Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-10-04
ANOTHER OPERATION
President Roosevelt Again Submits
to Surgeons Knife.
BONE OF LEFT LEG AFFECTED
Doctors Give Assurance That There
IL No Cause For Alarm, and Say
Area Affected Is Very Slight
Speedy Recovery Looked For.


Area Affected Is Very Slight.
Speedy Recovery Looked For.
Washington. Sept S0.--Another OBJ
Grafton was performed Sunday on the
abscess on the left leg of President
Roosevelt. In the former operation,
simple needle was used to relieve the
trouble, but Sunday the surgeons
with knife made an incision into the
small cavity. exposing the bone, which
was found to be slightly affected. The
presidents case has been progressing
satisfactorily, but It is believed by the
physicians that the further operation
made Sunday will hasten his COM
plete recovery. While none of the doc
tors is willing to be quoted, they give
the most positive assurances that there
is not the least cause for alarm. and
say that on the contrary there is every
indication of speedy recovery, that
the area Of bone effected is very slight
and will not result in any impairment
OF the presidents limb, and that there
is no evidence whatever of any matter
that would produce blood poisoning
They confidently expect that the presi-
dent will be on his feet within a rea-
sonable time and will have his robust
constitution TO aid in his recovery.
DR.. Shaffer of New York, who long
has been acquainted with the Roosevelt
family and has attended the presidents
children at various times. and who also
is a well-known bone specialist. Joined
the presidents physicians in their con-
sultation Sunday. 1t was noticed
that there had been q slight rise i'm the
presidents temperature and an increase
In local symptoms and the physicians
thought his recovery would be aided by
making an incfsion to drain the wound.
The president stood the pain very we'll
and expressed his satisfaction at the
result. DR.. Rixey. the surgeon-seneral
OF the navy, performed the operation.
assisted by DR.. Lung. the presidents
regular physician. DR.. O'Reilly. who
also was present with the other phy-
sicians, Us the surgeon-general of the
army. Drs. Edward R. Stitt, another
OF those present, is in charge of the ma.
val museum Of hygiene and medical
school.
The physicians took roseate view
or the presidents prospects for getting
out again. He has become somewhat
FESTIVE because of his close confinement
and the physicians are considering the
advisability OF permitting him to take
q ride in few days. The physicians
say the question now is simply one
OF the healing OF the wound and re-
iterate that this will be fastened by
the operation performed Sunday.
Mr.. Roosevelt passed an uneventful
day yesterday, spending the time In his
wheel chair, by which means he was
able to be moved to various parts of
the room. Last night he was reported
to be progressing satisfactorily. There
were no visitors except DR.. Lung. the
regular White House physician, who
made HIS usual call. DR.. Newton M.
6haffer, the New York bone specialist.
who came here Sunday at the presi-
dents request and joined the other
physicians in their consultation prior
to the operation. returned TO New
York yesterday afternoon. No ar.
rangements were made for. another
visit from the doctor.
Misses Alice and Ethel Roosevelt
Joined the president and his wife at
the White House last night. the for.
mer coming from Tuxedo Park and
the latter from Oyster Bay. Miss
Ethel is to attend school here.