Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-02-24
RUDYARD KIPLING ILL.
Suffering from Inflammation of
the Lungs

At the Hotel GrenObIe In New York-.-
Physicians say His Case Is Serious
but Not Critical.
Rudyard Kipling is suffering from in
flammation Of the lungs at Hotel Grenoble
in New York city, The physicians say
his condition is serious, but not critical.
Everything possible is being done for him
and the fact that he has vigorous
constitution IS in his favor. Mr. and Mrs.
Kipling, wht arrived with their children
in New York .nree weeks ago, had rough
passage across the Atlantic, and after their
arrival Mrs. Kipling and the children were
i'll. Mr.. Kipling seemed perfectly well
until Monday. He has attended several
dinner parties given by his friends since
his arrival, but has declined to ac-
cept any invitations of a semi-public ma
ture.
He visited his publishers, Doubleday &
Mcclure, Monday, and seemed TO be in
the best of health. He attended dinner
party that evening and after his return to
the hotel complained that he did not feel
well. He refused to have a doctor called
in, however. The next day DR.. Theodore
Durham, who married Josephine Bales
tier, was summoned. He found that Mr..
Kipling was suffering from Inflammation
of the right lung. Later DR.. +. G. Jane
way, the specialist, was also summoned.
The disease must run its course, but there
is nothing to excite alarm. When the
fact of his illness was made known We'd
nesday Inquiries were received from all
parts of this country and Great Britain.
Mrs. kipling soon found herself absolute
ly unable to cope with these inquiries.
Many of those who called at the hotel sent
their cards TO her, but she was busy nurs-
ing her husbond and saw no one. Early
in the day, however, 1t was thought best TO
issue bulletin, which remained on the
clerks table of the hotel. This simply an
nounced that Mr.. Kipling was suffering
from Inflammation of the right lung At 2
o'clock in the afternoon the following state
ment was issued:
Mr. Kipling has an inflammation Of the right
lung This produces the usual fever There are
at present no complications.
+. q. JANEWAY,
THEODORE DUNHAM.
2P. NJ, February %.
A bulletin will be issued at 2 NJ, on Thurs
day.
This is all there is to say Ing Mr.. Kip.
lipg's illness
the daily buet instead Of calling as she is ut
terly unable to see any one.
DR. Dunham was in almost constant at
tendance on his patient Wednesday He
was assisted by Mrs. Kipling and trained
| nurse.
Late Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Kipling
made this statement for the newspapers:
"Mr. Kipling is doing just as well as can
be expected under the circumstances. i
have every hope. His illness is, of course,
! one of those that must run its course.
Everything that the doctors can tell they
have said in their bulletin. | realize how
many people are interested in my husband S
condition, and l have asked the doctors
to issue daily bulletin. There is nothing
| TO add to what they have said, and / hope
that relatives and the newspapers will take
these announcements as being full and suf-
| ficient statements. Beyond this l have
nothing to add and do hope people will
not put me to the necessity of refusing to
see them. Should any change occur a
| bulletin will be issued at once"
! His Condition Yesterday.
Rudyard Kipling's condition was describ-
ed at 10:30 =. If. yesterday by his physi.
clans in the following bulletin:
"Mr. Kipling has had a fairly comforta-
BILE day, though in the late afternoon and
evening, as usually happens, the symptoms
have become about as they were last even
ing, not worse"
There is nothing that can add" said
! DR.. Janeway. "Our patient is doing as
well as can be expected"
Has pneumonia attacked the left lung
yet?' he was asked.
when it does" he replied, 1--WE will
inform you"
DR.. Dunham has engaged room on the
first floor of the hotel Grenoble, next to
the suite occupied by his patient, and is
now in constant attendance.
Cards, messages, telephone inquiries and
flowers were received all day. A young
man was sent up by Mr.. Kipling's pub
fishers to act as secretary to Mrs. Kipling
who was kept busy answering the many
notes and messages of inquiry. Yesterday
was the fourth day of Mr- Kipling's illness
The crisis may be expected on Sunday ol
Monday. There is every hope that Mr.
Kipling will pull through all right, but
under the most fortunate circumstances hC
will be an invalid for some time.
The Latest.
A letter received in Brattleboro thi.
morning, written by Mrs. Kiplng yester
day, said; "Mr. Kipling seems to be doing
as well as the doctors expect. He is cheer
full, placid, and his usual self. You may