The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-02
K|PL INC VERY
MUCH INF PROVED
Passes the Crisis in the
Disease.
DOCTORS NOW FEEL EASIER
IN EVERY DIRECTION IMPROVE
MENT is NOTED.
kilograms Making Anxious Inquiries
Received, and One Message Is
Said to Come From Queen
Victoria.
DOCTORS NOW FEEL EASIER
IN EVERY DIRECTION IMPROVE
MENT is NOTED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, March 1.-The condi-
ton of Rudyard Kipling is very much
improved tonight. The crisis in the
disease was passed this morning. At
2:15 this afternoon the following bulle-
tin was posted:
''Mr Kipling has gained since this
morning. The temperature and pulse
are low and in every direction an i'm
provement is noted.
''E. G. JANEWAY,
THEODORE DUNHAM."
This is the ninth day of Kipling's ILL
ness. In pneumonia cases the crisis IS
usually reached by the seventh or ninth
day, bat it may be delayed until the
fourteenth. Therefore, there were
forty-eight hours during which the
physicians hardly left their patients
side. During that time Kipling suffered
greatly during his conscious moments,
but he was frequently unconscious or
suffering from attending delirium.
The most advanced scientific methods
have been adopted for the treatment
and for several days oxygen was forced
into the lungs to tide over the times
that Kiplfng was unable to breathe suf-
ficient air to sustain life. The oxygen
method was abandoned yesterday, a
hopeful sign. The patient began to
breathe more freely early this morn
ing and after few hours dropped into
a refreshing sleep, the first in days and
the one essential to restore his fast
waning strength. Later the tempera-
ture dropped rapidly from 104 to 80,
which is about normal. This is the or
binary course of the disease.
That the crisis had passed was quick
ly known throughout the hotel. DR..
Durham came down stairs at 8 a. m.
and he hardly had to tell the glad
news. In response to inquiries he said:
Il am well pleased with Mr.. Kipling' S
condition. He is now resting quietly"
Mrs. Kipling, accompanied by her
maid, left the hotel and remained out
for an hours walk.
From prominent people all over the
country kilograms are still pouring in
with words of coincidence to Mrs. Kip
ling and anxious inquiries as to Mr..
KipIing's condition, and there was what
seemed to be an authentic rumor that
Queen Victoria had sent a most solicit
Gus request for full information regard
ing the authors illness. Mr.. Double
day, one of Mr.. Kipling's publishers,
when asked if this report were true.
replied that it was merely family
matter and one that he would not dis
cuSS.
DR.. Janeway remained away from Mr..
Kipling's bedside for nearly the entire
day. He called at o'clock tonight,
however, and remained an hour. DR..
Janeway showed how relieved he was,
but would give no positive assurance
of his patients recovery. Il never tell
more than l know" was his cautious
reply to an inquiry.
Both DR.. Janeway and DR.. Durham
spent considerable time away from the
patients apartments tonight. The
former, on leaving the hotel at 73O
o'clock, gave instructions to warn him
of any change. He said he would not
return until morning unless some con-
tingency made it necessary. At 10
o'clock Mr.. Doubleday, who had just
left the patients bedside, said:
Mr.. Kipling is resting easily. H, He
has his consciousness restored and has
put his shoulder to the wheel. And it's
a good shoulder. We shall insist on
Mrs. Kipling taking long rest. Poor
little woman, she needs it, for her vigil
has been faithful and unceasing."
The following bulletin was posted at
11:15 p. M: Mr.. Kipling has contin-
ued to improve"
At a late hour Mr.. Kipling was rest
ing easily and with every chance of
reStful night.