The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-26

dentr discontinue your "Trip.
"Vtry we'll, then, it will have to b.
that way" said the president resign
edly.
The operation was begun withou
delay. The pain caused the presi
dent to mutter several times in loV
voice, but he said nothing that wa
distinct, except to ask for a glass O.
water before the needle had beer
removed. After the operation wa'
over, he made several laughing re
marks.
After being taken to an upper
room from the operating room, the
president was served with a light
luncheon and ehatted pleasantly tc
those in the room. He made severa!
kind remarks to the attending nurses
about the trouble he was causing
and shifted his position several times
nervously.
At 7.45 p. m, white blanket was
thrown around him and he was
place on the hospital stretcher and
escorted by a company of infantry,
was carried to the Car block away
by four negro porte rs from the train.
The swelling of the Presidents
leg, which made an operation neces-
| ssry, was occasioned by bruise he
reserved at the time of the trolley
| accident at Pitts6eld, Mass.
Besides beng injured in the fsce
and across the eye, the President at
that tin Q received a blow upon the
inner part of the left leg, between
the ankle and the knee, but charac-
teristically he paid no attention to it,
ignoring it as being slight bruise,
not worth talking about. For several
weeks he took no heed of it, but
finally it began to pain him SO as to
enforce his attention. After starting
on his western trip, he determined
that DR.. Lung, who was aboard the
train, should examine it. The doc
tor did so and pronounced it to be a
serious matter. When in Detroit,
the doctor finally declared that some
thing should be done.>isAf con-
sulting with DR.. Richardson, another
member of'the party, it was decided
that, in order to avoid the =probabili-
ty tof blood poisoning it probably
would be wise to havegsn operation
performed. The President was very
much averseto anythingsof the kind,
but nevertheless when Logansport,
Ind, had been reached he had been
prevailed on to- deliver the tariff
speseh at Milwaukee, and which was
regarded as one of the most impor-
tant of his proposed speeches for the
west. At Logansport Senator Bev-
,eridge- bearded the train and after a
consultation with hin, it was decided
that he should snmnon several of the
best physicians of indianapolis to
meet the President. When the train
pulled into the station the doctors
were taken by the senator immedi-
ately into tine Presidents car. 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
much like pose that it caused com
ment. When the President was
taken to the Columbia club for
luncheon he was made the subject
of serious consultation by the ply
sicians. His leg was barred, and the
swelling examined. After consider
able time the physicians arrived at
the verdict.
Said DR.. Oliver: "In order to avoid
possible blood poisoning setting ID,
it will be necessary for the Presi-
dent to submit to slight operation"
and IN this view all the other doctors
concurred. The Presi ent wished
that the operation, since 1t was
necessary should be postponed until
he reached Washington, but the ply,
sicisns again proved obdurate. They
gave it as their opinion that the
bruises could not be trifed with in
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