Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-10
HOLDING HIS OWN.
Teddy Roosevelt, Jr., Was No
Worse, on Sunday.
The President Arrived, Sunday, and
Mrs. Roosevelt on Saturday.
Everything Being Done and No I'm
mediate Danger Feared.

GrOton, Mass, Feb. 9-Although
President Roosevelt upon his arrival at
| the Groton school, this afternoon, did
not find his son, Theodore, Jr., alarm
| inly ill with pneumonia, still the lad $
condition was not sufficiently reassur-
ing to warrant the Presidents immedi-
ate return to the national capital. His
| boy with two other schoolmates
| Horace u. Potter of New York, and
VIM. Gammell of Providence, both hav-
ing pneumonia, lie in large, airy rooms
on the second floor of the college in
| Urinary. Mrs. Roosevelt has been with
her son for two days, and he greeted
his father cheerfully, this afternoon.
Tonight, it was stated that his con-
dition is unchanged and that he is hold
ing his own well.
All three Of the sick boys are having
the best medical attendance, both with
skilful physicians and nurses, and
everything is being done to bring them
back 10 health. The Presidents stay
here is indefinite, although it is not be-
| lieved that it will be prolonged much
after Wednesday, unless the boys con-
dition takes a turn for the worse.
Pneumonia being always alarming. the
President has thought it well to stay
here until he has some assurance of
his sons recovery.
The President arrived at go o'clock,
this afternoon, after an uneventful trip
of IA hours from Washington. He
came on the private car Rambler, ar
irving in Jersey City soon after a. m.
The car was Immediately transferred
by boat across Harlem river and left
Mott Haven as a special train at $40
p. NJ.
A stop was made at New Haven,
where a dispatch was handed to the
President stating that the boys con-
condition was encouraging. The train
came into the South station in Boston
at 12.45 p. NJ, but was Immediately
hauled out from the station and around
the city through Cambridge to the
grand station of the Boston & Maine
Railroad. The run from Boston to
Ayr Junction was little ever two hours
and there the car was transferred to
the Worcester, Nashua & Rochester
division of the road, where the train
arriving in Groton at go 2. NJ
Rev. p. S. Endicott Peabody, the
principal of the Groton school, was at
the station to meet the President. and
with him was Rev. Sherman Billings.
his assistant. The President, with Sec
rotary George b. Cortelyou, immedi-
ately jumped into two-seated wagon
and Mr.. Billings drove the party rapid
ly up the hill to the school building.
Mrs. Roosevelt was at the window as
the President drove past into the yard.
and greeted him as he mounted the
stairs.
The two Immediately went to the
boys room and the President was de-
lighted to find his son SO well and the
lad was overjoyed to see his father. He
did not remain long. however, although
he spent several hours in the office on
the ground floor. The President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. together with Secretary
Cortelyou. are being entertained at the
house of VIM. Amory Gardner, brother
in-law of Mrs. John l.. Gardner Of Bos-
ton, very wealthy man, but neverthe-
less one Of the instructors in the school
1t appears that quite number of
the boys have contracted colds during
the past three or four weeks. II is said
that it has been the habit Of some Of
them to play handball in the closed
court and then, while perspiring freely,
to dash across the campus to the gym
nasium, clad only in the lightest
clothes. Only four. however, contract
ed pneumonia, although one case re-
suited fatally, that of Edward Hodges.
who died about 10 days ago. The other
boys contracted severe colds. but were
able to return to their homes when
school was dismissed, last week.
The physician in charge is Dr. VIM.
Il. Warren, the regular attending physi-
clan of the school, but DIR. George b.
Shattuck of Boston, has made almost
daily trips here since the three serious
cases developed.
Nothing unusual happened during the
evening. The President with Mrs.
Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou
went for short walk after dinner
around the school campus, returning
before /? O'Clock. One by one the lights
in the infirmary went out and at II
O'Clock only dim light was showing at
one end of the building. Shortly after
that the announcement was made that
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