Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-03
STILL LIVING.
General Grant Holds His Own With
the Enemy.
SOMEWHAT BETTER IN AFTERNOON
81 Il Was Thought He Would
Expire Before Day.
light
IN The EARLY HOURS OF THE MORN.


Nav YoRE, April Am hour after mid.
uigbt General Grant Was asleep. At that
time Colonel Fred Grant was in doubt
whether his father would be alive at day.
break He had little hope that such would
be the case, but it that be was happily
disappointed. The day dawned and
General Grant was Jet breathing. The
doubt Of his son was based upon the fact
that the disease had spread through the
mouth and above the palate in the head.
The back Of the throat was eaten into, the
gums on the right side of the teeth were
partially consumed, and the pOsterior and
interior srches in the right side
we've gone. The palate on the
right side was raw, and though the General
s;oLe feebly, it YES with difficulty and with
scarcely any use Of the tongue. Anxiety
sas further augmented by statement from
ur Schrady to the effect that unless there
vas a strong rally through the night the
General could hardly survive until early.
DAYLIGHT. From l clock until dsybreak the
General rested with intervals of ftfulness
rrs Douglass and Schrady were with him,
and the Rev Dr. Newman was in the house
during the night. The gas was turned low
in the sick room, and in the library the ply.
scians and members Of the family waited
aud chatted until about o'clock, when
Colonel Grant and one of his physicians
we're on watch.
The daylight had come and the hour was
.v- o vlO-s when il was deemed wise 70 ad
% Mister q Stimulant to the patient, aud DR.
S,hrady cave the General hypodermic in
.,tioa Of brandy. This was medicated
,st''v, and was administered hypOdermi
c Nv because Of the patents
Inability to Swallow.
The occasion of the stimulant was OF the
vrayest character. The patient seemed
sinking rapidly. The household was aroused,
and quickly every member Of the family
was al the bedside Both physicians were
inlclosest attendance. At $50 o'clock the
yroup in the sick room believed the patient
was passing away. and the doctors were of
the opnion that the General would not live
Eve minutes. Stimulsnts were again sd-
Iainistered h7podermically, and as Dr. New
man put il. that wonderful tenacity Of life
and strer 9Th ofintellect sustained the Gen
e-al" His mind was clear as the daylight he
hsdEved to see again, aud he was able at what
was deemed the critical hour to speak more
freely than in the early night The inJec-
tiors Of stimulants were continued at short
intervals, and when he had revived q trihe
and was little stronger he glanced at the
members Of the family, the physicians and
the attendants grouped still at the bedside,
q ID be uttered these words:
~ Bless You an"
At 6 o'clock Rev. Dr. Newman engaged
the family in morning prayers, and another
day Of anxiety ana Of waiting was fairly
ushered in.
From midnigh. no person left the house
and none called until COS o'clock, when
Rev. DR.. o. II. Tiffany. who was General
Grants pastor in Washington, called. He
did not enter when told by watcher that
there had been no evidence Of trouble
through the night The doctor called thus
early because hs was on his way to the
Methodist CopkFeA bee at Poughkeepsie.
At 7:4j ocloSSY Or. Newman, who had
gone for a walk, was sent for in great
haste
At $50 Senator Chafee called, and
shortly afterwards Nellie Grant sppeard at
at one of the windows and looked as If she
5ad been crying.
L. S. Grant, Jr, left the house at $50.
When asked about his father he merely
shook his head. General Badeau called at
the house at SIS and Or. Newman returned
% the house at g DR.. Scbrady left the house
gi 10 FL said the General was then
r.srJg rasitr.
Bulletins.
6:S0 D. m.-The General has Just had his
throat attended to at his own request, which
ICave an opportunity to examine 1t closely.
There is no increase Of liberation and the
fgarts are not so angry in color as q week
kgo. He hGs the appearance OF one re-
-eshed by a god sleep There has been a
$eciied imTroveren all day to-day. AT
PIE time he said, Il am not suffering now.
IL other respects the report is the same.
(Sigred) J. II. DOrGLAs, N. ID.
Al halEpast eight Gen. Grant took his
sDvn temperature and timed his pulse beats
' bis stop watch He has gsrgled his
nrrOat and feels comfortable and cheerful
lie has asked for the presence OF members
Oi bis family that he might enjoy their con-
FcrsatiOn. His general Improvement con-
Ai1ues He is no; suffering any pam.
A. O. p n, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sartorls ana
feyeral other members OF the family were
fbout the sick mans bedside. DIR. New
pan and ex-senator Chafee were also pres.
tnt DR.. Sdrady regarded the ability OF
6eneral Grant 70 exercise his mental tacuI-
ies and hands az the same time as very
tOpeful and was quite sangulne a. tnat
our that General Grant would
81 ASS comparatively easy night
kyruS v. Field called aooUt 9:LJ.
100 Bauetin-Gereral Grant is resting
N bis easy chair after having enjoyed
fonysrsstion with his family for halt an
hour. lie has taken his nournishment
Elth apparent relish. His pulse IS stih
eady, and his mind is Ssar. An anodyne
Lss been administered for the purpose OF
becur;ng early sleep He has no pain.
lSgusdl GsORGE +. SHRADY, NJ. u.
About %. N. Stephen B. Elkius called
p the house Of General Grant and yislte1
he General room where he remained unui
tearly ten clock he told the reporter
~ General Grant was inclined TO be talkanye
bat was discouraged by Dr. Shrady. Mr;
.aiGs opinion is: The Generals mlnd
Perfectly clear and his appearance ABOUT
he same as q week ago.
E,kins informed the General thst he had
sce,yed dispatches from prominent men
p. over he cogEry, asking for news as 70
ts coalition.
General Grant, who was sitting in q large
s'n clair, answered: YES; understood
Just before Elkins left General asked TOR
ous,Siug 10 eat LIQUID food was, gwen