The Detroit times., 1912-10-15

time that he felt perfectly fit," ana
could make public speech today.
An operation was postponed when
Col Roosevelt was taken to the oper-
ating room, and an x-4Ay examina~
ton was made by Drs. Murphy and
ochsner. DR.. Murphy said after the
examination;
We have located the exact course
OF the bullet and have determined
definitely that 1t did not touch any
vital spot. Col. Hoosevelt's life II not,
In any danger"
The surgeons then went into con-
sultation 70 prepare for the operation
to remove the bullet - ~s.~sr n
During the preiiminaries 70 the
operation which was decided upon &C
Mercy hospital. Col Roosevelt pakionf-
ly submitted to two x-ny exan1ina-
tions. While they were In progress.
ne laughed and joked with the sur
geons, and there was q twinkle IN
his eyes that indicated that his physi-
cal injury was not Affecting him cheer
fulness.
Carrying that speech in that pock-
ct certainly was q lucky thing for
you," said DR.. A. J. Ochsner. one OF
the Chicago surgeons. who was TO help
In the operation.
"Ho. ho.' laughed the colonel -That
speech would have stopped more than
o bullet. It -was-a great speech"
Dr. John b Murphy who .was 10
WELD the knife, stopped .peering into
the X-ray machine and looked It the
colonel's face.
Game pretty near getting you. col
onel." said the surgeon.
Not with q little bullet like that
replied Col Roosevelt. They will
have. 10 use bigger caliber lead than
that ~ they wunf 70 get me n would.
tske q hoFit1er u kill.e Buii looee.g
The colonel jokingly chided the
surgeons for taking the case % seri-
ousiy.y He insisted he was feeling
fine. a.ss@s.
Colonel Roosevelt. who was shot by
n fanatic last night at Mflwaukee.
awoke after two hours sleep early
today, and smilingly sid he was mot
feeling so bad" His condition, while
an attempt was made to minimize II
by the physicians. was admittedly
AT Mercy hospitaf DR. Term; the
coloners personal physician, DR. Jo-
seph b. Bloodgood, OF Johns Hopkins
university and DR.. y. r. Sayies, OF
Milwaukee. with four eminent Chi
cago surgeons, Drs. Arthur Bevan.'
John B. Murphy, l.. l.. Macarthur and
A. J. Ochsner located the bullet
lodged under his tenth rib. and
against the wall OF his chest. The
greatest danger was from blood pols-
'on. the surgeons agreed. because the
bullet had been fired from rusty
revolver, and possibly had deposited
infection as &C. ploughed through the
coloneIs clothing, his thick bundle OF
manuscript of the speech he was 70
deliver mt Milwaukee last night, and
his spectacle case and into his body.
Practically all the way down from
Milwaukee, nearly two hours ride,
The colonel slept I'm the stateroofn OF
his car which was attached to q pri-
vate train. Then his temperature was
normal. but his pulse was H-the
colonel's normal pulse 10 ". DIR. Ter
rill and Drs. Bloodgood and Sayles
remained at his side during the trip,
which ended here at 3:30 a.. m.
AS the colonel was sleeping when
the train reached Chicago II was de-
cided TO allow him to sleep until day
light His train was put on quiet
spur and he was allowed 10 sleep un-
It'll g q. IN.
! When the colonel awoke. he and
his cousin, Phillip J. Roosevelt. his
secretary, j. w. McGrath. aud the doc
torx were. taken at once 70 Mercy hos
pital, leaving the station at 6:l5. A
more thorough examination was
made than was permitted at Mil
waukee or on the train, and the seri-
olsness of Colonel Rooseyelts cond.-
tion became apparent.
The colonel insisted that his injury
was not 30 dangerous az the doctors
would have him believe. He said he
Was resting well. and that he did not
have any fear OF the injury proving
fatal. --.-- ----
The entire hospital star whicA
could be spared from duty In other
parts or the Institution was put ~ the
disposal OF the cofonel's physicians
and two OF the most competent nurses
in the hospital were assigned to mis-
room.