The Oskaloosa herald., 1912-10-17
COL. ROOSEVELT
HAD GOOD NIGHT
Encouraging Bulletins Issued by
Physicians To-day.
SOME DANGER OF BLOOD POISON
Injuries Are More Severe Than At
First Supposed, But the Patients
Great Vitality viii Pull
Him Through.


Chicago, Oct. 16.-Special: The fol-
lowing bulletin was issued at 500 to-
day at Mercy Hospital:
The record shows that Colonel
Roosevelt had very good night. His
temperature and pulse are normal, his
highest pulse since nine o'clock last
night was 80, temperature 9S.S, and
his pulse at six O'Clock this morning
was n, temperature 9S.6. His respir-
alton was 20. He is having less pleura
from the injured rib than he did yes
terday and that he did not have to
have an anodyne for the pain. Gen
eral condition excellent. - Signed,
John B. Murphy, Arthur d. Bevan and
S. l.. Terrill."
Hard To Keep Him Quiet.
Chicago, Oct. 16-Special: Speedy
recovery from the bullet wound in
fiicted by John Schrank in Milwaukee
was predicted for Colonel Roosevelt
earlyr today unless unseen complica-
tions arise today or tomorrow. 1t is
expected he will be able to leave Mer-
cy hospital within ten days. Roose-
welt slept well and awoke in good
spirits and ate hearty breakfast and
then submitted to an examination by
the doctors. The doctors are expert
encing difficulty in enforcing absolute
quiet necessary for Roosevelt, who
says he feels bully" and wants to
read the thousands of kilograms and
letters from all over the world sent to
him and also to see his friends and
talk politics.
ColoneI's Family Arrives.
Chicago, Oct. Especial: Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, Miss Ethel Roose-
welt and Theodore Jr., and DIR. Alex
ander Lambert arrived from New
York and were taken to the hospital,
arriving at nine o'clock.
No Poison On Bullets.
Milwaukee, Oct. 16.-Special: DR..
Summers of Marquette this afternoon
officially announced his chemical
analysis, and said that the bullets in
the revolver with which Schrank shot
Roosevelt were coated with no pois-
ons and were no different from the
ordinary bullets of commerce.
Holding Schrank's VaIise.
Charlestown, South Carolina, Oct.
16.-Special: The police are holding
the valise left here by John Schrank.
In it were found 3S-calibre cartridges
and box which once held a revol-
yer, and many letters in English and
German attacking Roosevelt, and will
probably be sent to Milwaukee.
Schrank is Sane.
Milwaukee, Oct. 16-Special: John
SChrank, assassin of Roosevelt, is le-
gally sane in the opinion of the dis
trict attorney, who says that from a
medical viewpoint he amy be dement,
ed but that he certainly knows the
difference between right and wrong.
lie will probably be tried in Deem
Der. Today he was turned into the
bum cell and talked freely with the
other prisoners but did not talk to
reporters.
Milwaukee, Oct. 16.-Special: The
district attorney today appointed
three physicians to make an immedi-
ate investigation into the mental con-
diton of John Schrank, the Roosevelt
assassin.
Danger of Blood Poison.
Chicago. Oct. 16.-Well aware that
he was still in danger of his life,
Theodore Roosevelt went to sleep last
night at the Mercy hospital as serene
ly as he ever did in his life.
The bullet fired at him by an assas'
sin in Milwaukee is still in his chest.
II probably will stay there unless
some unforeseen symptom arises. The
colonel passed quiet day for him
yet an amazingly active one for man
suffering from a gunshot wound.
He ate eggs and toast for breakfast
bread and milk for luncheon and bread
and milk again for supper, diet that
staggered the hospital attendants.
VIII Not Operate.
After many consultations following
"'oy phoIo5i dpho W iOSdtS Ihc pu'ASN
the surgeons headed by DR.. John B
Murphy decided that while their dis
tinguished patient is by no means out
Of danger, no present good can be
accomplished by an operation.
The bullet, entering an inch below
the right nipple, went downward ant
to the right, and now rests but little
distance from the liver and close t.
the pleural cavity. It's ultimate col
lision with rib prevented it from
lodging in a more dangerous place.
All day long kilograms of sympath,
from men In high places poured into
the sick room. And Colonel Roosevelt
refusing to let any one but himsel
answer them, sat propped up on pill
lows and dictated to Stenographer L
e. Martin. the man who overpowere'