New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-10
GEN. GRANT MORE EASY.
A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP AND A QUIET DAY.
ABLE TO WALK A LITTLE-coMPARATlVELf f"hE

ABLE TO WALK A LITTLE-coMPARAIi'ELf f"'H
FROM PAIN
larger anodyne than usual was Administered "
General Grant at IL D. IN. on Wednesday, ana nan
an bour Inter he was sound asleep in his chair Ills
sleep WAS so peaceful and there was such compiete
absence Of all dangerous symptoms that the mem
beers of the family all went to bed, anu Dr. oniauJ
went TO an adjoining room and lay down' ino
valid was left alone in the charge OF his nurse. AZ
Though he coughed slightly he slept without inter
ruption until A. m yesterday. AS soon as ho
awake Dr. Shrady went to his room. The General
told him that he felt refreshed, and remarked that
he was glad that the day was clear Ills 'hio"'
was washed and o considerable quantity vi hn".
that had accumulated was removed. AiV'i ''o
tbroa, had been dressed he drank an entne cup OF
coffee His mind WAS bright he talked more inan
he had for several days. and listened to the reading
of n number of letters. lie drank some peel-'eh
and a little milk at o'clock. and said IL dld ho.
hurt him to swallow. Afterward lie was aSsis'cu
from his chair, and taking his cane IN his rieh'
hand and leaning upon the arm of the nurse with
the other he walked slowly around the room oi'co
and then stood where the sunshine fell upon MN
and looked out into the street. At $50 the follow
inc bulletin WAS sent from the house. the first IN ten
hours: .,..,
General Grant slept eight hours during the night and
aNOke feeling much refreshed his pulse 10 of n" ~"
soh'D'' ID" 'o"np Gro IL. snRADY. NJ. d.
little later the Generals throat became painful,
and Dr. shrady gave him hypOdermi injection oil
morphia In fifteen minutes he was sleeping I'D MS
chair and breathed naturally. Senior Romero ana
Mr. Chahee arrived shortly before I'D O'CLOCK ana
went to tho Generals room. lie had just awaKehe"'
and smiled pleasantly at an amusing story that was
told by Mr.. Chailee. Dr. Shrady came out at this
time and said that he was his way home. Tho
inn wed
deemed safe for him to go without waiting Tor Dr
Douplas who was To come at = p. III. MIR. Chanee,
who came out at 1915 o'clock. reported that the
paiicnt was comfortable and taking maps at snort
intervals There was no immediate danger Oh thc
return of the hemOrrhagc. The General hid SPOKEN
OF the anniversary OF the surrender ol Lee AT Ap
pomattox. but had dismissed the subject Ill lie"
words n. ~
l4O G. A. H., called and lett resolutions OF sym
pathy enclosed IN "A case OF polished oak, lined Win
blue plush. bearing tine monogram. .. D ~; :, be
General sent a message to the committee Inc Key.
,,eoTge H. Stewart. VINO WAS president OF the
Christian Commission during tho War. called ht
Ill5 lie saw the General for lew moments.
The sick man had Just awOke AMI was ieellns con-
Portable. At l1:3O large box oil cut MOVERS vi" w,
delivered by an eXpressnan from Oeorge w.
Childs At 1880 john Little. OF William LLOYD
Garrison Post q. A. X, went INTO the house WIN
an enTossel copy of resolutions aud large
bouquet. Dr. Newman came down the front sto"p
at lZ:1J aud SAID that tine General was as happy
and cDnteutrd rs person IN MS cOhultol t"uli To
exDe, ted to be ne was IN state oil spirltuAI eA-
altIt uu, and exhibited perfect mental serenity
His Improvement was remarkable under tue CIR
cumstances, but relapse might come al any mo-
mont. . -,
DR. Douglas drove up at 2:l5 o'clock The inn
proved condition of the invalid cont ihueu ihn he
welcomed the doctor cbecfiuilv ana sald that ne
mad no cause to complain soldier III UNIFORM
rang the bell at 80 aud sad that he came from the
garr,oneat Fort Hamilton, which desired 10 CA
press It's sympathy Tor the General. Senior Romeo.
