED
Another Slight Operation Was Per-
: formed Upon tke Presidents
Leg Yesterday Morning.
The Bone Found IS Be Slightly Al
fected- Thorough Drainage.
Is Now Established, !:

Washington, Sept. 29.-At the White
House this morning it wasTstated that the
president spent a%VeryPgoodfnight. In fac
the best sfnceShe.a was brought here from
Indianapolis. : = &sg &ss r. IL = &
The president 81 phys clans caused @th@
following statement$toSbe made to-day:
1.-THE condition of the Woundis satisfac-
tory. The temperature this morning Is
normal. The patient slept well and al
present is occupying a rolling chair lie
is cheerful and from the beginning has
shown neither Impotence nor restlessness
but has carried out the directions of the
physicians with scrupulous care. Since the
use of the aspherating needle to evacuate
the sac on the I'D inst. which left nc
wound, there has been no operation until
yesterday
George B. Cortelyou,
Secretary to the president. =
II a. M, Sept. 20, 1902.
Washington, Sept. 29.-The following
bulletin was issued yesterday by George
COrtelyOu, secretary to the president:
''Dr. Newton M. Shaffer Of New Yori
Joined the presidents physicians in con
sulta ton this morning at 10 o'clock. The
increase in local symptoms and rise II
temperature rendered it necessary to make
a. incision into the small cavity, exposing
the bone, which was found to- be slightly
affected. Thorough drainage is now es
tablished and the physiciansSfeel cont1den
that recovery will be uninterrupted. +
'"rhe operation was performed by Sur
geon General Rixey, assisted bytDr. Lung
and In consultation with Surgeon Genera
OReilly and Doctors Shaffer, Uric ant
Stitr."
No Cause for Alarm.
In the former operation a. simple needle
was used to relieve the trouble, but yester
day the surgeons with a knife made al
incision into the small CAVITY exposin,
the bone, which was, found to be slight.
affected The president 8 ease has beef
progressing satisfactorily, but it is be
lieved by the physicians that the furthe
operation made yesterday will hasten hi
complete recovery. while the doctors ar
not willing to be quoted they give TIL
r1ost positive assurances that there is no
tue least cause for alarm, and say that Of
the contrary there is every. indication O
| a speedy recovery, that the area of bon
| affected is very slight and will not resul
| in any Impairment Of the presidents link
and that there is: no. evidence Whatever Q
| any matter that would produce blood poi
soning. They. confidently expect that til
president will be on, hts feet within a rea
! sonable time, and. with his, robust con
stitution to assist recovery, soon will b
| himself again.: ! 81 sgEf;@ef% 49, ,,'j
Dr.Newton M ,shafer Of New ,Yorl
who long has been acquainted with tn
Roosevelt family and has attended tn
presidents children at various times an
who also is a we'll known bone specials
! joined the presidents physicians in the
MOI niEs consultation at TO o clock. It WE
! noticed that there had been a slight ris
III the presidents temperature and an ir
crease in local symptomsSan the conclr
sion Was reached that the. patients re
covery would be FASTENED by making a
incisicn Of the wound for the purpose {
relieving the slight tension pr swellin
which was present and also TO drain tn
wound. The operation was performed 'be
tween and O'CLOCK intthe afternoon:
| An application Of cocaine was used i
allay the pain The president stood tn
operation very we'll and subsequently e.
pressed his satisfaction at. the successf1
result. DR." Rixey. the surgeon general (
the navy, sperformed the operation, as
\ sisteo by Dr. Lung, the presidents reg
uar' physician. So