The Oskaloosa herald., 1902-09-25


whole story of the sorrow and regret
felt by our people for the necessary
postponement of President Roosevelts
visit to Oskaloosa. While the dis
appointment is keen to ALL this teel-
ing is overshadowed by the one of
alarm over the Presidents condition
and the hope of successful issue
from the operation. There is comfort
in the statement by Secretary Cortel-
you that the visit is not abandoned,
only postponed. Oskaloosa will be
glad to welcome His Excellency at
any time, and trusts that the new date
will not be far in the future.
The First News.
The first intimation of the Presi-
dents illness that reached Oskaloosa
came in a Scripps- McRae press bulle-
tin to the Herald, at o'clock, too late
for insertion in the evening paper.
About an hour later a more extended
dispatch came, giving further particu-
lars. Though the city was enyeloped
in a downpouring rain the news spread
rapidly, and the telephones were kept
busy all evening answering the in
quiries of interested citizens. Sew
eral of the committees making ar
rangements for Roosevelt day were in
session during the evening and the
news fell upon them like mill stones,
and all preparations were regretfully
declared off.
indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 24.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt Tuesday afternoon was
forced to abandon the remainder of his
trip to the northwest and to undergo
a surgical operation. The accident
which befell him at Pittsfeld, Mass,
when a trolley car crashed into his car
| riage, is responsible for the sudden
| ending of the presidents trip and his
being compelled to undergo the oper
| alton. In that accident his knee was
badly bruised and an abscess soor
formed which gave him some trouble
but not enough at first to interfere
with his plans. The hardships of hi
present trip, however, aggravated th'
trouble and DR.. Lung, his official ply
sician, together with DR.. Richardson
who accompanied him on the trip
thought it advisable Tuesday to con
suit other doctors. Accordingly Drs
Oliver and Cook were called to the CO
lumbia club, where the president wa
to be entertained at luncheon. The
decided that an operation was neces
sary and that it should be performe
1 ~ nuoa Tb;c Jaoie;np xpoc orr;vad a
before luncheon, but was not allowe
to interfere with that meal. At tn
conclusion of the luncheon Secretar
Cortelyou issuedS the following state
ment to the press:
Statement to the Public
GAS a result of the trolley accident a
Pittsfeld, Mass, the president +,
ceived several serious bruises. One {
these, on the left leg, between til
knee and the ankle, has develope
into small abscess. The president
entirely we'll otherwise and has col
tinued to meet the several engag
ments of his itinerary, but in view {
the continuance of the abscess and OF
of an abundance of caution, Drs. Olive
and Cook of indianapolis, were reques
ed to meet DIR. Lung, the president
surgeon, at Indianapolis, DR.. Richar,
son, of Washington, d. c., being ais
one of the number. In the opinion I
the doctors the trouble necessitat'
an operation, which they think shoul
be performed at once at st. Vincent
hospital in this city. AS after Il
operation the president will requil
, entire rest, probably for at least Il
J DAYS or two weeks, it has been nece
sary to cancel all the remaining e
. gagements of his trip and he will
directly from indianapolis to Was
ington. The physicians say that Il
case is not in any sense serious al
!, that there is no danger whatever. tn
4 statement is made so that no false T
IS mors may disturb the people and tn
J. they may be authoritatiyely advis'
h of the exact nature of the case.
= (signed) GEORGE B. coRTELYoU
70 Secretary to the President.
Caused Surprise.
a. The announcement came as thu
der clap out of clear sky. The pre-
dent is in such good health otherwi
\. that it was hard to believe he W
o about to submit to an operation.
.. had delivered an address earlier in I
day before the spanish-American "