The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-03
PRESIDENT IS A
VERY SICK MAN
SAY PHYSICIANS
Nervous TrOuble-A Long Rest
Is Needed
SLEPT SOME LAST NIGHT
No Official Business Will Be Brought
to His Attention-Perfect
Quiet Ordered

NO OilCldi DuSHlcSS w W DC DIOhbIit
to His Attention-Perfect
Quiet Ordered
Washington, Oct 3.-Although no
official statement was made by DR.
Grayson, it was understood at the
White House that there was little il
any change in the Presidents condi-
tion early this morning.
Washington, Oct S.-Physicians or
ders that President Wilson be kept
quiet will be strictly enforced, Secre-
tary Tumulty said today. No official
business will be brought to the Presi-
dents attention. no matter how press
ing, Tumulty said and none except
members of his immediate family Will
be permitted to see him,
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo and
Mrs. Francis Sayre. the Presidents
daughters, are enroute to Washington
from New York and Cambridge.
II was thought that, although the
members of the family had not been
summoned his daughters expressed
a desire to come. Margaret, the third
daughter, is now in Washington.
Washington, Oct 3.--Dr. Grayson
held another consultation with Rear
Admiral Stitt of Naval Medical school
and Or. Ruffin, Mrs Wilson's family
physician. The President slept some
last night. With him is a trained
nurse. The President has no temper
ature and his heart action is good, 1t
was stated at the White House.
The President is in very nervous
condition. 1t is fatty denied that he
has suffered nervous collapse, but
his physicians consider that he must
have entire rest in order to build up
his nerves, which are worn out and
weary after months of tremendous
mental effort In brief. he is said to
be suffering from nervous exhaustion.
The President has been taking dai-
ly automobile rides since his return,
and spending a good part of the day
sitting in his rooms Today he was in
bed all the time DR.. Grayson has
allowed him to sign few bills and
attend to little routine work within
the past few days because of the
Presidents insistence that he must
attend to his duties.
Washington. Oct. 2.-The following
bulletin on the Presidents condition
was issued at 10 o'clock tonight by
Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the
Presidents physician:
The White House. Oct, 2, 1919,
10 p. m.
The President is very sick
man. His condition is less favor
able today, and he has remained
in bed throughout the day.
After consultation with DR.. f.
! X. Dercum of Philadelphia, Drs.
Sterling Ruffin, and II. r. Stitt of
Washington, in which all agreed
as TO his condition, it was deter
mined that absolute rest is essen
tal for some time.
GRAYSON.
Admiral Grayson issued this bulle-
tin at II a. M:
The President had fairly good
night but his condition is not at
all good this morning
Washington. Oct. 2.-F'ollowing a
two.hour consultation late this after
noon with DR.. Francis Xavier Der
cum, Philadelphia neurologist and
three other doctors at the White
House, Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson
the Presidents physician. announced
in a bulletin issued at 10 o'clock to-
night that the President was "a very
sick man" and that his condition was
less favorable
DR.. Dercum arrived from Philadel-
Iphia late this afternoon and went at
once to the White House where he
and DR. Grayson were joined by DR.
d. r. Stitt head of the Naval Medical
School; Captain John b. Dennis, Dill
rector of the Naval Dispensary in
Washington and DR.. Sterling Rutfin,
| a Washington physician. The five then
visited the President and later dis
cussed his case.
Immediately following the issuance
of the bulletin tonight it was learned
that the doctors had decided that the
President must remain constantly in
bed and divorce his mind froh his eE;
Iecutive duties. Complete rest has
been prescribed for him.
1t can be stated that he will not be
removed from Washington. Instead
he will remain in the White House,
where DR.. Grayson and Mrs, Wilson,
who has been of invaluable aid since
the President was taken i'll upon his
special train last week, can care for
him.
The President will not be allowed
to have callers or to see anyone ex-
cept the immediate members of his
family. William G. McAdoo, the Presi-
dents son-in-law and former secretary
Of the Treasurer, arrived in Washing
ton tonight, but it was made plain
that he had net been called here be-
cause Of Mr.. Wilson's illness,
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