The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-10-24
ROOSEVELT LANDS
SAFELY At HOME
Biz Crowd Greets Colonel at
Oyster Bay.
STANDS TRIP IN GOOD SHAPE
Thronos at Stations Along Route Re
frain From Making Demonstra-
lions, Fearing to Disturb
Wounded Ex-Prcsident.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Oct. 22.-Heed'
ing the expressed wish of Mrs Roose'
welt, the immense crowd of citizens
assembled at the railway station here
refrained from making any demonstra-
ton upon the arrival Of Col. Theodore
Roosevelt from Chicago today.
There was few cheers. but that
was all. Colonel Roosevelt was re-
moved from his private car Ideal
and carried to an ambulance that con-
veyed him and his physician, Doctor
Lambert, to the Roosevelt home. Al
most the entire population OF oyster
Bay welcomed the former president
homo.
Trip Is Extraordinary.
The colonel's trip from Chicago was
one OF the most extraordinary ever
undertaken by candidate for the
presidency.
Unable, because of sheer weakness,
TO show himself on the platform OF
his private car, the progressive lead
err with blinds drawn in his state
room listened with throbbing heart to
the soft murmu OF eager throngs
as they clustered at stations along the
way. AS the train rolled into Pitts
burg last night the colonel, shaken up
by the jostling of the train, meekly
confessed to DR.. Alexander Lambert.
his New York physician who with Dr.
Scurry Terrell, is making the trip with
him, that he was tired out"
I'm going to put in a sound night
of Sleep" he sighed. "l'll be all right
again in the morning"
JoIting Causes Pain.
The bullet nesting in the colonies
chest and the splintered r. gave him
more discomfort than the wounded
leader had counted on. AS the train
jolted at times the ex-president expert
enced piercing pain. But he bore It
without a whimper
When night came the two physi.
clans agreed that although the tumb-
ling of the train had caused the col
onel more worry than he would admit.
he would suffer no i'll effects. His rug
ged constitution. they said, would
Withstand the ordeal that to man
less strong would have beer well nigh
intolerable.
Almost the whole day the ex-presi-
dent lay on a soft bed in his state
room. reading, or when that grew irk-
some. dropping into restful slumber.
Outside of bis family, his stenograph-
er, John Martin. and the latter's wife,
who boarded the train at Lima, o., the
colonel saw no one.
Asked for Quiet.
He asked for quiet, feeling himself
that he needed TO conserve all the
strength at his command for the long
run to Oyster Bay. He seemed to
realize for the first time that carrying
a bullet on a railroad journey is moth
ing to be regarded lightly. Even a
Bull Moose when wounded has to look
out.
AS tho train proceeded on its way
through the various states 1t became
evident that the crowds were put, not
TO merely cheer the colonel but to
show their sincere sympathy for him
In silent attitude. They would gaze
upon the car, walk around 1t and talk
in mufiled tones Of the leader being
borne to his home to recover from the
assassin's bullet.
Once az the train halted at Warsaw,
Ind, a group OF admirlng trninmen I'M
able to restrain their emotions called
out for the colonel. Instantly Colonel
Lyon appeared on the platform be-
tween the two private cars urging
them not to make any noise.
THE colonel can't come out" ne ex-
planned softly.
The railroad men, sorry at having
disturbed the colonel. asked how he
was getting along. Lyon told them
he was standing the trip remarkably
well