The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-10
COL. ROOSEVELT
SHOWS STEADY
[ Y :: !
Danger Of Another Opera
tion Seems Passed Bad
Symptoms Subsiding.
CHEERFUL DESPITE PAIN
Pulse and Temperature Nor
NAL, Asslmilatss His Food
Easily and Mind Is Clear.

\ Slight but continuous Improvement In
ths condition Of Col. Roosevelt was OBJ
served yesterday by the doctors whe,ara
attending him At Roosevelt Hospital. The
danger Of another operation seemed last
night to. have passed. More than forty:
eight hours had siapssd since the de-
velopment OF charming symptoms on
ThurSday without recurrence Of unfA-
vosahle signs and with coptinuots prog
ros1 IN The right direction.
Tha Colonel must remain under con-
sta1t oboervation for . wesk. By that
time the 0urg0ons expect 70 say posi-.
lively that there y 40 further danger.
He must. howsvsr.. stay at The hospital
tor two wesks matchmaking three Ia
alias that period oe rest and quiet u
essential
Whatever was said At tie hospital
yesterday Svas Encouraging. TIE number
Of bulletins was reduced and possibly
not moro than one viii b Issued to.
day. Optimism prevails, but Il 10 yet too
carly TO say that the Colonel 10 com.
plsksiy ont of the woods. His pulse and
temperature are normal and he assimi.
iatss foed readily.
The Colonies mind has been clear ex.
cept for the two hours under the ether
on Wednesday and the short period oi
recovery from anesthesia following the
operation for abscesees In the ears.
Cslsnel's Ailaent Palnful.
Mr.. Roosevelts ailnent b painful, bu,
the surgeons apd nurses have been able
to relieve the palm to considerable ex-
tent. and the Colonel 10 more cheerful
than most mon would be in the same
circumstances.
The patient had good night On Fri.
day. Mra. Roosevelt, who had beor
aslssp in an aAjoining room. tiptosd d
her husbands bedside at A. n. yss.
terdAy ana learned from . nurse that he
had not awakened. 6he returned 20 hea
own room TO resi- until breakfast tlsnA
At l0:37 A. ~. this bulletin rsportina
the result Of morning observation ~
DR.. Martin and De. Dual WAo ioouo0:
'%Coa. RooeAyelt's impfovesment for IN
last tWeukS.fsor houfs hAa been pro
srssnesA Els pulSs yanA t@snDeraturs Ayl
pesnal 9he Al4ymlnt aympee4a y -
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saav n -ths ehssy1eaas seta1sseA6e stArsa
N so,iovins saii,sss ii I; Va ] lsv,ssI est
1t ,s,3S o'clock ...laat night. .Aftsr Dr.
walton Martin had .lsft:
'Col Roosevelt hes passed = comfort.
able day. There are no symptoms oi
further complications Of the internal ear
Temperature. - 2-S; pulse. S0.'
Mr.. Nicholas LonSworth and Mira
Richard Derby. Col. Roosevelt's daugh.
tsrs, and Miss J. N. Stricken. the sscre.
taNy, met visitors with words Of en-.
couragement Gov. Whitman called
with Representative Bertrand Smell oi
the Thirty first district and talked with
Mra Longworth.
EnSey From Britain Calls.
SIR Walter Roper Lawrence. who wa,
Lofd Kltchener's special commissions,
war snission. left his card and . messags
Of sympa&hy. For many years Sir Walter
was secretary to Lord Cursor when thu
latter was viceroy OF India. He sl,arei
Col. Rooeevelts interest in natural his
tory and u president Of the Royal zoo
logical Society Of London. Lord Aber.
deem was . caller At night.
Oahers who visited the hospital wers
George w. Perkins. Oscar 8. Stfaus
Nrs. Charles H. Semi. Rear Admira
Luis Comes and Commander Alberto
Comes Of the Chilean navy. William n
X. Olcoet Jacob H. Schi6. Stprsml
Court Justice Eugene A. Philbin. Mr.
Alfred owynns vahdsrbilt. AdriSn lee
I'm. ex.Pulice Commissioner "ArthlA
woods. Frederic n Coudert and Capt
Colonel. who 10 stationed At Camp Up
ton. J. p. Norman And host Of other.
made tslsphone Inquiries.
James T. We1t on bAhah Of 400 0f<