The New York herald., 1878-09-16
MAJOR GENERAL SHIELDS.

The VETERANS REMOVAL TO BRooKLYs LAST
EvENINo-His TERRIBLE SUI FEgrxos.
The condition oil Msjor General James shields, amer
the conclusion oil the HKRALDs report at two O'Clock
yesterday morning was not materially improved. His
1iial sumber was broken, and during the remainder
OF the morniog hours he was restless and 10 sasy,
tossin2 about Ia the vain effort TO obtain an
hours reposs. HIS room being on the southeast
nsr OF the hotel tho rattle OF stages and vehicles
on Broadway during tho day and nearly all
night, US well as the juggling OF The bells
on the horse IN vesry street. rendered
repose 10 ono In his suffering condton we'll nien I'm
possible. Ho had slept none on Fraay ught, this
incpisnt stage OF as disease, hs Was prevented BY
the noise IRON sleeping during the following day, and
hut Tor the brief intervals OF sumbsr that cams tohi
relief on Saturday night he would have sunk to low
degree oil exhauAtion Tue HgEALD reporter had an
inirviow With DR.. Farrugton ut IN and
tained that in addition 10 the attsok OF bronchitis The
pat'ont was suffering iTom inlereosial neuralgia,
which affected tae night SIDE anu arm "AI tue
patient needs 10 rest" said the Doctor .sHs cannes
DO himself again t the effects Of strain on his
constitution from fatigue aud exposure ppesr bat
We cannot toll much ABOUT ms TIL to- norrown
The Rev. Father Farrell, pastor OF ST. Pstsr's
Church ~ Barclay street. was summoned 10 the bed
sae o the paIepi. but as II was found latter
erJoying sirmber u was deemed advisable not TO
disturb him. Early yesterday morning Captain
Charles J. Marphy, accompanlea by Dr. Joan Bras.
oil Brooklyn, cali Cd on the patient and consutato
was held between Drs. Byrne aud Farrington, tho
result OF which was that they both traced
symptoms Of nephritis In the PATENTS condition.
Captain Murphy said:-''we have wooden pavement
on the street and 1--we IN secluded section no 4G4
Henry streoi, BroOkiyn ana II rest Do obtained
aIywners II WIN DO there, Al ny homo lie viii also
Alter some dsnberstion tho doctors decided that Is
would not DO Injurious TO the patient TO remove him,
end arrangements 10 DO 30 we're accordingly made.
ANXIOUS FRIzyDS.
Meantime cvntinuous stream oi inquirsrs after the
deneraPs condition kept pouring into Tho hotsi. but
The ruia or tn9 exclusion oi visitors was rgiaiy on
ioiced Tho HERALD reporter, y. the desire or the
General, was admitted. Alter the morning saius4lIop
and feeble grasp OF the hand the patient said ne iss
much better than on The previous day.
You Will be able TO move about To-day or to-mor.
row. General, you continue 10 IN prove so rapidly"
animated the reporter "Ab, II 10 very eacouragins
for you TO toll me 60" he replied with expressive
smile, "bus you have idea OF the night spent. Is
was an awful pight. Whichever way turned for re-.
Nei found none. can't describe the feeling better
ike sao a.: ss
You know very we'll l cannot sleep mere with
sSrs constant r0n. 1na sso,. rA'g on 81:
Whom the reporter sympathizsd with him
he seemed 10 arouse himself 10 p,tcn OF iorti,uas
his remarks, said, .Oh, / am moro rugged than you
tnink have always had ono constitution. oon's
DR. FarrinRtoa here whsps srsd the reporter TO con.
oade tue in!e,sIew as the patient was becomog TOO
reportsr accordingly toek his leave.
AZ hnl-pasi Ysvon O'Clock Ia tho evening Captain
Murphy and Or. Byrne drove up 10 carriage TO She
Astor House, ana the General was helped ont and
placed IN IT, comfortably wrapped 10 shawis sup
ported by pilows, and with ms Two attendants was
driven 20 tho residence Of Captain Murphy in Brook
lyn.
despatch was sent 10 the family of the General
on saturday night iniormtng them OF his coudition,
ana 1t is expected that somo Of the mombsrs wul
come on lin riediately.
BY this sudden prostratioa OF the gallant veteran
tbe cause OF charity loses powerful advocate
rSngonents hua been made or lecture " be deliv.
cred ny MIN in aid OF tue yellow fevsr sufferers the
az n nA nluhl GAN
eral riobai President Of the Asxican Veteran Assoc.
ciaion has called frequently ths patient since his
prosIration.
The General arrived at the residenes Of Captain
Murphy, No. 454 Henry street, about seven o'clock
last evening Although tired he free from pain.
he retired 10 rest ~ an early hour and Was sleeping
quietly at midnight