Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-10-21
HIS CONDITION is GOOD
DOCTORS, IN FINAL ExAMiNG-
TloN, FIND COLONEL IN Ex. /.
cELLENT HEALTH
BULLET IS STILL PAINFUL
SURGEONS, HOWEVER, DO NOT
ANTICIPATE ANY FURTHER
DANGER

I Chicago, Oct. 21.-COlonel Roosevelt
at $3.50 o'clock this morning left Chi
cago for Oyster Bay, aboard train
On the Pennsylvania railroad. He
awoke shortly before o'clock and
was given his morning sponge bath
and rundown. His brellfass consist
ed of bacon, there soft boiled eggs,
huttered oast and a pot of Tea. Mrs
Roosevelt had breakfast with her
husband In his room.
Or Johr B. Murphy arrived at the
hospital at $50 a'clock and, with DR..
VIM. B. McCauley, the house sur
geon, dressed the colonel's wound for
the last time before his departure for
the east At the same time a consul
tation was held at which DR.. Scurrey
L. Terrell, the colonel's specialist;
DR.. Arthur d. Bevan, DR.. Alexander
Lambert, the Roosevelt family physi-
clan. and DR.. John B. Golden, DR.. Muir
phys assistant, were present.
At 7;1O a. M, the following official
bulletin was issued:
Pulse, temperature and respiration
norsnal. Wound still discharges a
little serum. There is less inflam-
nation. The point where the bullet
is located is sensitive to pressure and
the bullet can now be distinctly 10
Gated. General condition good"
Long before time to leave the hos
pital Colonel Roosevelt was fully
dressed. over his street clothes ne
wore the heavy army overcoat
he had on the evening he was shot.
The hole in the right brei at vas not
distinguishable at any great distance
The colonel walked fro.n his room
to the wheel chair in the corridor
He wa accompanied by DR.. John B.
Murphy and Mrs. Roosevelt. On the
way through the hospital the various
rooms had their doors open and pa
tients called greeting to him and
wished him a safe journey. Outside
there was large chair, and, on the
arm of DR.. Lambert, he took the few
steps to the door Of the ambulance
The start was immediate. In front OF
the ambulance was a large detail of
motorcycle police, a squad of whom
also Immediately followed Then
came motorcars in which were Col
onel Cecil Lyon, and the remainder
of the Roosevelt party. In other mo
tor cars were many newspaper men
and photographers.
Throughout the early morning, or
ever since the time Colonel Roosevelt
awoke, there was an air of expectan
cy in the corridors OF the hospital
Preparations for departure had been
made carefully. There was not tie
slightest hitch.
Just as he was being taken from
the wheel chair at the Hospital door
the colonel bade good bye to his two
nurses. Night Nurse Margaret Fita-
gerald was the first to shake his hand
and to receive the famous Roosevelt
smile. She was followed by Day
Nurse Blanche Wolter.
The last thing that Colonel and
Mis-. Roosevelt did was to shake
Lands with and thank Mother Mary
Raphael, the mother superior in
charge of the hospital. The farewell
was brief but affecting. Into the
eyes Of Mrs Roosevelt a tear came
while the eyes Of the mother supe-
rior were suffused and she quickly
turned her head, and then hurried in
to the building,
TO avoid crowd at the station
Colonel Roosevelt boarded the train in
the railroad yard at Twelfth street
half mile away. The train then was
back into the terminal trainshed
where the coloneIs baggage was re
ceived.