Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-24

vithin her, she presaed both his bard.
and leaning forward. tsnderiy kisssd
TIE face Of the sinking man Colonel
Fred Grant sat silently, b1i vi b much
evident feeling. tho1gh his bearInR vas
thas Of q soldIefiy 500 as the desthbed
OF hero father. Q. g. Grant, IT,. vas
deepiy moved. bat Jesse bore the scene
steadily, and the ladies. while wsfehine
With set cheeks, were silent
The morning had passed i've minutes
beyond 3 o'clock and there was not one
Vt the strained and waiting watchers
bot Who could mark the nsarness OF the
life tide 10 its haal ehbinQ. DE-. Doug
las noted the nsarneas Of the szprsme
moment and quietly approached the
bedside and bent above IL, and while he
1id 20 the sorrog Of the gray haired
physician seemed closely allied With
that Of the family. DIR. Shrady also
drew near. Is was seven minut after
y O'Clock and the eyes Of tbs General
Esfe clssiRe. His breathing grew more
hnshed and the last fanctions Of the
heart and lnngs were FASTENED. A
peaceful Expression seemed 70 be deep
,sping 10 the fifm and strong lined face
isEd II was reflected a. closing comfort
90 the sad hearts that beat quietly un-
der stress Of loving suspense. A Binute
more passed. As ths General drew q
deeper breath, there was an eAhalasion
iiks that Of one relieved OF q long and
auxioas tension. The members Of the
group we're impeiled each step nearer
the bed and each waited to note the
next respiration. bat il did NOT come. Ii
never came. There YES absolRte still
iaess In the room aAd hush Of expect
Rney 20 that no sound broke the silence
nave the singing Of birds in the pines
outside the cottage and the measured
thr0bbing Of the engine that all night
had waited by the mountain depot.
"n's AL ovER,"
Quistly spoke DIR. Douglas, and there
came then heavily to sach witness the
realization that General Grant was dead
Then the doctors Withdrew, the nurse
closed the eyslids and composed the
dead Geuerars head, after which each Of
The family group pressed 70 the bedside
one after the other and touched their
lips upon the quiet face % lately stilled
Dr.. Shrady passed out upon the piazza.
and as he did 20 met DIR. Newman hast
,suine upstairs. He 10 dead" remark
ed Dr.. Shrady quietiY. The fast Of hav-
ING besn ahseat from the side OF the
dying man and his family at the last
was o cause Of sorrow and regret 70 the
siergymsn. who had waited all night at
ahe cottage. He had been Summoned q
moment TOO late and reached tho cottage
emily in time 10 siministar 10 the sof
rowing family, and gaze upon the scarce
liz haahed lips Of the dead General, 10
whom DIR. Newman's love had bound
him In s1oh close ties and relations.
sooH AFrER pas. DOUGLAS AND sHRApY
LEFT THE DEATHRED
They eonyerssd feelinRly Of the latter
honrs Of General GraRf's life. The
pulse had tirat indicated the failure.
fne intsilsct was the last 10 yield its
I,learness and conscious tenacity, and
that not until after midsiRht last night,
thsaeh . Circumstances at 3 o'clock In
dicated eoenizance. Do you want
anything. father p Questioned Colonel
Fred ct tSat hour. Water" whisper
ed the General. hnskily. bat when be
wa offered water and milk they gur-
Risd in his throat and were ejected, and
that one vord in response vas she last
utterancs Of General Grant. DR.. Doug
las remarked that the peoulisrity Of
GanerAi Grants death was explained by
the remarkable vitality that seemed 90
pressnt an obstacle 10 the approach Of
death. There vas q gradual passing
away Of the vital forces, and refiex oon-
iscidusness, the doctor thought, was re-
exhaustion, and in perfectly painless
manner. sinking quietly away.
sYes,n inteFiected DIR. Shrady, quiet
H. fAa HnaaAa1 r.a3a he
felt be had begun sinking. and be asked
that be should not be permitted 70 saf-
fer. The promise was made. and 10 has
bean keps. Since he eommeneed TO sink
Tuesday night be was free from pain.
when wet cloth was pressed 10 his lips
be would snok from 10 water 10 moisten
his mbutn.'
Daring the Generals last night DR..
lshrady was constantly within call, DIR.
and DR.. Sands slept at the hotel after
after the death Of General Grant Kere
Gsrhardt,
HAArroRD SCULPTOR,
Who has been making q stady here Of
ths General. vas sumReued te the cot
ACE, 1t the Suggestion of DR.. Newman,
70 make plaster nnaek of the dead
mAn'a face. He vas highly saoeessfal.
I Within half an hour AFTER The Gene
rails decsass the waiting engine ct the
mounkain depot vas on the way 10 Sar-
atoea 20 bring an undeFtakeF. Who will
place the remains on Toe today, to await
he arrival OF q New York undsrtaker,
Uha haa been nummoned.
ARRANoKMENrs ToucHxa THE REMAINS
Mfr MoGRs6oR, Jily 23.-The details
and arrangements toaching the remains
while they are here and until they ar
rive in New York are In charge of Jos.
W. Drexsl and N. j. Arkell. Al this
writing The physieiens are dcsirous OF
having pesf Eorteia, bot the family
ara said % be ayerse, and that % 3 mat
ter yea % be detsfmined. A week aeo
he dsnsrel 10 said 70 have intInated
THAI shonld be die here during the bot
weather be would prefer that his re-
mains should remain here until COOLER
weather. the purposs seiag 20 spare the
family the saa and fatiguing ioarney In
sultry wsathsr. II 10 doubtful. how
ever, II this suggestion 10 fnlly osrried
ons, taen9h it Is not nnlikeiy that the
remains may rvp0ao here sevefal dAys-
This, howevef. is entirely at the dis
posAl Of Colonai Fred Grant, 30 whom
Z left the entire control of all arrange
uasuia relative 30 bic fathers remains.
Ta ID nos nnlikely shAt proposition
from the Cilg Of Nee York 10 accord .
bnrial pfot for the General and bis wife.
when she TOO shall have passed away.
might be cons dered by the Colonel.
The impfessioa thai Washington may
be- ehosen - Ne burial SPOT b believed
10 Be foended oe the present ineiina-
tien af Colonel Grant. Tie Only eon
ditioa made BY The General and that -
long aeo 90 June 2tth, vas thai bis re-
maina shsald be inferred whese thcss
of MmI Grant misht IN time be beside
his o9n.
MEsss0Es on sxxRArKr.
AEouxr Mc0aEaoR, Jaly M-The to-
lowing was rseeived from en- President
HAYES.
sFnxNoxr. 0aio, Jaly S.-Plsase a.
sure Mfs. Grant and her sorrowtne fam
Nv, Cd q shsy have the dceuest sympsshy
q Mr3 Hayes and mysslf.
X. b. HAYe.r
Nrx Yoax. yuly x&--AAyof Grace. ey
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