New-York tribune., 1902-12-24
PATIENT HOLDS HIS OWN
Cornelius VanderMH's Condition q
Little More Satisfactory.

Dr. Flint left the home of Cornelius Vanderbilt
soon after Il o'clock last night and handed out
the following bulletin:
Mr.. vanderbilts condition is a little more salts
factory this evening. There has been marked
change
This bulletin was signed by Drs. Flint and Jane
way.
Earlier DR. Janeway left the house, and was
asked If there had been any change, or II MI
Vanderbilt any better.
He is worse his only reply
About p. m. who said he was a physician
and a friend of the family, but was not attending
Mr.. Vanderbilt, left the house He declared that
Mr. Vanderbilt about in the same condition
that he had been since the morning. He SAID that
there would be a consultation between Drs. Flint,
Janeway. Delaield and Brown about 1880 O'Clock.
i want to refute statement the man SAID.
and that is the published this afternoon that
Mr.. Vanderbilt's temperature had risen one degree
the previous night. There is always fuctuaton IN
fever patients temperature, but there was no ex-
cuse for an aarmst report that his temperature
had risen one degree above the maximum OF what
it has been for several days
man appeared in front of the house before
4 a. m. He wore cutaway coat and an old
derby hat. He had long hair. and looked like an
actor in hard luck. He paced up and down III
front Of the Vanderbilt home. When pedestrians
passed he told them to step lightly as a SICK man
was lying inside the house. A milkman drove up
l.
and requested that he go another way as Mr.
Vanderbilt might be disturbed.
Patrolman Lustbader, who was on duty AROUND
the Vanderbilt house did not interfere with the
man until he made attempt to ring the bell OF
the house He told the policeman that he wanted
to Mr.. Vanderbilt, whom. he said. was a per-
sonal friend of his. Lusthader told him that he
had better &C away and call at some other time
He went away, but back. The patrolman
threatened hin. with a nightstck. The stranger
o,,1
disappeared.
At $40 3. m this bulletin given out:
Mr. Vanderbilt has had a more quiet night and
seems TO be holding his own, without the appear
temperature remains moderately high, and does
not yet show tendency to become lower'
JANEwAY.
Later in the morning DR.. Flint as he was Ieav-
ing the house, asked
Doctor. Is there any cause for alarm in the
fact that Mr.. Vanderbilt's temperature remains
hieh?'
Not particularly He ls responding treat
ment. This about the twenty first day of the
fever
Can you hold out any definite hope of his ulti-
mate recovery?'
We'll. he Is doing very WELL
rs his spleen still affected"
The Inflammation has subsided."
But, is IL still enlarged?
Yes. it is still enlarged"
friend of the Vanderbilt family. who has been
in the house most OF each day since Mr.. Wander
bilt taken ILL., said:
There is a general belief in the house now that
Mr.. Vanderbilt win get better. The fact whlch
chiefly encourages this hope is the splendid way
in which he responds to treatment or course ne
is very weak The main thing to do now Is oil
course to break the fever, which. understand re-
mains obstinately high. Mr.. Vanderbilt has been
nourished exclusively beaten white of eggs and
warm milk, with dash OF brandy.