The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-10-22

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Chicago, Oct 22-Colonel Roose,
welt, after six days of convalescence
from a bullet wound inflicted on him
in Milwaukee, left this city on a Penn.
sylvania train for Oyster Bay.
The colonel was exhausted when he
reached the private car, which was
attached to the train, and he request.
ed that he be allowed to rest for a
few minutes, saying that when he felt
less tired he wanted to read the lat
est newspapers
He had walked several steps in
leaving 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 off,
Roosevelt waved it to the crowd that
was assembled at the small freight
station and shouted "Goodby and good
luck"
Directly ahead of the coloners pri
vate 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 Ethel
Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.,
DR.. S. l.. Terrell, Dr. Alex Lambert
and the colonePs secretaries, J, w.
McGrath and e. e. Martin.
Colonel Arose Early.
An hour earlier than his accustomed
time Colonel Roosevelt arose and ex-
pressed his pleasure that he was leav.
ing Mercy hospital and during prepa
rations for. his departure appeared in
unusually good spirits.
At O'Clock the coloners tempera-
ture was 9S, his pulse rs and his res
piration Is, all normal,
Mrs. Roosevelt was up early making
her own preparations for departure
and overseeing the final arrangements
for the coioGel's comfort.
Mrc hlsca poocavaIt I nnguorfb opa
Theodore, Jr, arrived at the hospital
before z o'clock and joked with their
father while he was being dressed and
made ready for bis twenty-four-hour
ride to New York city, from whence he
will go direct to his home on Saga
more Hill, at Oyster Bay.
Twenty uniformed policemen and
ten men in citizens clothes were as.
signed to accompany the Roosevelt
party in automobiles to the Union
station, where the colonel's private
car was attached to regular Penn
sylvania train.
Assistant Chief Schuettler, who was
on the job in front of the hospital, as
signed a squad of ten motorcycle Off
GERS to go ahead of the automobile in
which Colonel Roosevelt rode.
"Had Mighty Good Time"
Colonel Roosevelt, fully dressed for
the first time since his arrival at the
hospital last Tuesday morning, stepped
into the corridor from his room at
7:20 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. We're clus-
tered about his door.
"Goodby," said the colonel, waving
his hat. I've had mighty good
time here. You may not believe it,
but have"
He shook hands with Nurses Fitz-
gerald, Walter and Irving Kumbalak,
and with Sister Dolores and the news
paper men.
Just before leaving the colonePs
room this bulletin was issued on the
patients condition:
Pulse, temperature and respiration
normal, There is some discharge of
serum. but less filtration. The bullet
has been definitely located. 1t is SEN
sitive to pressure. General condition
good. Rested very WE'LL"
DR.. Lambert explained that the fact