The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-21
Col. Roosevelt Left Hospital in
Chicago Today
HE Is ANXIOUS TO BE HOME
Physicians Said His General Condition
Was Good But Wound Continues to
Discharge Blood and Serum-He
Walked a Short Distance.

Chicago Oct. 2l-Colonel Roosevelt
left Chicago to-day on a slow train to
take him to his home in Oyster Bay.
The colonel accompanied by his family,
boarded the train in the railroad yards
half a mile from the station to avoid
the crowd, The colonePs last night at
the Mercy hospital was rather rest
less one. He slept only four hours,
awoke frequently and seemed nervous.
The physicians issued the following bull
letin this morning; Pulse, temperature
and respiration normal. Wound still
| discharges little serum. There is less in
fammation and the bullet can now he
distinctly located. His general condition
is good and he rested we'll"
The colonel said he was somewhat
sleepy and hoped he could rest after
reaching his berth in the train. Roose-
welt was fully dressed long time before
he left the hospital and walked from his
room to the wheeled chair in the corri-
dor. He was greeted by the patients on
his way through the hospital and as he
appeared in the wheel chair a crowd Of
spectators in the street shouted greet
ings At the door Roosevelt abandoned
the chair and leaning on the arm of his
physician, he took the few steps to the
ambulance in which was cot on which |
he reclined.
A large detail Of motor cycle police |
accompanied the ambulance to the train |
Bullets Location.
The position of the bullet. which so /
nearly cost Colonel Roosevelt his life, /
was fixed with precision for the first /
time yesterday. Another Aray photo
graph, the third. was taken and from
this it was learned that the bullet lay
on the outside of the broken rib. Until
this photograph was taken the physi-
clans had been unable to state positively
whether il was on the outside or the in
side of the rib
I'VE know definitely now that the
bullet lies outside the rib where il can
do no harm" said Dr. Lambert. " II lies
In such a position that | could reach the
spot precisely through a small ineision
should Colonel Roosevelt desire to have
y iIhipfNA az "a AiihN' ~ - ~ hiGttfi
IF his own preference"
Colonel Roosevelt said he did not .
think he would ever have the bullet re-
moved
When the dressing was removed from
he wound it was found to be stained
With blood mingled with the discharge
II serum.
On arrival in New York the two cars I
which win be occupied by Colonel Roose- {
ielt and his party will be switched to {
he tracks of the Long Island railroad !
md sent direct to Oyster Bay so that
he colonel will not be Obliged to leave J
lis state room until he gets into the au- a
omobile which will take him TO Saga
more Hill. I
Once back at home there will be lit
lie relaxation in the strict regime of j
he physicians for a week or ten days 4
'olonel Roosevelt. believes, however Il
hat he will be able to speak in Madi- b
on Square Garden. New York. on Oc- v
ober 30. He hopes to make one speech g
0 summarize all of his reasons for seek
ng support for the Progressive party $
nd has begun TO plan an address which Il
g can deliver in 20 minutes h
But | am going TO the meeting any
'sy," he said. "even if | can speak a
My three words" q
First Part of Trip Smooth.
Gary, Ind Oct Roosevelt an
ounced that he was not feeling any
lscomfort from the motion Of the train =,
hen the party stopped here for q few =
Iinutes He said that if the whole trip
as to be like this he could get along