Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-26

Presidents medical history.
Drs. Snyder and Mattingly de.
Icided Saturday night TO call Il
Or. White. A Military Al
Transport plane new him her
from Boston yesterday.
Reaching Fitzstmons Hospita
at about 2 pm. yesterday, Dr
White immediately went int
consultation with the other doc
tors. Besides Drs. Snyder AMI
Mattinely, these included:
Col. Pollock. chief of hear
services at Fitzsimons: Col
Powell. chief Of medicine there
1t. Col. y. A. Sheedy. assistan
to DR.. Powell: Mai. Gen. Martin
E. Grimm. commanding ONCE
Of the hospital, and his deputy
Col. Don Carrie.
Order New Cardiogram
They carefully studied tn,
three electro cardiograms--.
tracings Of heart action-tha
had been taken Of the Presiden
up to that time. and ordered ,
fourth.
Mr.. Hagerty said the electro
cardiogram patterns showed tn,
usual changes Of Q corollary, bu
that the Presidents condition
had remained stable since tn
first tracing.
DIR. White asked me to say.
Mr.. Hagerty told reporters. "tha
the President is receiving excel
lent treatment ct Fitzsimons.
Asked whether any though
was being given to moving MI
Eisenhower to Walter Reed Hos
|pital in Washington. or else
where. Mr.. Hagerty said, mon
lat ALL
He was unable to describe tn
treatment being given the Presi
dent, except the oxygen ten
procedure TO facilitate rest. and
light diet. He said Mr.. Eisen
hover had only fruit juices ate
entering the hospital until moo
yesterday, when he asked for an,
received a bowl Of oatmeal.
Doctors Take Turns
DR.. white. who made 4 brie
personal examination Of Til
President after his consultation
with the other doctors. remainel
overnight at the hospital an,
planned to see Mr.. Eisenhowe
again this morning. How mucl
longer he would stay was un
certain.
With DR.. Snyder available q
any time whenever away from
the Presidents room. three D
the Fitzsimons doctors - Drs
Pollock. Powell and Sheedy :.
were taking turns on duty eithei
IN the Presidents room or jus
outside 1t so that q physician
would be on hand all the time
Mr.. Hagerty said.
He told questioners that tn
-cardiagrams tracing TIL
Presidents heart action showet
he had suffered only one throm'
bosis. He said the doctors dill
not expect any additional at.
tacks. but qualified this by say.
ing such an attack could extent
over a larger area than it has u
far with Mr.. Eisenhower.
Mr.. Eisenhower had returnes
to Denver Friday morning from
q four-day, fishing trip neal
Fraser. Colo. He had spent mos
OF the day at Cherry Hill
Country Club. where he playes
81 holes Of golf and had lunch.
Uses Electric Cart
His 81 holes of golf were no
as firing for him as they woul,
be for most golfers. however
since he used an electric car
to ride around the course in
stead Of walking the severa
miles involved.
Exactly how and when tn
heart attack struck him still
not clear. All Mr.. Hagerty coul,
tell newsmen was that Mrs
Eisenhower called DR.. Snyde
about Q am. Saturday. Pre-
sumably the President awoke, II
pain and called her to his room,
But the press secretary said h
was not going into such per
sonal details. He did not know
how long Mr.. Eisenhower ma.
have suffered without awakinl
his wife.
As often is the case in sucl
attacks. the pain at first was mis-
taken fol Indigestion. But d.
Snyder suspected q heart attacl
within As minutes OF the time h
was called. Nothing was sal,
publicly about that for man.
more hours, however.
First News Revealed
First public news Of the Presi
dents illness came at 8 am. Sat
Eurday when Murray Snyder. as
|sistart White House press secre
tary, announced that he ha
suffered a digestive upset in tn
night" and that DR.. Snyder wa
with him.
At 1915 pm. Saturday.
about the time the first hear
specialist was called in by Oh
SnyderMr. Snyder told report
ers that Or. Snyder had just in
formed him that this indigestion
is not serious"
A little more than two hour
later Mr.. Snyder announced
The President has had a mill
coronary thrombosis. He ha
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