The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-09-26
SUDDEN End TO TOUR
Roosevelt Operated on For Removal
of an Abscess.
BEARS UP WE'LL UNDER KNIFE
Is Hurried to Washington From In
dianapolfs, Where the Operation
Was Performed, and Stands
the Journey ExcelIentIy.

! Washington, Sept. 24.-The news that
PEELED to undergo an operation at In
dianapolis as the result of an injury
to his leg sustained in the trolley acct
dent at Pittsfield, Mass, was so sud
den that the people of this city were
astounded. Arrangements were prompt
on its arrival by an ambulance corps
from the marine hospital
Surgeon General Rixey, the presi-
dents medical adviser, is out of the
city, but Dr. John f. Uric, assistant
chief of the naval bureau of medicine.
who has full report on the operation
and the causes making it necessary,
says that in his opinion the wound
made by the incision will have healed
nicely after the president has had a
weeks rest.
Immediately after the president was
able to be moved he was carried to his
special car at indianapolis, and the
train was headed for this city.
Throughout the day encouraging re-
ports came from the train. The pres
ident had passed an excellent night
in fact, the best he had had since he
started on his western trip His leg
was about free from pain, and his tenn
perature was normal.
An Abscess Removed.
The operation was necessitated by
the appearance of an abscess on his
left leg and was entirely successful.
The president had been complaining of
pain in his leg ever since the accident
at Pittsfield, but it was at first thought
that the injury was nothing more seri-
Gus than bad bruise.
At Detroit, however, the pain had
increased so that he asked Dr. Lung
of the navy, who is accompanying
him, to look at it. DIR. Lung found
that the leg in the region of the bruise
sas infiamed and advised that an
operation be performed to remove the
evident abscess. This was decided up
on after leaving Detroit, and it was
agreed that the operation should be at
indianapolis. All preparations We're
made on the train, Washington being
instructed to make arrangements at
the hospital and with the surgeons in
indianapolis.
Here the announcement was made
only when everything was ready and
the arrangements carried out without
a hitch. While the president was re-
covering from the shock of the opera
ton and before he was removed from
st. Vincent's hospital to his train Sec
rotary Cortelyou gave out the follow
ing bulletin:
"At 3:15 p. IN. the president went
from the Columbia club to st. Vim
cents hospital in his own carriage, and
shortly after he was IN the hospital
the operation required was performed
by DR.. George II. Oliver of Indianapo-
lis, in consultation with the presidents
physician, DR.. George A. Lung, and
DR.. George j. Cook, DR.. Henry Jane
son and DR.. j. ]. Richardson.
Statement After the Operation.
''At the conclusion of the operation
the physicians authorized the follow
ing statement:
GAS a result of the traumatism
(bruise) received in the trolley acct
dent at Pittstield, Mass, there was
found to be circumscribed collection
of perfectly pure serum in the middle
third of the left anterior tibial region,
the sac containing about two ounces,
which were removed.
""rhe indications are that the presi-
dent should make speedy recovery. 1t
is absolutely imperative, however, that
he should remain quiet and refrain
from using the leg. The trouble is not
serious, but temporarily disabling
The presidents trip was just fairly
begun. He had made only six speeches
and was scheduled to make thirty more
stops, which would mean about eighty
speeches, as they figured on between
two and three impromptu talks from
the rear of the train between sched
uled stops.
AS soon as it was definitely known in
the west that the presidents trip had
been called off because of the opera
ton kilograms of coincidence com
menced to arrive. OF course there
was great disappointment throughout
the west, as great preparations for his
reception had been made.