Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-24

thanked them for their kindness. He
did not talk during his trip TO the car,
Senator Fairbanks, Gov. Durbin and
other prominent citizens were at the
train to bid him goodbye
CAUSE OF THE SWELLING.
The swelling Of the presidents leg,
which made an operation necessary
was occasloned by a brulse he received
at the time Of the trolley accident at
Pittsheld, Mass, when the presidents
carriage was run into ana demolished
by car Beside being injured In the
face and across the eye, the president
at that time received a blow upon the
inner part Of the LEFT leg between the
ankle and the knee, but he paid no at
tention 10 IT, ignoring II as being
slight bruise not worth talking about.
For several weeks he took no heed of
Il, but finally il began to pain him 50 as
to enforce his attention,
PRONOUNCED SERIOUS MATTER.
After starting on his western trip he
determined that DR.. Lung, who was
aboard the train, should examine 1t.
The doctor did 50, and pronounced II
serious matter When In Detroit the
doctor finally said that something
would have to be done After Consult
ing with Or. Richardson another MEM
Der Of the party, It was decided that
In order to avoid the possibility OF
blood poisoning It probably would be
wise to have an operation performed.
The president was very much averse to
anything of the kind being done, But
nevertheless, when Logansport, md,
had been reached, he had been pre-
vailed upon 10 deliver the tariff spe ech
which had been prepared for delivery at
Milwaukee and which was regarded as
one OF the most important of his pro-
posed speeches for the west.
COUNCIL AT LOGANSPORT,
At Logansport Senator Beverage
hcnrded the train and after consulta-
ton with him II was decided that he
should summon several Of the best
physicians Of indianapolis TO meet the
PRESIDENT and with this end In view
the senator telegraphed TO DR., George
H. Oliver. Or. George C. Cook and Or.
Henry Jameson TO be at the Massa =
chusetts avenue station When the
train pulled into the station the doc
tors were there and they were taken
by the senator Immediately into the
presidents car. The physicians &C
c0mpanied the party to Tomlinson hall,
and II was thought by those who no.
ticed them that they were merely pres
ent as members Of the reception COM
mittee.
POSTURE CAUSED COMMENT
When the president arose to acknowl-
edge the reception given him at the
hall and also when he got UP from his
seat to make his speech, II was noticed
| by those near him In the front OF the
| hall that he stood with all his weight
on his right leg and the posture seemed
| so awkward and so much like pose
| that II caused more than one comment.
| During the delivery of his speech
when he had become aroused, he stood
on both legs and at one point In the
speech he seemed to forget about his
injury so completely that he took sew
eral steps, and In so doing hit his leg
| against a gun that was stacked with
others on the stage. An expression OF
| pam passed quickly over his face,
which was remarked upon by many
| listening to him, who could not UNDER
| stand why he should make such pecu-
| liar facial expressions.
The trip 10 the Columbia club fol-
lowed without any feature that would
| give even a hint that the western trip
| Of the president was at an end, Every
one, including even those who were N
the presidents party outside Of Secy
| Cortelyou and the physicians, had no
| thought but that the program
was to be carried out to the end, and
| II was a gay throng that marched IN
to the club TO take luncheon and have
little rest. But instead Of going In
10 the diningroom the president was
taken into private room where, un-
known to the crowd outside of the
club, he was made the subject Of a
serious consultation by the physicians
His leg was barred and the swelling ex-
nmined. After considerable time the
physicians arrived at the verdict Said
DR. oliver:
I'm order TO avoid possible blood