The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-11

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Washington. February Mrs. Roose-
Welt. the wife of the president. left
Washington at $50 o'clock this after
noon for Groton, Mass, where their sen,
Theodore Jr.. is lying seriously Ill OF
pneumonia h is travelling in a draw
ingroom car On the regular train of the
Pennsylvania road, which goes through
to Boston without change, arriving
there tomorrow at Z o'clock. From
Boston the first available train wild
reach Groton at 10: 80 o'clock a. m. Mrs
Roosevelt is accompanied only by a
maid.
! The first information to reach the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt Of the H.
ness of their son was received at the
White house by telegraph at $40 o'clock
this morning. The message was sign
ed by the president of the college where
the young man is a pupil and stated in
effect that a slight indisposition had
developed into an acute and sharp at
tack of pneumonia and that he was
seriously ill.
Anothe message received during the
cabinet meeting stated that the young
mans temperature was 104.
Arrangements were at once set on
foot for Mrs. Roosevelt's departure for
Groton this afternoon, and since the
first intelligence was received, the pres
ident has been in almost constant COM
m"unication by telegraph and telephone
with the college faculty. According to
these requent reports the sons condi-
ton remains almost unchanged since
morning. There is no attempt to mi.,i-
mize the danger of an acute attack Of
pneumonia and the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt are well aware hat the
young mans condition is serious.
Everything possible is being done for
hil and the best physicians and nurses
are in constant attendance President
! Roosevelt himself is very likely to go to
| Gorton tomorrow and will do so, eX-
cept in the event of very reassur.ng
news being received during tonight. II
he does go he will return almost imme-
| diately if his on's condition admits it.
1t already has been decided that Mrs.
| Roosevelt must remain by her son 8
bedside. but if his condition is such
as to make it safe for the president to
go farther away from him he will keep
| his engagement to go to the Charleston
| exposition and will leave with his party
or Monday night as originally planned.
! Groton. Mass, February 1.-THE con-
! dition of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. son
of President Roosevelt and a student st
| Groton school,, who is i'll of pneumonia,
was reported at 9 o'clock tonight as be-
ing "as comfortable as could be expect
ed" Those who are in attendance at
the lads bedside declined to give any
thing more definite.
/. was understood at the school, how
| ever. that the patient showed some m
provement during the afternoon and
early evening.
Tomorrow will find the school practi-
cally deserted, for a majority of the $50
| students departed for their homes dur
in the morning.
From sources outside the school 1t
was learned that the trouble proved
| stubborn. Last evening the symptoms
| grew more serious n at midnight DR..
w. B. Warren, the school physician.
was called. Remedies were prescribed
| at once and this morning the patient
was no worse and it was hoped that aid
| had been given in time to check tue
| progress of the disease.
This afternoon an attempt was maze
| to induce President Peabody to talk
| about the case, but his refusal was DIS
| persistent as it had been previously. he
| did say, however, that besideS abiding
by the rules of the school in refusing
to give out news he was acting in &C
! cordance with the expressed wish OF
| President Roosevelt.
There has been much illness at the
school of late. There are several other
cases of pneumonia besides that OF
Roosevelt and this afternoon the school
was closed for two weeks on account OF
the prevailing sickness. The boys have
been in the habit of running bout BAR
headed all winter. This is thought &c
account for some of the serious colds.
Washington. February THE illness
of Theodore Roosevelt. Jr., has changed
very greatly the plans of the president
for his trip to Charleston, to visit tbs
exposition there. The trip possibly ma,
have to be abandoned altogether, ou'
the present purpose is to make a fylhe
visit to the exposition and to return i'm
mediately after the most importa'l'
functions in which it has been arrang
ed the presidential party should partlcl
pate. NJ ladies will accompany th'
presidential party, owing to the absence
of Mrs. Roosevelt and the hurried ma
I ture of the modified arrangements. Tt
president, instead of leaving mere mon
day night will not start until Tuesua!
morning. He will 90 direct to Charles
ton and will take part in the exercise
of Wednesday and be present at tn
banquet. and then will return to WASH
ington, reaching here some time Thurs
day. The three cabinet officers who, /
was announced heretofore, would &C
company the president, Secretary Couc
telyou and a stenographer, will com
prise the entire party as now arranged
The latest information received at tnf
White house tonight from the presi'
lent't son at Groton, Mass, was tina
his condition was a little more favora'
Die. The president feels encouraged Il
nope that it may continue so and tina
the necessity for a visit to Groton MAJ
De avoided.
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