The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-25
PRESIDENT AT HOME
CHIEF EXECUTIVE CORDIALLY RE-
CEIVED AT WASHINGTON.
IN TEMPORARY WHITE HOUSE,
WHERE HE WILL. SOON GET TO
WORK AGAIN.

Must BE Given Absolute Rest for
Ten Days or Two Weeks-Despite
His Disabled Condition He Cheer
fully Greeted Friends and Ac-
quaintances While Being Taken
From the Train and Carried to
His Awaiting Carriage.
Washington, Sept. 24,-President
Roosevelt returned to Washington at
$50 o'clock via the Pennsylvania Rail-
read 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 ac-
cident at Pittsfield, Mass. He stood the
journey from Indianapolis remarkably
we'll and when he was carried in a
wheel chair from the railroad car to
his carriage he was in excellent spirits
and appeared to be free from any pain.
With Mrs. Roosevelt the President was
oriven directly to the temporary White
House onsJackson Place, where accord
ing to the present arrangements he
and he is able to again 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 easy, 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 on
the train nrantipallU discontinued
Few letters or kilograms were written
or received. A telegram was put on
the train at Pittsburg from Mrs.
Roosevelt stating that she had left
Oyster Bay for Washington. The
President slept soundly all through
the night until 8 o'clock this morning.
Even the noise in the depot at Pitts
burg, where the train remained in the
early morning for about twenty min
utes, failed to awaken him.
I'm Rare Good HumOr.
When DR.. Lung went to the Presi-
dents stateroom shortly before
o'clock he found him in rare good hui
NOR and excellent physical condition,
barring the wound on his leg. The
slight fever which the President had
yesterday afternoon had disappeared
and his temperature was normal. In
fact, he felt so well that he told the
doctor that he would like to get up
and go into the paror of his car. DR..
Lung strongly protested against this,
telling him that it was absolutely
necessary for him to remain quiet and
President Roosevelt good-naturedly
gave in. The pain in his leg had prac-
tically disappeared and the conditions
there were so favorable that the doc
tor did not think it neces-
sary to redress the limb. The
Presidents leg is tightly ban
daged and Dr. Lung does not
look for a recurrence of the swelling.
although this would be nothing I'M
usual and would cause no alarm. Dur
Ing the forenoon run in describing his
condition to caller. the President said
he could feel that something had hap
pened when he thought about it and
that was all. After eating a hearty
breakfast the President called for a
book, remarking that as he was an
invalid he proposed to enjoy himself.
He 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 reduce the jar, and as
few stops as possible were made.
Wherever the train stopped crowds
gathered about the Presidents car, but
there was no cheering. All the peo-
pie seemed anxious to secure the lat
est information regarding the Presi-
dents condition.
Home Again.
When the train bearing the President
rolled into the station at $50 o'clock
this afternoon on schedule time there
was large number of people around
the station awaiting it's arrival. but a
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 r.
M. Rixey. Secretaries Moody and
Hitchcock and DR.. John F. Uric Joined
them before the trains arri-
val. AS soon as the train
came to a stop Mrs. Roosevelt boarded
it. followed by the cabinet officers and
the officers who had come to welcome
the President home. They remained
aboard for fifteen minutes chatting
with the President before he was re-
moved from the car. An invalid wheel
chair was backed up against the plat
form and into this the President, borne
in the arms Of Drs. Lung, Richardson
and Rixey and another gentleman, was
fitted and wheeled across the narrow
platform out through the baggage en-
trance on to the pavement, where the
carriage was standing. The President
took his infrmity good naturally and
extended a 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 on the left foot was off AS he
was put into the White House carriage
he was given several hearty rounds of
applause. Mrs. Roosevelt had already
taken her place In the vehicle, and they
were driven to the temporary White
House on Jackson Place, facing Lafay-
cite Park. Here the President was
assisted by the attendants TO an ordi-
nary cane seat chair placed on the
pavement. and when he had got COM
fortably seated half a dozen ushers and
policemen carried him 10 his room on
the second floor Of his temporary home
Arrangements were made at once for
dressing the Presidents wound, and
for other attention necessary after his
long railroad journey. Drs. Lung.
Rixey and Uric remained with him
some time after he was taken 10 mis-
room, and gave their personal attcn-
ton 10 every detail.
There rs an accumulation of business
demanding his attention and he will
be- able 10 dispose ~ much Of II with
out serious personal Inconvenience. Mr.
Roosevelt expects 10 review the parade
~ the Grand Army two weeks from
to-day.
- $50 O'Clock Ell The physicians
had leff the house, although about 20
B.ri0fh DE- Lung returned 80 his final
yleH pr ihe nigbt