The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-09-18

Responds to Treatment After
Severe Sinking Spell
AIDING IN BATTLE FOR LIFE
lndomItatIe will Power and De.
termination to Live.

Rochester, Mimi, Sept. 17.-Gov-
oTnor John A. Johnsons condition is
more hopeful, but he is suffering much
pain at st.. Mary's hospital, where he
underwent an operation. At 1890
p. m, DR.. Charles T. McNevin, house
physician, issued the following bull
1etin:
governor Johnson's condition is
not quite so good. He is suffering
considerable pain from an accumula-
ton Of gas. Pulse 80, temperature
about normal"
To Private Secretary Frank A. Day
DR.. Charles Mayo said:
'The governors pulse is 80 and
temperature about normal. He is
cheerful and has been able to take
some liquid nourishment. Although
the crisis will not come for twenty
four hours we hope for speedy recov-
cry"
Governor Johnson was very close to
death during the night and it was
only by the prompt and capable work
Of DR.. Charles T. McNevin, house
physician at St. Mary's hospital, it is
believed, that the governor was
brought safely out of a very danger
GUS sinking spell.
1t was just about 1925 at night
when DR.. McNevin tried the govern
or's pulse and was unable to fix it.
-. Treatment Causes Rally.
He Immediately gave a camphor
and oil Injection and summoned Doc
tors w. j. and Charles H. Mayo and
3. S. Judd, all three Of whom hurried
to the governors side as fast as a
high power auto would carry them.
The injection of the stimulant had
done it's good work, however, and
when the doctors arrived they found
the distinguished patient rallying.
He had been summoned back almost
from the brink Of the grave. From
that very moment Governor Johnson
began to mend and it was evident
that he had passed the first great
crisis following the shock of the long
operation and the administration of
the anaesthetic.
He began to rest and at 3 o'clock
in the morning DR.. McNevin retired,
satisfied that the governor would be
safe for the rest of the night in the
hands Of the nurse.
The governor was in very precari-
GUS condition, however, all night and
it was necessary to administer fire.
quent saline injections and to use hot
packs from 4 o'clock in the afternoon
until 3 o'clock in the morning.
Mrs. Johnson remained at the hos
pital all night. She slept couple of
hours, but was called during the gov
ernor's sinking spell. She was in
readiness in case of extremity, but
was not admitted to the room at that
time.
Hundreds Of Messages.
Hundreds of messages of sympathy
are being received from all over the
country.
The governor, of course, has been
given absolutely nothing to eat since
the operation and will receive no
nourishment beyond teaspoonful or
two of plain or carbonated water
every hour or so. Nc food will be
given him until the danger line Is
passed and then he will be given only
weak tea and very little light thin
broth for two or three days.
The governor is a splendid patient,
his indomitable will power and deter
mination to live aiding him WONDER
fully in the splendid fight that he is
making. He complains none, does not
fret or worry and refuses the quieting
effect of opiates in any form. His
strength is beginning to return and
the saline injections and hot packs are
being administered at much longer in
tervals.
Dr.. v. Bastinelli of Italy, a distin-
guished European surgeon and one Of
the physicians to the king of Italy,
witnessed the operation and he said
that it was one of the most difficult
and dangerous of its nature that he
had ever seen. :
II am satisfied" said DR.. Bastinelli,
that the operation was complete
success-in fact brilliant success
but I did not believe at the time that
the patient would recover. He has
shown good rallying powers, however.
and NAV survive" -s s~