. Buffalo medical journal. henurses and in the preparations which were immediately begununder her directions for the operation, which her wide experiencetold her would inevitably follow the arrival of the were sterilised and dressings prepared and when at tenminutes after five Dr. Mann arrived, and with Drs. Mynter andEugene Wasdin, surgeon of the Marine Hospital Service of theUnited States, who had reached the hospital a few minutes before,made an examination of the President and decided upon opera-tion, he found everything ready for him. Dr. John Parmenterarrived five mi
. Buffalo medical journal. henurses and in the preparations which were immediately begununder her directions for the operation, which her wide experiencetold her would inevitably follow the arrival of the were sterilised and dressings prepared and when at tenminutes after five Dr. Mann arrived, and with Drs. Mynter andEugene Wasdin, surgeon of the Marine Hospital Service of theUnited States, who had reached the hospital a few minutes before,made an examination of the President and decided upon opera-tion, he found everything ready for him. Dr. John Parmenterarrived five minutes later than Dr. Mann and went into consulta-tion witli the others. DETAILS OF PRESIDENT MC KINLEYS CASE. 209 A careful examination of the wounds showed that the firstshot had struck near the middle of the sternum producing- simply anabrasion. The second had penetrated the abdomen and was seri-ous. The Presidents condition was one of shock. Air. Alilburnand the Presidents secretary, ]\Ir. Georg-e B. Cortelyou, with SHAKING HANDS WITH THE in the corridor of the Government Building at the Exposition, Sept. The Illustrated Buffalo Express, copyrighted, igoi, by The Matthews Company. John X. Scatcherd were called in and informed that immediateoperation was a necessity. They told Dr. ]Mann to do as hiswisdom dictated and when the President was informed that anoperation was imperative, he said simply: Gentlemen,! am inyour hands. 2IO SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. Ag-ain word came that Dr. Park was being rushed to was on his way. Outside even in the crowd there wasanxiety for the coming of the surgeon. On occasions like thisa crowd is like a prairie, sun-dried to tinder; a spark of informa-tion flashes through it like the tongues of hungry flame. Itseemed to one among this vast jam of human beings who weregreedily lapping up every thought, every scrap of informationfrom inside, every word, as if they were imbued with the desireto see Dr. Park
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