The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-21
Colonel Roosevelt Leaves Chi
cagO for Oyster Bay
Accompanied by His Family
and Two Doctors.
THE FINAL CONSULTATION
Shows Him to Be in Excellent
Physical Condition
Although He Spent a Somewhat
Restless Night.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-Preparations for
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's depar-
ture from Mercy hospital to the train
at Union station which takes him to
Oyster Bay were completed early to-
Gay and he was placed in an ambu-
lance at 7:15 o'clock for the short trip
through the city. His train left the
station at $3.50 o'clock. The coloneTs
last night at the hospital was rather a
restless one. He slept only about four
hours in the aggregate from the time
he first fell asleep at 11:15 p. m. He
awoke frequently and he seemed nerv-
Gus. 1t was said by Night Nurse Fitz-
gerald that this was chiefly due to the
excitement of his coming departure
and not to any untoward symptoms
that had developed in the course Of
the night.
Colonel Roosevelt loft Mercy hos
pital at exactly 1920 for the station
where he was to board Pennsylvania
train for the journey home. He was
taken out of the hospital on a wheel
chair to an automobile ambulance. The
colonel was accompanied by Mrs
Roosevelt.
When he was ready to depart the
colonel said he was feeling well but
mat because of his restlessness during
the night he was somewhat sleepy and
hoped he would be able to get some
rest after he had reached his berth.
He YVES cheerful and expressed pleas
ure that he was so soon t. be on the
way to his home at Oyster Bay. He
awoke shortly before o'clock and
was given his morning sponge bath
and rundown. His breakfast consist
ed of bacon, three sofs boiled eggs,
buttered toast and pot of tea. Mrs
Roosevelt had breakfast with her hus-
band in his room.
The last Consultation.
Dr. John B. Murphy arrived at the
hospital at $50 a. m. and with DR..
VIM. B. McCauley, the house surgeon.
dressed the colonePs wound for the
last time before his departure for the
east. At the same time a consultation
was held at which DR.. Scurry L.
Terrell, the coloners specialist, DR..
John B. Golden, DR.. Murphy's assist
ant, were present. This consultation
was for the purpose of establishing the
colone1's actual physical condition
with a view of taking such precau-
tions as may be necessary to make the
tourney as comfortable and safe as
possible.
At 1880 a. m. the following official
bulletin was issued:
pulse, temperature and respiration
normal. Wound still discharges a lit
tie serum. There is less Inflammation
Point bullet location is sensitive to
pressure and bullet can now be dis
tinctly located. General condition
"DR. JOHN B. MURPHY.
"DR. ALEXANDER LAMBERT.
DIR. A d. BEvAN,
"DR. SCURRY L. TERRELL"
Long before the time to leave the
hospital Colonel Roosevelt was fully
dressed. over his street clothes he
wore the heavy army overcoat he had
on the evening he was shot. The hole
in the right breast was not distinguish
able at any distance.
Walks From His Room
The colonel walked from his room
oh n .
He was accomplished by DR.. John 3.
Murphy and Mrs. Roosevelt.
on the way through the hospital the
various room had their doors opened.
Patients called a greeting to him and
wished him a safe journey Outside
there was a large crowd of spectators
who also shouted greetings. At the
door he abandoned the chair and on
the arm of DR.. Lambert took the rev
steps to the door of the ambulance.
The start was immediate. In front
of the ambulance was large detail
of motorcycle police, squad Of whom
followed. Then came motor cars in
which were Col Cecil Lyon and the
remainder of the Roosevelt party. In
other motor cars were many newspaper
men and photographers. Throughout
the early morning or ever since the
time Col. Roosevelt awoke there was
an air of expectancy in the corridor OF
the hospital. Preparations for depar-
ture had been made carefully. There
was not the slightest hitch. Just as
he was being taken from the wheel
chair at the hospital door, the colonel
bade goodby to his two nurses. Night
Nurse Margaret Fitzgerald was the
first to snake his hand and to re-
ceive the famous Roosevelt smile. She
was followed by Day Nurse Blanche
Welter. Both nurses were cordially
thanked by the colonel and Mrs
Roosevelt.
The last thing that colonel and Mrs
Roosevelt did was to shake hands with
and thank Mother Margaret Mary, the
mother superior in charge Of the hos
pitaI The farewell was brief but az
fecting Into the eyes of Mrs. Roose-
velt a tear came while the eyes Of the
mother superior were suffused and she
quickly turned her head and then hur-
ried into the building.
Avoids the Crowd.
To avoid a crowd at the station
Col. Roosevelt boarded the train in the
railroad yard at Twelfth street. halr
a mile away. The train was then
packed into the terminal train shed
where the colonePs baggage was re-
ceived In the party that entered
Col. Roosevelt's car were Mrs. Roose-
velt, Ethel Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr-.
Col. Cecil Lyon and Drs. Lambert ana
Terrell.
Col. Roosevelt's train which had
been scheduled to leave Chicago at s.I5
a. M, did net pull out until $50. There
had been a collision on the Burling-
tion tracks at Fourteenth street ad-
joining the rails over which the RoOse-
velt train was to pass. one Of the en-
gineers of the train that collided was