Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-19
COLONEL LEAVES
HOSPITAL FOR HIS
HOME ON MONDAY
Will Travel Over
Pennsylvania to
Oyster Bay.
PHYSICIANS BELIEVE
ALL DANGER Is PAST
Toy Bull Moose, Present from
Chicago Headquarters, Treas
ured by Colonel.

MERCY HOSPITAL. Chicago, Oct.
19.-"Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will
leave Mercy Hospital for Oyster Bay
Monday forenoon at s:15 o'clock over
the Pennsylvania railroad"
This was the announcement made
today by DR.. Alexander Lambert, the
coloners family physician, after the
examining physicians had issued the
following bulletin describing his con-
dition:
1906 a. M, Saturday, Oct. 10.
Pulse, Sc; temperature, 9s; respira-
tion, 20; breathing easier; resting
we'll; condition good; convalescing
satisfactorily.
JOHN B. MURPHY, M. D.,
ARTHUR D. BEvAN. M. d..
ALEXANDER LAMBERT, M. D.,
"SCURRY L. TERRELL, M. D."
Colonel Roosevelt declared the news
to be the best he had received since
he first was assured the wound would
not be fatal.
1T has been very tedious waiting
here" he told the physicians, sin spite
of the fact you gentlemen and the
Sisters of Mercy have provided for
me in royal way.
SIT is no fault of the care and at
tention I have had, that's certain
but, as you know, this is just the
height of the campaign and every
day lost means a golden opportunity
of calling new attention to our cause
gone beyond recall
Promises to BE Good"
Now, mother he said, address
ing Mrs. Roosevelt for the first time
in the hearing of the nurses since she
came to the hospital. "I'll be pretty
good while I'm here, so that there
won't be any reason for delaying our
start home. OF course, ] can't help
being impatient, but I'll do as you
say now with as little protest as pos
sible."
Preparations for the start began at
once. Theodore Roosevelt, jr,, OBJ
tanned from his parents the general
instructions as to the departure and |
arranged with members of the Pro-
gressive party in Chicago to look to
train arrangements.
Reservations were ordered on the |
train by the contingent of newspaper
men and physicians accompanying |
the colonel, and the hospital authori- |
ties prepared to take up with the
police department the question Of pro- |
viding adequate guard about the
building when the noted patient was
to leave.
To BE Well Guarded.
Tentative plans provide that he |
shall leave the hospital not in an am
bulance, but in limousine automo- |
bile, which will drive slowly to the |
Union station. A wheel chair prob
ably will be there, in which he may |
be carried down the long fight of |
a private car and guard of Chicago |
policemen will be asked to accompany |
the train to the Illinois State line.
4 Last night was one of almost un-
broken rest for Colonel Theodore |
Roosevelt, who lies wounded in Mercy |
Hospital here. He fell asleep shortly |
after IL o'clock and awoke only once |
between then and after o'clock to-
day, when he announced himself |
ready for breakfast
The wound the colonel received at
the hands of an assassin at Mil
waukee several days ago gave him
little trouble. The crisis in his Ill
ness now is believed to have been
passed and his rapid recovery Is con-
fidently expected. Blood poisoning no
longer is regarded as a possibility by
his attending physicians. the only
danger to be feared now being teta-
nus or lockjaw, but even this Is be-
lieved to be remote.
Throughout the night Colonel Roose-
welt was awake only once. That was
at o'clock, and then for only a few
moments, in which Night Nurse Fitz-
gerald had only time to obtain a clini-
cal record. His record at that time
was normal and he said he felt ex-
ceedingly well. His temperature was
9s, pulse 70 and respiration 1s.
Permitted to SIT Up.
For the first time since his con.
fnement in the hospital Colonel
Roosevelt was permitted to sit up for
short time yesterday. 1t is believed
this relief will be prolonged today.
When he awoke this morning he
was asked by nurse Fitzgerald If the
bullet was causing him any inconve-
nience. mot Bit" he replied. Pm
feeling bully"
The regular morning clinical record
showed temperature 9S, pulse 70 and
respiration Is. This Is practically
where the figures stood for the night.
Such changes as were recorded were
considered of no Importance. With his
breakfast, which he had with Mrs.
Roosevelt. the colonel asked to be
given the morning papers
1t has not yet been decided what
day the colonel will be permitted to
start for oyster Bay. Monday or
Tuesday has been tentatively fixed,
but conditions may compel change
in the plans.
Today the colonel probably will per-
sonally reply to some of the many
letters that are constantly being re-
ceived, but most of which are being
looked after by his secretary. Look
ing after such correspondence as his
physicians and Mrs. Roosevelt will
permit him to care for and receiving
a few visitors seems to be the pro-
gram.
Colonel Roosevelts physicians said
fContinucd ON second PaRe.l