Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-25
PRESIDENT HOME.
He and Mrs. Roosevelt Are Quar-
tered in Temporary White
House in Washington.
STOOD THE JOURNEY WELL
Again in Ten Days-Says He Shall
Large Crowd to Welcome
Him at the Depot.


Large Crowd to Welcome
Him at the Depot.
Washington, Sept. 24.-Presdent Roose-
Welt returned to Washington at half past
six tonight via the Pennsylvania railroad
from Indianapolis, where he was compelled
to abandon his Western trip because of an
abscess on his leg which developed as a
result of the trolley accident at Pittsfield,
Mass. lie stood the journey from Indian
apolis remarkably well and when he was
carried in a chair from the railroad car
to his carriage he was in excellent spirits
and appeared TO he free from pain. With
Mrs. Roosevelt the President was driven
directly to the temporary White House on
Jackson Place, where according to the
present arrangements he will remain until
the wound is healed and he Is able again
to be on his feet. Tne President was taken
to his room on the second floor of the house
and made comfortable and his wound dress
ed. Later he was reported to be resting
easy and the expectation is that within ten
days the President will be himself again.
The Presidents leg is tightly bandaged
and DR.. Lung does not look for a recur-
renee of the swelling. although this would
be nothing unusual and would cause no
alarm. During the forenoons run. in de-
scribine his condition to caller, the Pres
ident said he could feel that something
had happened when he thought about itand
that was all. After eating ii hearty break
last the President called for a book, re-
marking that as he was an invlid he pro-
posed to enjoy himself. He was propped
up in bed with his leg on pillow and
spent most of the day in reading.
The running time of the train was slow
in order to reduce the jar and AS few stops
as possible were made. Wherever the train
stopped crowds gathered about the Prcsi-
dents car but there was no cheering All
the people seemed anxious to secure the
latest information regarding the Presi-
dents condition and the members of his
party who stepped from the train were
piled with questions.
MRS. ROOSEVELT AT THE STATION.
When the train bearing the President
rolled into the station at $50 o'clock this
afternoon on schedule time, there were
many persons awaiting it's arrival but n
special detail of police and detectives kept
them in the rear so that few were able to
see him. Mrs. Roosevelt. who had reach
cd the city during the day from Oyster
Bay, had been one of the earliest arriy a s
at the station. She was accompanied by
Rear Admiral +. NJ. itixey formerly the
physician attached to the presidential
household. Secretaries Mooney and Hitch
cock and rr. John f. t'rie joined them
before the train arrived AS soon as the
train came to stop Mrs Roosevelt board
ed it, followed by the cabinet officers and
the others who had come to welcome the
President home. They remained aboard
for Il minutes. chatting with the President
before he was rcrcvod from the car. An
invalid wheel chair was backed up against
the platform and into this the President
( Of
ardson and Rixcy and another gentleman
was lifted and wheeled across tho narrow
| platform out through the baggage en-
trance on to the pavement next to which
the White House carriage was standing.
| The President took his infrmity good ma
! turcdly and extended a happy greeting tn
several persons whom he recognized as
| he was being wheeled to the carriage He
was attired as usual except that the shoe
on the left foot was off. He iokinRly re-
| marked to a crowd of officers, who were
standing around looking on sympa thetical-
| ly that he felt better than he looked. He
| was in excellent spirits and apparently
| log. As he was lifted into the White
! House carriage he was given several
hearty rounds Of applause by the bystand-
crs Mrs Roosevelt already had taken her
place in the vehicle and they were driven
to the temporary White House on Jack
son Place facing Lafayette Park. Here
mo president was assisted hv tho atton.
da,ts to an ordinary cano scat choir nIar.
ed on the navomcnt and when he had 90,
| comfortably seated half dozen ushers
| and polio rmen carried him to his room on
the second f,oor of his Temporary home
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clared that something should be done Az
ter consulting with DR. Richardson. an
other member of the party, it was decidcC
that in order to avoid the possibility o.
blood poisoning il probably would be wis,
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