The Detroit times., 1912-10-18
COL. ROOSEvELTS
CONDITION IMPROVES

bed has again virtually assumed
charge OF his campaign and while his
&Dnearance on the stump will un.
n0estionzbly be- limited 90 the Madi-
<on Square Garden meeting. two
nichfs before election, Roosevelt will
be the guiding hand, behind the. hght
While today, according to the at
|ttnding physicians, there would be a
crisis In tha colonel.s wound, tina:
does not. mean that Rooseyelt's condi'
ton was critical today.
Df. Terrill explained this by say
ing that II the "A hours, beginning at
midnight. passed without the formh-
ton OF pus in the wound cavity, the
Feasibility Of blood poisoning or
nhenniorik as an after affect, would
have practically disappeared and the
wound will heal in its normal course,
leaving the bullet to be extracted OF
left where it -is- at the pleasure OF the
patient or his physician
He. said that an encrusted bullet
jn 4 man with. Colonel, Roosevelt,s
physiq,ie would probably 60 with him
|hroueh life without causing him any
1iscoInfort IT Is probable, however,
that in case Roosevelt passes the
crisis successfully and Ia able to
leave the hospital, Monday or Tues.
day. as Ii now desired by the colonel
ana his wife, IL win be deemed ad-
xfsable- to- remove the bullet some
time this fall. when the colonel's con-
dition IL restored to normal 4~a
The nurse who was with Colone.
Roosevelt last evening said her
rttient was continually chuckling
over the recollection Of the visit made
to him by the 'Walshe twins late yes
ters1ay. They arrived at the hospital.
via the stork route, at the same time
he got there In the ambulance and the
elder OF them was honored by the
coIonel's name. Their nurse brought
them In at the request OF the colonel.
~ AL their infant flnery, and Mrs.
Hoo9eve1t made almost as much ado
over them as did the patient.
The colonel asked for the morning.
rapers and inquired about the,
weather.
Not 20 fine a day as yesterday"
was his comment AZ he gazed out the
Hindow and saw foggy Chicago
Thsn while Mrs. Roosevelt sorted
out teh papers FOR him, the colonel
fell 10 and ate heartily. -H'a.,st
Asked how he felt, he repeated the
tl1tement that he was "finer a"I feel
IKE I could run Ave miles," he con-
finued. .even II II II bad morning."
THE last official bulletin from the
3hysiciane before midnight showed
that Roosevelt was resting quietly,
that he breathed perceptibly easier
aud that his condition was as good as
could Do expected under the circum.
EIanceB
The first visitor 20 the sick room
this morning was DR.. l. Scurry Ter
riIl, who. went in to see the colonel
After he had brealdasted.
The physicians visit was brief and
he came forth with a confident smile
CD his face.
MThe colonel Is very quiet now"
said Terrill. He seeihs resigned and
a really in good humor over his
Imprisonment here. The fact that he
had such very good nights sleep is
refy significant II was q contrast to
the night before and as the day wears
on. we will be better able to give an
eutbQritatiYa statement on his
chances for speedy recovery. No
definite time can be set for the crisis
hecanse there might be change just
after We had given out a bulletin.
However, the colonel is in excellent
shape"