Ex-President Roosevelt

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVIII, Issue 14882, 18 October 1912, Page 3

Ex-President Roosevelt

) Wound Rot Fatal.

> Chicago, October 16. * >.Sfr Roosevelt has been has been taken to iljospital here, arriving by special train. Tile surgeons have not extracted _:the bullet yet. It is deeply iniofcedded wall of the chest, but the lungs were not penetrated, and the . patient’s condition is norAn operation has been deferred pending further investigation. Letters found on ,ilie assailant indicate that he «believed himself tfie instrument of the Almighty remove Mr Roosevelt. The latter’s political campaign will have to be abandoned, absolute^

rest being prescribed. -oJ Ashe descended from thejgtfl snap-shollers took him bylgg light, “ Gosh !” shot 1 his jovial comment. '4 Jaapr ] New York, October lf>.

No apprehension is felt as to his nltfmiMte recovery; The doctors admit ijs more serious than £ af An earlier message jf ttiliPP l ** was no caueo for 1 InHsfa and that Mr Roosevelt was likely to be confined to his room for f only a couple of weeks. Extraordinary precautions ate being taken to protect President Taft, arid every where the Secret Service iqua.l has been doubled. A large foice i of' police was outside the theatre which President Tift attended.