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RQQSEVELT SPEEDING HOMEWARD WITH FAMILY On Beard Roosevelt Train, Fort Wfyne, IpdM Oct. 21. Phy sicians in attendance qn Colone Roosevelt issued, following bulle tin here: "Col. Roosevelt is resting well i . r i.-.ui n..i aim jt cy tuimuj wuic. i uiat, temperature and respiratipn nor mal. (Signed) Alexancjer, Lambert, Scurry L, Terrell." "The ppjonel s getting ajong fine," said Lambert. "There was some oozing from the wound this mornjng, but this is not at all un usual, It is simply drainage and will help alpng fhe healing pro cess,. "Thg Colonel is always, hungry. His stomach is. in such condition he always wants to eat, ancj will eat most anything. He is in ex cellent condition,." "I hops the trajn has not jolted the Colonel too much," said a rail road official to- Dr. Terrefl. "Np." said Terrell, "as, Jong as you go along this way everything will he fine." The Colonel has. put in most of his tjmesjnce jeayjng Chjcao by reading and chatting with his family A.t Fort Wayne he was SQund asjeep. Small crowds have gathered to greet the Colonel at every sta fiqn., Most of them have been composed, o$ women apd children. Nope has been allowed to see the Colpnelj Qn Bpar4 Roosevelt Train, ValparajisQ, Ind,, Oct 21 Col Roosevelt was reading when his train reached here. Mrs Roose velt was seated near his bedside. Roosevelt has Jost his impa tience ajid shows readiness to obey physicians' orders implicit ly. Dr. Lambert says he is in good, shape. Theodore Roosevelt left Chi cago over the Pennsylvania t 825 o'clock this morning. He tyas feeling fine, and said over and over again that he was glad tq be at last on his way home. There was a big Growd to see the Colonel qff and extraordinary police precautipns were taken. In leaving the Mercy Hospital Roosevelt gave particular atten tion tQ his nurses. He shook hands with his male nurse, Irving Kumbalek, Then he turned to Misses Welter and Fitzgerald. "Girls," he said, "I'm leaving yp.u. If it were not that I am go ing home I'd want to stay right here a,nd have ypu fake care of me. I want tP give you some thing, ant I want you to choose anything yQU want from what I have." Both the nurses as,ke4 for vis iting cards." The Colonel gave each of them two, saying her wgnted each to keep pne and to use the other- any time thev want- d to see him. Then he added : "If ever I should become ilL a.gain in the White House pr elsewhere I shall certainly send for you girls." In the Colonel's novate car to day were Mrs. Roosevelt, Mis itttMaiMiattttflftaiiiflftiiiittliift