The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-17
DISTINGUISHED PATIENT
HAD RESTLE SS NIGHT
tContinued from page IL
away from chicago untll after Sun.

admitted to the room except Mrs.
Roosevelt, the doctors and attendants.
One of the attending physicians
stated to the United Press that Col
onel Roosevelt's restlessness last
night was not an indication that he
had taken turn for the worse, al
though they would, of course, prefer
to have him sleep soundly. He said
that the broken sleep was probably
accounted for by the fact that the
fracture OF the rib annoyed him when
he moved in sleep. For the same rea-
son the colonel was advised this
morning to move about as little as
possible and every attempt was made
to keep visitors away from him and
prevent the usual athletic demonstra-
lions with which Roosevelt accom-
panies his conversations.
At 9:15 o'clock the following bulle-
tin was issued by Colonel Roosevelt's
physicians:
Pulse 70. temperature sS.3, respi-
ration Is all night. Wound dressed,
looks well, some oozing. Examine
ton of the lungs by DR.. Alexander
Lambert shows lungs in good condi-
ton; general condition splendid. The
case is progressing and unless some
complication occurs. the bullet will
not be removed at present.
(Signed)
Murphy, Bevan, Lambert, Terrill."
A thousand new kilograms and let
tiers from all quarters OF the globe
awaited John F. McGrath and Ebert
Martin, Roosevelt's secretaries, when
they reached the hospital this morn
ing. So great was the pile that they
could not cope with the task OF going
through it and the help of Theo
Roosevelt, Jr., and Philip j. Roosevelt
was enlisted.
Young Roosevelt was busy all the
morning debating replies to the host
OF friends who had expressed their
sympathy for the colonel
At the colonel's request the prac-
tice of giving out kilograms and
|cablegrams from crowned heads and
members of the nobility was discon-
tinued. Roosevelt fearing that some
Iof his friends across the water might
be offended by the publicity. II the
great mass of flowers sent to the col
onel were placed in his room the
place would be converted into a
green house. Today the patient di-
rected that most of the roses, carna-
tons and other floral tributes be
sent to the rooms of others in the
hospital who were 200 poor to buy
flowers for themselves and were not
fortunate enough to receive them
from their friends.
The Three Nurses.
CHICAGO, Oct 17.-While hun
dreds of thousands of persons, who all
day yesterday watched this bulletin
boards and thronged newspaper of
fees in quest of information regard;
ing the condition of the wounded ex-
president, slept, secure in the knowl.
edge that the colonel was not in i'm
mediate danger, three tireless watch
ers at the Mercy hospital were watch
! ing, with more than the vigilance OF
/ an army sentinel the condition OF
their famous patient. They counted
his heart beats, took at fixed inter
walls his temperature, scanned even
the rise and fall of his chest, as the
wounded ex-president slumbered
These watchers are Miss NJ G. Fitz-
gerald, Miss B. A. Welter and l. Kun
balek-the nurses who have been as
signed to the colonePs case Monday
night this trio was practically un.
known outside of Mercy hospital. To-
day they were figures of national
prominence.
Kumbalek, the male attendant, was
inclined to take his reflected honors
lmore philosophically than were the
/ two women. THE girls as the col
onel calls them, were inclined to
"peeve' at the attention thrust upon
them, especially by newspaper photo
lgraphers. They steadfastly refused to
ipose for the photographers, but some
Ienterprising artist dug up picture
OF each in her uniform at the time OF
her graduation from training school
These pictures are the only ones OF
the women to appear thus far.
Kumbalek was not SO fortunate. He
was snapped" while leaving the hos
pital late last night but he declared
the picture never will be printed, since
he was completely concealed behind
a huge bag Of laundry
i Miss Welter was on duty last night
She was relieved by Miss Fitzgerald
and Kumbalek as soon as the colone
, awoke this morning.
, Hundreds of persons spent the nigh