Semi-weekly herald., 1912-10-17

man bent on murder was about to
fire another shot the revolver was
knocked from his hand, and the as
sassin was choked by Captain Lyon.
Roosevelt staggered back into the
auto when the shot was fred but
raised himself and stood looking at
Lyon, who was sitting on Shrank. The
ex-president cried with a gesture,
Don't hit him; I'm all right
MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 15.-The col
onel sent the following message to
Mrs. Roosevelt last night:
Am in excellent shape. Made an
hour and half speech. The wound
is trivial one Am in the Emergency
hospital at the moment but anticipate
going right on with my engagements.
My voice in good shape. Best love
to Ethel"
CHICAGO, Oct. 15-It was an
nounced in Roosevelt's room at Mercy
hospital today that Mrs. Roosevelt
will arrive in Chicago tomorrow.
Colonel Roosevelt sat back in the
motor car as the immense crowd that
had witnessed the shooting yelled to
him. With rare presence Of mind
Colonel Roosevelt, waving his hat,
cried out, "My good friends, I'm not
hurt. Pm going on to the hall to
speak Good luck"
The whole incident had happened
so quickly that the astonished crowd
did nothing but stand stock still.
Roosevelt even turned to the chauf
feur and in a calm voice remarked,
Now, just run the car up to the
Auditorium. I'm not hurt; everything
is all right"
The car started up in a moment
and Roosevelt was on his way to the
hall with a bullet in his side. The
ex-president did not realize he had
been shot until he got to the Audi
torium, five blocks distant.
Dr. Terrell discovered the condition
and insisted that Roosevelt be ex-
amined. Fifteen thousand people in
the hall had heard the ex-president's
automibel hurrying up to the Audi
torium. DR.. Terrell was obdurant.
"You can't go in there until I've seen
if that bullet took effect" demanded
Terrell.
''ln the meantime members OF the
ex-president's party, in great alarm,
had gone to the platform of the Audi
torium to prepare the huge audience
for the shocking news of the attempt
ed assassination.
Othere doctors rushed to the aid of
DR.. Terrell. They found him trying
to induce the ex-president to give up
speaking and go home.
But, doctor, that's impossible" de-
clared Roosevelt firmly, "Im going to
make speech if it is the last one"
AS he spoke, Roosevelt got up from
the chair and insisted on being show
ed the way to the stage. DR.. Ter
rell implored him not to go. Colonel
Lyon tried to stop him, but Roosevelt
gently pushed the two aside saying,
Now. your disturbing the campaign"
Seeing it useless to prevent, the
colonel's body guard escorted him to
the platform.
As Roosevelt walked firmly to the
stage as though nothing in the world
was the matter, the gigantic crowd
burst into the widest cheering heard
in his campaign trip. He said:
Il do not care a rap about being
shot, not rap"
In his speech last night, he began:
Friends, / shall have to ask you to
be as quiet as possible. / do not
know whether you fully understand
that / have just been shot, but 1t
takes more than that to kill Bull
Moose. But fortunately l had my
manuscript-holding up manuscript,
and showing the audience where the
bullet had gone throngh-so you see
! was going to make long speech.
And friends, the hole in it is that
which the bullet went through, and it
probably saved it from going into my
heart. The bullet is in me now, so
that ! cannot make a very long speech.
But l will try my best"
After his speech he opened his vest,
his crimson flood flowing freely from
the wound. The doctors then forced
him to go to hospital in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Oct. l5.-Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt was shot by John W.
Schrank, the would-be assassin in Mil
waukee last night.
The colonel lies today in Mercy
hospital here resting easily"
His assailant is under arrest. The
would-be murderer says vision
prompted him to kill Roosevelt.
Half a dozen of the most noted
surgeons in Chicago, led by DR.. John
B. Murphy, made examinations of the
colonel's wound, and announced the
bullet did not pierce the lung but
lodged in the chest. They had not
planned to operate this morning.
The following official statement was
issued at 1880 a. m. by surgeons
attending Colonel Roosevelt:
Colonel Roosevelt's hurt is a deep
bullet wound Of the chest wall with
out striking any vital organ in tran
sit. The wound was not probed. The
point of entrance was to the right of
and one inch below the level Of the
right nipple. The range of the bullet
was upward distance of four inches;
deeply in the chest wall. There is no
evidence of the bullet penetrating the
hcest wall. Pulse 80, temperature,
1872. No operation to remove the bull
let IL indicated at the present time.
Mr.. Roosevelt's condition is hopeful
but the wound is so important as to
demand absolute rest a number Of
days.
(Signed) DR.. JOHN B. MURPHY.
DIR. ARTHUR B. EVAN.
DR.. S. l.. TERRILL.
DR.. r. J. SAYLE.
Medical men, when shown the off,
cial statement issued by the sur
geons attending Colonel Roosevelt
seemed to think all conditions favor
able. In their opinion the chief dan
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