Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-02

HIS PHYSICIANS SAY HE CAN LIVE ONLY A FEW
MONTHS LONGER.
The New York World says: at is. now be-
lieyed that the malady with which Gen. Grant
is suffering cannot but have fatal termina.
ton, and also that his dissolution may take
place within a very short time-a few months
being the maximum period of his life. with the
chances that much shorter time will end his
earthly career. All the physicians in attend
ance upon him-Dr. John H. Douglas DIR. For
Markoe-concur In this view of the case, and
the generals immediate family have aban-
doned all hope of his recovery. His wife and
all his children, with the exception of Mrs. Sar
toris, who has been cabled for from England
are constantly in attendance on the General
and their deep sorrow, which has been excited
at a knowledge that his condition battles med
ical science, is intensified by a realization OF
the painful fact that his sufterings are of the
most intense Sc. character He can only have
has during the past few nights become almost
an impossibility; as insomnia has been added
to his other complications, SO that he is practi
face and head are bandaged,, his eyes are
his hair and beard have whitened greatly
This is the worst form of his disease, and has
brought about loss of appetite. His doctors as
sert that he is subsisting largely upon his vital
tissues, and is growing perceptibly weaker day
by day."
WHAT DIR. DOUGLAS SAYS.
DIR. Douglas, one Of the attending physicians
said: 'Gen. Grant is very sick man. and
think there is little or no hope that he will re.
cover. He is breaking down, but has displayed
much courage. Less than q month from this
date he has done as much as six or eight hours
work in /, day; but has had little sleep for the
past six or eight days. We have tried to keep
the knowledge Of his true condition from the
general because he has had SO many other
troubles to bear. 1 have all along maintained
that his trouble is from cancerous growth at
the root of the tongue. II was caused undoubt-
edly by excess In smoking. Every time he
speaks. or breathes or eats, this is disturbed 1t
is difficult to treat it for that reason. There
have been times when this growth has been
temporarily checked, but 1t has never been ar
rested and is steadily increasing. There has
been q considerable loss OF tissue OF the soft
palate. He takes nourtshment every day In a
liquid form. He cannot eat solid food because
he has lost all his teeth. They were extracted
In the hope of easing the pain In his face. This
pain, although it resembles neuralgia, Is not
that pure and simple, but is q reflection pain
caused by the cancer in the throat. He has been
suffering of late from severe pain In the right
ear and on the top of the head. To ease this
his head Is kept wrapped In hot hannels. lean
not say how near the end Is. He may live for
months yet, as men suffering from this disease
have done but don't think there is any hope
that he will ever recover"
WHAT DR.. BARKER SAYS.
"Do you attribute the capcerous disease to ex-
cessive gmoking?" DR.. Barker was asked.
VI do not think It is quite fair to do that /
have known the same disease In women and
you cannot say 1t was caused IN those cases by
smoking"