The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-20
MORE HOPE FOR VANDERBILT,
PERITONITIS SYMPTOMS SEEN
no BE SUBSIDING.
His Mother and sister on Their way From
EnGiand-A Friend says That the
Patients Mind Was clear All Day
-t'ailers Are Annoyed ny Cameras.


The complication Of peritonitis which /,
| was thought was very likely to proven, Cor
nelius Vanderbilts recovery from his attack
Of typhoid fever abaied late yesterday after
| noon to a degree which pleased his physi-
| clans greatly. Mr.. Vanderbit's friends
, were no less pleased at the favorable turn
| in his illness.
This bulletin was issued Mt 1880 p. NJ:
The symptoms OF per tonits are .ubsding
In other respects Mr.. Vanderbilt IL holding
his own. AUSTIN FLINT, in
A friend of Mr.. Vanderbilt is authority
for the statement that the patients tenn
peraturc was about los degrees all day
yesterday. but that his mind seemed per
fectly clear all of that time.
The mere fact that the patient lived
through Thursday night was regarded az
suspicious. That view of the case was
made public in this bulletin which DR.. Flint
issued in the morning:
Mr.. Vanderbilt has had a fair night The
fact that h" is 10 worse this morning is en-
couraSing ArsrIN FLINT. JR
Word was received here yesterday that
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the patients
mother. and her daughter Gladys sailed
, from England on Wednesday.
Among tie callers yesterday was the
Rev. Dr.. Ernest NJ. St'res of St Thomas
Protestant Episcopal Church On leaving
thc house te said that he / ad gone there Ia
find out Mr.. NanderUilts condition and
altl ough ne had not seen the patient ho
had spoken to several members Of the
! family.
MIR, VANDERBILT he said, passed fairly
good day yesterday and II he is no worse
tomorrow they think he will recover.
As yet there have been no perforations
| due to the typhoid fever
Mr.. Vanderbilt sent TO ST.. Thomas's
Church yesterday TO request that prayers
he offered there for the recovery OF her
| husband Her messenger, however, found
! that Mr. Vanderbilt 5 name had been men,
toned there at morning prayers ever since
he was taken i'll.
Mrs. Vanderbilt has become fatigued
by her almost ceaseless watch at her hus-
bands beds de, but she has not broken
down, despite sensational report to the
cont rary. One Of her visitors said that
she had shown remarkable chcerfulness
Among the visitors yesterday were Mrs
Harry Psyno Whitney. who called twice;
Miss Cathleen Nelson. Reginald G. Wander
bit, William X. Vanderbilt. who went 10
tho house twice, and ex-Gov. Levi p. Nor
ton. A number of messages and letters
were received
Mrs. Frederic Nelson. the mother OF
Cathleen Nelson. who is engaged to be
married to Reginald C. Vanderbilt. recalled
invitations yesterday that she had sent
ont for a dinner and theatre party 10 b.
held last night.
Dr. Flint remained AT the house practT
cally all day. DR.. Janeway called three
times and DR.. Delafeld twice. DR.. William
T. Bull went to the house In the afternoon
and was in consultation an hour with Drs
Delafeld. Brown, aud Janeway. When
DR.. Bull left. he said however. that he had
called there merely as friend
The members Of the Vanderbilt family.
the attending physicians, and visitors at
the house, were greatly annoyed yesterday
by horde Of camera fiends who planted
their batteries at points of vantage around
Mr.. Vanderbilt's house and put visitors to
great deal Of trouble.
One Of the photographers logged a big
camera into the hall Of the house as Dr.
Flint was giving out bulletin He was
fred out before he had a chance to do
anything.
crank who called at the house
handed the butler long letter written on
Waldorf-Astoria paper and asked that il
be taken up to Mrs. Vanderbilt right away
The butler saw that 1t was full Of nonsense,
and the crank was passed over to police
man. who shooed him OF the block.
1t was learned yesterday that the
McVickar Realty Trust Company had leased
for kean. Van Cortlandt a Co., to Cornelius
Vanderbilt. the eleventh and twelfth floors
OF the new building which u being con-
structed at 20 Pine street. The floors will
I've arranged for draughting rooms and
offices. according to the announcement
OF the Mcvickar company. The lease was
made before Mr. Vanderbilt became i'll