The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-15
This is The LAST REGISTRATION day FOR ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5
COL. ROOSEVELT IS SHOT;
PENETRATES THREE INCHES

held there until he was removed to
the police station.
In spite of the entreaties of the
physicians, Col Roosevelt insisted
upon delivering his address.
Il will make this speech or die,
one or the other
Delivers Speech.
The Colonel strode out of the
dressing room and onto the stage.
Several thousand persons packed into
the big building cheered loudly as
he entered and without word TO
Indicate what had happened went to
his seat. For several minutes the
crowd, no man of whom suspected
that the Colonel bore bullet in his
body, kept up its cheering Then
Cochems stepped TO the front Of the
platform and held up his hand.
There was something In his manner
which had its effect upon the crowd
and the cheering died suddenly away.
"Col Roosevelt has been shot, He
is wounded" he said in low tone,
but such was the stiffness that everye
one heard him. A cry of astonish-
ment and horror went mp from the
crowd which looked inquiringly at
Col. Roosevelt.
Tell us, are you hurt?"
Men and women shouted wildly.
some Of them rose from their feet
and rushed forward to look more
closely at the Colonel The Colonel
rose and walked to the edge Of the
platform to quiet the crowd. He
raised his hand and instantly there
was silence.
See Blood-stained Garment.
"lt's true he said, then slowly
he unbuttoned his coat and placed
his hand on his breast Those in the
front row could catch sight OF the
blood-stained garment.
Il am going to ask you to be very
Iquiet," said Roosevelt, "and please
excuse me from making you very
long speech, I'll do the best can,
but you see there is a bullet in my
body. but 1t is nothing | am not
hurt badly"
A sigh of relief went up from the
crowd and then an out-burst Of
tumultuous cheering Thoroughly
reassured by the Colonel's action that
he was in no serious danger the peo-
ple presently settled back into their
chairs to hear his speech.
Col. Roosevelt began to speak in
a firm voice, somewhat lower than
its usual tone and except that his
characteristic gestures were less en-
phatic than usual there was nothing
about the man to indicate his condi-
ton. After he had been speaking a
few minutes his voice sank some
what and he seemed to stand rather
Several times he seemed
TO he growing weak and members Of
the party arose to help him He
motiohed them to sit down?
Let me alone, I'm all right" he
said
He completei his speech at 9:45
o'clock and was taken TO the emer-
gency hospital Six physicians ex-
aminedhis wouad fourd il impossible
to determine tne depth to which the
bullet had penetrated and it was de-
cided To take All x-ray picture.
Jokes With Physicians,
While ne was waiting for the
ix-ray machine Col Roosevelt sat on
the operating table and talked poll
tics ami joked with the physicians.
In the meantime, hidden away in
an inner room In the police station
Col. Roosevelt's assalant was being
submitted to rigid examination
He refused stubhornly to give an ae-
count of himself and would say
nothing except that u will tell you
tomorrow
After a long seige, however. the
police forced from him the statement
that he was John Schrenk, of $40
Il. Tenth street. New York
clippings found in the mans
pockets showed that he had studied
the Co'oners itinerary carefully, with
the evident intention Of selecting
the place at which he might accom-
plsh the thing he had in mind.
Col. Roosevelt left the hospital at
l1:25 p. m. He was able to walk
unassisted. Il am feeling fine, -
he said.
Just as the Roosevelt special was
leaving a sudden change In the
plan was made and the engineer was
ordered TO hold the train 1t was
said that Col Roosevelt probably
would remain here awaiting the ar
rival of DR. John b. Murphy, the
Chicago surgeon Then the wound
was found to be more serious than at
first thought