The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-17
ROOSEVELT
I'M PROVING
RAPIDLY
Thorough Exam ion Was
Made This ny
Is as Near Normal as nd
Cd Man Could Be
VIII Not Leave Hospital Until
After Sunday


after making the most extended sur
vey of Roosevelt's wound attempted
since his arrival at Mercy hospital,
this morning found his condition as
near normal as that of wounded
man can be and renewed the assur-
ance that there Els no longer cause for
worry.
1t was also positively announced
that Roosevelt would not leave the
hospital at least until after Sunday.
The physicians present were Drs. John
B. Murphy, Ruther Dean Bevan, John
Z. Golden, Scurry l.. Terrell, Alexan-
der Lambert and William B. McCauley.
The last named dressed the coloneIs s
wound while the bulletin was being
prepared.
The bulletin said: Pulse, ~; tenn
perature, 9S.3; respiration, Is all night:
wound dressed; looks well; some ooz-
ing. An examination of the lungs by
DIR. Alexander Lambert shows the
lungs in good condition; general con-
dition splendid. The case is progress
ing so favorably that unless some
complications occur the bullet will not
! be removed at present"
Bulletin timed 9:05 a. m.
Roosevelt felt so much better to-
day that he began planning for the
continuation of his campaign trip.
During the night the colonel pass
| ed much of his time In sleep and only
on rare occasions did he awaken, and
only then for few moments In which
| record, which almost invariably show
ed his condition to be excellent and
nearly normal.
AT o'clock he declared he had had a
bully sleep" but would not read be-
cause he wished to remain quiet and
doze until 1t was time for sponge
| bath.
Once during the night Mrs. Roose.
| welt visited her husband, she occupies
an adjoining room and was awakened
| by the nurse as he passed in to take
a short time as the colonel assured
| her he was feeling fine
/ The colonel's breakfast, as usual
| consisted OF bacon, soft boiled eRgs
Ehnttsred toast and q pot of tea. Mrs
Roosevelt Joined him in this.
DR.. Lambert, the family physician
explained that there was no signitl-
canoe in the fact that the physician:
4 bulletin said the bullet would not nt
/ removed 'at present"
You see" he said when you tall
| of the future. You must of necessity bt
] indefinite. To illustrate: supposinf
| sepsis were to set in, after we haC
said the bullet would not be removed
1t might make itself clear suff1cient t
attract our attention in a single hour
and then the previous assertion would
appear either misleading or misin-
| formed.
80, we say the bullet will not b
taken out now
1T depends on two things whether
1t will be removed. One is that troubl,
might arise, the other is, if the colone
would rather carry the 'souvenier' il
his pocket than in his chest
schrank Feels Fine.
Milwaukee, Oct 17.--"Why shouldn'
sleep well, there's nothing botherinl
my conscience"
This was the remark of JOIN
Schrank, the man who fred a thirty
eight calibre bullet into Roosevelt
breast at Milwaukee Monday night
when this morning he was asked by al
attendant at the county jail as TO how
he rested during the night.
Schrank apparently slept through
eight hours without break, as ever.
time the turnkey made his rounds h'
found the prisoner resting easily an,
without any indication of discomfort
The prisoner again partook of the us
paly breakfast prison fare, consistini
of cereal, bread and coffee, and seem
ed to relish the repast.
Bullets Not Poisoned.
Milwaukee, wis. Oct. 17.--Prof +
w. Somer, head of the chemical de
partment of the Marquette universit.
in this city, completed the chemica
examination of the cartridges remain
ing in the revolver used by JohI
Schrank, the foreigner who shot Col
oneI Roosevelt Monday.
Professor Somer announced that h
81 had been unable to find any trace O
poison on the remaining cartridges
This bears out Schrank's statemen
that he had not poisoned the bullets
The examination Of the remaining
cartridges was made at the express
order of Judge M. B. Neelen, befor
whom Schrank was arraigned Tues
day morning. Judge Neelen declares
that he feared the would-b ASSASSIN
had followed the example of McKin
4 ley's assassin and rubbed the leader
part Of the cartridges In some SLOW
acting poison.
Colonel Roosevelt's physicians 4
Mercy hospital were notified of tn
result of Professor Somer's examina
ton.