Evening journal., 1912-10-21
GOOD BYE,
GOOD LUCK,
HISFAREWELI
Colonel is Greeted by Admir-
ing Crowds Before Leaving
Chicago for Oyster Bay
EXHAUSTED AFTER
TRIP FROM HOSPITAL
By The United Press.

CHICAGO, Oct 21.-Col Theodore
Roosevelt. after six days Of GONZALES
cence from a bullet wound inflicted in
Milwaukee one week ago tonight. left
this city on a Pennsylvania railroad
twenty-four hour train al S.25 o'clock
this morning for his home In Oyster
Bay The Colonel was exhausted
when he reached the private car
which was attached to the train, and
he requested that he be allowed to
rest for a few moments, saying that
when he felt less tired he wanted TO
read the latest newspapers
He had walked several steps In
leaving the hospital and i'm going from
the ambulance TO the car, and aside
from the fatigue. he insisted that he
was feeling bully"
Assistant Police Chief Schuettler
gave the Colonel a lift as he climbed
upon his car and taking his hat of
Roosevelt waved it TO the crowd that
was assembled at the small freight
station and shouted.
Goodbye and good luck
Just as the train started to move
out of the Union Station, Colonel
Roosevelt turned 20 Miss Ethel Roose-
Welt, his daughter, and asked: well,
we are leaving Chicago are weY'
When she replied In the Affirmative,
the Colonel said
well, I'm mighty glad I'll be
mighty glad to get back to Oyster
Bay
After he had taken big drink Of
water the Colonel lay dawn In his
compartment and settled himself for a
rest Mrs. Roosevelt who has been
.angfunfIr uf MnTrN
Hospital pulled a chair close to his
berth and prepared to sit as near her
husband as possible
BY a mistake on the part of Philip
Roosevelt cousin Of the former Pres
idcnt Philip himself, and the Col
onel's baggage went to Englewood, a
south suburb of the city, whore both
were picked up by the train.
Directly ahead of the Colonel's pri-
yate car was a Pullman reserved for
the newspaper correspondents and
other members of the party accom-
panying the Colonel In the private
car were Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Roose-
velt Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., DR.. S.
T. Terrell Or. Alexander Lambert
and the Coloners secretaries, j. w,
McGrath and i. 70. Martin.
Bids Nurses Goodbye.
Fully dressed for the first time
since his arrival at the hospital Tues
day Colonel Roosevelt stepped into
the hospital corridor from his room
al 720 o'clock, took off his hat and
smiled on the crowd OF nurses, news.
paper men and members Of the Order
of Sisters of Mercy who were cluster.
en- about his door.
Goodbye everybody" said the
Colonel, waving his hat "I've had a
mighty good time here. You may not
believe it, but ! have
He shook hands with the nurses
Fitzgerald. Welter and Irving Kun
balek. and with Sister Dolores and
the newspapermen-
Miss Welter and Miss Fitzgerald
received especial thanks from Colonel
Roosevelt He shook their hands, af-
scr he had thanked his male nurse
Irving Kumbalek and said:
Girls. I'm leaving you II II
wasn't for the fact that I'm going
home. / would want to stay right here
and have you take care OF me. | want
to give you something and ! want
YOU to choose anything you want from
among the things have with me-
Just give MS your card, Colonel
said Miss Weltcr
well. TN give you each two OF
them. said Colonel Roosevelt "On'
OF them want YOU to keep, and the
other I want you to carry with yol
when you come so New York.
"All you need TO do when you come
there is TO send that card with YOU
name on 1t TO me, and III be delight
ed TO see you Should I ever becomi
ilI again-in the White House or any
where else Will certainly send io
you girls
The Colonel was dressed In branI
new suit which was rushed TO com
plefion. He was dressed i'm heavy un
dcrclothing and wore the big arm
oyercoat which he had on at the tim
he was shot The same hat which h
had battered ON the back platform
rail of his train during the campaigi
trim which ended I'm the nearly fata
shooting IN Milwaukee last Monda
night was of and on his head alter
nafely as he was pushed from the hos
pital TO the ambulance
During the preparations for the do
parture. Colonel Roosevelt sat on tn
edge of his bed and directed the pack
ing of his grips and all the details q
the arrangements for taking the part
20 the station. With laugh, the Co
Ontl tdlN 10 III Cluii1 L. AtIltAt
Doctor, il there is not room "a
you. we can wrap you around one {
these bundles and you can go as
shawl strap"
DR.. Terrell is not burdened with a
ounce of superhuous flesh.
Molina Puzzles Police.
The police today were still puzzle
over the actions OF man who sal
he was Louis e. Molina, general
the army Of Colombia. and the son {
a Colombian senator, who last nigl
demanded a private interview wit
Colonel Roosevelt at Mercy Hospits
The man did not get 10 sec the e.
president because the policemen an
detectives on duty at the hospit
would not allow him TO get beyoi
the FIRST floor entrance.
AS nearly as the policemen cou
explain il today. the man wanted
talk over with Roosevelt some pli
for making restitution 10 the matte
of Colombia. because OF the Colone
alleged action in taking Panan
without paying his nation Peop
there were starving he said, hecau
The United States had taken the list
mus without giving Columbia a ca
consideration aud he wanted some a
flon taken by Roosevelt in case
became pesident again.
Il have no desire 70 harm Colon
Roosevelt said Molina. IL mere
want 70 talk with him. I am a 6