Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-02-08 | Page 1 | President Cancels His Engagements Section

1 mu sons illness Is such that doctors advised him not to go to charleston mrs roosevelt at young teddye bedside washington feb 8 president roosevelt received a telegram this morning from the physician at the groton school informing him that the condition of his eon theodore jr was unchanged binco last night the following statement was issued at the white house at noon today the condition of the presidents son is favorable alic doctors say alx president should not go to charleston as at any time within six days tha disease may take a sudden turn for the worse the president also is asked not to go to groton a his visit might excite the boy who is not in immediate danger owing to the request of the doctors the president has abandoned his trip to charleston should a turn for the worse occur the president is prepared to leave at a moments notice on a special train boston feb 8 sirs roosevelt wife of the president reached this 7 this morning breakfasted at an uptown up town hotel and at 8 wai on board the train at the northern union station which was to take her to ayar the nearest radway station to groton groton mass feb 8 mrs roosevelt and maids reached here just after 10 today alie rev sherrard billings assistant to president Pc of the groton school was waiting with a carriage at ayar when the train arrived quite a crowd had at the station to see mrs roosevelt but there was no demonstration of any sort as the lady passed to the carriage the drive of three atles to the school took about an hour aa the roads were billy and rough from freezing iree zing at the school mrs roosevelt was received by president peabody and a few moments later was at her boys bedside subsequently an attempt was made to obtain from mrs rosievelt Rooi evelt a statement regarding the illness of young theodore but through president Pea boily behe declined to depart from the course approved by president roosevelt according to this plan all necessary information concerning the lads condition will be transmitted to president roosevelt who will determine what news shall be given the public js