Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-10
Flu, Indigestion
And Minor Injuries
Are Ruth's Troubles

New York, Apr. 9 (By A. P.-Babe
Ruth was resting comfortably in ST.
Nincents hospital tonight, suffering
from Influenza, acute indigestion
and minor injuries suffered when he
tainted and fell to the Mushroom
floor of his private car, as the
train was entering Pennsylvania
Station shortly after / o'clock this
afternoon.
Early reports from attending ply
sicians said that Ruth had slight
conclusion Of the brain and posi-
BILE fracture Of the skull, but these
were later denied at the hospital by
DR.. Edward King, the New York
American League doctor. who gave
the home run slugger thorough eX-
animation upon his arrival.
Ruth is resting as comfortably
as can be expected and Is in no
danger" said DR.. King Immediately
after the examination.
He has a fever and a tempera-
ture of 101 but there is no concus-
sion of the brain or evidence of a
fracture of the skull"
The accident, which rendered Ruth
unconscious for nearly two hours,
happened as he was washing up pre-
paratory to leaving the train. In
company with Paul kritschell, the
New York league scout, and a party
of newspaper men Ruth was return
ing from Asheville, \. c., where on
| Tuesday he had suffered a slight
attack of acute indigestion with a
touch of influenza.
Just as the train was entering the
! Pennsylvania tube Ruth entered the
Mushroom. He asked kritchell to
get him a comb and prepared to
wash his hands and face. While
kritchell was gone Ruth tainted and
/ fell to the floor, striking his head
against the washbasin,- rendering
/ him unconscious. lie was picked UP
! by Kritchell and newspapermen
aboard the train and carried to his
+ compartments
! Ruth's illness. coupled with the
unveritied report OF. his death which
gained widespread publicity before
it was officially denied, shrouded
New York fandom in gloom and the
Pennsylvania station was crowded
when the train arrived.
! Ruth's collapse was the culmina-
ton of hectic morning for the fans
The report of his death, circulated
late last night. had not been entirely
cleared up until nearly noon. News
papers We're swamped with inquiries.
kritchell. who had been sent with
Ruth by Manager Miller Huggins,
said that the Babe stood tie trip
well and aside from a slight stomach
disorder the trip north was uneveut-
full.
DIR. X. NJ. Murphy. the Pennsylva-
MIA Station physician. summoned by
Statiormaster Eagen, boarded the
car Immediately upon its arrival
here. Only n handful of station at
taches and newspapermen We're adj
| mitted to the platform and only Mrs.
Ruth and a friend and Eddie Holly,
Yankee scout, Edward G. Barrow
, business manager of the Yankees,
and Charles McManus, secretary to
Mr.. Barrow, were admitted to the
car.
DR.. King, who had been Ruth S
personal physician for number of
years. arrived soon after and went
, into consultation with DR.. Murphy.
DIR. King went to the station in the
st. Nincent's hospital ambulance
with n staff of hospital attaches.
Shortly after Ruth's arrival. an
other train rolled in on the opposite
track bearing members of the Bos-
iOll bIdNt en- oult W btSlOLt lIOlii
st. Petersburg, Fla, where they
, have been training.
The members of the Boston team
informed of the report that Ruth
had died on his way to New York
had not learned that it was untrue
/ Seeing the crowd, the Boston play
ers crowded out of their car. but
were assured the Babe was alive.
Ruth V1S rlapa1 IN q lOSuit1
stretcher. still unconscious from his
| fall and lifted out the window of his
car to q stretcher- bearer and trans
ported to the ground floor in a
freight elevator. thus avoiding the
! crowds. The st. Vincent hospital
ambulance. waiting ut the baggage
entrance of the station. was dis
abled in attempting to back into
position and an emergency call was
sent TO the New York General hos
pital for another ambulance.