The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-15

HE regiment. you wuLid not want me
tn stop You would expect me 10 g9
ahead. no matter what happened.
On int" his speech went the colonel,
, raising hts voice 60 high pitch To
hear him speak. with all the vigor
ne has displayed in his whole cam
psign, no one would have imagined.
had he no, known 1t. that The plucky
candidate carried freshly fred but
let.
Roosevelt strobe 10 one end of the
platform, and then to the other. all
the time closely following the lines
Of his prepared speech. As his talk
was mainly along lines he has pur-
sued In previous speeches in the Mid
die West he knew 1t well enough to
keep from referring to his notes
l4e tucked the manuscript into the
! folds pi MIS- coat. half hid it in his
I HAND. and tried by other devices TO
Hcer Il ont Of sight of the audssIre.
| lie aunt want the bullet hole 10 tee
! IN evidence.
| After Roosevelt had talked for half
| an hour, lambnsting Senator La Fol-
! lette for opposing the ProgressiVes In
7 Wisconsin, and attacking Governor
I Wilson for his stand on tho trusts and
! labor he ceased for moment to take
a glass OF water. This was taken by
the crowd To indicate that ha wal
growing faint In intense perturba
ton woman in the audience arose
! and cried
Colonel Roosevelt, won't yot
please let the doctor look for thai
bullet VIZ can wait TIL they're
through. We are afraid you are ser
/ ieusts hort .-.='-t- -.
Roosevelt gently laid down the glass
q water. Leaning over the platform
he exclaimed in soft, even tones:
MADAME. you must not be alarm
ed. ! am only slightly hurt, and car
! casfty-- er+ tt-tr1a---- --'--f--
Curtails Speech TriAe.
The xpresideut went on with hi
speech for half an hour longer. HI
curtaiied his speech only tribe
When he reached Z its conclusion
Roosevelt smiled amiably, and with
comprehensive gesture. said indulgent
~:
Now. my friends. want to thanl
you for your forbearance. You hav
listened patiently to me. Thank 20
and good luck
A deafening round Of cheers wen
up as the eX-president was escorte
from the stage
: The doctors advised him that the
were already prepared with means t
i make an immediate examination G
, the wound at the Emergency hospi
tai.
"Ob. do IL here" urged the coione
as he started to sit in a chair.
The doctors insisted that he ough
to go to the hospital.
! IF YOU think It is that bad III gos
said Roosevelt, oheerfully.
The president felt his coat an
found the bullet had scorched 1t o
its wav through. Underneath, hi
vest was crimsoned.
DO you feel much painT' aske
I1r. Terrtt1, az he hrtprd the coiont
into the waiting automobile.
| Nothing tn speak Of. reptile
Roosevelt, with a show of- heneha'
ano
: THE bullet undoubtedly is restin
comfortably in the flesh somewhere
, ! / know it didn't pierce the lung. as
/ haven't felt any trouble in speakint
: II didn't get very deep.
Family 10 Notified.
While the colonel was on his way I
I the hospital. which is ten blocks ava
, from the auditorium, a message wa
, sent To Mrs, Roosevelt at Oyster Ba'
telling her of the shooting. She va
, informed that the wound was silgh
, and that the colonel had gone ahea
, with his speech. suffering no discon
, titure. Other messages were hurrie
, out 10 various others of the colonel
family, including Congressman Mich
olas I.ongworth, in Washington, An
, other went to George ", Perkins. III
cnlonel's national manager in Ne'
York. All bore the same assurin
/, word. that the wound vas not danger
aus.
The attempted assassination W.