The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-27
Noted Author and Poet Lying at
Deaths Door.
PHYSICIANS LOSE HOPE
RELATIVES ARE PREPARED FOR
THE WORST.
Suffering From Inflammation OF the
Lungs and His Physicians An
nounce That His Condition Is
Critical-Relatives and Friends at
the Bedside-Use of Oxygen.

New York, Feb. 26-There was a
general impression about the Hotel
Grenoble at this afternoon that Mr..
Kiplings condition was worse than at
any time since he became i'll. DR..
Janeway arrived at the hotel at $3.50 p.
m, and he was not expected until later
in the afternoon, it looked as if there
had been a sudden change for the
worse and that the physician had been
! called. He remained in the hotel until
AIS and then left, returning in half an
hour. Almost at the same time, an
oxygen tank was brought to the hote!
and taken up to the Kipiing apartments
on the first floor. That the oxygen was
to be administered was practically ad-
mitted by DR.. Janeway. This is heroic
treatment and is resorted to only in
extreme cases. Both Dr. Janeway and
DIR. Durham were with Kipling altern-
ately through last night and both were
in attendance on him early in the
morning.
DR.. Durham came from the sick
chamber soon after II o'clock His wife
is a sister OF Mrs. KiDling.
monia?' DR.. Durham was asked.
We viii call it Inflammation Of the
lungs" he replied.
IF he gets through today. will he be
safe?"
IF he gets through today he will be
much nearer TO safety" said DR.. Dun
ham.
DR.. Janeway would not say anything
about Mr.. Kipling's condition, saying
there was nothing TO add to the bulle-
tins. 1t was learned, however, from
other sources that Kipling is extremely
weak. At times he recognizes those
around him. Those at the bedside are
DR.. Durham, Mrs. Kipling, her mother,
Mrs. Balestier, M. Doubleday, the
children and two nurses.
An order has been issued from the
hotel office that no letters nor notes
shall be sent TO the room unless they
are of the utmost Importance, and then
only when the names of the Senders
are known. There is a constant stream
of visitors at the Grenoble asking for
information about the author. One
clerk is kept busy receiving cards. Some
of the callers were admitted this morn
ing to the sick chamber. Among those
favored were w. D. Howells, Nikola
Tesla, S. s. Mcclure and Charles Bat
tell LOOMS.
The following bulletin was issued at
o'clock tonight:
Mr.. Kipling's condition has been
very serious during this, the sixth day
of the disease, giving rise to the grav-
est apprehension for the outcome"
At that hour the physicians were
making almost constant use of oxygen.
Their demeanor IND ated a most crit
zeal stage of the disease. Mr.. Kipling
was delirious as the above bulletin was
issued
Neither DR.. Janeway nor DR.. Dun
ham would say word. In fact, neither
ventured from the patients side for
more than minute at a time.
At 1920 o'clock tonight the following
bulletin was issued:
Mr.. Kipling's condition remains the
same as al last report
1t was said at that hour that Mr..
kipling was very low and unconscious.
The bulletin at 1920 o'clock was the
last authentic news from the sick
room. There were the usual rumors
about the hotel, some perhaps founded
but it was hard to gather even a small
quantity of hope from them. 1t is not
eXaggerating to say that at o'clock
this morning all were prepared for the
worst.
DR.. Janeway and DR.. Durham were
with the patient at that hour and had
been almost continuously throughout
the night.
DR.. Durham, at $3.50, sent down word
that there had been no change in Kip
ling's condition, but that the sick man
was holding his own.