Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-23
PASSING AWAY.
Gen. Grant Rapidly Sinking and His
Death Osly q Question Of
Few Short Hours.
The Sufferer in No Pain but Quietly
Awaiting the End-Scenes
At His Bedside.
How the Day Was Passed at the Cottage
-An Three of His Physicians
Present.

MOUNT McGREGoR, July 22.-There
was no marked change in Gen. Grant S
condition from previous reports during
the morning, except slow, but sure,
gradual weakness. The development of
the generals weakness during the after
noon was not particularly noticeable from
hour to hour, but between B and So clock
there was clearly, if not violently
marked increase of weakness. At 3
o clock IL was possible to measure the
pulse beats, but at 6 clock one OF the
physicians stated that the pulse beats
could not be counted, because they
we're so frequent and so feeble. During
the afternoon the bloo3-tide had SO
auickened that it more rapidly wore the
system and exhausted the frail basis, if
any existed, upoii Which might be placed
hope that the general might rally The
point was reached at 3 O'Clock when
there was little to be expected from at,
tempts to administer food. Soon after 8
o'clock Harrison came up t.r rom the cot
tage and told Dfs. sagas and ,su.~n'v
that Or Douglas desired to see them at
the cottage, Thithet went the doctors,
remaining but short Tins; and. then
coming again to the hotel. 1t Is be-
lieved that the condition, OF the patient
was found to have been &c stated
above, aud that while the tempera-
ture was. nearly if not quite normal,
the restiratior's were nearly thirty per
minute. The family, beginh,Eg at 9
o'clock, came to the hotel to dinner in
in the meantime. The family dined in a
private room set apart for their, use, in
order that at this critical time they might
be secluded from the curious OBJ
servation of the many visitors and
guests, with whom the generals condition
from hour to hour had been the topic of
the day. The closed and silent cottage
had all day suggested mutely the enact
ment of the last scene in Gen. Grants
earthly existence, and upon guests and
visitors had settled seuse Of the hear
ness OF death, and there seemed a hush
upon the mountaiR, and with all those
upon 1t.
THE LAST NIGHT.
Nigkt-As the sun went down cool
breeze, rs last, night, sprang up, and
again the laymen in the mountain en-
deavored to persuade themselves and
others that the cool night would bring
renewed strength to the patient and help
him to rally through the night. But
such was not the opinion of the doctors,
who were prepared to attend the
generals death bed at a moments
notice, or to wait through hours
and into the night for the
end, more than they were prepared to
find the patient alive in the morains. At
Z o'clock, however, as the thfee ply
siciaps were at dinner, Harrison came
to the hotel and called for DR.. Douglas,
who went at once and alone to the cot
tage. Soon afterward another messenger
from the cottage summoned Drs. Shrady
and Sands, and they repaired to the cot
tage, closely followed by DR.. Newman.
The exits of the doctors and clergyman
from the hotel were, however, SO quietly
effected that few knew that they had been
summoned to the cottage. Arrived there,
| they found the
GENERAL EVIDENTLY SINKING.
The general seemed restless. Would
Won like to lie down, father?" asked Col.