Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-10
THEODORE, ,JR., HOLDS HISOWN
YOuAE RSOssvslts Conditisn Und,rrsss Ne
Material Change
PREsIOENT JOINS wIFE AT BEDSIDE
II Greeted with Cheer and Gladness
by the sick BOY - Length
of HIS visit I'm
certain.

certain.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The condition of |
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., shows no change |
of any Importance and 1t is probable from
the nature of the illness that It will be
several days or more before the outcome |
will be apparent The president is not.
likely to return to Washington until at
least the end Of the week. This evening !
the White House made public the follow
ing message received from Groton:
The president saw his son shortly after |
arrival here. Boys condition is unchanged, |
but he Is holding his own WELL i
sGROTON, Mass, Feb. 9.-Pre sident Roose- |
velt upon his arrival at the Groton school |
this afternoon, did not find his son, Theo- |
dore, jr., sermingly i'll with pneumonia |
but the boys condition was not sufficiently |
reassuring to warrant the presidents inn !
mediate return to the national capital
Young Roosevelt, with two schoolmates, |
Horace B. Porter of New York and William |
CammeIl OF Providence, both having pneu- |
monia, lie in large airy rooms on the Sec
ond floor of the college infirmary.
Mrs. Roosevelt has been with her son for
two days. He greeted his father cheerily |
this afternoon
Tonight 1t was stated that his condition |
is unchanged. and he is holding his own
we'll. The school has been dismissed and
the $50 boys have scattered to their homes.
The presidents stay here is indefinite,
although 1t is not believed II will be pro-
longed much after Wednesday, unless the
boys condition takes a turn for the worse.
Pneumonia being always alarming the
president has thought It well to stay here
until he has some assurance of his sons
recovery.
Trip from white House.
The president arrived here at 2:3o this
afternoon, after an uneventful trip of four
teen hours from Washington. He came on
the private car, Rambler, arriving in Jersey
City soon after a. m. The car was i'm
mediately transferred by boat across Har-
lem, and left Mott Haven as a special train
at $50 a. M. stop was made at New
Haven, where a dispatch was handed to the
president, stating that the boys condition
was encouraging. No other stops we're
| made until Providence was reached, where
there was slight delay on account OF an
accident to the engine The train pulled
| into South station at Boston at 12:45 p. m,
but was Immediately hauled out and around
the city. through Cambridge to the Grand
Junction station, The run from Boston to
Aver was made in a little over forty min
| utes and there the car was transferred
| to the Worcester, Nashua & Rochester
| division Of the road, the train arriving in
! Groton at $3.50. There were no crowds at
any Of the stations. except at Aver, where
there was gathering Of about 500. The
president came out of his seclnsion and
bowed to the crowd from the back plat
form, his appearance being greeted with
! cheers.
President Met at Station.
Rev. s. Endicott Peabody, the principal
Of the Groton school, was at the Groton
station to meet the president, and with
him was Rev. Sherrard Billings, his as.
| sistant.
| The president. with Secretary Cortelyou.
Immediately jumped into a two-seated
wagon and Mr. Billings drove the party rap
idly up the hill to the school building
Mrs Roosevelt was at the window as
the president drove past into the yard and
greeted him as he mounted the stairs. The
| two Immediately went to the sick boys
room and the president was delighted to
hnd that his sons head was very clear
and that he was overjoyed to see his father.
The president did not remain long, how
ever. although he spent several hours in
the office on the ground floor.
! The president and Mrs. Roosevelt, to-
| gether with. Secretary Cortelyou, are be-
ing entertained at the house OF William
| Avery Gardner, brother-in-law of Mrs.
John L. Gardner of Boston, a very wealthy
man, but nevertheless one OF the instruct
ors OF the school.
Catch Colds While at Play.
| IL appears that quite number Of the
boys have contracted colds during the
I On
strenuous exercise and lack of caution aft
erward. 1t is said that it has been the
habit Of some OF them to play handbaIl in
the closed court and then, while perspiring
freely, to dash across the campus TO the
gymnasium, clad only In the lighter clothes.
Only four, however, contracted pneumonia
although one case resulted fatally that OF
Edward Hodges, who died here about ten
days ago. The other boys contracted Sc
we're colds. but were able to return to their
homes when school was dismissed last
week.
The physician in charge is DR.. william
B. Warren OF this town, the regular at
tending physician Of the school, but DR..
George b. Shattuck OF Boston has made
almost daily trips here since the three
serious cases developed.
Roosevelt Visits Boston.
BOSTON, Feb. 9.-President Roosevelt,
on his way to Groton. came to Boston today
for the first time since assuming his Of
ice. His visit was a brief one for he did
not leave his car and in accordance with
his own plan, through familiarity with the
situation here, was transferred from one
railroad system to another by means Of a
4 connecting link over the tracks of a third
railroad. This plan rendered unnecessary
the arrangements Of the police to look after
his safety in crossing the city and Of the
railroad ofhcials who had prepared another
special train for his use on the last stage
of his journey.
When the shifting engine was attached
to the car. the president came TO the plat
form Then every hat worn by men In
the crowd on the station platform came
on and the president removed his in ack-
nOwledgment OF the courtesy.
AS the car moved President Roosevelt
again raised his hat. saying. Il thank you"
In anticipation of seeing President Roose-
welt. many people had gathered outside the
train shed gates at both the south and
north stations and at both places also were
squads Of oflcers to maintain a clear pas
sage for him to and from his carriage 1t
was a long time before the expeetant people
learned that the president had made mis-