The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-22
sitting by His Own Fireslde and
Illuminating on What He Will
Say In Answer to
w. J. Bryan.
THERE THIS MORNING
stood the Trip Well and After Ten
Days Of Rest VIII be Able to
Make Speeches
Again.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
NORTH PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. |
22.-Refreshed by plenty Of sleep
throughout the afternoon and night,
Colonel Roosevelt awoke shortly be
fore the train on which he is returning
to Oyster Bay reached this junction
point Pleased with the anticipation
of reaching home the colonel raised
the window shade and looked out over
the fog-covered meadows through
which the train was then running.
BY George, / feel bully" he said.
The doctors were notified that he
X was awake and they made an examin-
alton, declaring that he was standing
the trip even better than they had
hoped for.
Twice during the night the train
was somewhat jolted at switching
points, but the shock was not felt by
the patient asleep in the private car.
He had gone sleep about 10 o'clock
and it was six when he awoke. The
The colonel called for his breakfast
as soon as the physicians had made
their examination, and ate heartily.
Slight ooying was noticed from the
wound in the colonels chest and the
doctors said that this was an excel
lent thing. The pain has almost en-
tirely disappeared, being noticeable
only when the doctors pressed their
fingers on the sensitive point Of the
bullet in making their examination.
Both Doctors Lambert and Terrell
agreed that If the patient is kept
absolutely quiet during the next ten
days he will be able to make the
speech scheduled for him It Madison
Square Garden on October 80.
Through New York.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The Penn.
sylvania train with Colonel Roosevelt
on board enroute frcm Chicago, reach
ed the station in this city at sos ex-
a.tly on time. The special car of the
colonel was switched over to the
Long Island section to be sent on Jo
Oyster Bay. The doctors in charge
said that the colonel was in excellent
condition
When the train was run into the sta
tion switching engine backed uI
against he private car Ideal in which
the colonel ard his party were, ant
dragged it through the network o
switches to the Long Island tracks
where an engine and combination ca
were in waiting. AS soon as the Idea
was coupled on, the train started TO
Oyster Bay, running as special.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., was th
only one to leave the car in this city
He was joined by his wife and starte'
for home, declaring his father was II
fine shape.
Precautions had been taken to pre-
vent a crowd disturbing the wounde
man and no one was permitted on tn
track level who did not have real bus
ness there. Consequently there wa
no demonstration and Roosevelt di
not show himself outside of his car.
The doctors issued the followin
bulletin:
Colonel Roosevelt was very chez
full this morning after good night
sleep. He stood the journey wei
The colonel arose and dressed himse
at six, after which he ate substal
tial breakfast containing much nou
ishment, three eggs, some bacol
rolls and pot of tea. There is St
slight oozing from the wound whic
is an encouraging sign as 1t indicate
that 1t Is healing nicely.
(Signed) LAMBERT, TERRELL
That Roosevelt is still in the gan
was shown when he announced his /
tention of placing Colonel William
Bryan in the near-Ananias club wit
out delay. Through the night Roos
welt had his stenographers searchir
for a speech he made on his recel
trip and to which the democrat
colonel referred in his addresses
Ohio yesterday.
The speech was found befo
Roosevelt awoke this morning and
soon as he had his breakfast he re;
1t over. Then he declared that &
Nebraskan had misquoted him, al
that he would have something to s.
on the subject as soon as he got
Oyster Bay. 1t was expected that
would there issue a statement assa
Ing Bryan.
Home at Last.
OYSTER BAY, Oct. 22.-Color