The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-09-09
|E. h. HARTMAN SAYS
He IS ALL RIGHT
Promises the Reporters to Keep
Them Posted.
Correspondents Camped At Foot
OF Mountain - Reach Financier
Through. Special Delivery Letter
lis Told OF Wild Stories Being
Circulated--Says He Will Notify
The Newspapers II Anything
Serious" Happens.

Arden. N. Y. Especially Edward
II. Hartman, urged by weary rep
resentatiyes of the press, who have
camped about his mountain home for
week, came out Monday with a
statement that he was all right.
Though brief, the statement is
straightforward and explicit, with
perhaps a touch of patient resent
ment at the surveillance to which
he has been subjected and requested
that the reporters withdraw, not so
much for his sake, but for his friends,
who have been intercepted daily
coming to and from his, residence by
Jealous interviewers eager for the
latest bit of information. 1t con-
cludee thus frankly: IF there
should be anything 0erious l win let
the press know, and as / have never
deceived them, | ask that the press
now withdraw its representatives and
rely on me-"
The message was so characteristic
of Mr.. Harriman's affable attitude
to newspaper representatives, an at
titude which was marked when ne
underwent the strain of a lengthy
interview on the day of his return,
that most of the men who have been
here during the scare over his illness
returned to New York, relying on his
word.
Gentlemen: Thanks for your
letter of today. The statement be-
low was made by me over telephone
today and published. You see it
covers the whole subject. Believe
me yours sincerely,
(Signed) "E. II. Hartman"
In the statement Mr.. Hartman ad-
mitted that there was a consultation
between specialists at his house, but
that they decided that there was
nothing serious the matter with him.
Hartman On Himself.
The statement Mr.. Hartman die
tated to the press was as follows:
81 am pursuing the course laid out
before l went abroad and advised
by the physicians. l intended taking
a rest as soon as my responsibilities
would permit. My treatment abroad
reduced my strength and vitality and
weakened my digestion. The most
expert physicians in Munich advised
me to have an examination by sur
geons as a matter of precaution. This
has been done very carefully by Drs.
Brewer and Grille in conjunction with
DR.. Walter James and DR.. Lyle, and
the whole result is that they find
nothing serious and renew the .ad-
vice previously obtained that l should
have rest and not see many people
at one time, and this | am trying to
do. This covers the whole case, and
later on, If the representatives of
the press desire and there Is any pur-
pose to be accomplished, l will see
them up here; but now l ask that
the surveillance of the operations of
my home be withdrawn, not so much
on account of my family or myself,
but that the coming and going of
my friends may not be interfered
with. appreciate the interest shown
In my welfare by the press and by
friends in all sections, and perhaps
by some others. If there was or
should be anything serious I will let
the press know, and as l have never
deceived them I ask that the press
now withdraw its representatives and
rely upon me-"