The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-29
THOMAS F. RYAN,s non.


Several days ago our dear old friend
the New York World. printed a column
or SO OF rather distressing stun about
Thomas r. Ryan. representing him as
very III man. upon whom the surgeons
had been at work, and with what re.
suit no one could safely predict. lie
mad been down at his place In vir-
ginia and had been compelled to re-
turn to his homo In Now York because
OF serious attack of something or
other which required the most skilIfu,
medical attention. Nobody seemed 10
know exactly what was the matter.
when he was asked for information
the family physician referred tho re-
porter to the sufferer, which, OF course
only served to aggravate the situation
ana as something had to be done, and
done quick. II was stated that Mr..
Ryan was AFFLICTED with a serious lid
ney disorder. which could only be re-
Heved by the prompt use OF the sur
geon's knife 1t was further reported
that the members of his family had
been summoned. and It looked like.
as they say in Texas. he was in
bad way. no serious disturbance
In the stock market followed. how
ever, and the business world continued
10 breathe naturally. tits hoped tina t
the patient will speedily recover, and
the chances, in view OF after-discov-
cred Information, appear to be In his
favor, doubtless very much to the re-
lief of his family gathered about him
in his sore distress. as the news VIII
be of interest to his many friends In
these and other parts of the country.
AT least we are inclined TO take this
hopeful view because Of the formal
bulletin" issued by his attending ply
sicians on Saturday. saying:
MIR. Ryan has been suffering from
boil on the leg, which prevented him
getting around It has been opened
and he will he out shortly. There is
absolutely no evidence of any kidney
or constitutional trouble"
This bulletin was signed by william
II. Rockwell. NJ. D.. and George D.
Stewart. Nj. d. Ii was further sta ted
In the Associated Press dispatches that
Mr. A1cGlone the secretary of the pa
uent. averred that "the boil appea red
on Air. Ryans leg last April" that Is
TO say last month. and that last night
(mehning Friday night of the last
week Just pesD IT was lanced." we
are glad to know that so much has
been accomplished, and that the dis
tinguished patient is doing as vel! as
could be expected" and will he able
10 be up and about. There is little
doubt that the lancing was quite a
painful operation. unless 1t was dead.
ened by the use of cocaine, which it is
not at all unlikely that the two emil
nent N, DIS used with good effect
hut the thing that we can't quite I'M
derstand at this distance from the
bed Of the sufferer is why he did not
fetch 1t to head" by treating 1t with
strip OF fat bacon or by rubbing the
threatened spot with spirits OF campbor
or the purpose of dissipating so I'M
welcome visitor NOBODY in that case
need to have known anything about it,
ana the world would have been mono
me wiser It is done every day; but
MT, Ryan might have expected that the
feporters would have made great
deal out Of 1t as 1T was.
Air' Ryan may be encouraged by the
! though that he Is not the first we'll
'o-do man who has been AFFLICTED in
TINS way. There was the man OF Us,