The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-10-18
COLONEL IMPROVES
INFECTION SEEN AS ONLY BAR
TO RAPID RECOVERY OF
ROOSEVELT.
READS MUCH; EATS WELL
Callers Will Be Barred From Patient
for Several Days.-Thousands
of kilograms Extending
Sympathy.

Mercy Hospital, Chicago, Oct. H.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt rested
fairly easy, and his physicians said,
after a day of nervous strain, that
they were pleased with his condition
The clinical record showed, however,
that his condition was hardly as fav.
orable as when he entered the hospi-
tai on his arrival from Milwaukee.
The colonies pulse at 10 o'clock was
sc, or IA counts above normal and
two counts above the record two hours
after he was shot. His temperature
was 99.2 or three-fifths of degree
above normal. 1t was believed the
night would indicate whether the
wound would heal normally.
All of the attending physicians left
the hospital for the night except Dr.
an adjoining room
up of the Llewellyn Iron Works for
completely in which j. j. Mcnamara
was sentenced to fifteen years in pris-
on.
Colonel Given Antitoxin.
the colonePs stomach shortly before
he went to sleep. A rise in his tenn
perature followed, together with slight
local irritation. Otherwise, the colonel
exhibited no symptoms from the anti
toxin, although the surgeons were pre-
pared for the slight nassau and dizzi-
ness which sometimes follow the treat
ment The three-fifths of a degree of
temperature, it is said, were not caus-
ed by the condition of the wound as
up to the time of injection the pa
tents temperature was practically
normal The increase in the rate of
his pulse is not at present accounted
for.
Night Nurse Margaret Fitzgerald
said the colonePs temperature re-
sponded at once to the sponge bath
and came down to nearly normal in a
few minutes. His pulse, she said, was
not far above normal, considering the
colonel's personal characteristics, that
it was strong and steady. Colonel
Roosevelt was wakeful after his bath
and shaved and started to read. He
had no pain of any kind, but said he
was slightly nervous from inaction.
Wound Said to be Serious.
Colonel Roosevelt was not merely
specifically wounded it was deter
mined by surgeons after an all day
examination and consultation. The
colonel must not see or speak to any
one for several days without permits
sion of the physicians.
The injury definitely was described
as "a serious wound in the chest" and
mot mere flesh wound" The late
bulletin, which prohibited communica-
tion between the colonel and others
than his attendants, declared that
"ouietude absolutely is essential
The surgeons asserted, however,
that it is not now necessary to probe
for, or remove the bullet. Even this
action was thought undesirable, and
the patient will be kept as calm as
his nature will allow for a few days.
Colonel Sleeps Well.
Colonel Roosevelt slept well at in
tervals during the day, ate heartily,
read lengthy extracts from Macauley
and a novel and limited to his physi-
clan that he would not object to a
ride out in the fresh air.
He received the newspapermen
with an apology for not arising, TESTED
with them about his condition and told
them, I'll hurry up and get out of
here, so can keep you busy again"