Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-31
PHYSICIANS Say Serious
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ling to become dangerous"
",rhe storm warnings are up" said
c.reral Sawyer, that Is what
neant by Serious.
THE Presidents physician showed
90 hesitancy in declaring that the
most threatening complication was
n.be oedematous condition of the
Ing" which made its appearance
snr;ne the afternoon. He announced
nat X-ray photographs had been
,aren with the aid OF which he hoped
20 he able to ascertain by morning
w some time tomorrow whether
Mr.. might be an inflammatio onf a
sHt the present time, General Saw
,..r said, there was In progress q
Ss,,ls between the resistivs forces Of
60 nat,ent, which. he said. had been
rs,kened as q result OF the trying
rhvsical exertions which attended his
travels. and the attacking forces
uhich grew out Of the original ptorn-
s,ne poisoning.
.Tys are running with 4 very
kidnapped machine" he added,
msaning the Presidents physical
%Tbs liability Is the condition
18th which We now have to contend
srd the possible complications Of
a.hs, organs, none of which u safe
trom attack under such circum-
stances"
,,,t;on might be summarized by say
,na that the President had the pre-
a;snosition 20 resist to the attack
,ne forces,) then the exciting cause
|ntomaine poisoning) and now is
handcapped in an effort to throw off
nomnlications which have and may
continue to arise.
The problem at this time, said
General Sawyer. is to get the ma
chine strengthened so that it will
ave power to resist the attacks be-
ING made upon It. He added that 1t
Was impossible to say when that
stage in the case would be reached.
Asked about the possibility OF pneu-
r,onia resulting from the oedematous
condit,on CT the lungs. the physician
soid that was not a liability in the
60. explaining that pneumonia is a
r.snit Of the activity within the body
=, pneumonia germ. There might
or,s. an Inflammation which fould he
,ust as serious as pneumonia, he add
ed.
E.pIa;ning the increased p3lse noted
:, The bulletin tonight. General Sawyer
asserted that all the complications at
present discovered vnited in Increasing
The strain upon the patients heart.
"When his heart is beating above
rormsl- be said, 1T can be readily
soon that the situation is serious"
Doctor Sawyer declared there was no
Intention or consideration being given
n removal Of the president to my hos
initial in San Francisco or to any other
city.
care Of Mr.. Harding hare right in this
hotel and in this city as we would be
anywhere IN tn" World" he asserted.
The president continues to remain
cheerful. General Sawyer said, and
then illustrated by saying:
This afternoon the five of us went
into his room and I said: Mr.. Presi-
dent. we would like to make an N-ray
Of your chest
HE replied: Come on, for have
nothing to conceal
Mrs. Harding was described by Cen
eral Sawyer as tho sort OF woman VINO
il best under fire." She knows every
thing, ne continued Il have given her
every detail In the case OF the presl-
dent, jus: Az I did when she herself was
i'll. She has stood this very we'll ard
Is not afraid
San Francisco newspaper Offices
and the hotel Offices ware flooded
with inquiries during the day as to
the Presidents condition. and In the
TIE hastily established executive OF
fees, near to the Presidential suite,
kilograms OF solicitude and OF hope
for prompt recovery poured in stead
iy throughout the day and tonight.
State and city officials personally
made inquiries during the day ana
among others who came to inquire
was senator Oudie of Nevada. A
telcgcam from senator Hiram john
son cf California, sent from WASH
ington before news of the Presi-
dents Illness Lad become known In
Inc CAPITOL, expressed regret at IN
ability to re in California and share
in the welcome to the chief eXecu-
tive.
No attending physicians woul1
hazard n Iredit ton as to when inc
President would 30 allie to traVsi.
but thero was common agreem sne
among members of his party tnal
when he does regain his strength
he will return to Washington ny
special train tn no stops for ad-
dresses or receptions en- route. Ihe
return to the Atlantic coast by way
of the Panama Canal, Porto Rico a1d
the Virgin Islands which was the
original plan, virtually ceased to Ho
matter Of consideration during the
day, although official announcement
Of it's ahandonn ent was temporarily
withhold
The president. prior to succumblng
to his illness, had prepared two or the
addresses he was scheduled to make
on the Pacific coast. the one In the au-
dtorium here tomorrow on Americas
foreign relations. and that before me
knights Tcmplar o: Hollywood. Cal.
Two plans were considered with re-
spect to the SON Francisco address,
one that it be made public in the form
Of a statement fy The president. ano
the other that Secretary Christian reed
it at the contemplated mass meeting
in the auditorium. The first plan
seemed the most likely Of adoption.
The Hollywood address probably Will
be made for tho president by some
prominent Knight Temp.ar.
Railroad officials up to tonight had
not been requested to tegin the max
ing Of arrangements for the trip back
TO Washington. but in some quarters u
was thought that the shortest route.
ny way of Salt Lake City. Denver.
omaha and Chicago. would be seloofed
Among some members Of tho pres'-
Dental party there was a bslief that
August 10 or - would find Mr.. Hard
ing back in the white Houses provided.
OF course Tint ha roalcs the recovery
That Is exDected.