New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-03
MR.. KIPLING GETTING WELL.
DOCTORS NOW HAVE NO FEAR AS TO
THE OUTCOME.
HIS TWO DAUGHTERS. JOSEPHINE AND
ELSIE. NOW HAVE PNEUMONIA. BUT
THEIR CASES ARE NOT RE-
GARDED AS SERIOUS.


GARDED AS SERIOUS
All fear as to Rudyard Kiplirg's recovery is
now practically at an end. 1t may be said that
he is improving hour by hour. SO satisfactory
in fact was his progress yesterday that no bull
letin was issued last night. and no further re-
port will be made urli this afternoon. DR..
Janeway visited the patient last night. and after
remaining about half an hour went to his home
as he did the previous night. Replying 10
Inquiries put 10 him as he was leaving the hotel,
he eaid that there was nothing TO report
beyond the fact that Mr. Kipling continued TO
improve.
More specific information was obtained. how
ever through another channel. II was learned
that Mr.. Kipling has had return Of delirium.
and that the fever has almost entirely dsap-
peared He rests easy and breathes naturally,
and. more important than all else. resolution, as
the physicians term the unbnding Of the con-
geston. is taking place. His recovery OF
strength is slow but with ordinarily favorable
circumstances nothing is now regarded as
standing in the way Of his complete recovery
Mr.. Kipling was watched only by his nurses
last night. Dr. Durham who has not left his
patients bedside at night since the beginning
of the critical period. took advantage Of Mr.
which he was in the greatest need
The report Of the illness Of Mr. Kipling's two
daughters came as a great shock yesterday to
the friends Of the family, after the tension which
had existed during the last week consequent
upon the fathers Illness. Mr. Doubleday said
last night that Josephine had passed the crisis,
and that the attack which seized Elsie. the sec
ond daughter was so slight as to arouse no ap-
prehenson.
While there had been reports that both Mr.
Kipling's daughters were ILL., nothing was
actually known until Mr.. Doubleday yesterday
morning positively announced their illness. They
are Josephine six years old. and Elsie three
years Josephine was taken sick the day after
her father and she has now been i'll for nine
DAYS The malady developed into pneumonia
and the little patient has been in n somewhat
serious condition. Almost Immediately after she
became sick she was taken from the hotel TO the
house Of Miss Julia De Forrest. No a East
ThIrty-hfth-st. Miss De Forrest is a friend or
Mrs. Kipng There DR. Janeway has been
visiting her and treating her.
Elsie had a bronchial affection on Tuesday
which was declared to be bronchitis but 1t has
now developed into pneumonia. She was $50
lated from her fathers apartment and taken to
a room in another part Of the hotel Her mother
was allowed to visit her. The child It is said Is
not dangerously H.
The boy. John. two years old, the youngest OF
the family has not been allowed to visit either
Of his sisters or to enter his fathers room. lie
is very we'll and shows no signs Of any illness
Mr. Doubleday said that Elsie had nurse at
tending her and that DR. Conland, after con-
sultation with Dr. Janeway whom he called in
decided that the child would better be taken TO
a separate room in the hotel. Her condition.
Mr. Doubleday said. was as well as could he eX-
pected Of child with pneumonia.
At $40 o'clock yesterday morning the follow
ing statement made.
"As no rapid change is expected IN MT. ZIP
ling's condition. a bulletin will not be Issued un-
til after 2:30 p. r.. to-day. after DIT. .JaneWay
has been in consultation"
Mr. Doubleday came down soon after this
statement was issued. He said Mr.. kipung was
resting easy The use Of oxygen for the patent
has been discontinued for the last two days
DR.. Janeway did not appear at the hotel all
morning. 800
ioritv leaving cards. All read the posted bulle-
Tins and those who called smiled and appeared
10 be we'll satisfied with the condition or the
author The feeling is very general that there
is now no further danger and that Mr. Kipiing
will recover. 49,, ..,,
DR.. Janeway did not appear at the hotel until
Las o'clock in the afternoon. At : O'Clock the
following bulletin was issued.
Mr. Kipline has made satisfactory progress. He
has bur a slight fever. Is comfortable. though weak
and resolution IS taking place IN t4e aiII'e" Po
''0 - THEODORE DCNHAM.