White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-20

Are you nuft, cOfoneis d
dred voices called out.
"Oh, no." he responded with a
smile. Missed me that time. I'm
not hurt a bit"
Il think we'd better be going on
he said to the other members of the
party, "or We will be late"
No one in the party including Col
onel Roosevelt himself entertained
the slightest notion that the colonel
had been shot, and the party started
for the coliseum.
They had driven hardly one of the
four blocks from the hotel to the
auditorium when John MeGrath, an
other OF the ~colonel's secretaries,
uttered a sharp exclamation and
pointed to the colonel's breast.
Look colonel" he said. there is
a hole in your o~vercoat."
Colonel Roosevelt looked down,
saw the hole, then unbuttoned the
big army coat which he was wear
ing, thust his hand beneath it. When
he withdrew it his fingers were
stained with blood.
He was not at all dismayed.
1T looks as though | had been
kit," he said, but / don't think it
is anything serious"
DR.. Scurry Terrell of Dallas, Tex
as, Colonel Roosevelts private ply
stefan who had entered the automo-
bile, insisted that the colonel return
to the hotel. He would not hear
of 1t.
As soon as they reached the
building Colonel Roosevelt was taken
into a dressing room and his outer
garments were removed. DR.. Ter
rell, with the help of DIR. John STRAIT
ton of Milwaukee and DR.. S. S. Sor-
renson of Racine. Wisconsin, who
were in the audience and came to
the dressing room on a call from the
platform, made a superficial exam
nation of the wound.
II will deliver this speech or die,
one or the other" was Colonel
Roosevelt's reply.
Despite the protests of his physi-
clans, the colonel strobe out of the
dressing room and to the stage. For
several minutes the crowd, no man
of whom suspected that the colonel
bore a bullet in his body, kept up
its cheering.
Then Mr.. Cochems stepped to the
front of the platform and held up
his hand. There was something in
his manne that had its effect upon
the crowd and the cheering died
suddenly away.
Il have something to tell you, .
said Mr.. Cochems, and ! hope you
will receive the news with calmness."
His voice shook as he spoke and
a death-like stiffness settled over the
throng.
Colonel Roosevelt has been shot;
he is wounded" he said in a low
tone, but such was the stiffness of
the crowd that everyone heard it.
A cry of establishment went up
from the crowd which was thrown
into confusion in an instant. Mr..
Cochems turned and looked inquir-
ingly at Colonel Roosevelt.
Tell us. are o hurt?"
Colonel Roosevelt rose and walk
ed to the edge of the platform to
quiet the crowd. He raised his
hand and instantly there was silence.
ITS true" he said. Then slowly
he unbuttoned his coat and placed
his hand on his breast. Those in
the front of the crowd could catch
sight of the blood-stained garment.
I'm going to ask you to be very
quiet" said Colonel Roosevelt, and
please excuse me from making you
a very long speech. I'll do the best
/ can, but you see there is a bullet
in my body. But it's nothing. I'm
not hurt badly"
Colonel Roosevelt began to speak
In a firm voice. somewhat lower
than its usual toni and except that
his characteristic gestures were less
emphatic than usual, there was moth
! ing about the man to indicate his
condition. After he had been speak
ing a few moments, however, his
voice sank somewhat and he SEEM
ed to stand rather unsteadily. DR..
Terrell and Colonel Lyon stepped up
to him and the doctor insisted that
he stop.
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