The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-25

Continued from Page 1) charge of the Presidents medical regimen in the final years of his life had telephoned McIntire from Warm Springs. reporting that the President was making fine progress in recovering from the strains iin- posed by the Yalta Conference.
 Had Lost Much Weight
 McIntire revealed that he insisted on MT. Roosevelt's trip to Warm Springs in preparation for the Pres ident,s projected trip to San Fran cisco in April, to London in June and later to China.
 McIntire had been concerned for some time over the Presidents loss of weight. He was now IS pounds below normal. At McIntire's insist- el1ce MT. Roosevelt agreed to 6 month at Warm Springs.
 His heart, quite naturally, was our principal concern" Mc1ntire re- ported. why not2 Here was man of 63, under terrific strain for years, who had been coughing heavily for AAAV4 tAA6AA kWO A4A044J4Ao A44 L4AC oHA AAA6 of 1914. Time proved that our fears were groundless, for that stout heart of his never failed.
 "As for cerebral hemorrhage, 1t was and Is unpredictable his blood pressure was not alarming at any time; in fact on the morning of the day he died, it was well with in normal limits for . man of his age the signs that we count on for the condition of the cerebral arteries all denied that the Pres ident would have any trouble in that regard. His kidneys and liver functions were normal"
 Had RAEained Eight Pounds
 On the morning of Mir Roose- velt's death, McIntire reported, Bruenn telephoned @ most optimis. tic report" The President had re- gained eight pounds and was look ing forward to going to an old- fashioned barbecue in the afternoon and minstrel show for Warm Springs foundation patients in the evening.
 Every cause for anxiety seemed to have lifted" McIntire reported.
 An hour or so later Bruenn called McIntire in Washington again.
 The President, he said, had tainted, and was still unconscious" McTntire reported. This had hap pened at 20 minutes after one.
 Suddenly, and while a laugh was on his lips. he complained of a terrible headache, and collapsed in his chair"
 Bruenn rushed to the room. He found ''the President pale. cold sweating profusely and totally un- conscious. Making no effort to conceal his alarm, he reported that the pupils of the eyes were equal at first, but that the left had become widely dilated in few seconds. Paralysis was also present. Stating that he had instituted emergency measures to relieve the intense vasostriction Contraction of the blood vessels), Bruenn ended by saying he would make another re- port in i've minutes.
 ''Dr. Bruenn, on his second call, confirmed my fears, giving it as his opinion that the President had suf- fered 8 cerebral hemorrhage. Nevertheless, he held out hope, for the heart rate was excellent, the breathing good, the color improved, and the blood pressure showed signs of falling.
 "He was continuing to use amino phyllin, nitroglycerin and other remedies.
 "Telephoning a third time, some minutes later, Dr. Bruenn said that Dr. Paul1in had arrived and was at the bedside. Before he had fairly started to give me details, however, I heard him utter startled ex- clamation, and the sudden silence made me know that he had been summoned back into the sickroom.
 Upholds Health at Yalta
 Tt seemed ages that I waited, but 1t could only have been a matter of seconds when someone else pick ed up the telephone and broken, tear-checked voice informed me that the President waB no more"
 Citing his physical charts In de- tail, McIntire insisted MT. Roose- velt's health was excellent when he went to Yalta aud angrily denied reports he twas not himself, either physically or mentally, and fiinc- toned merely a rubber stamp for Marshal Stalin. weakly yielding to his demands at every point