The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-25
VIII visit the Northwest I'm the Spring
and Probably Extend His Trip
to the Coast.
MIR. CoRTELYoU's STATEMENT
PRESIDENT MAY BE ABLE To USE
HIS LEG IN TEN DAYS.
Greeted by Mrs. Roosevelt on Arrival
at the Capital-Kind Words for
indianapolis.

lONs sept. @t-Ilrctdcht
Roosevelt returned to Washington at half
past 6 o'clock tonight. via the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad from indianapolis. where he
had been compelled to abandon his North
western trip because Of an abscess on his
leg which developed as a result OF the
trolley accident at Pittsf1eld, Mass. He
stood the journey from Indianapolis re-
markably well, and when he was carried
in a 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 White
House in Jackson place, where, according
to the present arrangement, 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. Later he was reported TO
be resting easily 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 the train
practically was discontinued Few letters
or kilograms were written or received. A
telegram was put on the train at Pittsburg
from Mrs. Roosevelt stating that she had
left Oyster Bay for Washington The
President slept all through the night until
o'clock this morning. Even the noise In
the depot at Pittsburg. where the train
remained in the early morning for about
twenty minutes. failed TO awaken him.
IN GOOD HUMOR.
When DR.. Lung went to the Presidents
stateroom shortly before o'clock. he
found his patient in rare good humor and
excellent physical condition. barring the
wound on his leg. The slight fever which
the President had yesterday afternoon had
disappeared 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 remain quiet and President
Roosevelt good-naturedly gave in. The
pain in his leg had practically disappeared
and the conditions there were so favorable
that the doctor did not think IL necessary
to redress the limb. The Presidents leg
is tightly bandaged and Dr. Lung does
not look for a recurrence of the swelling.
and would cause no alarm.
During the forenoon's run, In describing
his condition to a caller. the President said
he could feel that something had happened
when he thought about ii and that was
all. After eating a hearty breakfast. the
President called for book, remarking
that as he was an invalid, he proposed to
enjoy himself. He was propped 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 few stops
as possible were made. Whenever the
train stopped crowds gathered about the
Presidents carriage. but there was no
cheering. All the people seemed anxious
to hear the latest information regarding
the Presidents condition and the members
of his party who stepped from the train
were piled with questions.
CHATTED WITH HIS FRIENDS. >
After dinner the President expressed a
desire TO see the members Of his party.
and they went into his stateroom a few at
a time. He chatted pleasantly with all or
them and expressed his great disappoint-
ment al not being able to continue the trip.
He said he had strongly opposed the de-
cision of the doctors to have the operation
performed at Indianapolis. He wanted TO
continue his journey and make the speeches
he had planned, but finally yielded TO the
strong pleading OF the doctors. who repre-
sented that there was danger. II not prop
erly attended TO, that the bone might be-
come affected and an affiiction result that
IL would take months to cure. The Presi-
dent yielded but remarked that In his
younger days he had broken a rib and his
collar bone at sheep herding. but had not
allowed IL TO interfere with his work In
his talk with his callers the President made
known his determination TO visit the North
west next spring, when he will extend his
trip as far as the coast. during which time
he will visit all the States In which he In
tended to stop on the trip just ended The
President feels very close TO the people OF
the Northwest, as many years OF his life
were spent in that section and IL was there
that he raised his regiment OF Rough
Riders at the outbreak OF the Spanish
American war. lie will allow nothing 10
stand in his way of going there In the
spring.
He had nothing but kind words to say
of the treatment he received from the sis
ters of St. Nincent's Hospital at Indian
apolis, where he was operated upon. One
of them was a nurse at Montauk when the
great hospital was established on Long
island after the Spanish war. and she re-
minded the President OF the fact that she
had often seen him there and had admired
him for the way IN which he looked after
the comforts OF his men. The President
was delighted TO meet her and conversed
with her for some time
When the train bearing the President
rolled into the station tonight there was a
large crowd awaiting its arrival, but q
special detail of police and detectives kept
them In the rear. so that Few were able 10
see him. Mrs Roosevelt. who had reached
the city during the day from Oyster Bay.
had been one OF the earliest arrivals at the
station. She was accompanied by Rear
Admiral +. NJ. Rixey. formerly the physi-
clan attached TO the presidential household