The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-10-16
ROOSEVELT SHOULD
N AXE RAPID
RECOVERY
No Alarming Symptoms Have
Appeared Today
WAKES F { E L IN G BULLY
Surgeons Say That Unless Pus De-
velops by Friday Colonel Should
Quickly Recover.

Chicago. Oct. 16.-Col Roosevelt
passed a quiet night, sleeping most
of the time. When he awoke he was
feeling bully" and the people at the
hospital declare that the shooting
certainly hasn't affected his appetite.
A third X-Ray examination was
made today and a bulletin given out
late this forenoon stated that the pa
tents condition was normal and
that unless pus developed by Friday
he will make a quick recovery.
Mrs. Roosevelt, daughter Ethel
and son Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
have arrived at the hospital.
Former President Roosevelt was
resting fairly easily last night, and
his physicians said, after day of
nervous strain, that they were pleas
ed with his condition. The clinical
record. however, shows that his con-
dition was hardly as favorable as
when he entered the hospital yester-
day morning on his arrival from Mil
waukee. His pulse at 10 o'clock was
90, Vi II COuuAo dbONt hNi AiuAf NhN
two counts above the record two
hours after he was shot. His tenn
perature was 99.2. or three-fifths OF
degree above normal. IL was believ-
ed the night would indicate whether
the pistol wound inflicted on him Mon
day night by John Schrank in Mil
waukee would heal normally.
DR. John b. Murphy. who is in
charge of the case, left the hospital
before 10 o'clock for the night. Col.
Roosevelt is resting quietly" he said.
He had small dinner. There was
less distress in his breathing. His
general condition is exceptionally
good and he should have a good
night" IL was said that no further
examinations of the wound would be
made until o'clock this morning.
when a consultation will be held.
Theodore Roosevelt was not mere
ly specifically wounded by the bull
let fired into his breast Monday in
Milwaukee by John Schrank, it was
determined at Chicago last night by
surgeons after all-day examinations
and consultations; and the colonel
must not see or speak to anyone for
several days without permission of
the doctors. The wound was definite
ly described as "a serious wound in
the chest" and mot mere flesh
wound" The late bulletin which pro-
hibited communication between the
colonel and others than his attend
ants declared that "quietude is abso-
lutely essential.
The surgeons asserted, however,
that il was not yet necessary to probe
for the bullet and the patient proba-
bly, will be kept as calm as his ma
ture will allow him for few days.
Col. Roosevelt slept well at intervals
during the day, ate ravenously of ar
ticles customarily making up his bin
of fare, read long extracts from Mac
aulay and limited to his physician that
he would not object to a ride in the
fresh air.
Finally learning that the correspon-
dents accompanying him on his speak
ing tour, who had left him after the
assault in Milwaukee to file their ar
ticles, had rejoined his encourage at
the hospital. Col. Roosevelt insisted
that the edict of his physicians
against communicating with him be
ignored for the time. He received
the newspaper men with an apology
for not arising. TESTED with them
about his condition and told them.
"I'll hurry up and get out of here
so | can keep you busy again"
Unoiiicially it was made known yes
terday that the physicians do not con
slider 1t necessary to probe for or OPP
crate TO remove the bullet II lies as
shown by the X-ray photographs
brought from Milwaukee by DIR. ]. ID.
Jansen and corrobOrated others TAX
en- in Mercy hospital not far from the
breast bone on the right side and pro
badly five inches below the collar
bone. This missile did not get inside
the ribs, but plowed upward and in
ward for distance of some five inch
es from where it entered. The flesh
along the course of the bullet show
ed no discororation yesterday and
there appeared TO the physicians no
cause for concern from any feature
Of the assault now past.