The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-26

washington. Sept. &c. - President
tis~oosevelt returned TO Washington az
lha4f past 6 o'clock tonight. via ;hs
pennsylvania railroad. from Indiana
Ipois. where has was compelled TO
laoandon his western "trip. because Of
an abcess on his Lex. which deyelopsd
as q result OF the trolley accident, at
FlttsfeId. Mass. He stood the tourney
from indianapolis remarkably we'll and
"hen ne was carried in a wheel. from
the railroad car TO his carrfar p.
was in excellent spirits and annsara.
10 De Tree from any pain. With Mr..
Noose'eit. the president vas driven dI-
lec'iy 10 the temporary White House
H. nrlNS tIace. where according to-
the present arrangements, he Will re
maih until the u Is healed and. he
3 aoIe 10 again TO be on his feet
Inc president was reported IN m.
resting easily and expectation Is thai
withln ten days, the president will he
himself again. The trip home from
indianapolis was an uneyentn,I ~.
he remained in bed all day and eyac-
luuVe business on the train nracric,iIy
"ds discontinued. Few letters or teIe-
grams We're written or received.
Telegram was put on the train at PITTS
ours from Mrs. Roosevelt. stating
1ndt she mad left oyster Bay for
sningto h president slept
oundl all through the nigh, un,n :
o CLOCK this morning. Even the nois.
IN the D at Pittsburg where the
Tram remained in the early morning for
ABOUT twenty minutes. failed TO AWAKEN
him.
When DIR. Lung went TO tn. presi-
oents state room shortly before 3
% ClOcK hA fnnrnI As-
Sood humor and excellent physical
condition. barring the wound on his leo
me sllght fever which the president
mad yesterday afternoon had disan-
tpeared and his temperature was nor
maj. In fact, he felt so well that he
tolo the doctor he would like TO get up
Iand go into the parlor OF his car DR.
Lung strongly protested against his
Itelins the president hat il was abso-
iutely necessary for him TO remain
Iquiet ana President Roosevelt good
Inaturedly gave in. The pain in his r,ep
mad practically disappeared and the
oohuitlons there were SO favorable that
.ne doctor did not think it necessary
TO redress h limb. The presidents leg
is slightly bandaged and DIT. Lung dos
mot look for a recurrence of the swell
ing, although this would be NOTHING
unusual and would cause no alarm.
Dur1ng the ~forenoon's run, in de-
ScrlDlng his condition 10 the caller. the
president said he felt like something
mad happened when he though about IL
land that was all. After eating a
nearly breakfast, the president called
!Ior a book, remaFking that as he was
IAN invalid he proposed to enjoy him.
lself. He was proped up in bed with
his left leg on a pillow and spent most
of the day in reading.
The running time OF the train was
SLOW IN order to reduce the jar and as
lew stops as possible were made.
Wherever the train stopped, crowds
gathered about the presidents car, but
there wa no cheering. All the people
seemed anxious to secure the latest
information regarding the presidents
condition.
Secretary CorteIyou at 9 O'Clock made
this statement concerning President
~Roosevelt's condition. The presidents
physicians report that he stood the
"trip home very well and it is believed
THAT the local inflammatory symptoms
will subside in a week or ten days. IL
1.-THE leg is kept absolutely at rest.