The Washington herald., 1912-10-19
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days, g.,crisis" during which thsy had %
watch for symptnms of blood peteoninG
ended tonight wtehput . shade q sus'
picion tAat the bullet win spread any
they want b b conssrvativs aAA ~
allow Mr.. 1ooesvslt to rnn any rt9l.
the physicians decided aGninst thsif
original plan 70 permit him TO leave tAe
hospital Tomorrow. Roosevelt chafed
at this, but the doctors did not have %
argue long to eonvincs him. that -
ought not Be In any hurry about gstting
out
a.sented the colonel .When 1ou6sy
comes, II you cannot md any Iura1nG
germs. I'm going home 20 Oyster Bay"
Tho doctors agreed to that, and the
former President cheered up. Already .
special train has been drawn mp " TIE
Pennaylvanis yards awaiting word thai
Roosevelt 10 to move ON his way hoane.
The Pennsylvania was picked out thaf
the special can be run straight ON
through the tunnels TO Long Island
and into oyster bay without being
switched around.
wants No CrowAs.
Don't let them have crowds around
when I leave" urged Roosevelt tonight
~ he eagerly talked over his contemplate
ed journey homeward. You know It
will be Impossible for mo to get out ON
the platform and make any speeches. !
realixe"-this with q smile-.'that have
been put out Of commission q bit by that
bullet. II they'll walt q while IN set
out on the stump and let them hear all
they want
Although Roosevelt, with the danger Of
blood poisoning removed. 10 practically
assured Of speedy recovery. his physi-
clans have to guard against tetanus
with lockjaw as an attendant outcome.
and both pleurisy and pneumonia which
always threaten In cases Of gunshot
wounds. As to tetanus. the physicians
have little fear. having injected an anti
toxin serum the day after the colonel
was shot. Tetanus may any time de-
velop up to eight days after the gun
be removed to Oyster Bay. the danger
of tetanus would in no sense be aggra-
waited. II 1t developed It would merely
be q gradual accumulation in the sys-
tenn and could be treated A. well At
home as here. The danger Of pneumonia
or pleurisy because of the coloners
sturdy constitution II considered re-
mote.
So the prospect Of Roosevelt starting
away from Chicago on Monday ID ex-
cellent. and the railroad ofncials have
been informed that the train will un-
doubtedly leave early that day.
Receives Newspaper Men.
The barrier put up by Mrs Roosevelt
when she came on from New York on
Wednesday was let down tonight %
the former President could talk with
the newspaper men who have ac-
companied him on his campaign trips.
Roosevelt wanted to see them. but he
had to plead earnestly with Ars. Rooss-
welt before she would consent.
When the Newspaper men filed Into the
coloners room they found him seated
In solid comfort In q leather arm chair.
clad In a heavy bath robe. with masa-
zine in his lap. As they approached. the
vigorously:
"Ah, here they are again"
The colonel lifted his right arm with
out apparent effort and extended the
hand
You know how to shake hands," he
remarked with . nod. You won't pull
1t too hard?'
Earlier in the day Gov. Hiram John
son. the colonel's running mate. saw
him at the hospital.
Talks with Gsv. Johnson.
Gov. johnson arrived in Chicago at .
o'clock in the morning and when the
colonel was advised by telephone that
he was on his way to the hospital he
expressed a desire to get out Of bed and
dress for the occasion.
Il couldn't let my fighting mste see
me lying in bed with my lounging robe
on he said.
And 80 he piled out Of bed very lively
and dressed and received the governor.
sitting in an arm chair.
Keep the fght hot Johnson" ad-
monished the colonel. Don't let our
boys slack up in their work because
can't be with them for few days. Tell
the people I wish I could be out there
with them, but the doctors and Mrs.
Roosevelt won't let me-"
After leaving the coloners bedside
johnson went to the Majectic Theater,
where he talked to . great crowd. He
delivered the former president's fighting
message.
Col. Roosevelt's only visitors Of the
day. besides Gov. and Mrs. John
son, were Robert Bacon, former Assist
to France. who stayed only . moment.
and the Roosevelt family. who with the
exception Of Mrs. Roosevelt, who stays
at the hospital continually, were at their
fathers room early this morning and
again tonight
Ethel Roosevelt came out Of the
coloners room At 8 o'clock. still laugh
ing at some Jocose remark the colonel
had made. Alice Roosevelt LonGworth
tarr3ed to ask her father II he still felt
like eating bull moose steak.
You bet,'' he replied. Il think could
eat . whole bull moose"
It became almost certainly known to-
day that the bullet fred By John 6chsank
at Milwaukee win remain In the eoloneps
chest.
II would a. soon carly II In my chest
~ in my pocket" Mr.. Roosevelt said jot-
ingiy. and am gure not 70 looO it
where It u now
Gets r. rs SssDsnAeGs.
The wound In the chest showed on
examination that Il was % far hsalsd
that there was only one chance in Loo
that any further trouble with Il would b
experienced.
Irving Kumbalel.' the male nurse At.
tending Col Roosevelt, II the proud pos
sessor Of the suspenders worn BY the
colonel when Schrank tried to Kill him.
The suspendefs are bloody, and are torn
where the bullet passed through them.
The colonel wao about 10 throw them
away when Kumbalek entered ths room.