New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-15
TAFT BROUGHT BACK TO
CITY BY W|FE'S ILLNESS
Recurrence of Recent Nervous
Trouble Prevented Trip to
Harrisburg with Him.
NOT SERIOUS, SAYS DR.. EVANS
Daughter Hurries from Wash
ington - President Expects
to Return to Capital
To day.

The sudden illness Of Mrs Taft. who
suffered an attack Of nervous trouble on
Saturday night. caused the President,
who had intended to go from here to
Harrisburg Yesterday and thence to
Washington to return here and spend
last night at the house of his brother.
Henry W Taft. with Mrs Taft There
had been considerable anxiety ali day
over Mrs Taft's condition. but after the
President returned here and had a con
sultation with DR. Evan NJ Evans. who
WAS i'm attendance on the patient the
following bulletin was issued
Mrs Taft is much improved tonight
after showing Improvement all dav. Dr.
Evans saws that she will be able 10 return
10 Washington within few days Presl.
dent Taft viii return TO WasningtQn az
20 o'clock tomorrow morning MISS Helen
Taft will remain with her mother. Secre-
tary Hilles will go to Washington at MD
night
Mrs Taft came from Washington WIN
the President on Saturday, and attended
the dinner of the Academy Of Political
/
President spoke She did not stop in
Newark with the President Who made
speech there 10 81. Johns Lodge Of
Masons before coming on 10 New York.
hut came at once 10 this city and went
TO the home OF Henry W. Taft AZ No. 80
West 4sth street and went with him 10
the dinner al the Astor.
Was Well at Dinner
At the dinner AT the Astor Mrs Taft
sat at the able with William NJ. WINS
and Henry W Taft. Mr. lvlns said last
nieht that she had seemed in perfect
health at the dinner After the Presi-
dent finished his speech he sat al the
hle with Mrs Taft until the other
speakers had finished, and the party
went 10 the house Of Henry ". Tart
soon after II O'Clock. About o'clock
Mrs Taft was suddenly seized with a
return Of the nervous trouble that she
suffered from two years ago and pr
Evans was sent FOR He al once called
IN trained nurse. Who has been with
Mrs Taft since that time.
Horace Taft a brother of Nh" Presi-
dent vh, had come from WATERBURY
conn. 70 attend the dinner ~ the As'or.
remained here YESTERDAY, and IN the
, morning Miss Helen TAFT was tele-
eraph.d FOR from Washington She az
rived mere last evening The two sons
Charles. who is AZ his uncle's school IN
WatertoWn and Robert. who Is attend
ing the Harvard Law School were told
bv telegraph of their mothers illuess.
hu, that IL would not be necessary for
. them 10 come on.
At a consultation YESTERDAY morning ~
was decided that the President should
keep his engagement - speak IN Harris
burg. but that he should return here last
night instead ~ going on 20 Washing
ton. The original programme had been
for Mrs TAFT 10 20 with the President 20
Harrisburg and on 10 Washington with
him When she was told last night that
she must stay here for a few DAYS she
obiected strongly. and wanted 10 go back
10 Washington with him to-day.
Recurrence OF Old Trouble.
q Dr Evans. who persuaded Mrs Taft
~ remain here. said last night that Mrs.
Taft's illness was a recurrence of the
nervous trouble which had affected her
two years ago. and her condition was
not serious and gave no cause for alarm.
She suffered "A nervous attack IN MAY.
} 1909. while on the way from Washing
ton 10 Mount Vernon with a party Of
friends The ordeal OF Witnessing an
operation on her youngest son and the
heat Of the sail down the Potomac Were
said 10 have brought on the attack Her
illness 80 that time caused her 10 cancel
all of her social engagements. she SUI
fcred another attack last summer but
recovered rapidly.
The President left here yesterday
morning AZ 1905 O'Clock over the Penn
sylvania road for Harrisburg After ne
had made his speech there his privat"
car was hooked on - the regular train
2 due here at l0lj O'Clock D. M. and n"
started on the return trip from the Penn
i-vlvania capital At % o'clock y. m.
Philadelphia was reached ~ 1--WE min
utcs before s and al : o'clock the Jour
= nov to Ncw York was resumed.
, The train rolled into The Pennsylvania
' station In this city on schedule time
and fifteen minutes later the President
,,as at the home Of his brother. No
' members Of the family met him at the
station and there was no demonstration
} there. as his return was not expected
lie was accompanied By Secretary
IIlles and the presidential party and
p Two Secret Service men. Four Central
y once detectives met him AT the station.
3 ,rnile y special detail had already been
- nlaccd in front of the hous' I'm 18th
, street.
The marty came up 10 Henry W. Taft's
y, bouso i'm three automobiles. and the
President hurried at once into the house
vhere he vas met 10y his two brothers
with reassuring news of Mrs. Taft's con
4 duion Three minutes later Dr. Evans
came from his home. in East 55th street
The doctor remained only about twenty
D minutes. and did not think it necessary
~ that time To examine Mrs. Taft