Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1902-02-13
CONDITIONS FAVOR PATIENT
Status Of Young RsossvslfS Case shsw'
Material improvement
CRISIS, HOWEVER, IS NOT Yt1 PAssEr
Doctors Say n BOY Continues TO Gain
for the Next FoFty-EiEht Hours
All Danger VIII be
over.

Roosevelt. IT., continues TOT the ueAt h"Oh-
ty-four hours in his present condition. his
physicians have given the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt to believe that his vitality
will be sufficient for him to meet and pass
successfully the crisis in his disease, which
Is looked for some time tomorrow. and on
Friday morning he VIII be practically out
of danger.
Tonight he is considered to be better than
last night and the same may be said OF his
two schoolmates. Howard f. Potter OF New
York and William CANNED OF Providence,
r. !.
This report, which was given out by Mr..
Cortelyou at 8 p. m, was the last OF four
issued during the day, none Of which was
Of discouraging or unfavorable nature
The first came early in the morning and
stated that the report had been agreed on
and this was sconfirmed later, after the
morning examinations by the physicians and
in addition It was said that should the favor
able condition continue for forty-eight hours
the danger would be passed.
Again at o'clock word came that the
status OF the case was unchanged and 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 after the examination by the
doctors tonight. Secretary Cortelyou frankly
said that the crisis in the right lung. that
in the left having been passed. would prob
ably be reached before tomorrow night.
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 Washington. Tonight it looks as II he
might start some time Friday. Every one
tha not
only cheerful, but jovial, while Mrs. Roose-
velt cheered and comforted by short but
impressive service at 6 o'clock in the chapel
went to her nightly watch in the infrmary
in good spirits. The o'clock report Of the
boys condition was the most important one
Of the day.
Clearing In Left Lung.
Mr.. Cortelyou said in addition to what has
already been 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 was going on well. The
clearing up of the left lung is favorable
sign. in that 1t will enable the boy to meet
the crisis in the right lung better. What
is known as resolution has set In in the
left lung.
4
boys condition, Mr.. Cortelyou said that nc
cnange HAD beer made Ia the program foI
Prince Henry's visit. In fact invitations
to the dinner were going out at Washington
The president will not give up his trip tc
Charleston. but will go there after Prince
Henry leaves.
In many ways the day was less eventful
than that which preceded 1t, and all the re-
ports, as has been said, were favorable
| Still, the seriousness of not only young
| RoosevelRs condition, but that OF his two
companions, was tonight fully as great as
| ever when the closeness to the impending
crisis in each case is taken into consider
alton.
The only notable feature of the day was
the arrival OF Rev. Parkhurst OF New York
He said he was on his way from Amherst
to Clinton and stopped over to pay his re-
spects to the president and inquire as tC
the condition OF his son. In company will
the president DR.. Parkhurst walked abou
the school grounds for some minutes anC
was driven to Aver at 1880 o'clock.
Parkhurst's visit "A Surprise.
The call Of Dr. Parkhurst like that o.
Secretary Long yesterday, was entirely un'
expected and cheered both the president
and Mrs. Roosevelt considerably. The doc
tor left the president with a CHEEKY face
and confirmed the favorable reports OF thu
morning After the doctor left the presl
dent spent nearly two hours trsnsaetinl
ofhcial business with his stenographer, Mr.
Barnes.
Ghortly after o'clock he returned to thu
infirmary and he and Mrs. Roosevelt tool
a stroll through the fields, visiting thu
skating pond. They returned half an hou
I later and the president lunched with hi
wife at the inhrmary.
The president regrets his inability Il
take his daily walks, rides and other ex
ereIses for he does not care to go beyon'
call, although the roads are very invit
ing and excellent saddle horses are avail
able. The squash court. although indoors
has afforded an opportunity for the presi
dent to work on some of his surplus energy
aud yesterday he played for while witt
Rev Mr.. Billings. Today, being Asl
wednesday. the president did not find al
antagonist.
Observe Ash Wednesday.
AS twilight stole over the broad campu
the windows in the temple, by Mr.. VIII
liam Gardner, at his own expense, lighte
up for the usual Ash Wednesday service
Nearly a score assembled within the edi
nee about O'CLOCK anu IN TINS uumDc
was Mrs. Roosevelt, who had walked dow
with Secretary, Cortelyou from the in
Urinary. There were also present four o
fve others with anxious hearts, tho Pot
ters and the Gammels, while the res
formed a sympathetic congregation. DI
Peabody read the service, which include
prayers for the sick and the president
while the hymn was appropriate The serv
, ice was impressive. despite the small con
gregatIon At its conclusion Mrs. Roose
Welt walked out first, unaccompanied. Nj
Cortelyou. however. caught up with her o
, her way to the infrmary.
| After the service was over a numbe
stayed for a concert by Harvard professor
? This service formed a hitting close to a
uneventful day.
BY IL o'clock everyone seemed to hay
gone TO rest. save the nurses in the sic
, room, the watchman In the yard below an
couple Of newspaper men outside on th
: frozen road. Quite Unexpectedly Mr.. Coz
telyou made q sick room report at
O'Clock. saying that the boy vs. sleepin
quietly and that the situation was III
I changed.
GRoroN, Mass, Feb. 1s-The absenC
|. Of lights IN all the windows Of the infru
airy indicates that the patients are sleepir
' well. The lights in young Roosevelt's roo