Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-02-27
KIPLING FAILING.
His Condition Gives Rise to
Gravest Apprehension.
Physicians in Constant Attendance al
Bedside--No Visitors Admitted.
The Doctors Administering Oxygen in an Al.
tempt 10 Save His Lie.

New York, Feb. 26.-There was a gen.
| eral impression about the hotel Gre
noble. at o'clock this afternoon, that
Mr.. kipling's condition was worse than
mt any time since he became ill DIR.
Janeway arrived at the hotel at $50
=. NJ, and as he was not expected until
later in the afternoon IL looked as if
| there had been n sudden change for the
| worse and that the physician had been
| called.
He remained i'm the hotel. until AIS,
and then left. returning in half an
hour. Almost at the same time an
oxygen tank was brought to the hotel
and taken up to the Kipling apart
ments on the first floor. That the oxy-
gen was to be administered was prac-
tically admitted by DR. Janeway. This
is heroic treatment and is resOrfed to
| only in extreme eases.
Both DIR. Janeway and DR.. Dunham
were alternately with Mr.. Kipling. dur
| ing last night, and both were in at
| tendance on him early in the morning.
| AT $50 o'clock, this morning. the fol-
lowing bulletin was issued:
''Rudyard kipling remains in a criti-
| cal condition. The disease continues.
THEODORE DUNHAM, NJ. d.
f.. G. JANEWAY, NJ. D."
Soon after 10 O'Clock. Dr. Janeway,
Jr., son of DIR. Z. G. Janeway was also
called in consultation, concerning the
critical condition of Mr.. Kipling. DR..
Durham came from the sick chamber
soon after II o'clock. His wife is a sis
ter of Mrs. Kipling.
rs Mr.. Kipling suffering from pneu-
| monia?'' DR.. Dunham was asked
We 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.
At $50 p. NJ, the following bulletin
was posted: Mr.. I<ipling still remains
| in critical condition"
DR.. Janeway would not tell anything
about Mr.. Kiplings condition. saying
| that there was nothing to add to the
bulletin. 1t was learned. however.
from other sources that kipling is ex-
tremely weak. At times he recognizes
| those around him. Those at the bedside
are DIR. Durham. Mrs. Kipling. her
mother Mrs. Balestier. Mr.. Doubleday,
the children and two nurses.
An order has been issued from the
hotel office that no letters or notes
shall be sent to the rooms 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 We're admitted this
morning to the sick chamber Amung
those favored few We're: w. d. Howehs,
NikOla Tesla, S. S. Mcclure and Charles
Battell Loomis.
The following bulletin was issued at
O'clock, tonight: Mr.. kipling's condi-
ton has been very serious during this
the sixth day of the disease. giving rise
to the gravest apprehension for the
outcome
j.. G.. JANEWAY.
THEO. DUNHAM.
At that hour. the physicians were
making almost constant use of oxygen.
Their demeanor indicated Il most cri-
tical stage of the disease. Mr.. kipling
was delirious as the above bulletin was
issued. Neither DR.. Janeway nor Dr.
Dunham would say a ward, in fact
neither ventured from the patients
side for more than aminute at q time.
At 1920 o'clock. tonight, the following
bulletin was issued Mr.. Kipling's con-
dition remains the same as at last re-
port.
T.. G. JANEWAY.
TIIEO. DtINHAM.
1t is said at that hour that Mr.. Kip
ling was very low and unconscious.
The bulletin at 1920 o'clock last
night, was the latest authentic news
from the sick room. There were the
usual rumOrs about the hotel, some
perhaps founded in part on the actual
condition of the patient but 1t was hard
to gather even a small quantity of hope
from them. 1t is no exaggeration to
say that, at 2 o'clock this morning, all
were prepared for the worst
Drs. Janeway and Dunham were with
the patient at that hour and had been
there continuously throughout the
night.