Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-10-18

IF there are any physicians In the
audience l wish they would hurry
back of the scenes. They are need
ed"
instantly Dr. R. G. Sayle and DR..
Frederick A. Stratton of Milwaukee
hurried back. They found DIR. Terrill
sitting on chair before Col, Roose-
velt, trying to induce the ex-president
to give up the speech and go to a hos
pital.
"My dear doctor, that is impos-
sible," declared Roosevelt, firmly. "I'm
going to make that speech If its the
last one"
Doctors Stratton and Sayle nodded
to the ex-president and asked him If
he felt any pain. Roosevelt, who was
sitting up straight in chair, the most
placid man in the group, replied with
a wave of his hand.
Now / am not hurt a bit; don't
think the bullet hit me. If you will
wait until I've finished my speech I'll
let you see for yourselves"
AS he spoke Roosevelt got up from
the chair and insisted on being shown
the way to the stage. DR.. Terrill i'm
plored him not to go. Col Lyon tried
to stop him, but Roosevelt gently
pushed the Texan aside, saying: Nov,
Cecil, you're disturbing the congrega-
ton"
Seeing it was useless to interfere,
the colonel's bodyguard escorted him
to the platform. AS Roosevelt walked
firmly to the stage as though nothing
in the world was the matter, the giant
crowd burst into three of the widest
cheers he has heard on his campaign
trip. Roosevelt, who had clung to his
hat through all the excitement, passed
it over to his cousin, Philip Roose-
welt, and faced the yelling throng. He
waved his hand at the crowd, paced
few steps along the platform, waved
at the galleries and acted exactly as
he did at the Coliseum at Chicago
last Saturday when he was the storm
center of wild multitude.
Roosevelt finally raised his hand to
stop the cheering and as the crowd
ceased, voice cried:
Colonel, we sympathize with you"
Roosevelt gritted his teeth and
shouted back: Now don't you wor-
ry; it's nothing at ALL"
Colonel Delivers His Speech.
The ex-president had in his pocket
a carefully prepared speech which he
had dictated on the train on his way
to Milwaukee. Without any formal
| ity, excepting to greet the crowd as
fellow citizens of Wisconsin," the
colonel pulled the manuscript Of his
speech from his pocket. AS he drew
it out he found, for the first time, that
the bullet had penetrated.
The bullet had torn round hole in
the thick manuscript. 1t had gone on
into the fleshy part of the chest and
had lodged there.
Those on the platform saw tinge
of red about the bullet mark on the
manuscript. DIR. Terrill started from
his chair, bound on having the expires
ident stop and go at once to the hos
pital Roosevelt saw him raise from
the chair. Turning around the ex-
president exclaimed, impatiently:
You just stay where you are. l
am going to make this speech and you
might as we'll compose yourself"
Terrill had suspicion all the time
that the bullet had found it's mark but
he had been baked by the colonel so
that he could not make certain. He
sat in his chair, his face blanched, as
Roosevelt launched into the speech.
The audience, alarmed over the
colonel's plight, sat with bated breath
as Roosevelt spoke. When he pulled
the manuscript out and saw the bullet
mark, he quickly placed his hand over
the tinged spot so the audience could
not see it.
Not until the speech was over did
the crowd learn that the bullet had
pierced the manuscript. Roosevelt
talked for Is minutes before he gave
the slightest indication that he felt
the effect of the bullet. Then sud
den tinge of pain made him clench
his right side. The audience was
quick to observe it and protest ran
through the hall for the colonel to
stop. Roosevelt frowned.
Now this is all a trivial affair."" he
cried Anyone who knows me must
realize that l would not stop for q
thing like this. / may have right
to feel sore with a bullet in me, but
if you saw me in battle leading my
regiment, you would not want me tc
stop. You would expect me to &c
ahead, no matter what happened"
Says He's Only Slightly Hurt.
After Roosevelt had talked for hal
an hour, lambasting Senator La Fol
lette for opposing the Pregressives il
Wisconsin and attacking Gov. Wilson
he ceased for minute, to take glas!
of water. This was taken by thu
crowd to indicate that he was grow
ing faint. In intense perturbation /;
woman in the audience arose ant
: cried:
"Col. Roosevelt. won't you pleas
, let the doctors look for that bullet
} We can wait till they're through
We're afraid you are seriously hurt.
Roosevelt gently laid down the glas
of water. Leaning over the platform
, he exclaimed, in soft, even tones:
, Madam, you mustn't be alarmed
: am only slightly hurt and can easil
go on"
The ex-president went on with hi
| speech for half an hour longer. H
/ curtailed his speech only trifit
When he reached it's conclusion
: Roosevelt smiled amiably and with
3 comprehensive gesture. said, induli
t emily:
| Now, my friends, ! want to than