The Washington times., 1912-10-17
DOCTORS ISSUE
STATEMENT SAYING
COLONIES BETTER
Find No Trace of Blood
Poisoning, and Gain
, Hope.
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biscuits, and a pot of coffee with con-
densed milk. +. .... r.a-
Word was sent at once to Progressive
headquarters to locate the man anu
bring forth the steak. .f'
The colonel went to sleep at II 80
o'clock last night. At 4 o'clock this
morning he awoke, turned uneaslly In
his bed, and summoned one OF the house
physicians.
welt while the physician hurried into the
room. - - .''
Slept But Little.
But from that time until he had break
fast at O'Clock. the patient showed
signs Of extreme restlessness and slept
but little. 81.
Miss May OKeefe. night superinten-
dent Of the hospital, took the frst OBJ
eervations on the coloners condition to-
day. At g o'clock his temperature was
ss respiration ls, and pulse 70.
How do you feel7" Roosevelt was
asked.
Fine" was the response. You may
bring me three soft boiled eggs. n lit
tie wen done bacon, some bread and
- butter, and some tea, not too strong"
Enjoys His Breakfast.
When the breakfast was brought In
to his room Roosevelt ate with relish.
He continued to say that he was feeling
fine and expressed desire for abso-
Lutte quiet. '
Last night Mrs. Roosevelt remained
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 colonel
Instead Of reading. Roosevelt turned
over the pages OF several books. and
then turned off the light and went to
sleep. According to the physicians the
patients rest until o'clock this MORN
physician. who came In response to his
call, rotated the muscles of the colonel's 8
chest to see II they had been affected.
Roosevelt gave no sign Of pain.
Goes to the Window.
Mrs. Roosevelt made a visit to the
sick room shortly after the colonel had
ordered his breakfast. She remained
for a few moments only, and then as
her husband seemed drowsy, she left.
After she was away, Roosevelt 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.
The first x-ray to give satisfactory
results shows that the bullet In partly
imbedded In the fracture of the fourth
bone. The bullet is much flattened and
spread out of shape. 1t IL crushed
against the upper edge of the rib and
several small splinters Of bone project
near II.
The picture also shows an unusual
spread and arch to the injured ribs.
Indicating the great size Of the colonel y
lungs and his extraordinary chest de-
velopment. = The missile In transit did
not spread us such bullets usually do.
but made a clean wound. Superiicialiy
the hole is about half an inch In d.
ameter and the skin Is badly torn at
the point OF entry.
Indifferent to Schrank.
Today the colonel continued to show
the utmost Indifference as to the mo-
tives of Schrank. who sought his life.
His name might be Czologoz or any
thing else as far as l am concerned" ="
he said to one Of his visitors. ~ never
heard of him before and know nothing
about him.
To another caller. Roosevelt expressed
the opinion that the man was a IMAM
lac. afflicted with a paranola on the
subject OF a third term"
The colonel, however, now talks
considerably about the shooting al
though at first he seemed to avoid dis
cussion of 1t.
81 felt no pain at all for the first ff-
teen minutes" he said to one of the
doctors. "It was not until after
reached the Auditorium and began to
speak that the wound began 10 give
me trouble"