The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-09-26
Roosevelt Arrivo ; Safe
Iy in Temporary White
House..
Sl'"sY JOURNEY MADE FE0M
INDIANAPOLIS TO WASHINGTON
Great sympathy Shown by
People on Trip to Capital
Chief Executive is
Cheerful. =

F (News-Democrat Leased Wire Serviceo
Washington, Sept 25. President
Roosevelt spent a comfortable night
at the temporary White House, where
he is expected to remain for ten days
or two weeks. The abscess on his leg
il causing him very little annoyance
beyond the quiet that it necessitates.
President Roosey returned to
Washington at $50 o'clock last night
via the Pennsylvania railroad. He
stood the journey from indianapolis
remarkably well and when he was car
ried in wheel chair from the railroad
car to his carriage, he was In excel
ie-t spirits, and appeared to be free
from pain.
With Mrs. Roosevelt. the president
Was driven directly to the temporary
White House on Jackson place where,
according to the present arrangements
he will remain until the wound Is
healed and he is able again to be on
his feet. The president was taken TO
his room on the second floor of The
house and made comfortable and his
wound dressed. Later he was reported
to, he resting easily and the expeeta-
tion is that within ten Gays the presi-
dent will be himself again.
.a UNEVENTFUL TRIP.
The trip home from Indianapolis was
an uneventful one. He remained in
bed all day and executive business on
the train was practically discontinued.
Few letters or kilograms were written
or received. A telegram was put on
the train at Pittsburg from Mrs. Roose-
welt, stating that she had left oyster
Bay for Washington.
=, The presidents leg is tightly band
aged and DR.. Lung does not look Tor
a recurrence of the swelling, although
this would be nothing unusual and
would cause no alarm.
The running time OF the train was
slow in order to reduce the jar and AS
few steps as possible were made
Wherever the train stopped crowds
gathered about the presidents car but
there was no cheering.
, After dinner the president expressed
desire to see the members of has
party and they went into his s:a;erooK,
a few at time. He chatted pleasant
-ly with them and expressed his great
disappointment at not pe;ng aDie 10
continue the trip. He said he had
strongly opposed the decision of the
doctors to have the Operation per-
formed at Indianapolis
WANTED TO CONTINUE.
He wanted to continue his journey
and make the speeches he had Planned
but finally yielded to the strong plead
ing of the doctors, who represented
that there was danger, il not prompt
ly attended to, that the bone might
become affected and an affiiction re.
suit that it might take months 20 cure.
The president yielded, but remarked
that in his younger days ne mad brok-
en- rib and his collar bone at a sheen
herdine but had not allowed 1t TO in
terfere with his work.
In his talk with his callers the pres
ident made known his determination
to visit the northwest next spring
When he will extend his trip as far as
the coast, during which time he will
visit all the states in which he intend
ed to stop on the trip just ended. He
will allow nothing to stand in his way
of going there in the spring.
MnC DnOsEuEI IN nNr rrA.yrM
When the train bearing the presi-
dent rolled into the station at 6: 30
o'clock on schedule time there was a
large number of people around the
railroad station awaiting its arrival,
but a. special detail of police and de-
tectives kept them in the rear SO that
few were able to see him Mrs. Roose-
velt was accompanied by DIR. F. M
Rixey. formerly the physician attached
TO the presidential household. AS soon
as the train came to a stop. Mrs
Roosevelt boarded it, followed by the
cabinet officers and the others who had
come to welcome the president home.
They remained aboard for fifteen min
utes, chatting with the president be-
fore he was removed from the car
DR.. Lung, the regular white house
physician, will have immediate charge
of the presidents case and should il
To doemed necessary will consult Drs
RiyNy and Uric In the further treat
mertof the wound.
Frank A. Esterly, on Phil. Farber'