The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-17
ROOSEVELT VICTIM
OF PLEURISY ATTACK
Must Give Up Violent Eyer.
ton, but Won't Take to
Bed, Doctors Say.
TO RETURN HOME TO-DAY

Iaet evening after three Physicians had
BEEN In consultation late IN the afternoon
~ the Hotel L.arsdon. Fifth avenue anil
F~tfty-eeventh street. where the Colonel
has been staying since sudden illness
overlook him on Wednesday.
The attack Is not serious. All three
OF the doctors agreed upon that. and the
Colonel himself, talking TO reporters In
the lobby Of his hotel last evening. as
sursd them that II was hui, a slight al.
tack. He looked well enough.
Il have a sl:ah, attack OF pieurisy."
he admitted. but I'm feeling good"
The ex-President said that he would
return this afternoon to oyster Bay.
where his doctors have ordered him to
taks a rest and refrain from violent
exercise until the attack is over.
Despite the lack OF gravity with which
h Colonel regards his illness. his
friends and the members Of his family
are taking every precautlon to guard
6A health.
Or. Hubert v. Guile OF e:a Yves, End
avenue made the following statement
after he inc his colles CUES. Or. Arthur
.. Duel Of 81 East Fifty-seventh stree,
and Or. Samuel W. Lambert of 100 icas;
Thirty.hfth street. had held their con-
sultstion:
There is nothing the matter with
Col. Roosevelt's heart. There Is no ca
TOR worry. He has a bad cold and the
coughing he has suffered from has
wrenched the liRaments In his side. You
know how painful that 10 1t Is irrltat-
tne. but not %aerious."
1oIuPed when Thrown From Horse,
The ligamsnts which Or. Guile men
toned were those about the broken rib
AN injury to the Colonels left side
which he sustained At Sycamore Hill a
year ago. when he was thrown from a
morse. Later Or. Guile admitted that
IN. Colonel had pleurisy.
Yes. he has a touch of pleurisy.' he
SAID. but his condition is absolutely
satisfactory. He is doing well and II
viii not b necessary for him to take to
his bed"
DR.. Guile walked yesterday morning
with Col. Roosevelt from the Langdon
to the ONCE OF Or. Duel. a block away
where the Colonel unerwent an examina.
tion. 1t as the third or fourth examina.
ton he has undergone since he has beer
p town. Or. Lambert was called into
), me case yesterday. the consultation oi
Ne three doctors resulting. Dr. Guile
vas called In two days ago. During the
last week or ten days Col. Roosevelt
has had seven doctors attending him
At one time or another.
When the Colonel hrst came dowr
: With his present attack. N before tn.
trouble was known to he pleurisy. his
, family physician, DR.. Alexander Lam
Bert OF ~ East Sevea;y-second street
was in Chicago preparatory to going ~
Q nshing trip. Word was sent to hir
ana he telegrphed brk that he wou,c
., return Mt once " needed. lie was no
called hack. however.
: Or. Guile. who had been looking af,e,
: Or. Lainberts practice, was mmo
instead. Or. H.. Ho'brook Curtis, tn,
(. Colonel's throat physician. Is also away
and for that reason Dr. Duel. also :
: throat specialist, was called in. pr
T.. w. Caldwell NJ 4So Park avenue tool
q the N-ray plates Of the loosened liga
ments day before yesterday, and III
Richard II. Derby. the C~olorel's son-ir
law. who lives a; 116 Ess, Ssventy-nirti
street. also had a hand in the ministra
lions.
II was reported that pr. A~l~xsndc'
Hdu Ndr!l'u 'HF Nc4bItei mol "
g into the campaign he tndertook 10
preparedness. and had advised agains
the trips TO Detroit. Chicago. kansar
City and ST. Louis. After these trip
came the Chicago conventions and III,
Nightly vigils which the Colonel KEEP
81 hts long distance telephone. Then y
Nrenched the muscles Of his side durinl
. coughing spell. and there was tail
mat the hurried events Of the last few
a. WAAkE had told pnNn Itp, -, .,,4
Ills Condition Improving.
Or. Duel deprecated thess reports.
II Is a tempest in a teapot" he said
Naturally when Mr.. Roosevelt coug!
Or moves his rib II is very painful an
addressing. 1t is 9 purely local condl
eion. though. and the thought OF him &c
ing to the hospital is ridiculous. III
Derby has strapped him to alleviate N
pain as much as possible. His loca
condition il improving and certainly in
Colonel will be absolutely well in
couple OF days"
His Illness has not kept political Wis
tors from calling upon tire Colonel. thos
seeing him yesterday including cx-Sena
: tor W. Murray Crane. The ~Iatter's Wis
Is regarded as tie most definite cvidenc
thus far that Cot. Roosevelt will be we
coined back into the Republican fold.
~ NN' tP' 'Nb ~ ub,
that supporters Of Mr.. Hughes were try
ting TO arrange a meeting between m
Republican nominee and COT. Roosevc
looking to the Colonies active support {
Mr.. Hughes. JOIN ". Mctirath, e.
Colonel's secretary. said tina; he regarde
II as unlikely that the two would me,
until after June rs. when the Progressi,
National Committee will make its repol
on Col. RoOseveit's conditional refus;
OF the Bull Moore nomination. NeveI
theless George w. Perkins gave impet,
10 these reports yesterday by calling O
Gov. Whitman Immediately after he ha
0een Col, Ro jseveit and soon after Il
Governor had visited Mr.. Hughes.
Col. Roosevelt would not comment q
any mr. touching upon Mr.. Hugh
Or Gov. Whitman last night.
when I Rave anything To say" !
said. II will say il over my own sign
ture."
,. n. Garaeld Among Callers.
James X. Garfield WAS another visit,
~ the Colonies apartment yesteria
So were Elon Hooker. Frederick v
WhitridI.. president OF the Third Avcn,
Railway Company. aud Erwin A. Holt
Burlington. y. c., who was a delegate
the Progressive convention. Mr.. He
told the Colonel that he believed IN b
INK far sighted and that his vision @
compasscd a nomination in 1920.
Col. Roosevelt dined last evening wi
Mrs. Roosevelt and other members
his family and with Mr., and Mrs. Ne.s,
O'Sha us messy, former Charge d'AHair
Al the American Embassy in Mexi
ALA tnr five vnApnlorp ,s tb. al,