The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-17
BULLET FOUND IN ]
R0OSEVELT'S RIB
Danger Mark viii Not be Pass
ed Until Friday.
EXPECT SPEEDY RECOVERY

coIoneps Wife Spends Nearly All OF
Her lime at Husbands Bedside and
Bars Visitors.
Chicago, Oct. 17.-Colonel Rooseveit.
his family with him, and sat1sned as
to his condition, rests at greater ease
than at any time since the hand OF
John Schrank was lifted against mas
life in Milwaukee.
The first X-ray plate which def1nltely
shows the bullet in Colonel Roosevelt's
chest has been developed. The bulietI
is shown partly imbedded in the frac-
ture in the fourth rib about four 1ncnes
from the sternum.
The bullet is much fattened ana
spread out of shape. It is crushed 1nto
the upper edge of the rib. Several
small splinters of bone project near
the bullet.
The radiograph shows an extraordl-
nary spread and arch to the unln1ured
ribs, Indicating the unusual size OF the
colonels lungs and development OF nus
chest.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., after talk
with his father and a consultation
with the physician, expressed the feel-
ings of those about the ex-presldent-
"It will be four or five days." said
he, before we can breathe easily"
The fact that a rib was fractured,
which was not disclosed before, has
added to the general feeling OF uncer-
tainty about the colonels condition.
Not before Friday, if all goes well,
will the physicians be prepared to say
that their patient is out of danger. The
intervening period will be required to.
determine whether blood poisoning or.
other complications are to be feared.
The following bulletin, in which
Colonel Roosevelt's condition was
found satisfactory, was issued by his
physicians:
Ellis temperature, SO; highest pulse,
90; highest respiration, 22; blood
count, 10000. Seventy-seven per cent
neutrophiles, 10 per cent more than
before. Less distress in moving, less
distress in breathing. General condi-
ton very satisfactory.
"DR. J. B. MURPHY,
"DR. A. D. BEVAN,
"DR. SCULLY L. TERRELL"
After day of ceaseless vigil the
colonel's physicians could say no more
than that his condition was Yirt
unchanged. Indicati ons, they szifl3
vored the speedy recovery Of the e3F5
president.
Colonel Roosevelt was cheered by
the appearance of Mrs. Roosevelt, who
arrived from New York and remained
with him constantly. He felt no pa1ns
he said, and moved abotu at will on
his bed, reading or debating telegrams
or talking with members of his family
DR.. John B. Murphy, who is in
charge of the case; DR.. Arthur Dean
Bevan and DR.. Scurry Terrell, Colonel
Roosevelt's physician, held three con-
sultations. Aside from the official bull
letinc which they issued, which gave
little Indication of any change, they
would say little of the condition of the
patient. Why it was that the fracture
of Colonel Roosevelt's rib was not dis
closed sooner was not make known,
although it was said that there was no
cause for alarm on this account.
1t was learned that the X-ray photo
graph which was taken in Milwaukee
a few hours after Colonel Roosevelt
was shot, did not show accurately the
location of the bullet. The fracture Of
the rib explained the pain which Colo
mel Roosevelt felt in breathing deeply.
The impression grew that Colonel
Roosevelt would be able to do little
or nothing more in the campaign. AL
though he expressed the hope of leav-
ing for Oyster Bay on Sunday, it is
probable that he will be compelled to.
remain in the hospital for at least a
week longer, and that after his ar
rival at home he will not be permitted
to plunge into the campaign again.
1t is Colonel Roosevelt's desire to
make at least one more speech before
election day, and that in his own state
of New York. If he can do nothing
else, he hopes to speak in Madison
Square Garden.
As soon as Mrs. Roosevelt reached
the hospital she took charge of affairs
She was accompanied by Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr., Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth and Miss Ethel Roosevelt. Later
Congressman Longworth arrived. Mrs.
Roosevelt installed herself in room
adjoining that of her husband and dur
ing the day seldom left his bedside.
Mrs. Roosevelt's first move was to
decree that the colonel must see no
visitors except the members of his
family. Once or twice during the day
she made exceptions, but otherwise
she adhered firmly to her resolution.
The colonel was feeling fine" and
ready to receive visitors, but Mrs.
Roosevelt gave him no opportunity to-
pass upon her ruling, for she made it
on her own authority and saw to it
that it was enforced. She received the
cards and messages for her husband
and sent back her replies, with the
result that the colonel himself did not
know who wished to see him.
There was little in the appearances
Of Colonel Roosevelt to indicate that.
he was not in his usual health. His
face has not lost its color, and as he
sat propped up with pillows he moved
about easily, and apparently was free
from main AS he talked he used his