The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1912-10-16
There is Danger Of
Blood Poisoning.
IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL
Physicians Issue a favoTahls
Bulletin
ASSA|LkhT PLEADS gum
To Test Bullets to Ascertain i
They Are Poisoned.
ASSA|LAhT PLEADS GUN

Chicago, Oct 16.-Colonel Rooseveli
is in the Mercy hospital this city
under the observation of corps q
the most distinguished surgeons and
physicians. awaiting whatever coures
nature may take in the bullet wound
inflicted by John Schrank in Milwan-
kee.
The X-ray photographs have accn.
rately located the bullet and its
course, but the wound has not been
probed, and for the present no attempt
will be made to remove the bullet.
While Colonel Roosevelt's condition
is hopeful, he is not out of the danger
that always attends gunshot wound
should septic poisoning intervene. The
surgeons now are waiting to see 1t
blood poisoning develops. If the wound
remains clean and heals naturally,
then it will be up to DR.. Murphy and
his associates in the case to decide
whether to remove the~bullet from the
muscles of the chest wall or allow it to
remain.
The doctors say that their distin-
guished patient must remain in the
hospital for at least ten days.
Colonel Roosevelt's condition was
found improved when the physicians
made their examination of his wound.
AS a precautionary measure, tetanls
anti-toxin was administered in q me.
dunn dose, and he was told he might
eat what he desired. His breathing
caused him. less pain,
The bulletin of the surgeons reads:
Records show that his pulse III q
his temperature 99.2, respiration iH
that he has less pain in breathing thaa
previously, that he has practically no
cough, that there has been no bloody
expectoration.
"We& find him in magnificent physi-
cal condition due to his regular physi-
cal exercise, his habitual abstinence
from tobacco and liquor. AS precau-
tionary measure prophylactic dose of
anti-tetanic serum has been given to
guard against occurrence of lockjaW
later.
Oh. j. b. MI UhfHI,
''DR. ARTHUR DEAN BEVAN,
'DR. SCURRY L. TERRELL"
Colonel Roosevelt slept well and he
has good appetite.
Learning that the correspondents
accompanying bim on his speaking
tour, who had left him after the as
sault in Milwaukee to file their arti-
cles, had rejoined his encourage at the
hospital, Colonel Roosevelt insisted
that the edict of his physicians against
communication with him be ignored
for the time.
He received the newspaper men with
an apology for not arising, jested with
them about his condition and told
them "I'll hurry up and get out of
here, so that I can keep you busy
again."
In opening the door to his room to
admit the correspondents the heavy
odor of heaps of flowers banked high
in the ante-room flooded the coIonel's
apartment and he inhaled deeply sew.
eral times. The extra effort caused
a little pain, however, and when the
doors were shut again he instructed
his nurse to present part of the fow-
ers to other patients in the hospital.
This was, done.
The doctors did not feel inclined to
allow him to leave the hospital inside
Of ten days, SO that they might have
no break in their minute by minute
Satch for possible infection from the
bullet.
Cnofficially it was made known that
the physicians do not consider it ne
cessary to probe for or operate to
remove the bullet. It lies, as shown by
the X-ray- photographs brought from
Milwaukee by DR.. j. D. Jansen and
corroborated by others taken In the
Mercy hospital, not far from the breast
bone, on the right side, and probably
five inches below the collarbone. The
missile did not get inside the ribs, but
pioughed upward and inward for a
distance of some five inches from
where Ut entered.
The flesh along the course of the
bullet showed no discoloration, and
there appeared to the physicians no
cause for concern from any feature.
Colonel Roosevelt was anxious to
greet members of his family. The first
he was to see was his daughter, Mrs.
Alice Longsworth, whose train was
to arrive from Cincinnati in time for
her to have dinner with her father.
His concern all day was not for him.
self, but for those he believed were
likely to be too fearful of his condi.