New-York tribune., 1902-02-14
HIS son MUCH BETTER.
THE PRESIDENT STARTS FOR
WASHINGTON.
All, THE BOYS SYMPTOMS FAVORABLE
TO RECOVERY MIR. ROOSEVELT
LEAVES GROTON IN \ HAPPY
FRAME OF MIND

cvoton. Mass Feb. 13-The most eventful
s,r ~ the Grotos school in ali the time Theo-
sore Roosevelt. jr.. has been i'll closed with the
sorsrtlIre Of President Roosevelt for Washing
-, late this afternoon Before that the Presi-
as,t in the homely phrase. Ted has improved
r;th such rard Jumps that I am sure he is out
q ,be woods had told of the load lifted from
his mind
The da- was full OF happiness for the Pres-
5sn+ and Mrs. Roosevelt. and, in fact. for all
,rbo we're at the inirmary or near the school
e,ounds The first report from the bedside OF
vcung Roosevelt showed that he had passed
eood night and that after the morning exami-
nation bv Drs. Lambert and Warren it was
announced that the boys condition was making
favorable progress. The report said that the
lyrgs were clearing we'll although the patient
rras still in the second stage Of pleuro-pne
-,onIa. known to medical men as the stage of
exudatior.
Later in the day Or. Warren said, in answer
N inquiries. that the patients temperature,
respiration and pulse were normal-a decided
contrast 10 his condition in the last few days.
The boy rested well all day. although his pulse
vas somewhat accelerated for a short time this
afternoon by the departure of his father.
The President passed a quiet day. After
vsnng his son this morning he spent most Of
re time the Gardner house, tranSaCtinR ofh-
rial business. Before luncheon he called on the
sther patients the GammelI and Potter boys
snd cheered them up with his kindly greetings
Then he proceeded to the Powell cottage and
held brief reception for the newspaper men
who had made that place their headquarters.
The President thanked them for gift Of flow
ers TO Mrs. Roosevelt and their courtesy to him
ard his family in the trying days that have so
happily ended. The remainder Of his stay was
with Mrs, Roosevelt and his SON At 4:15 p m.
accompanied by Mr.. Cortelyou. Mr.. Barnes the
executive clerk: Dr. Peabody. the principal Of
the school and TWO Secret Service officers. the
President took a carriage for Groton village sta
tion A special tram was ready there to take
the party to Worcester. Many people gathered
ct the station, and in response 10 their cheers
the President doffed his hat. He also bade fare
vel 10 the newspaper men grouped at his plat
form The train started at 4:3O.
Mrs Roosevelt kept indoors nearly all day,
her only taste Of the cool, bracng air being
during her walk from the Gardner house TO
the infirnary. She has borne up well under the
strain 10 her nervous system. She Will be re-
lieved some Wnat in the next few days by Miss
Alice Roosevelt who. the President said would
leave Washington tomorrow for Groton TO be
with her mother. He also said that Mrs RoOse
welt hoped remove Theodore, jr., to the White
House within ten days. also adding that the
boy would return 10 GToUOn TO complete his
course as soon his health would permit.
No visitors called I the school to-day. This
evening Professor Jackson, Of the faculty. called
81 the Powell cottage and assured the news
paper men that the patient was holding his own.
eonfming earlier reports by saying that his
ma The indications also We're for good
night