The New York herald., 1878-09-15
MAJOR GENERAL SHIELDS.

THE VETERAN VERY ILL AT THE Aston HoUsR
WITH AN ATTACK OF BRONCHITIS. r,sas,
After Major General James Shields concluded his
address veterans OF the Mexican war; Terrace
Garden, on Friday evening, he was conveyed to The
Astor House IN carriage and retired to his II
had been arranged that tho formal presentation OF
freedom OF the city to the disng should
take racs In the Governors room at the city Hall
yesterday afternoon. ana ter the ceremony The Gen
erai was to receive his friends IL will be remem.
berod that shortly after the address of the ece
ths city, on the nth OF last March, tho Board
Of Aldermen unanimously voted him tho freedom
OF tho city and nothing remained but tho more
iormalisy. The General had gone his Western home
and did not return to this city iii Friday morn
Ing AT the call Of OF bis Old comrades
In arms to give some mnscences OF ',hs days that
over" He remained quietly enjoying brief
repose amor tho fatgucs OF tno journey, IN room No.
lis Astor House. I'll the evening, when he proceeded
with the reception commItee to Terrace Garden,
where no delivered lengthy discourse. The damp
of The evening, added to the fagues OF his
Journey and the strAiu upon his tion speak
ing before many aua,eu cos during tho past Two
months, told percepubiy upon him.
PRo:rKArED WITH BKoScBrrIs
Soon after his trends eit nun Tor tho night he
tired 10 BED. out Was so oppressed with ievsrisn
down the floor oil night ana wien dawn
set IN yesterday morning he was ex-
hausted that hs sank on tho bed Dr. Far
rington. the house pnysc,an, was summoned AZ
O'Clock ana IL WAS found that the General
fsng from attack OF acute pronchs the result OF
exposure aua fatigue fhs physician, ater prssrrib-
ing alleviate tho paticnts condition
gave orders that no sncula he Kept quss and free
.ae n.rus'on oil visnors except the Generals mme-
diate friends.
ANNOYED BY MS OLD WOUND
HERALD reporter called ~ uoon aud found the pa
tioRt gtsstiy prostratso, 90 muoh shst bs spoke
with dirncuity. A large batch OF mail matter was
the bed covering, and thc Generals rigb,
hand, graBping the cord oi his eye glasses, lay list
Iessiy by hs side. He made enort aud greet
the reporter, but The effort
..You ~" Sc. am Sery %ssk =" h. MS ,.,a prov" y,
he raised his hand slightly, "i knew this com
ing" rhon with some diflcui,y bs assped out IN Z.
feeble voice. scarcely audible. III have travelled good
deaf and spoken sooi deaf recently, and am com.
peIeiy broken down. This cold mas seized hold OF me-
and ~ would not be so bad but for thIs old wounu
tpointing to his bfeastl which snnoys mo whenever
got Tue sngh.sst cod. Ii could only sleep would
feel fnucn better
An ArrgcriSo SCENE
The reporter ventursd query ~ regard TO the pro-
posed reception, aud the Gsneral. with slight move.
ment OF the mead. replied. "On, that ~ out OF tue
question now; would not De able 10 stand H."
"Bui, General, you Will very nsev bc qu,ss recu-
psraied by Monday, suggested the reporter, In tone
ot encouragement.
The reply was delivered in a vsin OF iuexpressbis
sadness ana no heavod a long sigh as he spoke ~
wisn were all right now and would 20 back d.
rocty. However land this part oil the answer was
painful AS no drew himself up In the bed
ana cast his eyes the csiIng) II
suppose IL Is Just as we'll ior for tho
short time ! have 10 remain berA" There
cbiing emphasis on the last Two words init was
tsnsibod by ms uneusy movements as he threw his
right srmfor the left was almost entirely motion
iees-ncross tue side OF he bed The scene was TOO
affecting to be disturbed by turthcr conversation.
When the reporter was leaving the Genersl toAnk
him iof his visit aud expressed nope that he would
Dc Bbe to leave hIs beo by Monday, so that cou,d
60 home large number OF his friends inquired Tor
MIN at the Astor House during tho afternoon, but ia
conformity with tho pbysc,ans orders, only q
favored lew were admitted to the bedside Cap
tain Charles !. murphy watched with bim tiil
bal-past seven o'cock when sleep at last
came 10 the patents reoL 1ns stunt ber con ued
tii tho hours iapscd INTO midnight aud regarded
as n fayoraOie turn Ia tue pstieops condition
This attack would not have been 30 severe bot for
tho TACT tbat tue General addressed pubic meet
iDgs three or four tunes week during tue past lou
weeks IN ludiana aud when I've reached TINS city to
sddross tiie veterans OF the hexlcaa hts system
was greatly debiitated.
rnr rArinSr's CONDITION rgis svRSiso
AZ baii-psst one this mug the pstient bccamo
restless, anu continued In THIS oo1don Tor twenty
min utes, alter winch he tell into q slupbcr. wbicn
became htiuL WITH the approach oi day u sop
posed tito crisis OF the atinck viii Oe reached, and .
ssyere a,tack VI paralysis may sopervene