Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-24

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to meet the president and with this end In
view the senator telegrsphed to Or. oliver.
DR.. Cook and DR.. Jameson to be at the
Massachusetts avenue depot. when the
train pulled into the station the doctors
we're there and they we're taken by the
senator Immediately into the presidents
car. The physicians accompanied the party
to Tomlinson hall aud It was thought by
those who noticed them that they we're
merely present as members Of the recep-
tion committee.
When the president arose to acknowledge
the reception given him at the hall and also
when he got up from his seat TO make his
speech It was noticed by those near him
in front Of the hall that he stood with all
hts weight on his right leg, and the posture
seemed so awkward and so much like a
pose that It caused more than one COM
ment. Little did they think that he did 50
because OF the pain In the left leg.
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 COM
p1etely that he took several steps, and in
SO doing hit his leg against a gun that
was stacked with others on. the stage. Al
expression of pain passed quickly over his
face, which was remarked upon by many
listening to him, who could not understand
why he should make such peculiar facial
expressions.
Even Companions Don't Suspect.
The trip to the Columbia club followed
without any feature that would give ever
a hint that the great western trip of the
president was at an end, Everyone, in
Guiding even those who were In the presl-
dents party, outside Of Secretary Cortelyou
and the physicians, had no thought but
that the program was to be carried oui
to the end, and It was a gay throng tina
marched into the club to take luncheon
and have a little rest. But instead oil
going into the dining room the presideni
was taken into a private room, where, un'
known to the bustling crowd inside ant
outside OF the club. be was made the sub
ject Of a serious consultation by the ply.
sicians. His leg was barred and the swell
! ing examined. After a considerable time
the physicians arrived at the verdict Sale
DIT. oliver: O.,
I'm order to avoid possible blood poison.
ing setting in, it will be necessary for thu
president to submit to a slight operation
| and in this all the other doctors agreed.
The president demurred, but the DOCTOR
insisted that a man in his position coult
not afford to take chances. The presiden
wished that the operation. since it wa
necessary. should be postponed until h
reached Washington. but the physiciani
again proved obdurate. They said tina
while no very serious consequences nigh
follow a postponement Of the operation
still there remained a possibility tina
there might. =
Delay IhadvIsabIe.
They gave It as their opinion that tn,
bruise could not be trihed with in its thei
condition. and that no one could affor'
under all the circumstances to take an
chances in postponing the needed surgica
attention. 49,"
The verdict Of the doctors being thu
pronounced there was nothing left but &
carry out their mandate. In the meantim
many OF the reception committeeman wer
eating their dinners. and in an hour or s.
the president himself went into the dininI
room and took luncheon with a small part,
at one of the tables. He was then e~scorte
to the gallery Of the club. facing the monu
ment, where he made a short speech, In
good clear voice, and seemed to be the las
person in the world suffering from an
physical ailment. He then retired, within
one OF the rooms OF the club and the activ
part Of carrying out the change in th7 pro
gram. was begun, 1sNJki* 49,
Secretary Corteiy6u called ColoheASHar
rison and requested him to notify tn
members Of the freeeptioH Committee nth
dining room and the club that the presi
dent would not be escorted to the depot.
The colonel carried @out the request
replying to questions that the preslden
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take him away in the carriage without
formal escort. The orders were given I
the captains of the militia and the head
of the police and at S:15, everything bein
in readiness, the dash to the hospital wa
made.
Thoae Present:
The senators and others, of the part
we're not invited to ascend In the elevator
and the only ones present at the o~peratio
were Secretary Root and Private Secreta
ries Cortelyou and Loeb. The doctor
present were Drs. George H. oliver, Georg
j. Cook and Henry Jameson Of this cit
and Drs. George A.. Lung and J,.J Richard
son OF Washington. Drs. Dowd and Mac
two internes at the hospital. were ais
present.
The presidents nurse in the o~peratin
/ room was olelti wa JOSCphs "a ~ -
private room he was attended by Siste
Regina, whom he became acquainted wit
at Montauk Point. Sister Regina was on
OF the nurses who went to that great cam
Of soldier invalids at the close OF the cam
paign in Cuba, and there she performe
much heroic work in attending to the fever
stricken men, among whom were a nun
Der OF Colonel Roosevelt's own regimen
Of Rough Riders She then made ii
acquaintance OF the man who was to J
president. .
DR.. oliver was very reticent about ii
operation, but made the following STATE
ment during the evening: THE operatio
was .performed successfully. but Il real
was not a serious one. The fear was thu
II the serum had been allowed to renal
blood poisoning might set In, but ! BELIEF
, there is no further cause for appreheI
sion. The swelling in the presidents Il
was about as big as the open hand laid
, the leg. The operation only took a sho
time and in no way affected the physic
condition OF the president. He is ju
, the same today as any other well ma
outside Of the sore place on his leg"
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