The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-17
ROOSEVELTS WOUND
 HEALING NORMALLY:
 WITHOUT INFECTION
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 enough to call for treatment Of that sort"
 It is stated that several more days will be required before it can be seen if the wound is to be healed without suppern- tion.
 Present day sportsmen hunt grizzly bears with weapons of less calibre than the .32 revolver with which the heavy lead bullet was fired into the coloners body. The usual oalibre for big game is .35, and the colonel has killed lions in Africa with smaller bullets than that in his chest. Such a bullet would drop an elk in it's tracks or knock a black bear off his feet. That he could stand up and make a speech with .3s calibre bullet 1iattened against one of his ribs is ad- mitted by the surgeons to be remarkable,
 Not before Friday, if all goes we'll, win the physicians be prepared to say that their patient Is out of danger. The intervening period will be required to determine whether blood poisoning or other complications are to be feared.
 Theodore Roosevelt. Jr, after talk with his father and a consultation with the physicians, expressed the feelings of those about the ex-President today
 Tt will be four or five days" said he, before we can breathe easily"
 Spends Quiet Day
 Colonel Roosevelt spent an apparent quiet and care free day. seemingly the tess concerned of all. He was cheered by the appearance of Mrs. Roosevelt who arrived early in the day from New York, and remained with him con- ttantly. He felt no pcSn, he said and Paoyed about at will on his bed, read tng or dictating telegrams or talking with members of his family. In the afternoon he slept for time.
 I-l~ n l. of the case; Dr. Arthur Dean Bevan and pr. scurry Terrell. Colonel Roose- yelt's physician. held three consulta- lions during the day. Aside from the official bulletin which they issued which gave little indication of change they would say little of the condition of the patient. Why 1t was that the fracture of Colonel Roosevelts rib was not dis closed until today was not made known, although 1t was said that there was no cause for alarm on this account
 As soon as Mrs. Roosevelt reached the hospital this morning she took charge of affairs. She was accompanied by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Mrs. Nicho- las Longworth and Miss Ethel Roose- Longworth arrived. Mrs. Roosevelt fn- stalled herself in a room adjoining that of her husband and during the day seldom left his bedside.
 Miss Ethel Nervous
 Of the arrivals Miss Ethel displayed most anxiety. She was pale and ap- peared alarmed at being in a hospital She clung to the arm of Mrs. Long worth until they went into her fathers room.
 Mrs. Longworth, who assured herself last night that her fathers condition seemed to be not serious, smilingly patted her sisters hand. Mrs. Long worth shad read copy of the physi- clans bulletin which indicated an im- proved condition over yesterday in tenn perature, reading now 96.6 degrees. She told this to her sister. who listened at- tentively. The reinsurance, however, failed to dissipate the anxiety from the younger girls face and when she went in to meet her parent she appeared fearful that she would encounter con- dition much different than dispatches had portrayed. After few words with Colonel Roosevelt and after his cheery greeting and invitation to sit down and talk with him. Miss Roosevelts nerv- ousness disappeared and she laughed with her father and wanted to have him tell her just how it happened"
 Not now" he replied T want first to hear how you folks rested last night. l hope you did not worry after re- ceiying the messa ge."
 i"e p"'Snt 'Viu oA the ei ia"oc ciiie''. whereby she was 10 have the room edjoining his and asked Miss Bethel ~if she wanted to remain with her Dsother. or stop elsewhere
 Miss Ethel had not made up her mind After chatting with the patient for d few moments the members of his fam fly removed their wraps and prepared 10 make a stay with him. Mrs. Roose- selt was pleased at arrangements which had been conducted for her and told the colonel and attendants so.
 Visitors Are Excluded
 Mrs. Roosevelt's first move was to de cree that the colonel must see no visitors except the members of his family. Once or twice during the day she made ex- captions, but otherwise she adhered firm 1y to her resolution. The colonel was