The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-17
Upton HAS APPENDICITIS.
PHYSICIANS SAY CONDITION IS
SATISFACTORY.
No Decision Yet a. to whether an Opera
ton VIII He NecesMry-The Patient
Does Not know How Serious Ailment

CHICAGO, Sept 18.-The serious con-
dition Of Sir Thomas Upton and the COM
plant from which he is suffering were
made public officially in bulletin issued
late this afternoon by three specialists in
attendance. The bulletin was;
The dsease--coiltis and catarrhal append
citis-s progressing favorably and the
patients condition il satisfactory.
HOMER NJ. THOMAS, NJ. D:
GEORGE W. WEBSTER. MD.
NICHOLAS SENN. Nj. ID.
The foregoing was given out after the
second consultation held to-day by the
physicians Another conference and ex-
animation were held tonight and at II
o'clock a bulletin was issued saying:
-The condition of the patient is salts
factory
At midnight DR.. Webster said that 1t
had not yet been determined whether an
operation to remove the vermiform APP
pendix would be necessary. In its present
stage the baronet's ailment Is described
as catarrhal appendicitis in which there
is Inflammation Of the appendix. unaccom-
panied by the formation Of pus or an alb
Scess
Should suppuration ensue an operation
may be unavoidable, while in any case it
is far from being an unlikely mode Of treat
ment.
Everything possible will be done to give
Sir Thomas the best possible show for his
life said DR.. Webster. HE will have
the best attention we can give and the most
skilled attendants and neither money nor
time will be spared that he may be restored
to health. We appreciate the intense
interest taken in Sir Thomas's illness by
the public and for this reason details OF
the case will be readily forthcoming
The symptoms noted in the examination
Of Sir Thomas are described by DIR. Webster:
"We found that our patient was suffer-
ing from pains Of an intense and collcy
nature in the region Of the appendix, that
there was muscular rigidity on the right
side of the body and localized pain and
pressure accompanied by fever.
Such symptoms, it was added by DR..
Webster, are common in appendicitis.
What is to be the precise line OF treatment
pursued in the case Of Sir Thomas Is de-
cared to be purely matter for speculation
| as yet.
According to DR.. Webster it will be neces-
sary that the developments of the ailment
be watched closely in order to determine
| what had best be taken.
Should suppuration follow. meaning
| the formation of pus or an abscess, it might
| be deemed advisable to perform an opera
! ton" said DR. Webster. while at the same
| time that treatment might commend itself
! even if such symptom did not develop.
sIn tho latter case the operation would
probably be performed in the interval
between acute attacks, as was the case in
| the operation performed by Sir Frederick
| Treves on King Edward. In any event,
| Sir Thomas's chances for surviving an
/ operation are strong. He ia in good health
otherwise and has an excellent constitu-
ton
Many kilograms of sympathy for Sir
| Thomas were received to-day. lmmedi-
ately after the examination tonight Sir
| Thomas fell off into a doze. According 10
the physicians the Baronet slept most of
to-day. This may have been due to the
fact that opiates were almost constantly
administered to him to ease the intense
pain.
All the members Of Sir Thomas's suite
passed an anxious day and evening. De-
| spite the assurances OF the physicians that
while the patients condition was serious
it was az yet in no way critical, they were
much worried. Everything that could be
| done to preserve quiet Was done, and il
was even suggested that Congress street
and Michigan avenue, directly beneath the
windows of the corner suite in which Sir
Thomas lies, be paved with tanbark. This
mode of sitting the noises Of traffic in the
street may be put into effect tomorrow.
"Sir Thomas has not been told Of the
seriousness Of his condition, said his secre.
tary, John Westwood, tonight. He does
not even know that he has inflammation
Of the bowels He refers most frequently
in fact to the sharp pains in his stomach
He is showing that he is a brave patient
az well as a good sportsman. He laughs
and Jokes with the doctors, and he never
complains even when his suffering is mos,
| aCLte."