New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-04
KIPLING CONTINUES TO GAIN
THE AUTHOR GROWING STRONGER n. ,
BY DAY.
DIR. DUNHAM TALKS OF THE CONDITION =.
HIS PATfENT-THE CHILD lose
PINE STILL VERY ILL. BUT
ELSIE rs DOING WELL.

PINE STILL VERY ILL. But
ELSIE rs DOING WELL.
Rudyard Kipling is growing stronger dav ;.
day His improvement yesterday was q,
marked character. Late last night Dr. DUMB
appeared in the lower part Of the CirenoN.
Hotel and consented TO talk about Mr. u.
ling's condition.
Mr.. Kipng" he said. continues to I'm
prove. He Is out Of danger. We cannot o.,
when ne will be able to go out. and We on,v
know that We, his physicians. will take =,
chances. If all goes we'll he ought to be All.
TO take the outside air for brief periods in ahon,
two weeks"
DR. Dumb am said Mrs. Kipng was naturauv
run down by her long vigs and great anxle,,
but that she was not what might be called m
He said the child Elsie. who is III in snoths,
part OF the hotel, was doing very well At Ml.,
De Forests home. where the child Josephine !,
i'll with pneumonia. it was said the little u,.
ferer was in a serious condition. and that tss
crisis in her case had not yet been reached.
Tho first bulletin issued yesterday concerning
Mr. Kpling's condition was at 2:i3 p. m, ana
It was as follows
Mr.. Kipling has continued to improve 50 TIA,
to-day his temperature and pulse are but n
tie above normal r.. .. JANENAf.
THEODORE DUNBAR
The condition Of Mr. Kipling continued ye,v
favorable all Thursday night, and yesterday
morning Only q nurse remained with the sick
man through the night Dr. Janeway wen,
away from the hotel in the evening and dn
not return. The first the doctors saw Of Ii,
patient after midnight was at O'Clock yester.
day morning. Mr. Doubleday came dowEstan
about 40 o'clock and said that Mr.. Kpling
had rested well. 1t was inferred that the "a.
tient was still having natural sleep.
At little before o'clock Mr.. Doubleday SAID
that Mr.. Kipling did we'll during the night, none
Of the doctors having visited him, the nurse
alone being able TO attend to the patient He
said that Mrs. Kipling had passed comfortable
night and that the children were doing well
Josephine, who is at the home Of Mss De-
Forest at No. "A East Thrty-hfih-st. had rested
fairly well. Elsie. VINO Is N the EIehoDie lie
reported improved.
Shortly after II o'clock Mrs Kipiins left the
Grenoble unattended. and was driven 10 the
home Of Miss DE Forest At il"o O'Clock sha
returned About five minutes afterward Nj.
doubleday came downstairs, and made the fol-
lowing statement for Mrs Kiplng
Mr. Kipling says that her husband Is now
progressing favorably. Her daughter Josephine
is very i'll. but there are many good ana hopeiul
things about her present condition.
DR. Janeway an cared At the hotel for ne
first time during the day at 300 O'CLOCK. he
ana Dr Duoham examined the patient, and In
twenty minutes the bulletin given before vas
issued 49,,
Mrs. Kipng Mrs Durham Dr. Dunnam sAa
Dr COnlani took lUn, heOn together N the noIa
about o'clock. They all appeared 10 % IA
better spirits than for some time. DR. Dunnaa
went away for while soon after Or. JanewN
entered the hotel
In the afternoon Mrs. Kipling, acconlpannle s
-, ~, Conland maid a second visit 10 her
Gsurhter Joseph.i o. and returned at 40
o'clock Ms Klpling appeared 20 be in buoyaint
enirits. and walked up the stairs in the corridor
or the hotel with a light step Dr. Conldnd VIZ" wa,
Sean ,sn minutes later. ard he was asked aDou,
r. co,dition nf the little girl He said he had
not seen her and that all information regard ~
the chiIdren's condition must come from Ma
Doubleday.