New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-26
PreSIdent-EIeCt in Bed with
Severe Cold, but Declares
He Will Go to Virginia
on Friday.
SUFFERS FROM HIGH FEVER
Governor Misses Christmas
Feast with Family-Physician
Says Illness Is Not Serious
and That Patient Will Be
Out in Day or Two.
lBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. J

! BY Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l
| Princeton n. j., Dec. 2J.-President-
elect Woodrow Wilson spent Christmas
Day in bed nursing a heavy cold which
he contracted yesterday. and he did not
| get chance to eat part Of the juicy
A. pound turkey which graced the din
ner table at his home to-day.
DR.. Carnochan, the Governors physi-
clan. said tonight he expected the
President-elect TO he out in a day or
! two
! Governor Wilson caught cold yester-
day" DR.. Carnochan said, "and his
stomach was upset ] think he will he
| all right in a day or two. He decided
tonight that he would not let his i'll
ness interfere with his trip to staun-
ton Va, on Friday. He is much better
tonight"
Governor Wilson rode to Trenton
Yesterday in the driving snowstorm in
| General Sadler's automobile, and he
rode back home again last night. The
| Governor is fond of the open air. and
he did not think a ride in a snowstorm
would bother him. The first symptom
that he had contracted a cold as re-
| suit of his automobile ride came last
night just before bedtime, when a
heavy fever attacked him.
! Illness Alarms Family.
/ Governor Wilson usually keeps his
illness TO himself, but when just be-
( fore midnight last night he complained
! of the fever there was excitement IN
the Wilson household. for it was felt
! that there must be something serious
/ the matter else he would not have
complained. Neighbors wondered why
the lights in the Wilson home should
remain burning until after midnight
! but il was not until this morning that
the news leaked out that the President
elects illness was serious enough to re-
quire a physician.
Dr. Carnochan was hastily summoned
! Just before midnight last night, and
after examining and prescribing for the
President-elect he expressed the hope
J that his illness was not serious and
said the patient expected to be out in
day or two.
! When the President-elect awoke this
morning the fever had not left him and
he was troubled with nausea. Or. Car
nochan was again summoned, but he
said the Governor was in no serious
danger.
Mrs Wilson came out Of the house in
the afternoon to bring Christmas
present TO Mrs. Ricketts,, a neighbor
and old friend Of the Governor. She
said her husband had slept all day and
was much better this evening.
"I have not disturbed Mr.. Wilson all
day" she said. II let him sleep
last night He had quite high fever,
and this. with the cold he has been
threatened with, made us think he was
going to have severe attack Of the
grip. He has had good rest, though,
and he is so much better now that we
are confident he will be able to fight off
the threatened attack"
No Trenton Trip To-day.
| 1t Is not expected Governor Wilson
will be able to make his usual visit to
the State House at Trenton tomorrow,
as DR.. Carnochan does not wish him to
do anything hazardous. Whether he
will 90 to Staunton, Va, on Friday will
depend much on his condition to-mor-
row. Governor Wilson says he will go,
and that means the only thing that will
I prevent him from doing so will be his
inability to get out of bed.
There were number Of callers al
the Wilson home to-day. but none OF
them was permitted in the sickroom.
Most of the callers were old neighbors.
who wanted to wish him good cheer.
Some brought gifts. Half dozen
times during the day an express wagon
stopped at the Wilson home and
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