The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-19
ROOSEVELT MAY
LEAVE CHICAGO
EARLY monday
Physicians Tell Him He Can
Quit Hospital That or
Following Day
TALKS FREELY NOW
Says Nothing of Schrank But
Relates Experience at Mil
waukee Auditorium.
Associated Press Dispatch.

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Chicago, Oct. 1S.The first vivid
impression of Col. Roosevelt on the
night on which he was shot down
in Milwaukee was related, tonight,
from the Colonel's own lips. Appar-
entity on the way towards recovery
he was permitted to enjoy greater
degree oil freedom and for the first
time he gave All account Of the hap
pcnings in the first few hours after
the bullet found its mark The
Colone! said that on Monday he ex-
peeted 10 leave for Oyster Day and
hoed to be back In the campaign.
making speeches again in the week
after next.
II am feeling AS lively as bull
dog said the Colonel. He was sit
ting In a huge leather chair by
window in Mrs. Roosevclts room,
adjoining his own lie was wrap
ped up in a huge bath robe Of Turk
lsh @toweling, with & steamer rug
thrown over his feet to protect him
from the breezes, which blew
lthrough the open windows.
Thing of Past Now.
What seemed to Impress the
Colonel most strongly was not the
shooting itself he seemed to ac-
ccpty that Az thing OF the past TO
be dismissed once 1t was over--hut
vather his hour on the stage Of the
Milwaukee auditorium, when he was
speaking with bullet III his side.
He Insisted, however, that to make
tho speech was only what any other
man would have done under the cir
cumstances.
SIT was nothing" he said. II felt
a little pain, but it was not severe.
When stretched out my arms I
-eached for my manuscript. 1t made
me gasp but that was all,
'1t was quite amusing" he said
when reached for my manuscript
% see that 1t had hole In It from
.he bullet and there was a hole in
my spectacle case, too"
The Colonel ehuckicd as he re-
allied The surprise he had felt at his
discovery.
Amusing. did you say, Colonel?"
asked ono of his hearers.
"Wcll." he qualified, 1T was in
teresting"
OF the shooting itself Col Roosc-
welt had little TO say. Not once did
he mention the name of John
Schrank. his assailant. He talked
IN an Unconditional way Of being shot
IS though he was discussing the ease
of a man with whom he was not ac-
Iuainted.
The Colonel said he felt no pain at
present Hhe placed his fore finger
'arefully on his breast to indicate
he position of the wound and said
that while he still had an occasional
twlnge to remind him of 1t he was
It ease.
As he walked he moved his arms
'reely, although he was careful not
lis remarks with gestures, but they
we're not tho same vigorous gestures
,e was wont to make He waved his
lands or thrust forward q finger In
quick dart instead Of bringing
Town clcanched fist upon anop On
palm with q thump.
Rib is Troublesome.
The Colonel still had trouble with
his broken rib he said. His only
apparent worry was lest that rib
would nit knit quickly enough 10
enable him to make a few speeches
'or the closing days of the campaign
II he took a deep breath. he cx-
claimed The edges parted and the
beginning which nature had made
1t its task Of knitting them would
Ill be for naught.
Col Roosevelt expected, he said,
to bring the campaign TO close just
vs. though he had not be shot. He
hoped TO be able to put In week
Of campaigning and say few
things although he might be un-
able to travel as he had been doing,
making some times dozen speeches
In day His physicians told him