Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-16

STEADILY,
WIFE AT HIS SIDE
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had more than three hours of an
broken rest, and his condition showed
marked Improvement.
The clinical record showed Colonel
Roosevelt's temperature to be 98.6
his pulse "a and his respiration 20
This indicates a decrease In his tenn
perature of 2, ten beats In his pulse
and two counts In his respiration
since 10 o'clock last night.
During the early hours of the night
Colonel Roosevelt's sleep often was
broken, and for long periods he was
awake Willing away the time with a
copy of Macauley's Essays, which he
had brought to the hospital with hSSa.
Often the volume would fall from his
hands and for q short space he dozed,
only to awaken with a start and re-
s,lnae his reading.
Up to 2 o'clock in the morning his
clinical record was regularly taken.
but shortly after hat time he fell
into a deep slumber from which he
did not awaken until long past day
light. That the long sleep had been
beneficial was at once apparent, and
it hardly needed his testimony that
he was feeling fine" to confirm his
general appearance.
As soon as the colonel awolke he
Insisted upon having his breakfast,
which he had ordered before midnight
for 7 o'clock. He was dissuaded,
however, from having 1t at this early
hour, and was told he first must have
his bath and then his breakfast
would be prepared for him.
DR.. John B. Murphy, Who is in
charge of Colonel Roosevelt n his
assistants, were expected at the hos
pital shortly after 8 o'clock. when
another examination Of the patient
was to be made. DR.. Scurry Terrell
spent the night in an adjoining o
90 that occupied by Colonel Roose-
welt, and as soon as the latter awoke
paid him a visit.
Anxious Regarding Breakfast.
While he was being given his bath
the colonel remarked: Prospects for
q nice day lie also insisted upon
ordering his breakfast, which he said
must be ready for him just as soon
as his sponge bath had been COM
pleted. He ordered breakfast bacon,
soft boiled eggs, buttered toast and
q pot Of tea, piping hot"
Nurse Fitzgerald said the colonel
was extremely cheerful and was look
Eng forward to the visit of the physi-
CLANS who are to make a more eX-
tended examination of his wound and
.dscide upon whether the bullet shall
he removed Dr. not.
1T is not expected that a bulletin
iM.ill be issued by the physicians UNI
,.tn after this examination has been
made. DR.. Terrell declined to COM
.ment on the coionel's condition.
When his breakfast was brought to
him Colonel Roosevelt viewed 1t with
u smile, and after he had finished de-
clared it to have been bully" He
Then resumed his reading while his
nurses made preparations for the
coming consultation.
Takes Several Short Maps.
Colonel Roosevelt laid aside his
hook a few minutes after 8 last night
and switched off his reading light.
He was soon fast asleep. DIR. Muir
ply went into the colonel's room at
$3.50 and found him sound asleep. The
patients pulse was So when taken be-
fore he dropped asleep. This was two
points higher than 1t was last night
after the shooting, and IA above nor
ma His temperature was one-fifth
OF a degree above normal.
After having had several short