The evening Republican., 1902-09-25
The President None the Worse For
Return Journey.
HIS WIFE AWAITS HIS COMING
Pain In the Leg Operated Upon Dis
appears, and DR.. Lung Declares
Distinguished Patient to Be
In Fine Condition,

ger usys ne nao broken rib ano n1s
collar bone at u sheep hcrdlng, but had
not allowed 1t to interfere with his
work.
In his talk with his callers the prosl-
dent make known his determination to
visit the northwest next spring, when
he will extend his trip as far us the
coast, during which time he will visit
all the states in which he intended to
stop en- the trip just ended. The presi-
dent feels very close to the people Of
the northwest, as many years Of his
life were spent in that section, and it
was there that he raised his regiment
Of rough riders at the outbreak of the
Spanish American war. He will allow
nothing to stand In his way Of going
there in tho spring.
He had nothing but kind words to
say of the treatment he received from
the sisters who have charge of st. Vim
cents hospital at Indianapolis, where
he was operated upon One of them
was a nurse at Montauk when the
W
Island after the Spanish war, and she
reminded the president of the fact that
she had often seen him there and had
admired him for the way in which he
looked after the comforts of his men.
The president was delighted at meet
ing her and conversed with her for
some time.
When the train bear.Eg the president
iolled into the station at G3O o'clock
yesterday afternoon OH schedule time.
there was large number of people
around the railroad station awaiting
its arrival. but special detail OF police
and detectives kept them in the rear,
so that few were able to see him. Mrs.
Roosevelt. who had reached the city
during the day from Oyster Bay. had
been one of the earliest arrivals at the
station. She was accompanied by Rear
Admiral p. NJ. RiXcy, formerly the
physician attached to the presidential
household.
Secretaries Moody and Hitchcock
and DR.. John F. Uric joined them be-
fore the trains arrival. As soon as
the train came to n stop Mrs. Roose-
welt boarded 1t, followed by the cabi-
net officers and the others who had
come to welcome the president home.
lhey remained aboard for fifteen min
utes chatting with the president be-
fore he was removed from the car. An
invalid wheel chair was backed up
against the platform, aud into this the
president. borne in the arms of Drs.
Lung. Richardson and Rixey and IN
other gentleman. was lifted and
wheeled across the narrow platform
out through the baggage entrance OH to
the pavement next which the White
House carriage was standing.
The president took his infirmity
good naturedly and extended happy
greeting to several persons whom he
recognized as he was being wheeled
to the carriage. He was attired as
usual, except that the shoe Oh the LIFT
foot was off. He jokiugly remarked
TO a crowd Of officers and trainmen
who were standing around looking on
sympathetically that he felt better
than he looked. He was in excellent
spirits and apparently suffered no pain
from the wound In his leg. AS he was
lifted into the White House carriage
he was given several hearty rounds Of
applause by the bystanders. Mrs.
Roosevelt had already taken her place
in the vehicle. and they were driven
to the temporary White House on
Jackson place, facing Lafayette park.
Secretary Cortelyou makes the fol
lowing statement concerning President
Roosevelt's condition:
"Tha- presidents physicians report
that he stood the trip home very well.
and it Is believed that the local in
fammatory symptoms will suDsde in
a week or ten days If the leg Is kept
absolutely at rest
1t was stated that no further opera |
tion on the wound had been performed.
So satisfactory is the presidents cOndi-
tiOn that 1t was not deemed necessary
to have even the services Of trained
nurse.
Attorney General Knox called during |
the evening and remained for some
time. When. he came down stairs, he
reported the president to bs In splendid
spirits.