Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-29
RETURNS
SAFELY
resident Reaches Wash
ington and in Ex-
celIent Spirits
3 Met By His Wife and
Members of the
Cabinet
Announces That He Will
Visit Northwest
in Spring

washington, Sept. 25.-The presl
,ant's train arrived at $50 last night.
me president stood the long journey
rom indianapolis remarkably we'll ana
was feeling in excellent spirits When
,a arrived in Washington. He was
aiken to his carriage from the car III
, wheel-chair and accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt was driven to the tenn"
norarv white house, where he will re-
main during his stay in the city
On the Journey he remained IN pea
ALI dav and active business on the
tr in practically was discontinued.
He slept soundly all through the night
and when his physician called about
o'clock he found his patient In gooo
humor and excellent, physical cond1-
ton barring the wound on his leg.
The slight fever which the president
had Tuesday evening had disappeared
and mis- temperature was normal. III
fact he felt so we'll he told the doctor
he would like to get up and go into
the parlor of his car, but this was not
permitted.
During the afternoon members OF
the party called at the presidents
room. He chatted pleasantly and ex-
pressed his great disappointment at
not being able to continue the trip. He
made known his intention OF visiting
he northwest next spring when he
will extend his trip to the coast. When
he train arrived here a large number
IF people were around the station but
detail of police and detectives Kept
hem in the rear so that few We're
.ble to see the president. Mrs. Roose-
cit. who had reached the city during
he day from Oyster Bay, had been
ne of the earliest arrivals at the sta
ion. She was accompanied by Rear
admiral Rixey and a physician at
ached to the presidential household.
secretaries Moody and Hitchcock and
Dr. Uric Joined them before the
rain's arrival. AS soon as the train
anne to a stop Mrs. Roosevelt boarded
:, followed by the cabinet officers ana
theirs who had come to welcome the
resident home. They remained
board fifteen minutes chatting with
ne president before he was removed
com the car An invalid wheel-chair
Jas backed up against the platform
nd into this the president was borne
O. the arms of Doctors Lung, Richard
on. Rixey and another gentleman and
vas Iltted and wheeled across the plat
orm to the white house carriage.
The president took his infirmity
GOOD naturally and extended happy
greeting to several physicians whom
le recognized as he was being wheeled
% the carriage. He jokingly remark
ed to the crowd of officers and train
men standing around looking on sym
pathetically that he felt better than
he looked. AS he was lifted into the
carriage he was given several hearty
rounds of applause by the bystanders.
Mrs. Roosevelt had already had taken
her place in the vehicle and they were
driven to the temporary white house
in Jackson place. Here the president
was assisted to chair and half doz-
EN- ushers and policemen carried him
to his room The expectation is that
in ten days the president will be him
self again. He expects to view the
parade Of the Grand Army in two
weeks, but it is not yet known wheth-
CT he will remain here, during the en-
ire time between now and then or
lot.