The evening Republican., 1902-09-25

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-Presdent
Roosevelt returned to Washington at
half past 6 last night via the Penn.
syiyania railroad from indianapolis,
where he was compelled to abandon
his western trip because Of an abscess
on his leg which developed as result
OF the trolley accident at Pittstiell,
Mass. He stood the Journey from In,
dianapolis remarkably well, and when
he was carried in wheel chair from
the railroad car to his carriage he was
In excellent spirits and appeared to be
free from any pain.
! With Mrs. Roosevelt the president
was driven directly to the temporary
rWhite 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 This mornings re-
ports are entirely reassuring, and the
expectation is that within ten days
the president will be himself again.
: The trip home from indianapolis
was an uneventful one. He remained
In bed all day, and executive business
on the train practically was discon-
tinucd. Few letters or kilograms
were written Or received. A telegram
was put OH the train at Pittsburg
from Mrs Roosevelt stating that she
had left Oyster Bay for Washington.
The president slept soundly all through
the night until s o'clock in the morn
1ng Even the noise in the depot at
Pittsburg, where the train remained
in the early morning for about twenty
minutes, failed to awaken him.
When DR.. Lung went to the presi-
dents stateroom shortly before 0
O'Clock, he found his patient in rare
good humor and excellent physical
condition barring the wound on his
aeg. The slight fever which the presi
dent had Tuesday afternoon had dis
appeared. and his temperature was
normal In fact, he felt so well that
he told the doctor he would like to get
up and go into the parlor of his car
DR.. Lung strongly protested against
this. telling the president that it was
absolutely necessary for him to re-
main quiet, and President Roosevelt
good naturedly gave in. The pain in
his leg had practically disappeared,
and the conditions there were so ia
.yorable that the doctor did not think
1t necessary to redress the limb.
The presidents leg is tightly band
aged, and DR.. Lung does not look for
recurrence of the swelling, although
this would be nothing unusual and
would cause no alarm. During the
forenOon's run in describing his condi-
ton to caller the president said ho
could feel that something had hap.
pened when he thought about 1t ami
that was all. After eating hearty
breakfast the president called for Z
book. remarking that as he was an in.
valid he proposed to enjoy himself
He was propped up In bed, with his
left leg on pillow, and spent most Of
the day in reading.
The running time of the train was
slow in order to reduce the jar, and 40
few stops as possible were made.
Wherever the train stopped crowds
gathered about the presidents car, but
there was no cheering. All the people
seemed anxious to secure the latest In
regarding the presidents
and the members Of his par.
ty who stepped from the train were
piled with questions.
After dinner the president expressed
= desire to see the members Of his par
ty, and they went into his stateroom
few ut time. He chatted pleasantly
with all Of them and expressed his
great disappointment ut not being able
to continue the trip. He said he had
strongly opposed the decision of the
doctors to have the operation per-
formed at Indianapolis He wanted to
his journey and make the
speeches he had planned, but finally
Yielded to the strong pleading Of the
doctors. who represented that there
was danger II not promptly attended
10; that the bone might become affect
I'd and an aff1iction result that 1t would
lake months to cure. The president
vielded. but remarked that in his youn.