Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-02
klPllMs MUCH Better.


New York. March 1.-The condition Of
Rudyard kipling is very much i'm
proved. tonight. The crisis in the dis.
ease was passed. this morning.
This was the ninth day of Mr.. Kip.
ling's illness. In pneumonia the crisis
Is usually reached by the seventh or
ninth day. but it may be delayed until
IA. There were, therefore, As hours dur
ing which the physicians hardly left
their patients side. During that time
Kipling suffered greatly during his
conscious moments. but he was fire..
.quently unconscious or suffered. from
deliriNps 16 required an iron consti.
efien ~ III UP against the intensity
he dlsease. for Mr.. Kipling's dis
Els double lObar pneumonia,
kumonia of both lungs, instead Of the
linary pneumonia which is an infia-
Fyhation and consolidation Of one of the
lobes Of a single lung. the former being
dangerous in the highest degree.
i 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 Kipling was unable to hreathe1n
sufficient air to sustain life. The NY
gen method was abandoned, ,yestep4N,
hopeful sign. The patient be9dRs8
breath more freely, early this nl0fntk
and after a few hours dropped inft4 q
refreshing sleep, the first in days, bat;
the one thing essential to restore his
fast waning strength. Later the temp
eraturc dropped rapidly from 104 to ~.
which is about normal. and which u
the ordinary course of the disease
Throughout the day the callers at the
hotel were very numerous and the un-
official reports all gave indications OF
continued Improvement Mrs. Kipling.
who has been an anxious watcher az
her husbands bedside, showed new
hope. this afternoon. Accompanied by
her maid, she left the hotel and re-
manned out for an hours walk.
From prominent people all over the
country kilograms are still pouring III
with words of coincidence to Mrs. Kip
ling, and anxious inquiries as to MI.
kfpling's condition, and there was
what seemed to be an authentic rumOr
that Queen Victoria had sent a, most
solicitous request for full information
regarding the English authors illness.
Mr. Doubleday, one Of Mr. kiplings
friends was asked if this report was true.
and replied that 1t was merely Fanny
matter and one that he would not dis-
cuSS. ~
DR. Janeway remained away from NJ.
Kipling's bedside for nearly the entire
day but he called at Oclock tonieht'
however and remained an hour.
Both DR.. Janeway and DR.. OunnaM
spent considerable time away from the
patients apartments, tonight me f9F-
mer on leaving the hOiei. at 1.jN lett M
siructions to warn him of any change
He said he would not return until morn
ing unless some contingency made II
necessary. 49,,
Al 10 o'clock. Mr. Doubleday. who hau
lust left the patients bedside. said: .Mr.
ikipling is resting easily. He has his con-
seriousness restored and has put his snou,-
der to the wheel. And It's good snopt-
der. We shall insist on Mrs. Kipling TAX
ing a good long rest. She needs 1t, Tor ner
vigil has been faithful and unceasing
The following bulletin was posted y
Ills p NJ: MIR. kipling has continucd
AT late hour Mr.. Kipling was resting
easily and with every chance OF estiul
night. .,.,.
At 2 o'clock Thursday morning. every.
thing was quiet in and around the sick
room. No indication OF any cessation OF
the improvement noted in the LILO 0 caoeA
bulletin was discernible.