Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-02-15


Groom. Mass, Feb l3.-Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr. 5 physicians believe that
their patients vitality will be sufli'
Cicnt for him to meet and pass sue
Cessfully the crisis in his disease,
which is looked for sometime today,
and by tomorrow morning he will be
practically out OF danger. Last night
he was considered to be better than
on Tuesday. This report, which was
given out by Mr.. Cortelyou at 8
O'clock was tne last of the four is
sued during the day, none OF which
was of discouraging or unlavorable
nature.
The first came early in the morning
and stated that the night had been
good one, and this was confirmed
later. after the morning examinations
by the physicians, and in addition it
was said that should the favorable
conditions continue for As hours, the
danger would be past. Again, at
o'clock, word came that the status
of the case was unchanged. but that
the conditions continued favorable
At that time, however no mention was
made as to whether the crisis had
been passed or was near. But last
night, after the night examination by
the doctors. Secretary Cortelyou
frankly said that the crisis in the right
lung, tnat in the left having been
passed, would probably be reached
before tonight.
So confident are the president and
his wife that their son will pass
through this crisis in good shape that
the president Is already making some
slight preparations to leave for Wash
ington, and it looks as if he might
start sometime tomorrow. Everyone
at the Gardner house last night
seemed cheerful. while Mrs. Roosevelt.
cheered and comforted by a short
but impressive service in the chapel,
went to her nightly watch in the in.
tirmary in good spirits.
The 3 o'clock report of the boys
condition was the most important one
of the day. Mr.. Cortelyou said in
addition to what has been already
stated. that the left lung had cleared
considerably during the day. that the
boys temperature respiration and
pulse had shown but little variation.
Everything during the day had gone
on we'll The Gearing up of the left
lung is a favorable sign. in that it
will enable the boy to meet the crisis
In the right lung better.
In speaking of other things besides
the boys condition, Mr.. Cortelyou said
tnat no change had been made in the
program for Prince lienry's visit; in
fact, invitations to the dinner were
going out at Washington. The presi.
dent will not give up his trip to
Charleston. but will go there after
Prince Henry leaves
The call OF DR.. Parkhurst, the New
York divine, was unexpected, and
cheerel both President and Mrs
Roosevelt. After the clergymen left,
the president spent nearly two hours
t"ansacting official business with Sec
Tetary Cortelyou and his stenographer
AS twilight stole over the campus,
the windows in the temple erected by
Mr. Gardner lightened up for the usual
Ash "Wednesday evening service.
Nearly score assembled within the
beautiful edifiCe about 6 o'clock. and
in this number was Mrs Roosevelt,
This service formed a beautiful close
for an eventful day. and gra lually tha
hghtS in the crescent of buildings
surrounding the campus went out and
by II o'clock everything seemed to
have sunk into rest. save for the
nurses in the sickroom, the watchman
in the yard below and couple OF
newspaper men outside on the frozen
road.