The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-30
MR,M0RGAN is
OPERATED ON;
NOT In DANGER
Fiiancier Expected to Re-
cover Quickly From At
tack of Appendicitis.
ILLNESS NOT DUE
TO BULLET WOUNDS


lted upon for appendicitis at noon yes-
terday at his country home on East
Island, Glen Cove. L. !.
The following bulletin In regard to
Mr.. Morgan's condition was given out at
o'clock last night by the surgeons:
An operation for acute appendicitis
gas successfully performed at noon to-
day His recovery from the an,esthetic
Nas prompt and his condition is fully
ss normal as is to be expected.
-. w. MARkoE, NJ. II.
III. III. NJ LYLE, NJ. d.
The nnal bulletin OF the day was en-
trey confirmatory of the statements
given OIL, in the afternoon by Mr.. Nor
rams partners and by the surgeons.
TIE sense of all was that the attack OF
sppe adicltls was mild. though sudden
That the operation was deemed necessary
T. be made in the early stages of the
attack In order to guard positively
ssainst a recurrence of the trouble that
the attack had nothing whatever TO do
With the wounds suffered by Mr.. Morgan
last July when he was shot twice by
,razed German American teacher Of Ian
susges. and that Mr. Morgan's strong
Constitution. great vitality and vigorous
health will take him easily through rapid
eonvalescence.
symptoms Felt a Year Ago.
As proving indeed that his wounds
Of the hand OF Muenter were not the
cause, either directly or indirectly. to
the appendicitis seizure, one of MIR, Nor
sans partners. Thomas w. Lamont. re-
called that Mr.. Morgan complained a
year ago of sharp pains In the abdom-
inal region. Al that time the possi-
tlity OF diseased appendix was sus-
rected, but the pains disappeared and
did not reCur until very lately. In fact
Mr. Morgan was busy az his Office at
Broad and Wall streets until last
Wednesday afternoon. He went home
little early, saying 10 Mr.. Lamont as
lie clapped hand TO the right side OF
his abdomen:
Il have an old fashioned stomach
ache and | think l shall go home and see
tbout it,"
On Wednesday night Mr.. Morgan
found that the pains were not abating
and were even growing sharper. He
Consulted his medical advisers. Drs.
Markoe, Lyle and Smith, the stan that
brought him safely through his illness
last July. and they decided. after "A care
ful examination, that an operation was
eNpedlent. Mr.. Morgan instantly con-
Cured
Preparations for the operation were
made Thursday---the arranging OF such
details as the operating table and the
necessary surgeons equipment IN the
Morgan country home and the installa-
ton II the necessary nurses. Al noon
yesterday Mr. Morgan went under the
lu.fe The troublesome appendix WAS
quickly removed and the patient came
readily from the influence OF ether
Entire Family Present.
NJ Morgan's entire immediate family
vas present in the house on East Island
wgen the operation was performed
There were Mrs. Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs.
lunius spencer Morgan, the inancer
oldest son and his daughter-in-law
Jane Norton Morgan. Francis Tracy
Morgan and Henry Sturgis Morgan
These We're assured before the operation
was undertaken that in all probability
30 would not be an especially serious one
aid that Mr.. Morgan's rapid recovery
ght be anticipated. Again yesterday
tfternoon and last night they were told
that the patient was in the best of con-
u.tiou.
Wall Street and the public at large
frst heard of the operation at l y. Nj.
whom the firm Of J. +. Morgan & Co
made public the following statement;
Nh. Morgan was at his office on
v Wednesday, Yesterday he was indis-
posed and remained at his home in
Glen cove Ills physicians discovered
tat he was suffering from "A mild
sttdck Of appendicitis.
I'm order 10 guard against re-
currence they decided to remove the
appendix. The operation was per-
formed at noon to-day by Drs.
Markoe Lyle and Smith. who report
that II was successful In every way
and that Mr.. Morgan s now resting
comfortably. MIR. Morgan's general
condition IL so excellent that his
prompt recovery Is looked for.
Many persons were inclined to believ,
o first that Mr., Morsan's Illness wal
,.c result OF the bI llet wounds lie re
oeyed on the morning OF July j. 1878
when he was attacked by Muenter-Holt
IT,, German sympathlzer upon the sec
o. floor of the Glen Cove house.
statement by Lamont.
raIly in the afternoon Mr.. Lamon
e,yc out this definite statement
The injuries received by Mr.. Nor
g. N his encounter with the ASSASSIN
Mucnter. alias Frank Hole had moth
i'r 20 do with to-days operation. which
~, for appe ldicitis."
Iater in the afternoon. after Mr.. La
mont had talked again By telephone
n.1 Mr. Morgans medical stan at Gler
Cove" he reiterated even more strongl,
'lat the bullet wounds were in no way
.tuse Of the present Illness. Mr.
Lamont pointed out not only that Mr.
Morgan had had preliminary symp
ton, Of appendicitis a year ago bu
"Io'l that the severcr of the bulle
wounds did not penetrate the abdom
NHI vail and therefore failed TO CONT
H touch with the intcstines The bul
l' SIMPLY embedded itself IN mus
GUAR tissue and was easily extracted
=" promptly was the announcement
q " Morgan's satisfactory condition
'"Nl ed vita tho announcement that III
had urcu operated upon that little feel
'tg ~ alarm was manifested In thu
> a.n al district.
United States steel. the stock whicl
= 1lNtys most prominently connected
w., the Morgan firm, and which opened
'..HHg Yesterday morning, continued III
'''mcr with scarcely a pause. Th'
s'. opened at prices ranging betweei
H. and Nit. selling as high as s7%
GLOW ih" high price Of the year
'.,.od at S7Ls. AN advance OF 2A
Hnl~ for the day and u gain Of ~
huls over the low Of Thursday.