who walked from tue house al 3lO' said ihat the
General was better than on Wednesday. lie sept
sOundly during "A portion OF every hour anu NieU
awake {, ok his food with greater relish and talked
more chcrriuily with the mrinbcr' OF ms fanny
He was kept under the influence OF morphla al th9
time. When Senur ROmcrOs attention was caiicd
20 the fact that ColuLci Grant bad ielegiaphcd |"
Queen Victoria that the General was no better, lac
SAID " lie u better to-day III this respect DE hAs
had no hemorrhage, Is more Tree from pam anu
eats with better relish. In reality he - no better
for the cancer ~ making steady progres
The message that was sent to Queen 'ictoria by
Colonel Grant WAS IN response 10 tie following
cableeram
Mrs GRANT. Gcn. GRANT. A'o lork The Quren. VIII"
fees deeply FOR you ~ your anNctes. commands NE to
munro ''''' DowAclM MARcmoSEss cr lily.
Tie message in reply was:
NEw-YoRK. April o. 1855.
Me- a%ant iamss the Queen for her sympathy aud
directs to Say that General Grants 40 better
Al 3;45 Baron Won Alvenslobcn the Ger
man MIN stcr aud Baron Won Schacicr.
lne Austrian Minister. left The house together.
Colonel Grant told Baron Won schacncr that the
General va, somewhat stronger. but That lie was
Drs. Barker Sands aud Shrady arrived At .
O'Clock lne consultation was leId al ~ aiisr
~ thorough an examination lad been made oi the
patents throat AS MAS possible. lheTe was 10
change IN the treatment recommended DIS
Bar krr and sands left the house at I:j1 o'clock.
Dr. Barker said | he General is improved. lie
in stronger than yesterday aud breathcs EASIER lie
upper part OF his throat Is improved ana ne - 80
well that shall not attend another consultation
until Saturday" The 5:iJ bulletin was as follows
At the consultation held at 4:3O T. IA Drs Barker.
Sands shraiy aud Douglas were prscIt II was "siI,n
has been quite comfortable all day, ana h1s mover
about the room several times rnIse 90 and FAX leu"
pcrdtuTc normal. j. H. bo'1lNs, W ~, -
GLoHGL rHRkbH. VI. ID.
The Rev Dr. o. II. Tiffany called at $50; the
General WAS then resting and inclined to sleep:
DR.. Shrady went away AT q o'clock lie said that
Dr. Douglas To remain all night; the report
that an operation had been performed WAS not trne,
anu none was expected To be performed General
Franz Sigrl went into the house at G:l0 o'clock.
but would not disturb the invalid. although he was
then awake. General Horace Porter called at GO:
L. =. Grant. jr. who went homo Tor the night al
D. H., SAID that hls father WAS resting quietly
aud expected comfortable night. Ex-senator
Chailee returned "a few minutes later. The General
was still comfortable when General Badean lett the
house at 0:l5 lie said that no trouble was nntici-
pated Tor the night. should there bo a change for
the worse. he would be sent for at once
The following bulletin was Issued at 100
O'Clock
General Grant has been very qniet all the evening
His pulse Is 81 temperature 90 respiration Is lie II
now sleeping quietly. j. H. DOUGLAS VI. d.
The Rockand County Board of Supervisors a
solid Democratic body. has unanimously passed
re sOlutlOns expressing the "unfelgned regret OF
the members at the illness of General Grant and
rendering their heartfelt sympathy" to nlm and
his family.
Ohver Hoyt, one of the two trustees of the Grant
trust fund SAID yesterday reply to the inquiries
of u IR BUM reporter:
] am sorry that the money was not invested III
"a ~ a. In A.
from the fund that the committee acted rs ~
Il - lie