Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-26
PRESIDENTS TOUR.
1t Is Abandoned on Account of
.Abcess on His Leg.
Tho President Submits TO an Opera
ton in an Indianapolis Hospital
and Returns to Washington
HIS Reception at Detroit
Was Enthusiastic.

second time In It's history the City of
the Straits is entertaining the chief
executive of the nation. President
Roosevelt arrived in the city at s
o'clock Sunday morning over the
Michigan Central railroad. He found
Detroit waiting his arrival in gala
attire. Flags were flying from every
staff in the down town section and
the city was bright with bunting. Pic
lures of President Roosevelt greeted
the eye at every turn. Throughout
the day the president was greeted
with tumultuous cheers at his every
appearance. Crowds lined the streets
about the Hotel Cadillac, anxious for
glimpse at the chief magistrate and
his appearance was always the signal
for an enthusiastic outburst of
cheers.
During the day he called at st.
Mary's hospital, where Thomas F. Do
herty, local veteran of the Spanish
war, is dying of consumption.
Detroit, Sept. 23.-President Roosc-
velt's two days visit to Detroit came
to an end last evening at the conclu-
sion of banquet rendered him in
Light Guard armory by the Spanish
war veterans, the opening of whose
third annual reunion he attended in
the morning. 1t was brilliant event.
The banquet was the elimination of
an extremely busy day for the presi-
dent. At IL o'clock he drove to Light
Guard armory and attended the open
ing session of the third annual re-
union of Spanish war veterans. He
was given tumultuous welcome by
the soldiers and his speech was en-
Enthusiastically received.
President Roosevelt drove from
the armory to the steamer Tashmoo,
on board of which he spent three
hours riding on the river. Every
steam craft on the river saluted the
Tashmoo with earsplitting blasts of
the whistle, and the steamer Yantic,
U. S. NJ, fired n presidential salute
of 81 guns as the Tashmoo left her
wha"f.
For what is believed TO have been
the first time in the history of the
country a president of the United
States reviewed regiment of British
troops. The Twenty-frst Essex Fusi-
liers participated in the parade by
the special permission of this govern
ment and the Canadian militia de-
partment.
indianapolis, Sept. 24.-President
Roosevelt on Tuesday afternoon was
forced to abandon the remainder of
his trip to the northwest and to un-
dergo a surgical operation. The acci-
dent which befell him at Pittsfield,
Mass, when trolley car crashed in
to his carriage is responsible for the
sudden ending of the presidents trip
and his being compelled to undergo
the operation. In that accident his
knee was badly bruised and an alb
scess formed which gave him some
trouble, but not enough at first to in
terfere with his plans.
The hardships of his present trip,
however, aggravated the trouble, and
DIR. Lung, his official physician, to-
gether with DR.. Richardson, who ac-
companied him on the trip thought 1t
advisable yesterday to consult other
doctors. Accordingly Drs. Oliver and
Cook were c0lled to the Columbia
club, where the president was to he
entertained at luncheon. They de-
, cided TINT an operation was neces-
sary and decided that it should be
performed at once. At the conclu-
sion of the luncheon, Secretary Cor
telyou issued a statement to the
press giving the facts in the case.
The announcement came as n start
ling surprise. The president is in
such good health otherwise that it
was hard to believe he was about to
submit to an operation.
The president was driven from the
club house to ST. Vincent's hospital,
i, where he was taken to private oper-
ating room. He was accompanied by
Secretary Cortelyou, Assistant Secre-
: taries Loeb and Barnes, Gov. Durbin
nd -n,-iI IerA Nd atr-
: banks. The operation was performed
by DR.. John Oliver, assisted by DR..
Cook.
The operation was finished and the
{, president was removed to his ROOM
q He did not take anaesthetics.
a The hospital was guarded by a de-
$ tachment of 20 soldiers, all of whom
q served in the Spanish-American war
! under command of Col. Russell &
:. Harrison.
!. At the conclusion of the operation
: the physicians authorized the follow
ing statement:
"As n result of the traumalism
(bruise) received in the trolley acci'
J. dent at Pittsfield, Mass, there was
/. found to be circumscribed collec
: tion of perfectly pure serum in the
L. middle third of the left anterior tib
l. ial region, the sac containing about
s two ounces, which was removed.
e "The indications are that the presi
q dent should make speedy recovery
1t is absolutely imperative. however
that he should remain quiet and re
frain from using the leg. The trou
l. BILE is not serious, but temporaril,
4 disabling"
m At 7:45 o'clock last evening th'
G. president, accompanied by member
Is of his immediate party and escorte'
n by company of infantry, was car
g ried on stretcher from st. Vincent'
lie hospital to his car and the train lef
a few minutes later for Washington
Coal Prices Soar.
n New York, Sept. 24.-Wholesal
N prices for coal are quoted as fol