The Portland daily press., 1899-03-02
KIPLINo MUCH BITTER.
Crisis I'm Disease Passed Yesterday and
Recovery Looked For.

/: New York, March 1.-The condition of
Rudyard Kipling Is very much improved
tonight. The crisis in the disease was
passed this morning. This was the ninth
day OF Bir. Kipling's illness. In pneu-
monia the crisis is usually reached BY
the seventh or ninth day, but 1t may be
delayed until IA. There were therefore
As hours during which the physicians
hardly left their PATIENTS side. During
that time Kipling suffered greatly during
his conscious moments, but he was fte-
quently unconscious or suffered from de-
lirium. 1t required an iron constitution
to bear up against the intensity OF the
disease, for Mr. Kipling's disease IS II
double lobar pneumonia, pneumonia
of both lungs, instead of the ordinary
pneumonia which is an Inflammation
and tconsolidation Of one of tins lohes of a
single lung. the former being dangerous
in the highest degree. The most advanced
scientific methods have been adopted for
the treatment and for several days oxygen
was forced In the lungs to tide over the
times that kipling was unable to breath
in sufficient air To sustain life. The oxy-
gen method was abandoned yesterday, u
hopeful sign. The patient began to breath
o few hours dropped into refreshing
sleep, the first in days, but one thing
essential to restore his fast waning
strength. Later the temperature dropped
rapidly from 1914 to 80, which is.aDout
normal and which Is the ordinary course
of the disease. Throughout the day the
callers at the hotel were very numerous
and the unofficial reports all gave In
dication of continued Improvement Mrs.
kipliDg, who has been an anxious watch
er at her husbands bedside, showed new
hope this afternoon. Accompanied BY
her maid she left the hotel and remained
out for an hours walk.
From prominent psople all over the
country kilograms are still pouring In
with words OF coincidence to Mrs. kipling
and anxious inquiries as to Mr.. kiplinR 8
condition and there was what seemed to
be- an authentic runor that Queen Vic
toria had sent most solicitious request
for full information regarding the Eng
lish authors Illness
Mr.. doubleday. one Of MIR. Kipling's 5
publishers, when asked IL this report
were trus, replied that 1T was merely a
family matter and one that he would
not discuss.
Dr. Janeway remained away from Mr..
kipling's bedside for nearly the entire
day. lie called at O'Clock tonight, how
ever, and remained an hour.
Both DR.. Janeway and cr. Dunham
spent considerable time away from tLe
patients apartments tonight. The form
er on leaving the hotel at q 80, left In.
structions to warn him of any change. be
said he would not return until morning
unless some contingency made 1t Deces.
sary. AT 10 O'Clock, Mr.. Doubleday, who
had just left the patients bedside, said:
"Mr. kiphng is resting easily. he has
his consciousness resto 1 and has put
his shoulder TO the wheel And it's
good shoulder. We shall insist on Mrs.
Aipling taking good long rest She
needs it for her vigil has been faithful
and unceaslng."
The following bulletin was posted at
II. 10 p. m:
"Mr. Kipling has continued to i'm
prove"
At a late hour Mr.. Kipling was resting
easily and with every chance OF restful
night.
New York. March AT 2 o'clock this
morning everything was quiet in and
around the sick room.
No indication of any cessation of the
improvement noted in the ll.15 bulletin
was discernable.