Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-23
ROOSEVELT Is :
COMFORTABLE
Insist on Complete
Rest.-visitors Denied.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Oct. 2.-Colone
Roosevelt today II resting at his home
here. The Journey from Chicago nee
essartly vas tiresoms, although the
colonel withstood 1t we'll. Smiling and
u~nassisted he walked from the private
car which had brought him from Chi
cago to the g. Emlen Roosevelt limou-
sine awaiting him at Syosset and with
a waved greeting to the few who at.
tended his unexpected arrival was
borne swiftly across the Intervening
four miles to Sycamore Hill.
All four Of the doctors who escorted
him hither and the nurses have been
dismissed for the time being at his
order. and the guard Of six men placed
at the Sycamore Hill entrance early in
the day was likewise removed. Moth
ing about the residence of the e1
president indicated that all was not as
usual. Not quite the same assurance.
however. vas given by the bulletin
which was taken into town by DR..
Alexander Lambert shortly after see
Ing his patient safely In bed. to be Is
sued at Progressive headquarters. The
attending physicians were unwilling to
say definitely whether Colonel Roose
welt could take any further active
part in the campaign.
Wound 10 etiIi Open.
This bulletin carries the latest of
1cial word a. to the colonel's condi
ton:
Colonel Roosevelt has stood the
journey well, but. Of course. Is tired.
The wound II stu wide open and
DOSING serum. Rest and quiet are es-
sential to him to avoid possibilities OF
wound infection. He will be unable to
. any one for the present.
while Colonel Roosevelt Is extreme
" anxious TO take up the work Of bis
campaign. We r not willing to say
at this time that that will be possible
JOSEPH A. BLAKE.
GEORGE e. BREWER.
ALEXANDER 3. LAMBERT.
"sCURRY L. TERRELL"
Through George Emlen Roosevelt
this announcement was also made
after 4 consultation with the family:
1.-THE colonel must have one week OF
absolute rest. II he gets that he Is
likely to be able to make his speeches
He will make the Madison Square
Garden speech II he gets the required
rest"
Mr.. Roosevelt added that the doctors
thought their patient had improved
since leaving Chicago.
Colonel R~oosevelts private car Ideal,
attached to the New York express OF
the Pennsylvania railroad. arrived at
the Pennsylvania station in New York
at sos o'clock yesterday morning.
The expressed wish that nc one should
be- on hand to welcome the colonel
was s~crupulously regarded. All was
very quiet about the car, which was
promptly attached to q special train
Of the Long Island railroad and slipped
quietly through the tunnel. Only Mr..
and Mrs. Douglas Robinson. the latter
tho wounded mans sister, Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt, Jr., and Drs. Joseph
H.. Blake and George e. Brewer board
ed the car while 1t lay in the station.
To these al they stood chatting with
Mrs. Roosevelt on the rear platform
the colonel suddenly appeared clad In
a dressing gown.
"You needn't think you can keep me
shut up In there" he said with a grin.
and it was several minutes before he
could be induced to return to his state
room.
Declares He FssIs Fine.
Apparently the last stages Of his long
Journey had not distressed him at all.
He declared that he felt fine and had
a good nights sleep and a splendid
breakfast. As far as his wound wal
concerned. he said that he suffered nc
pain except under pressure. Although
the first intention had been to proceed
to Oyster Bay. this plan was charged
to avoid the risk Of a demonstration
from the %colonel's fellow townsmen
and his a was put on a siding al
Syosset.
When he alighted at Syosset the
colonel was wearing the army great
coat which bore the mark Of the shot
With Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss Ethel and
George Roosevelt he climbed with
nrm step into the closed automobile
and drove up to the stoop at Sycamore
Hill shortly after 10 o'clock.
The remainder OF the day he spen,
mapping and reading, after his physi
clans had bandaged up anew hi,
wound. from which Is still some sligh1
oozing. and taken their departure. The
colonel has been strictly enjoined t.
see no visitors today. Meanwhile b,
ID being attended only by members o.
the family and his devoted negro body
servant Jim, who Is tireless in hi
watch.
uAQuEcTER TRiIcT Ic