Evening journal., 1912-10-17
COL. ROOSEVELT PASSES
FIRST RESTLESS NIGHT;
CRISIS COMES TOMORROW
Broken Rib Causes Distinguished Patient Uneasiness
But Surgeon Says Wound Shows No Evidence
of Poisoning, While Every Indication Points
TO Speedy Recovery of Csndidsfe---Is
Anxious TO GET Back 10 Oyster
Bay at Early Day.

! into his room. Roosevelt ate WIN
relish. lie continued TO say that ho
was feeling fine and expressed a de-
sire for absolute quiet
Last night Mrs Roosevelt remains
ed with her husband until 10 o'clock.
He then said he wished to read
awhile and she withdrew to her own
room, which adjoins that Of the coll
onel
Instead OF reading. Roosevelt turn
ed over the pages of several books
aud then turned off the light and
went to sleep. According to the ply
sicians the patients rest until I
o'clock was unbroken. Then tho
house physician came in response to
his call, rotated the muscles of tha
colOnels chest to see # they had been
etfected,but Roosevelt gave no sign %
pain.
Watching for Poisoning.
As the crisis of the case approaches
the physicians are keeping a strcc
watch to determine II blood poison
ing or lockjaw develops
Dr. J b Murphy. chief surgeon at
Mercy Hospital. said today that to-
morrow would mark the turning point
i
! will be definitely known II the pa
/ tient will be compelled to fight ons
or both complications, such wounds
always menace blood poisoning and
pneumonia.
Mrs. Roosevelt made a visit to tho
I sick room shortly after the colonel
had ordered hls breakfast She se-
NAMED for a few moments only and
then, as her husband seemed drowsy.
she left After she was away. ROose-
velt got out OF bed and went over to
the window, where he sat down and
gazed into the street Then he went
back TO bed and fell asleep
Ball Fractures Rlb.
The first X-Ray to give satisfactory
results shows that the bullet is partly
imbedded In the fracture OF the fourth
rib, about four inches from the breast
bone The bullet is much fattened
and spread out OF shape 1t is crush-
ed against the upper edge of the rib
, land seFerul small spiiutrfs of bono
project near IT, The picture also
shows an unusual spread and arch
10 the injured ribs. indicating the
great size of the Colonels lungs and
his extraordinary chest development
The missile in transit did not spread
as much as bullets usually do. but
made a clean wound Specifically
the hole is about half an inch in
diameter and the skin Is badly torn
at the point OF entry.
Following a bedside consultation.
Doctors John b. Murphy, Arthur d.
Beyan and l. Scurry Terrill an
nounced that the Colonel would be
allowed to start for Oyster Bay late
Saturday, unless complications de-
velop. The Colonel has repeatedly
expressed a wish to return home and
Mrs. Roosevelt and other members OF
the family are anxious TO move him
east as soon an possible
Thinks Assailant n Maniac.
Today the Colonel continued TO show
the utmost Indifference as to the
motives of Schrank, who sought his
life.
His name might be Czolgosz or
anything else as far as / am concern-
ed he said TO one OF his visitors Il
never heard Of him before and know
nothing about him."
To another caller. Roosevelt ex-
pressed the opinion that the man was
a maniac, afflicted with a paramoia
on the subject of third term.
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