The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-03
HE IS LINGERING:
THE OLD DcoMatANDEnsrlLI LIVES
Blu. hs is In a Very Weak state-rhe Latest
Reports From the Bedside Of tho Dlstln.
gulshed Patlsat-His Throat E..
aminsd by his Physleians.

NEw YoRK. April 2.-An hour ate
midnight General Grant was asleep. A
|, that time Colonel Fred Grantwas in doub
whether his father would be alive at day
break. He had little hope that such woul'
be the case, but in that he was happil.
disappointed. The day dawned spd Gen
eral Grant was yet breathing. The doub
Of his son was based upon the fact tha
the disease had spread through the moutl
and above the palate in the head. Thi
back OF the throat was eaten into, the
gums on the right side Of the teeth wer,
partially. consumed, and the, posterio
and anterior arches in the right side
were gone.. The palate on the righ
side was raw, and though the Genera
spoke freely, 1t was with difficulty and
with scarcely any use Of the tongue
Anxiety was further augmented by {
statement from DR.. schrady to the effec
that unless there was. q strong rally
through the night, the General could
hardly survive until early daylight. From
l o'clock until daybreak the General
rested with intervals OF fitfnlness. Drs
Douglas and Schrady were with him and
the Rev. DR.. Newman was in the house
during the night. The gas was turned
low Ia the sick room and In the Library
the physicians and members Of the family
waited and chatted until about 8 O'Clock,
when Colonel Grant and one Of the physi-
clans were on watch.
The daylight had come, and the hour
was o'clock, when 1t was deemed wise TO
administer stimulant TO the patient, and
DR.. Schrady gave the Generate a hypoder-
mic injection OF brandy. This was medi-
Gated slightly, and was administered hypo-
dermically. because Of the patients ina
bility to swallow. III
The occasion Of the stimulant was OF the
grayest character. The patient seemed
sinking rapidly. The household was
aroused, and quickly every member Of
the family was at the bedside. Both hphy-
sicians were in closest attendance.
THouGnrH WAS DYING.
$50 o'clock the group in the sick
room believed the patient was passing
away, and the doctors were Of the opinion
tha. the General would not live Eve min
utes. stmulants were lagain admin
istered hypodermically, and as DR.. New
man put 1t, shat wonderful tenacity OF
life and strength OF intellect sustained the
General" His mind was clear as the
daylight he had lived TO see again, and he
was able at what was deemed the critical
hour to speak more freely than in the
early night. The. injections OF stimulants
was continued at short intervals, and
when he had revived a tsiae and was a
little stronger he glanced at the members
OF the family, the physicians and the at
tendants grouped still at the bedside, and
he uttered these words: II bless you all"
| At6 o'clock Rev. Or, Newman engaged
the family in morning prayers, and an-.
other day OF anxiety and OF waiting was
fairly ushered in.
From midnight no person left the house
and none called until Cos O'Clock, when
Rev, pr. O. Fl. Tifany, who was General.
did not enter when told BY . watcher that
there had been no evidence ottrouble
through the night. The Doctor called
thus early because he was on, his way TO
the Methodist Conference at Poughkeepsie.
AtY:45 O'Clock, pr. Newman, who'had
gone for q walk, was sent for In great
haste. -,ls
AT $40 Senator Chaiiee called, and
eSg a o Ne Ssi Rndaas sas ad srss o
ed as II she had been crying.
us. Grant, Jr., left the house at $3.50.
When asked about his father hs merely
shook his head. General Badeau called
at the house at S:25 and Dr.. Newman re-
turned to the house at g.. Dr. Schrady
left the house at 9:l5. He said the Gem
eral was then resting easy.
an rseouR,aIy, NM nn,1sr,s
mt. ~. h..i,s.;. ise IT.
1ne Htst luiieeil from the 3rent lssi-
denee was issued at.f;80 a. n. " read d
General Grant passed a very unouiet
n;nht u.woo eortinr.,l, ,o;na ro,,fl.;s
tsns' ~ ".9 soA,.l1a! ,,'1, ec.As .,u' ns'
bed 70 MS char and back again. he was
anaoyesa .s ~ ames oy at.aess o. coughing i tI
aaa lHe Eceqn y latl9h 2. mucous Sh Ile
hs as 9es aihIca h;a
pulse Is reasonably .1 steady. Al nye o'clock i
iaiare ~ aae Pa'se WI observed .o sueh
lnas sae as We're appfiSe9 e.
spoke @ ~ aisFly @ Wifh eash ~ shb t5ber lie
administration Of proper stimulants the
General soon rallied, and at 7:SoA.N. was
qg9.gstIlg slessRlhg, IN Ss9; :, !,
&lagneo.1 =. =. DosoLAs, NJ; u;
oko. =: soHRApY, "a. y.
a:S0 a. M.,9enerai Grant Is SAL alive'
but ye5y Easki 5l
tlA:l9 O'CLOCK the following opiietnr
was a,as1n ISSUED; . m. o., -,
continued until 0:S when lie arose and
trlsa 70 ee down stairs. Ae was gently
induced 70 return 70 bis room and chair,
where he ts nowsleeping. Whea he. .t99k
his Piaee n tAe phaif, nauFtshment was
brought 70 nun, Thicn ne t9ok without
T. =. adoa IN o.aef Isspecs his con-
0 aIsisned. al J. ii. Douo1As Dor M.p."i
Or. douglas sad tnat the General was
consclons When ne trlea 70 20 ooRn etalEs,