New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1912-10-19
ROOSEVELT NOT OUT OF
DANGER.

OnlcdSO, OC1- ~ !
dav Of unbroken calm, Col.
Roosevelt lay in his bed in Mercy
HOSPITAL with virtually no varla-
ton of his condition. 1t was 6.
dav of waiting, with the ever
present possibility of complca-
tions, but with lessened fears Oh
the part of those who were watch
inc over the wounded man. lie
seemed almost in his normal con-
dition. but his physicians said he
was .by no means out Of danger.
Col. Roosevelt s physicians were
discussing tonight the length OF
. it will be necessary for the
Colonel to remain in the hospital
II was believed that it might be
safe fo, him to leave for Oyster
| Ba.v on Monday or Tuesday, If all
goes well. but not even a tentative
decision was reached.
The clinical records We're the
most encoura ging of those of any
dav since Col. Roosevelt entered
the hospital. During the morn
inc the variation in temperature
limited to two-tenths of a degree,
and throughout the afternoon IL
was reported as normal. Ihere
virtually was no variation III
pulse. The period Of possible de-
velopment Of blood poisoning still
has another day to run. and a.
though the physicians said a
change might occur within an
hour at any time during the next
day. they were more optimistic
tonight as to the outcome than
at any previous time.
I Possibility of tetanuS, always
to be reckoned within the case OF
bullet wounds, still has to be con-
sidered, and as the period IN
which this might develop, the ply
stefan said, is six Or seven days.
Col. Roosevelt will not be regard
ed as entirely out of danger even
should the next day pass with no
signs of blood poisoning. DR..
Scurry L. Terrell said the Colonel
could not leave the hospital safe
lv until the expiration Of this per
iod. and for that reason it was
regarded as out of the question
to consider the Colonel's depar-
tare for Oyster Bay before early
next week.
All day Mrs. Roosevelt was at
the bedside, and although her
husband jestingly complained,
re was the victim Of machine rule,
she said he must see no one ex-
cept the members Of his family.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Miss
Ethel Roosevelt and Mrs. NichO-
las Lonworth talked with their
father from time to time, but even
these family chats were limited t.
few minutes on each occasion
Twice during the day, however,
Mrs. Roosevelt made exceptions
to her rule. Miss Jane Adams { 1
Hull House, one of the most ac-
tive workers for the Progressive
party, called late in the afternoon
and spent ten minutes with Col.
Roosevelt. She hardly had de-
parted when two babies, twins,
who were spending the first day
of their lives, were brought In.
As there was no possibility Of 4
conversation between Col. Roos-
evelt and the twins, Mrs. Roose
velt admitted them for moment
With the aid of mirror which
enabled him to catch glimpse
of the outer world without turn.
ing about in bed, Col. Roosevelt
looked out at the street scenes.
when he was not talking with
Mrs. Roosevelt or reading. He
was eager to be up and out Of
doors, and spoke longingly Of his
Eorse Sudar, on which he is ae-
customed to ride each morning
when he is at Sycamore Hill. He
ate three hearty meals and said
that he felt bully"
The Colonel found it difficult to
arrange his pillows comfortably
W. en- he wished to read, and q
special head rest was brought i'll
for him. 1t was fitted between
the mattress and the bed spreads
and is so arranged that the pa
tient, by turning a Wheel cam
elevate his head and shoulders to
any desired angle. Col. Roose-:
welt had his doubts as to whether
he would like it and DIR. Terrell
volunteered to test it. The head
rest was fitted to the bed in the
adjoining room, and the doctor,
after testing 1t, he said, until his
back was lame, told the Colonel
he would change beds with him at
any time he desired. The change
may be made tomorrow.
The clinical record for the day
showed some variations in tenn
perature, pulse and respiration,
hut only such changes, the ply
sicians said, as were normal in the
case Of a person suffering from a
bullet wound. The hourly record
told of q slight fever in the morn
ing and a subnormal temperature
toward the end of the day. The
pulse rose to ninety in the morn
ing and again late in the after
noon, but early in the evening the
count fell off. 81