Connecticut western news., 1902-02-13
THEODORE IS BETTER.
Hope For Presidents Sons
 Recovery Is Growing.
THE CRISIS NOT YET PASSED.

THh UklSIS NUT 16T fAS6hU. Mir. and Mrs. Roosevelt stand the
 Strain welE-secretary Long Visits
 GrotOn-MessaKe of Sympathy From
 King Edward.
 Groton, Mass, Feb. 12.-While Theo- dore Roosevelt. IT,. is by no means out of danger and while there has been no decided change in his condition during the day, the general outlook is more favorable. Secretary Cortelyou said at o'clock last evening that the patient was considerably better than at the same time on Monday night.
 No statement has been given out by the physicians in attendance on the presidents son as to when the real crisis of the disease may be expected, but there is reason to believe the lad will grow worse from this time until late tonight or early tomorrow morn ing, when the crisis will be reached.
 Dr. George R. Shattuck of Boston, one of the three physicians in the case, says the germs of this most yirulent form of pneumonia live only six or seven days Young Theodore was talk en i'll at midnight last Thursday, so that today is the sixth day of the dis ease.
 Both the president and Mrs. Roose- welt are very we'll, although necessarily much worried and tired. Mrs. Roose- welt is said to have been immensely relieved by the days events and to be looking like new woman. Her break fast with the president in the Gardner house yesterday morning was her first absence from the infrmary in many long hours
 That the president has plucked up new hope was shown by his frequent absences from his sons bedside. He was away from the infrmary the greater part of the day, either walking dictating official correspondence to his executive clerk, receiving visitors or watching a game of squash rackets.
 Hundreds of telegrams and cable grams expressing sympathy are con stantly being received. A cablegram came yesterday from King Edward of Great Britain, forwarded through the state department at Washington, to which 1t had been conveyed by Lord Pauncefote, the British ambassador. No messages have as yet been receiv- ed from Emperor William of Germany or from Prince Henry.
 Secretary Lonk Arrives.
 Secretary of the Navy John D. Long, who has been spending several days at his home in Hingham, Mass, about ten miles southeast of Boston. arrived here about l o'clock yesterday afternoon. He drove in a public conveyance from the station to the Gardner house and then crossed to the Hundred house, where he joined the president and Mrs. Roosevelt at dinner in the wing con tsining the inf1rmary. He had a talk with the president and after an hours stay drove to Aver, where he caught a train for Boston.
 Secretary Long said he had merely paid a social visit, such as a cabinet officer always considers himself duty bound to make when the president wis it's his state. MT. Roosevelt, Secre- tary Long added, was very much en- couraged over the outlook and hoped to get away tomorrow if the boys condi- ton should warrant 1t. He would have his son taken to Washington just as soon as possible.
 Former State Representative James Lawrence, who Is an old friend of the president. drove up to the inhrmary with his wife a few minutes after 3 o'clock. The president soon afterward put on suit of fiannels and, accom- l panied by MT. and Mrs. Lawrence and | the Rev. Sherrard Billings. went to l the squash court, in what Is known as l the Pleasure Dome. a handsome white recreation building built behind the Gardner mansion by Mrs. John l.. Gardner of Boston. The president had intended to play squash rackets, but | contented himself with watching the play by MT. Billings and Mrs. Law renee.
 President Retiren at Midnight. The Lawrences drove away at 5 | o'clock. and the president returned to | the infrmary. He took dinner in the 1 Gardner house at half past o'clock | and spent the greater part of the even l ing with his son. retiring to rest about midnight.
 Secretary Cortelyou's last statement for the night was made at II o'clock. when he telephoned:
 Tt bids fair to be good night for the boy"
 | He added, however. that he did not want to create the impression that young Theodore was yet on the road to recovery.
 The remarkable weather contributed not a little to the cbeerfulness of the day.
 Miss Alice Roosevelt has not been summoned to Groton and will not be
 unless the situation becomes much more grave.
 The condition of the other two pa tients in the school, William Gammel.
 Jr., of Providence. R. l.. and Howard
 E. Potter of New York showed consid
 erable improvement yesterday They
 are In much better condition taap
 young Roosevelt.
 |
 Proprietor of Burned Hotel Held.
 St. Louis, Feb. 12.-J. W. Gillham
 proprietor of the Empire hotel. which