New-York tribune., 1885-03-06
GEN. GRANT HAS A BAD DAY.
HE SLEEPS LITTLE AND SCARCELY EATS.
VIOLENT ATTACK OF voMITING-NoT ABLE TO
DRIVE OUT.

Yesterday was busy one at General Grants
house. In the early morning, long before he arose,
carriages drove up front of the door and stopped
and many substantial-looking and elderly men
walked hastily up Sixty-sixth-st to the Generals
house and rang the bell. They had read OF the
passage of the retirement bill by Congress and de-
sired before going to business to leave word OF
cOngratulaton for the General They were met at
the door by the polite and pleasant Harrison. than
whom no one is more pleased over the passage OF
the BILL aud told that the sick still sleep
ing. Some went in and spent few moments in
conversation with the Generals in the recep-
tlon room, and others left message and fastened
away.
During the forenoon and afternoon there was an
almost steady stream of callers, and at times there
dozen carriages waiting in front of or near
by the house; and when these were driven away
their places would be filled by Others The majority
of the visitors were ladies' and the most OF them
we're within the door snly few moments. Some,
however, remained half hour, and one lady, with
strikingly beautiful face and hair Of slvery hue,
stayed two hours and when she came
out her face was wreathed in smiles.
An old man walked slowly up Sixty-sixth-st. when
the shades of night falling, looking up at the
numbers he went along His halr was white
and hung nearly to his shoulders, and long beard
that neariy covered his face rivaed his hair in
color. In his right hand he carried heavy cane,
and the left coat sleeve was empty and flapping in
the March wind. His clothes were i'll fitting and
had long siace passed the cast-o period He leaned
heavily on his stick, and there was limp IN his
gait. When lie reached the last house In
the block, that of General Grant, he stopped
and stood for long timo looking at
the front door. Then he slowly went down the few
steps leading to the Easements door He rang the
bell, and when the girl came he asked after the
health OF the General, When told that he was
better he murmuIcd fervent Thank God" and
slowly. retraced his steps. he was asked wheh
| near Madison-aye.:
"No, my lad" he answered in feeble voice;
can't say that ever spoke 70 him N my llfe, put
was with him in the Wilderness and feel as II
knew him better than II spoke to him. Hes
! my. old commander. boy, and L love MN,
and SO. does every mar that ever i9ugha ha
Rebs had taken to their heels ] was a-lying in
| shady spot where had crawltd TO- When the Gen
er9l rode by. God bless him My arm and leg was
] a-hangiug BY thread, and as he passed me
| shouted. Hooray,' aud tine Generals face iit up
with a smile that was m.nEled With JOY ana SAD;
moss. When he went out of sight th1t snlle au3ted
me. That was my last battle aud never saw Iim IN
again but that pleasant recognition IL as pIhh 10
| INV mind to-day as IT vas then, and love
hun ., it, God knows that ny ny Is EIsy'. .DsTsS sSsSi
to To- the country he saved said the old veteran as
/ lie hobbled away. a., -,
Gcnera Grant went to bed early on "Wednesday
| night His ner\ GUS system had been much excited
nv Tho train of events during the day. but after ms
| throat had been treated by l'r Douglas he DID
! not have any annoying syLp'oms and II was
,hought he would sleep well. He dozed
on INTO a nap that lasted only ,ittic while After
waking he was ui0re nervous than ever nnd tossed
| about IN his bed without closing bla eyes, uhti,
four o'clock in the mqinlns he iaith,n, ii,,,n
| Harrison was with b,m all the time
aud did everything to induce sleep :, When
| The General fell into a slumner II was
| nifuI and Indicated that The ~ and mind were
aavins little rest. He awose at c,cieeb feeling
fall Oh again. He lay In bed until long after his
usual time getting mp. tossing ,lessy about try
drsss him. having had but three hours sleep onrng
| the night. He felt unusually weak ana tricd TO
take fttle liquid food, but Il had hardly reached
| tLe stomach when he was attacked with yio.
! lent attack of vomiting lic retched terribly, and
| IL seemed as If he would tear himself to pieces.
! After being quiet for time he was sezed WIN
vomiting III again, ana had great NAUSEA anu
d. Douglas Was sent for and fastened to
| the house. arriving there about O'Clock, an hour
earlier than usual soon after he came the General
| had another attack OF rctchiug. The doctor saw
! that the character of the discharge indicated a
| ,nliDus condition and gave tne patient an active
remedy. and soon had the difficulty
undsr control. The General was greatly
depressed anu his whole system received terrible
! shock but with all his saicring he mad no worus
| of complaint and bore every thing with extreme
| patience After the stomach had been gwen tlme
| 10 recover Its tone he took some clam DTotn. iie
| Ind no appetite. however, and ate little, but wnat
| ho took was retained. The doctor remained Win
| him until he was thoroughly restored TO MS usual
| condition. The General partook OF snaiI Juan a
tty of liquid food during the day, ut regular inter-
| walls and had no further trouble from nausea q,
| THIS bad attack more than oyelcane the Dencht
he received from the good news oi the hay Deioie,
and though he gradually grew stronger during the
day. still ne was far fra'a pclag as wen Us no hs
been OF late. He intended to take a ride
aS @i1Uea .1a"s to P bs Een ls Sn e R did not do
any work upon his book, and spent the entire ,no
| that he was up with his family, resting as much Us
| possible FIJI, H..
Inc Generals family aud friends who
knew of this dangerous attack IN the
| morning wore much alarmed, aud feared that
the the influence. and wben DIR. Douglass called
better 4 than when he had left him in in
the Ofternoon. He had not taken
any sleep, but being without pain nc was able to to
rest lie took some liquid f9od IN the % evening" conS;Sn Du
Of of' his throat was bad, bp, w,.,HSt not
any worse than t. nag s ,e esem yantinw attack
will aid the development Of the throat disease,
cannot be foretod. After the Generals Throat threat
| but not satisfied that Ne goiag to pass quiet
During the day dispatch was sent by coSne, ISinh
| Grant to Mira Sartoriy IN England, wncn
did not hold out any ground for hope Dut siiu .hat
her fathers condition was better. he servants W
the door stated TO the visitor a the ceIvrai hnt SnS
| better. and tins was probably true put any
| one else IN his condition would DC caiied al
extremely sick person. DR.. Dou las said late last
night: "The General has had very
| bad day. He had vomiting attack
that lasted considerable time; but succnnp3s,a 3,a
to treaiment lie has no appetite, but 10 now aoie
to retain his food. ! hope there VIII
| bo no bad result from the vomiting, tnougn
| sxactly what will be the result cannot
say. II has been stated that foreign physician
| has suggested to me and desires an operation
| whereby this difficulty could be removea, ms ms B Is
not true. III operation would be benenc'al mere
are able enough surgeons in this country 70 conuucs
| it. He was better when l left him this evening
than IN the morning but not as well as ne was yes,
terday. | cannot say that there Will be relapse
The following will appear in The Medical Record
| tomorrow: