The Forrest City times., 1902-02-14
IF PASSED 4 G((|D N|GHT.
Conditions in the Case of Young Theodore Roosevelt Are
 Encouraging.
CASE HAS 4 MORE FAVORABLE ASPECT.
While Not Ont of Danger. ,b. p,. tie"t shows Improvements. and Hope Takes n Fresh Haid-csnat- ton of the other Patients at tb. Groton school.

Groton. Mass. Feb. i3.-"Yo,ing Theodore passed very good night. and his condition shows mu.b i'm. provement this morning"
 This was the announcement mad. by Secretary Cortelyou at x: 90 o'clock Wednesday morning regarding the condition of the son of President Roosevelt. who has been i'll with pneumonia for several days at the Groton school here. The night had been uneventful. and except on one occasion. about 1:30 o'clock. no one had been seen moving about the siei. room Nt this time one of the phV- sicians was summoned to look ai the boy. but he stayed only a few mo ments. and after that all was quiet until daylight.
 From expressions made hv the school authorities and those most interested in the case. it k believed that the boys condition. while not removed from the dangerous stage. has assumed a more favorable as peet
 For the first time within q week the weather changed Wednesday, morning. and although the sun was shinging, there were signs of disa- greeable weather.
 President Roosevelt left the home of m. X. Gardner where he is stay ing at eight o'clock Wednesday morning and visited his sick son and his wife at the intirmary In a short time he returned. accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt. and they brea kfasted At the Gardner house. Mrs. Roose- yelt remained for an hour and then went back to the infirmary alone. She seemed to be more cheerful than al any time since her arrival. and said: My boy shows much improve ment. and rested well during the night"
 The only incident of the forenoon Was the arrival of Rev. Dr Park hurst. of New York. He said that he was on his way from Amherst to Clinton and stopped over to pay his respects 10 the president and inquire as to the condition of his son IH company with the president, Dr. Parkhurst walked about the school grounds for some minutes and was driven to Aver at 10:30 o'clock
 The physicians report the other two pneumonia patients. Howard Potter. of New York, and Wm Gam mel. of Providence as improved. The crisis in GaInmeil's case has not vet aeen reached, but his condition is en- comagine.
 The special car in which the presi- dent came to Groton from Washing ion has been replaced by larger ear. arranged to accommodate more people. While no definite arrange ments have yet been made for the re- turn If MT. Roosevelt to Washing ton it k intimated that if the im- proycment in his boys condition con tinues he may leave Thursday night or early Friday morning.
 Secretary Cortelyou issued a state ment II o'clock saying that the morning examination by the phy- sieians had confirmed the antieipa- tory statement he had made at nine o'clock relative to the young in- 'alid's condition. It was. Mir. Cor telyou said, very favorable, with slight improvement. and he added that the lad will probably have passed the danger point within the next 4s hours.
 The temperature. pulse and respi- ration show improvement. but as this condition is always prevalent during the early morning hours it was eX- pected that a change would occur later during the day. Secretary Cor telyou said that the boy has been de hrious only once during his sickness. and that was on Monday. during n period of drowsiness. Mir. Cortelyou said also that the president would not leave Groton until his son had passed the danger point. He would not in any event be able to get away before late Thursday night or early on Friday.