Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-21
PATIENT BOWS TO ORDERS
AND TAKES TO HIS BED
Only Members of His Family A.
lowed in His Stateroom.
ON HIS WAY TO OYSTER BAY
Departure From Chicago Delayed
by an Accident-Receives Greet.
ings From Those Left Be
hind in Hospital

hind in Hospital.
ON BOARD ROOSEVELT CAR. FORT
WAYNE. Ind. October 2l.-The follow
ing bulletin was issued at noon by
Col Roosevelt physicians:
Col Roosevelt is resting well and is
very comfortable
tSigned) ALEXANDER LAMBERT.
''SCURRY L. TERRELL"
DR.. Lambert said that the patients
condition was favorable that IT was
deemed unnecessary to take record
of his temperature. pulse and respira-
tion.
He looks like "A We'll man. said Dr.
Lambert. ''but ii is necessary that he be
kept to himself and have absolute rest.
You might talk to him ten minutes and
he would appear TO be fun OF strength
and vitality. but at the end OF that time
suddenly be overcome by exhaustion. That
is merely the natural consequence OF the
hard work he has had.
There has been some further bleeding
OF the wound today, but only the normal
draining. which shows that the wound is
healing We hoped il would.
Under Constant Observation.
DIR: Lambert installed himself in
stateroom adjoining Col. Roosevelt's and
kept the patient under constant observa-
ton. Mrs. Roosevelt chatted with her
husband for a time and then he resumed
his reading. saying that he had had
enough sleep when ii was suggested that
he take a nap. The colonel thought that
if he remained awake all day II would
be easier TO sleep when night came.
An a lfr1 of nl 20
| trip was the conduct OF crowds which
came out to meet the train. At several
| Indiana towns there Were crowds on hand.
but. respecting the request of the plysi-
clans before they left Chicago. that their
patient he allowed to make his journey
as quietly as possible. they stood silently
by. without the cheers which the colonel
| is accustomed TO hear.
No Ill Effects From Trip.
VALPARAISO. Ind. October II eon
Board Roosevelt Car.-"Col. Roosevelt is
resting comfortably and so far shows no
Ill effects from the trip" said DIR. Alex
ander Lambert as the coloners train
reached Valparaiso. His condition is
normal"
COL Roosevelt said that he was feeling
fine," but he made no protest when his
physicians insisted that he 20 to bed al
once. Although he was somewhat tired
! he was soon made comfortable in his
stateroom. with a stack Of magazines to
while away the time
i> Col. Roosevelt'S stateroom has been fso
lated from the rest of the ear and tho
physicians issued a strict order that no
one except members of the family were
TO enter it.
Feeling No Discomfort.
GARY. Ind. October o1-Col Roose-
Welt announced he was not feeling any
discomfort from the motion of the train
when his party stopped here for a few
minutes to send te,egrams east 1t isn't
bothering me at ALL" he told the CORE
spondents. IF the whole trip is like this
l shall get along fine
Accident Delays Departure.
CHICAGO, October o1-Col. Roosevolt's
train which had been scheduled TO leave
Chicago for the east at SD am did not
pun out until $50. The delay was caused
oy an accident in the yard, Two unat-
tached engines crashed into each other
on the Burlington tracks at 18th street an
hour before Co. Roosevelt's train was
to pass by on the PENNSYLVANIA line few
yards distant The accident which was
due to "A mistake by signalman result
ed in injuries that sent TO a hospital one
of the engineers. The first reports We're
that he was killed
Coz. Roosevelts departure marked
by no incident not arranged by Col. Cecil
Lyon and Assistant Chief of Police Her.
man Schuettler. The co'onel had been
provided with a large easy chair, which
he expected to occupy until he became
tired. when DR.. Terrell and DIR. Lambert
who are to be the patients nurses dur
ing the trip. will have him lie down.
No Discomfort Felt.
No discomfort was felt by the Injured
man as the train was backed over cross
tracks into the Union station. An i'm
mense throng had gathered there, under
standing that he would entrain at that
point. Philip Roosevelt. his cousin. who
had missed the train at the 18th street
yards. hurried to Engiewood station. sev-
eral mics out from the Union station.
and boarded the train there Al that
point the guard OF policemen left the
train, and on.y two detectives Went on
They were TO leave the train at Gary,
Ind.
Mrs. Alice Longworth went on another
train at $40 o'clock bound for Cincin-
natl Many effo' is were made by pas
sengers to get back to see Col. Roose-
welt, whose car was last on the train.
but they were stopped by guards
Preparations for Col. Roosevelts de-
parture from Mercy Hospital to the
train at Union station. which takes him
L, Oyster Bay. were completed early to-
day, and he was placed in an ambulance
at 7:15 for the drive through the city,
Rather Restless Night.
The colonel's last night at the hospital
was rather a restless one. He slept only
about four hours in the aggregate from
the time he first fell asleep. at 11:15 pm.
He awoke frequently and he seemed
nervous 1t was said by Night Nurse
Fitzgerald that this was chiefly due To
the excitement of his coming departure
and not to any untoward symptoms that
had developed in the course or the night.
When he was ready to depart the
colonel said lie was feeling well, but
that because of his restlessness during
the night he was somewhat sleepy and
hoped he would be able to get some rest
ho had reached his berth fha