Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-09-25
IN A CHEERFUL MOOD
President Roosevelt Reached Wash
ington Wednesday Evening.
&c WILL Be OUT IN Ten DAYS.


Roosevelt returned to Washington
ut $3.50 o'clock from indianapolis
where he was compelled to abandon
his western trip because of an alb
scess on his leg, which developed as
q result of the trolley accident at
Pittsfeld, Mass. lie stood the jour.
ney from indianapolis remarkably
well and when he was carried in a
wheel chair from the train to his car
riage he was in excellent spirits and
appeared to be free from any pain.
With Mrs. Roosevelt the president
was driven directly to the tempo
rary white house on Jackson place,
where, according to the present ar
rangements, he will remain until the
wound is healed and he is able again
10 be on his feet. The president was
taken to his room on the second floor
Of the house and made comfortable
and his wound dressed. Later he
was reported to be resting easily and
the expectation is that within ten
days the president will be himself
again.
The trip home from indianapolis
was an uneventful one. He remained
IN bed all day and executive business
IN the train practically was discon-
nnued. Few letters or kilograms
we're written or received. A tele-
gram was put on the train at Pitts
burg from Mrs. Roosevelt stating
that she had left Oyster Bay for
Washington. The president slept
Soundly all through the night until
light o'clock in the morning. Even
the noise In the depot at Pittsburg,
where the train remained in the
ssrly morning for about 20 minutes,
failed to awaken him. When DR..
Lung went to the presidents state
room shortly before nine o'clock he
found his patient in rare good hui
NOR and excellent physical condition,
barring the wound on his leg, The
slight fever which the president had
Tuesday afternoon had disappeared
and his temperature was normal.
During the forenoon's run, in de-
scribing his condition to a caller, the
president said he could feel that
something had happened when he
thought about it and that was all.
After eating hearty breakfast the
president called for a book, remark
Ing that as he was an invalid he pro-
posed to enjoy himself. lie was
propped up in bed with his left leg
On pillow and spent most Of the
day in reading. The running time of
the train was slow, In order to re-
duce the jar, and as few stops as
possible were made Whenever the
train stopped crowds gathered about
the presidents car, but there was no
cheering. After dinner the presl-
dent expressed a desire to see the
members of his party and they went
Into his stateroom a few at time,
He chatted pleasantly with all of
them and expressed his great disap-
pointment at not being able to con-
time the trip. He said he had
strongly opposed the decision of the
doctors to have the operation per-
formed at Indianapolis. He wanted
10 continue his journey and make
The speeches he had planned, but
finally yielded to the strong plead
Ing Of the doctors, who represented
,that there was danger if not prompt
" attended to, that the bone might
become affected and an affection re-
suit that it would take months to
cure. The president yielded, but re-
marked that in his younger days he
had broken rib and his collar bone
1t sheep herding, but had not al
lowed it to interfere with his work.
In his talk with his callers the
president made known his determi-
nation to visit the northwest next
spring, when he will extend his trip
~ far as the coast, during which
time he will visit all the states In
which he intended to stop on the
trip just ended. He will allow moth
Ing TO stand in his way Of going
there in the spring.