The sun., 1918-02-09
ROOSEVELT NOT
OUT OF DANGER;
PROGRESS GOOD
Recovery Expected If His
Improvement Continues
Throughout To-day.
DOCTORS ARE OPTIMISTIC
Wilson Wires "Warmest Sym
psthy in Crisis" to
Colonel's Wife.

Colonel's Wife.
Col. Rooseveft's condition was such
Yesterday ~ to give his physicians and
family hope Of recovery within . rea-
sonable time. He is not out Of danger,
but no alarming symptoms developed.
and, on the other hand. favorable signs
Fear that tn. trouble in the inner ear
might spread and necessitats nlrthsr o.
sration was greatly lessened. Xlve bull
letins were iss,,sd, each Of them optimis-
tic. No conference Of surgeons was re-
suireA yesterday. and this In itsslf was
accented - an Indication that develop
ments were along satisfaetory lines.
It was said that tho surgeons could
not determine positively until to-day or
tonight whether another operation
would be needed, but that II yesterdays
normal progress continued for twenty
four hours more the crisis. would be
passed.
The latest bulletin. posted at S:%S
o'clock last nieht, reads:
"Dr. Duel saw Col. Roosevelt at . :ls.
The Colonel had q very comfortable
day and IL progressing favorabay In
every way. His temperature and pulse
have been normal throughout the day.
and the violent symptoms Of his intsrual
car Inflammation arc subsiding rapidly.
The outlook Is very encouraging.
soon after this was given out Mrs.
Roosevelt felt that It was safe for her to
retire for the night, rs she was greatly
exhausted.
Rulletias shew Days Progress,
The four day bulletins. issued by the
Colonel's SECRETARY. Miss J. n Stricken.
after DR.. Arthur b. Duel or DR.. walton
Martin. OF both, had seen the patient.
follow:
s'A. M-'Coi. Roosevelt had . very
Satisfactory night. having slept about
six hours. and will be able to take nour-
ishment At regular intervals to-day. HIS
temperature and pulse are normal"
e: P. M.-Dr. Martin has Just seen Col.
Roosevelt and he says the Colonel has
had q satisfactory robrning and has re-
tained all nourishn,ent. Temperature
and pulse sDutinve normal. No addI-
tonai symptoms have dsveloped-r
10 p. N.---Coa. Roosevelt II. making sat-
isfsctory progress. The symptoms Of in
nammatosy trouble in the internal ear
are subsidinG without any evidence Of
further complications.
"5P. M-Temperature normal. pulse
70 The Colonel is resting - comfortably
Is could be expected under the circum-
eanceA"
Among the countless messa ges that
we're flashed into Roosevelt Hospital yes
terday, the area from which they come
expanding n the world learned the true
situation, was this from President VIII
son to Mrs. Roosevelt:
May not express my warmest SYM
pathy and the sincere hope that Mr..
Roosevelts condition Is improving"
The Colonel has not seen this or any
other telegram or letter. He 10 not al
lowed to read q line of any sort or to
have one read to him.
No tisltsrs Role Enferrea.
The doctors rule mo visitors" II en-
forced to the letter. Even Mrs. Roose-
welt. who has not left the hospital since
her husbands arrival there on Wednes-
day. goes into his room for only few
minutes at a time.
Miss Stricken. expressing pleasure
when she heard Of the Presidents tele-
gram yesterday afternoon. said she had
not yet seen It but that 1t undoubtedly
lay among great pile OF messages that
she had not yet had time to look At
The Coloners daughters. Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth and Mrs. Richard Derby
spent most OF the day at the hospital. Al
night they went to the home Of their
fathers cousin. W. Emlen Roosevelt
Miss Stricken said she did not know
whether any cable message had been sent
IN tho fo,,r poo M ysait hova who ara n
the front in France.
rumor that Col Roosevelt was dead
startled large 1art Of the country yes
terday morning.
Some would-be stock jobber may have
started il. 1t did not affect the stoci
market. but II few over the wires and
through the city and in some quarter.
was taken seriously for a few moments
From as far away as Texas a newd
association received q query regarding
the truth OF the report. Needless tS
say, the telephones at the hospital were
Kept ringing, and the authorities ther'
we're glad to be able TO offer not onl,
denial but a statement that the Colo
mel was getting on very well.
Canard Kept Out of Print.
OF course no one allowed Mrs. Roose
'et TO know. that such yarn was Il
circulation. So far as known II. dit
not get into print. for all the news
papers here and tho press association
and correspondents of out OF tow
papers are constantly in touch with th'
hospital, which is giving the prexs tn
consideration that the occasion de
inands.
Among the callers who left cards yes
terday were Oscar 8. Straus. Rear. Ad
miral Gleaves, commander OF the May
Hover when Mr.. Roosevelt was Presi
dent; George B. Cortelyou, Richard N
liurd, president of the lawyers Mort
gage Company. who led a delegation I
pysier Bay two years ago to ask til
Colonel to 30 after the Repubiica
domination for President; Georse II
.ell. License Commissioner In tn
Mitchell city administration, and Georg
W. Perkins
Others who called were Judge Be
Lindsey OF Colorado. Thomas Forum
Ryan, Robert Morris. Mrs. Harry Payn
whitney. tho Rev. DR.. q. c. Houghto
the Little Church Around the Corns
shd Mrs John c. Spooner.
telephone call was received at th
hospital last night and . shrill voic
ASKED: How IL Mr.. Rooseveit?' Whe
'oid that the Colonel was improving th
voice plped: Thank goodness. I'm Z
slad' Asked who he was the inquire
Colonel"
several boxes of flowers Addressed I
.ol Roosevelt or Mrs. Roosevelt wer
Hken up stairs rt