The sun., 1902-02-09
PRESIDENT GOES TO GROTON.
LEAVES WASHINGTON TO BE AT
HIS SONS BEDSIDE.
The hoy Said 10 be Doing wrli-Mrs.
Roosevelt Resches the School and
spends Most OF the Time with the In
yalId-OnIy Two Other Cases n school.

W.suSoroS, Feb. s-President Roose-
x.lt could no longer stand the anxiety over
the illness of his son and announced this
evening his intention to go at once TO Gro-
ton. Mass. 10 be with Mrs. Roosevelt by
the side Of the sick boy. He left WASH
ineton on tho 1910 train in a private car.
accompanied by Mr.. Cortelyou, his secre-
tary. and will reach Groton at about
O'Clock this afternoon.
The announcement from the White House
that he was going to Groton was coupled
with the explanation that no alarming
news had been received as to the boys
condition. The latest information Is that
he is in no immediate danger and there has
been no change for the worse. The Presi-
dent however, believed II to DO his duty
to 60 to Groton and be with Mrs Roose-
welt, who is there alone. He will stay
there for the next two or three days. and
may remain longer unless there Is a change
for the better.
GRoToN, Mass, Feb. 81. is denied off,
cially at Groton School that Theodore
Roosevelt. Jr., has anything worse than a
slight attack of pneumonia. The Rev. DR..
s. Endicott Peabody said to-day:
'There is not a serious case of illness
among the students now at the school
DR.. Peabody would not have a word TO
ray regarding young Roosevelt. On the
arrival Of Mrs. Roosevelt this morning she
and DR.. Peabody conferred rs TO the policy
Of continuing the previous arrangement Of
having information regarding young Roose-
welt come from the President. Mrs. Roose-
welt decided TO have the arrangement con-
,inued. Then she retired to the infirmary
and spent the greater part of the afternoon
with her son.
Mrs. Roosevelt arrived In Boston at
O'Clock this morning and when she stepped
from the train at the South Station she was
met by George G. Lee, a relative Of Presi-
dent Roosevet's first wife. The only bag
gage Mrs. Roosevelt and the maid carried
were two leather grips Of ordinary size.
Mr.. Lee escorted Mrs. Roosevelt TO a hack
and the party was driven TO Young's Hotel.
where the visitors breakfasted in the large
dining hall. Half an hour later they were
on their way 20 the North Station. where a
crowd was waiting to see the President
wife. Mr. Lee elbowed q passage to the
private car attached TO the regular o'clock
train and at 9:l0 she alighted at Aver.
When the train rolled into the station n,,i it
one Of the masters of the school. Enter
ing closed carriage which had been sent
over from the school for herself and her
travelling companion, she was driven
rapidly to the school. which. although
situated in the town of Groton, Is more
accessible from Aver. as the station here
is easier to reach from the school than that
at Groton. The school Is between the
two towns.
Arriving at the school. Mrs. Roosevelt
was met at the principal entrance by the
Rev. S. Endioott Peabody. head master
Of the school AS soon as pract ticable after
her arrival Mrs. Roosevelt was taken TO
the infirmary where Teddy, Jr.. Is i'll. The
presence of Mrs. Roosevelt Is declared to
have had q beneficial effect upon the young
patient and he Frightened considerably.
Mrs. Roosevelt on inqpiring about Teddy's
siokness was Informed that earlier in the
week he had been troubled with a slight
oold, but 1t had occasioned no alarm. On
Wednesday night he retired apparently
in good health and the fact that he was
about to be attacked by pneumonia was
farthest from the thought OF any person
connected with the school. In the night,
Teddy. not feeling well. aroused one Of the
masters. who at once saw that the lad
was seriously III. As soon as possible.
DR.. Warren OF Groton, the school physi-
clan, was called. 1t required only a super
fetal examination to tell the story that
the Presidents son had pneunonia. -,
specialist arrived soon after I o'clock
this afternoon, having been asked to come
by DR. W. B. Warren Of Groton. DR.. Shat
tuck cones to attend all the ailing lads.
How long the boston physician will re-
main has not yet been determined.
Mrs. Roosevelt is the guest OF DR.. Peabody
at his home in the school grounds. BY
this arrangement she Is very near your
Theodore. The boy will be kept here until
II is decided that he will be able TO stand
the Journey to Washington. Mrs. Roose-
x.alt will nrnhahlU here
time arrives. The announcement was OBJ
tanned that no serious change had occurred
in the condition of young Roosevelt.
The Groton School has never before been
brought before the public In this way. DR..
Peabody and his assistants regret II deeply.
William A. Gardner, whose gifts to Groton
School are scattered all about its grounds,
IL particularly upset. Mr.. Gardner, who
Is brother-in-law OF Mrs. Jack Gardner
OF Boston spends all his time at the school.
where he regards himself as simple In
structor. yet his income is rated something
like 5000 day. Groton School chapel. a
magnificent structure, and its famous
organ were gifts Of his, as is the Dome OF
Pleasure, so-called, and many other build
ings. The towns Of Grotou and Aver also
know his munificence, The school Is far
more quiet tonight than il has been for
many months Most Of the instructors have
taken a vacation and will not return till
the school Is reopened
Late this afternoon DR.. Warren was
reported To be mostly concerned regard
ing the condition Of Howard c Potter of
New York, who has pneumonia DIR. War
rem remained at the school all the after
noon and until early evening Many Of
the boy students left for their homes to-day.
Sherrard Billings, master Of the school,
said to-day that the school will remain
closed for two weeks, perhaps longer
Three extra cars left Groton on the 7:i6
train this morning loaded with students.
Al Aver one car was attached to the Boston
train while the other two were sent TO
Worcester and over the New Haven road
to New York Young Teddy slept all night
and wns feeling bright this morning.
NEW YORK BOYS BACK PROM oRoToS.
SoIne Of the pupils Of the Groton School
got here yesterday. Two Of the bows
were the sons of Charles Foster of 27O West
Elghty-fourth street. One of these said
that on Thursday somo of the members
OF the school engaged in an eight-mile run
across country. These 'crc ss-country runs
are part Of the weekly athletic exercises
AZ the schc ol ard the run 81 last Thursday
was won by the PIesid ent's son. Young
Foster said that, as he understood IL, young
Roosevelt caught cold after the run. tho
cold developing into pneumonia.
II seems that the reports Of the situation