Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-10-22
CROWDS ARE
QUIET AS COL:
ONEL PASSES
Wounded Mans Train Greeted by
.'[. Large but Quiet "
Throngs.
THE. JOURNEY WAS TIRESOME
Roosevelt Stands Trip Well Despite
Slight Exhaus-
ton. w.
THE. JOURNEY WAS TIREsoME

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. 22.--Al-
enough former President Roosevelt
was weary from his all day ride
from Chicago to Pittsburgh, he
showed no other i'll effects on his
arrival here last night and the ply
sicians who are accompanying him
were confident that he would reach
Oyster Bay in almost as good, condi-
ton as when he left Mercy hospital.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the physicians,
while believing that the colonel had
sufficient strength for the trip,
were nevertheless concerned as to
the outcome when the time came
for his departure and during the
first few hours they watched the pa
tient closely for any signs Of a set
back. AS the day wore on and it
became plain that he was resting
comfortably on the big brass bed in
his stateroom, the tension was re-
Taxed and last night everyone on
the colonel's car was breathing
more easily.
Colonel Roosevelt spent the day
in reading magazines, talking and
sleeping. AS soon as he was brought
to his car in Chicago he went to bed
Il ,oir oh Tho
day. He said in the morning that
he did not feel like sleeping but the
swaying of the car tired him and
he slept for several hours. The hard
ships of the journey were increased
by several severe jolts, caused by.
the imperfect action of a brake on
the colonel's car and once or twice
the train came to such an abrupt
halt that the colonel was tossed
about in his bed. The colonel was
suffering from nervous exhaustion
when he left Chicago and he found
the motion of the train so tiresome
that he was glad he was able to-
sleep occasionally.
The progress of the Roosevelt
train wan watched by silent crowds.
At many of the stations people were
out to see the train pass through.
They brought flowers and fruit to
the wounded man and sent him, mes
sages of greeting. There was no
cheering and the people talked in
subdued tones, that there might be
no possibility of disturbing the
colonel. It all formed curious
contrast to every other trip which
Colonel Roosevelt has made during
the campaign, with the cheering
and handclapping and blaring of
brass bands. E
At Lima, O., there was the only
suggestion of cheer during the
day. A large crowd had gathered
at the station and someone started
cheer. Col. Cecil Lyon of Texas.
the ex-president's travelling compan-
lOH, W uO WdS SIdAulHS VII IuC piut-
form, raised his hand. The people
understood and the cheer died away
on the lips of the man who had
started it.
DR.. Alexander Lambert of New
York, who, with DR.. Scurry Terrell
of Dallas. Tex, is caring for Colon
ell Roosevelt, said the wound had
bled some during the day, but that
the bleeding was merely the result
OF the draining Of the wound and
was but an indication of the heal
ing process.
"The bullet is embodied in the
major pectoral muscle" said DR..
Lambert, land, as the X-ray photo
graph showed, is close to- the fourth
rib on the right side. 1t will be al
simple matter to remove the bullet
later should Colonel Roosevelt wish
it,"
There was little doubt in DR..
Lambert's mind that Colonel Roose-
welt would be well enough to adj
dress the campaign rally planned
for Madison Square garden on Oct.
80. The colonel, said the doctor, |
would be permitted to speak for