The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-15
He PASSED A GOOD NIGHT.
Conditions in the Case of Young
Theodore Roosevelt Are
Encouraging.
CASE HAS A MORE FAVORABLE ASPECT,
WI out OF Danger, the Pa
"eht shows Improvement, and
HOPE Takes "a Fresh HoId-Condi-
ZION OF the Other Patients at the
Groton School.

Groton, Mass, Feb. 12.--"Young
Theodore passed a very good night,
and his condition shows much i'm
provement this morning"
This was the announcement made
by Secretary ortelyou at g. 80 o'clock
wednesday morning regarding the
condition of the son of President
Roosevelt, who has been i'll with
pneumonia for several days at the
Groton school here. The night had
been uneventful, and except on one
occasion, about 1890 o'clock, no one
had been seen moving about the sick
room. At this time one of the ply
sicians was summoned to look at the
boy, but he stayed only a few mo-
ments, and after that all was quiet
until daylight.
From expressions made by the
school authorities and those most
interested in the case, it is believed
that the boys condition, while not
removed from the dangerous stage,
has assumed a more favorable as
pect.
For the first time within a week
the weather changed Wednesday
morning, and although the sun was
Singing, there were signs of disa-
greeable weather.
President Roosevelt left the home
of VIM. a. Gardner. where he is stay
ing, at eight o'clock Wednesday
morning and visited his sick son and
his wife at the infirmary. In a short
time he returned, accompanied by
Mrs. Roosevelt, and they breakfasted
at the Gardner house. Mrs. Roose-
welt remained for an hour and then
went back to the infirmary alone
She seemed to be more cheerful thar
at any time since her arrival, an6
said: my boy shows much improve
ment, and rested well during the
night
The only incident Of the forenoon
was the arrival of Rev. DR.. Park
hurst, of New York. He said tina
he was On his way from Amherst t.
Clinton and stopped over to pay hi
respects to the president and inquir
as to the condition of his SON.. Il
company with the president, Dr
Parkhurst walked about the schoo
{ grounds for some minutes and wa
driven to Aver at 10:30 o'clock.
The physicians report the othe
!, two pneumonia patients, Howar
Potter, of New York, and VIM. Gan
! mel, of Providence. as improved. Til
! crisis in Gammell's case has not We
: been reached, but his condition is Ell
~couraging.
/, The special car in which the presi
/ dent came to Groton from Washing
; ton has been replaced by a large
I car, arranged to accommodate NOR
I people. While no definite arrange
, ments have yet been made for the re
turn of Mr.. Roosevelt to Washing
ton, it is intimated hat if the i'm
provement in his boys condition con
tinues he may leave Thursday nigh
or early Friday morning.
Secretary Cortelyou issued a state
ment II o'clock saying that tn
: morning examination by the ply
lSlcl11S ndQ l. itu Nv "hN'N'I"
1 tory statement he had made at min
o'clock relative to the young in
b vaIid's condition. 1t was, Mr.. Cor
b telyou said, very favorable, wit
: slight improvement, and he adde'
that the lad will probably hav
passed the danger point within tn
next AS hours.
. The temperature. pulse and resp
ration show improvement, but as TN
condition is always prevalent durini
!, the early morning hours 1t was eN
: pected that a change would occu
: later during the day. Secretary Cor
telyou said that the boy has been dc
: ~lirious only once during his sickness
y and that was on Monday, during
o period of drowsiness. Mr.. Cortelyo'
said also that the president woui
l. not leave Groton until his son Ia
r passed the danger point he woui
not in any event be able to get ava
Z before late Thursday night or carr
A on Friday.