The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-10-17


that the bullet had penetrated.
The bullet had torn round hole
in the thick manuscript 1t had gone
on into the feshy part of the chest,
and had lodged there.
The audience, thoroughly alarmed
over the colonels plight, sat with
bated breath as Roosevelt spoke
When he pulled the manuscript out
and saw the bullet mark he quickly
placed his hand over the tinged spot,
so the audience could not see it.
Not until the speech was over did
the crowd learn that the bullet had
pierced the manuscript.
He curtailed his speech only a
trifie. When he reached its conclu-
sion he smiled amiaby, and with a
comprehensive gesture, said indulgent-
| ly:
Now, friends, want to thank you
for your .forbearance. You have lis
tened patiently to me. Thank you
and good luck
A deafening round of cheers went
up as the ex-president was escorted
from the stage
Colonel Goes to Hospital.
! Colonel Roosevelt and DR. Terrill
then entered an automobile and were
driven to the Emergency hospital
Shortly after their arrival there the
following bulletin was issued:
Colonel Roosevelt has a superficial
flesh wound below the right breast,
with no evidence of injury to lung.
The bullet is probably lodged some
where in the chest wall because there
is but one wound and no sign Of in
jury to the lung.
THE bleeding was insignificant and
the wound was Immediately clennsed
externally and dressed with sterile
gauze by DR.. r. G.. Sayle of Milvau-
kee, consulting surgeon of the Emer-
! gency hospital.
'As the bullet passed through Col
onel Roosevelt's overcoat, other
clothes, doubled manuscript and
metal spectacle case, it's force was
much diminished The appearance OF
the wound also presented evidence OF
a much bent bullet. The colonel is not
suffering from shock and is in no pain
His condition was so good that the
surgeons did not object to his con
tinuing his journey in his private car
to Chicago, where he will be placed
under surgical care"
Sends Message to Wife.
While the colonel was on his way
to the hospital which is ten blocks
away from the Auditorium. { message
was sent to Mrs Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay, telling her of the shooting She
was informed that the wound was
slight and that the colonel had gone
ahead with his speech, suffering nc
discontinue Other messages were
hurried out to various others Of the
coonels family.
! Colonel Roosevelt left at midnight
for Chicago on his special train. AS
he left he declared he was feeling
bully" The colonel insisted on get
ting to the train twenty-five minutes
before its leaving time, explaining he
wanted to get shave before 1t de
parted
4 Roosevelt retired Immediately afte,
going to his train.
AssaiIant Gives His Name.
The attempted ASSASSIN Of
Colonel Roosevelt revealed himself tc
the police as John Schwenck, ant
gave his address as No 370 East Flint
LOT, a,ly II, ~, NO. ~,
manner he rumbled on to CHIEF
Jameson of having wanted to xii
Roosevelt because he did not believe
any president ought to have more thar
two terms.
The prisoner gave every appearance
Of being crazy He mumbled to him
self and looked wild-eyed. In his
pocket the police found a letter ad
dressed "To the people" in which
Schwenck wrote of what he called
a dream that came to him in which
he saw Roosevelt as the assassin OF
President Mckinley. He ayerred If
the letter that no president ought tc
serve three terms. Schwenck inform
ed the police that he had followed
Colonel Roosevelt around the country
for the last week, to kill him.
- 81 went to the Coliseum in Chicago
last Saturday night to kill Roosevelt
said the prisoner without a culver
Il waited around the entrance
thought he would come out of, but he
fooled me. He came out by another
door 1t made me mad that i missed
him. | was bound Id get him here. ;