Show GOMPERS GAINS STRENGTH UPON REACHING U. U J. J S Aged Labor Leader Still in Critical Condition Will Be Removed to San Antonio Hospital COTULLA Texas Dec 12 On OnBoard OnBoard OnBoard Board Gompers' Gompers Train En Route to San Antonio Antonio- The The- train bringing Samuel Gompers to San Antonio arrived at Cotulla 87 miles from San Antonio at 1 p p. p m. m stopping 20 minutes for lunch The patient was was sleeping Mr Morrison announced that Mr Gompers was suffering from a congestion congestion congestion con con- of the ch chest st. st During the I morning he took a glass of milk I L LAREDO ARED Tex Tx Dec 1 12 By Y A. A P. P P. President President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor arrived d at the American border here at at j 30 this his morning in a critical condition sUffering 1 from bronchial infection He Hes Ils Is to tobe tobe be rushed through to San Antonio AntonioI I this morning and will be taken to toI the St. St Anthony hotel there this I afternoon I His physician n said his life lite would be in m unless the aged I I leader could be given hospital treatment shortly t He sank low yesterday on the trip from Mexico City where he I had been attending the pan pan- pan pan-Amer- Amer American ican labor federation meeting but with remarkable vitality rallied last night and this morning was noticeably Improved J HOSPITAL ROOM READY A room in a local hospital had been reserved for him by United States customs officials but his I II improvement t was such that it was I believed safe sare to take him on to San Antonio Mr 11 Gompers' Gompers train was met on the Mexican side aide by Dr Nat King United States health service and d other American officials Mexican government officials officials' and secret I service men were aboard d abo as w well as many members of t Gompers party 4 President Canes Calles of Mexico had w wired t to Fell Felix Salinas al nas le iO of ot j iiO i- JC eur across t mj rat Laredo s ru ting him to see Me that Mr 1 Gompers and his JUs party part were given every courtesy COACH TRANSFERRED The coach l in which Mr Ir Compers Gompers Gompers Gom Com pers was dying was taken from the train and brought immediately to the American side without the usual custom formalities Mr Ir Gompers Gompers' Condition Is de de- de e I I I I j I I I j i I I I scribed as bronchial trouble complicated corn com led by a recurrence of or com I his illness of some months a ago o. o It I has not been definitely diagnosed his physician said and d whether there were evidences of pneumonia he was not prepared to sa say The federation officials with the party part were were up tip all last night wiring to the United States on their thel chiefs chief's condition but few of the messages went through It Jt was said Reports of Mr Gompers' Gompers d death ath caused a flood of ot message messages messages' to pour into Laredo yesterday and last night and the Gompers train was besieged ed hy hv anxious labor officials officials officials of of- and friends when it arrived on the American side PULSE REPORTED NORMAL I i. i An tn n official medical statement issued issued is- is sued shortly after the trains train's arrival ar- ar I rival said th that t the patients patient's resI respiration res- res was 94 84 and his pulse normal at 7 a a. a m. m No one except his physician and I Ii his secretary M f. f Giles Cues was permitted per per- per per-I mUted mitten to see Mr 1 Gompers on onboard onboard board his lila train tram He lie lay in his berth apparently resting quietly dozing occasionally Into brief sleep 1 Mr 11 Giles wired to San Antonio I to have ten rooms ready In a i hotel there for or Mr Gompers and I his hs party part The first plans plane were to take the patient to the hotel but I these Uese arrangements 1 be changed en route and It is possible he wingo win will I go to a hospital immediately on arrival in San Antonio I The high altitude of Mexico City affect affected d the aged man to some extent extent ex ex- exI I I tent his physician n said and it was that he would Improve as he neared the time lower atmosphere of ot Texas Texal His kidneys nad Md been bothered bothered by Iby a change of drinking water and It was thought a return to the tit water lie he was accustomed to drinking mrM bring some sonic improvement VITALITY STRONG I Despite his advanced age the time patients patient's ability to battle for his like was said to be remarkable During the time long Journey journe from Mexico City ho rem remained cheerful slept as much as possible but took little nourishment Efforts of his physicians and followers were di directed dl- dl toward Ie keeping him quiet and conserving his strength which was far spent on the tle long Journey journe Mr Ir Gompers was said sald to have repeatedly expressed the wish that if he was to die he ho hoped tho the end would come on American soil soli The train however ho took Its usual course courser course in Nuevo Laredo an on hour late and no effort was yas made to speed the tho Journey journe I There was vs no occurrence on on the trip Ilip which should have given rise to the tIme erroneous reports of or Mr 11 I Compers' Compers death his r secretary saidI said 1 I he lie was iraq admittedly low and ancl andI I his physician said his fon condition I was serious s. no hint that the find end nd was near was 05 permitted to escape I I from hIs hs couch ouch |