Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-22
Executive Rallies Quickly
From the Operation
) Yesterday.
APPENDIX REMOVED.
Early Recovery Promised-Sym-
toms Are Said to be Entirely Fa-
vorable to the Patient,

Richmond, Va, April 22.-Follow-
ing second attack of appendicitis
about noon yesterday, Governor
Mann was taken from the Executive
Mansion to the Memorial Hospital
and The diseased organ removed
He went through the ordeal with
flying colors, and last night was
resting quietly. On account of his
excellent physical condition, the at
tending physicians expect the Cover
nor TO make rapid recovery.
Hospital authorities gave OUT his
situation to be very cheering last
night. His temperature was about
normal, his pulse only slightly fast,
his respiration regular and easy, and
his general condition but little de-
ranged by the shock of The operation
and the reaction from the anaesthet-
ic. Gas and oxygen were used to
pIOuuCS dudSSIiSSId liISICkb0 VI ClilrI d,
and the Governor experienced prac-
tically no nausea and was in posses
sion of his full faculties before leav-
ing the surgical table.
The operation was performed by
DR.. Charles R. Robins, assisted by
DR.. Henry Wyremaa Cookey The
anaesthetic was administered by She
hospital specialist, DR.. R. P. Stry-
ker. Among those VINO witnessed
the operation were DR.. Lewis c.
Bosher, DR.. Manfred Call and DR..
Herbert Mann, the medical men who
attended the Governor, and DR..
Stuart Mcclure, who was called into
consultation by DR.. Robins, before IL
was determined to remove the ap-
pendiX.
According to the statement of DR..
Mann and DR.. Robins, his condition
has at no time been threatening. The
renewal of the illness yesterday
morning, was not severe, but served
to warn the physicnans that the
Governor would be subject 10 recur-
ring attacks of pain until the cause
of the trouble were cut away. Ac-
cordingly, the physicians told the
Governor the true situation; that he
would be annoyed by frequent pains,
that an operation would have to be
performed, in all probability al; some
future time if not now,and that it
was the best policy to operate while
the patient was in the most favorable
physical condition.
Governor Mann immediately ex-
pressed his willingness to abide by
the decision.
"You may operate at once, If you
think BEST" he said.
DR.. Robins said yesterday that
the operation was more a precaution-
ary measure than vital necessity
eve really decided to operate
TO-DAY because Governor Mann
is in such physical TRIM" he said
"In his present condition he will raj
" much quicker and surer from the
ordeal than if we waited to remove
his appendix after more severe at
tack of the disease. An operation
would sooner or tlaer have been
necessary"
One week ago today the Governor
was taken with. the first attack o.
appendicitis, which, while confirming
was not alarming to DR.. Heroer'
Mann. the executives nephew, wh'
was called in attendance. After
consultation. DR.. Mann determined
not lilo operate unless the Governor
condition showed a change for TIT
worse, and this decision was strength
ended when the executive respond
ed readily to, treatment. ne Ioii
tinued to regain strength and norma
health until yesterday morning whe'
the pain again made itself felt.
On account of the proximity OF Tn
mansion to the Memorial Hospita
it was no5 necessary to confey tn
Governor to the operating table in a.
ambulance, and the Short journey
was made by the patient in a kind o
a huge basket litter, carried by fou
stout hospital orderlies. He reach
ed the hospital at 1:lo O'clock; fiji
teen minutes later he had been pre-