Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-09-25
THE PRESIDENT
Stood Journey to Washington
Remarkably Well.
Case Not Serious, but Will Be Laid
Up About 10 Days.
Joined by Mrs. Roosevelt and Is at
Temporary White House.

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Roosevelt returned TO Washington at
$50 tonight, via the Pennsylvania Rail-
road from Indianapolis. He stood the
journey remarkably Well was in eX
cellent spirits and appeared to be free
from pain. With Mrs. Roosevelt the
President was driven directly to the
temporary White House on jackson
place where, according to present ar
rangements, he will remain until able
to be on his feet. The President was
taken to his room on the second floor
and had his wound dressed. Later he
was reported resting easily and the
expectation is that within 10 days he
will be himself again.
He remained in bed all day and ex-
ecutive business on the train was dis
continued. The President slept sound
Iy all through the night until s O'Clock
this morning.
When Or. Lung went to the Presi
dents statcroom shortly before 8
o'clock he found his patient in rare
good humor and excellent physical
condition., barring the wound. The
slight fever of yesterday afternoon had
disappeared and the temperature was
normal. The Presidents leg is tight
ly bandaged and Dr. Lung does not
look for a recurrence of the swelling,
although this would be nothing un-
usual and would cause no alarm. Af-
ter eating IL hearty breakfast, the
President was propped up in bed with
his left leg on a pillow, and spent most
Of the day reading.
Wherever the train stopped crowds
,,at DroSi1ant'S. ga a.
but there was no cheering. All the
people seemed anxious to secure the
latest information regarding the Pres
ident's condition.
After dinner the President expressed
a desire to see the members of his
party and they went into his state
room, few at a time. He said that
he had strongly opposed the decision
OF the doctors to have the operation
performed at Indianapolis He want
ed to continue his journey and make
the speeches he had pla AIMED. but final
iy yielded to the strong pleadings of
the doctors, who reported that there
was danger, if not promptly attended
TO. that the bone might become affect
ed and an affiiction result that it would
take months to cure. The President
Welded but remarked that in his
younger days he had broken Il rib~and
his collar bone at a sheep herding. but
had not allowed it TO interfere with
his work.
In his talk with his callers the
President made known his determina-
ton to visit the 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 intended to
stop on the trip just ended. The Presi
dent feels very close to the people of
the Northwest. as many years of his
life were snent in that section and it
was here that ne raised his regiment of
Rough Riders He viii 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 sisters at St. Nincent's hospital.
In the station there was large num-
Der of people waiting, but "A special de-
tail OF police and detectives kept them
IN tho rear so that few We're able to
ssc the President. Mrs. Roosevelt, who
had reached the city during the day,
had been one of the earliest arrivals at
the station. Snc WAS accompanied Dy
Surgeon Gen. Rixey of the navy. Sec
retaries Moody and Hitchcock and DR..
John f. Uric joined them before the
train arrived.
An invalid wheel chair was backed
up against the platform and into this
the President. carried in the arms of
Drs. Lung and Richard and Rixey and
another gentleman, was lifted and
wheeled across the narrow platform out
through the big entrance onto the
pavement next which the White House
carriage was standing.
The President took his iniirmity good
naturealy and extended a happy greeting
to several persons whom he recognized
as ne was being wheeled to the carriage.
AS he was lifted into the carriage he was
given several hearty rounds Of applause
by the bystanders.
There is an accumulation OF business
demanding the Presidents attention and
he will be able to dispose of much Of 1t
without serious personal Inconvenience.
Mr. Roosevelt expects to view the parade
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