The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-17
OFF TO MAccREcoR.
Cen. Grant Leaves New York for the
Mountains.
The Old Soldier Very Much Emaci-
ated and Depressed.
He Reaches His Destination In an
Exhausted Condition.

New YORK, June 16-At precisely nine
o'clock this forenoon special train consist
ing OF baggage car, saloon car, Traveller
and the private car Vanderbilt placed at
the disposal of Gen. Grant by Mr.. William
III. Vanderbilt rolled out of the the depot at
42d street. General Grant and family had
left the Grant mansion ON Goth street at 8.45
and were driven rapidly to the depot. The
General passed through the depot masters
office leaning on the arms of Colonel Fred
Grant and Dr. Douglass. The whole of his
family accompanied him with the exception
of Ulysses who will go up on Friday next In
the saloon car were Harrison and Henry, the
two nurses, +, ii. Mack, a journalist of New
wants Of the Generals household. The jour
ney occupied about hours. The General
has passed restless night and looked very
much depressed and emaciated.
New HAMBURG, June 16.A half minute
stop, the first after the start was made here,
after passing West Point. He isdoing fine
ly'' said DR.. Douglass at that hour. "He is
feeling remarkably well considering the heat
and excitement of travel"
ALBANY, June 16-Hudson was passed at
11.40 a. m. At times General Grant was
quite comfortable though feeling the heat
considerable
AT midday a lunch was served. Albany
was reached at 1920 p. m. on time and the
train stopped.
MOUNT MCGREGoR, N. Y, June 16.-The
train left Saratoga at 2.10 p. M. and arrived
at 2.45 p N. The last of the journey was
the worse for the General as the jolting was
severe causing some pain and fatigue.
SARATOGA, June 16.-During the eight
minutes stop at Albany many people gath
cred at the rear of the Generals car and
stared through the open door where the Gen
eral sat at the end of the table where the
party was eating. At Mechanicsville was
seen the first display of bunting. The depot
was draped and the crowd cheered as the
train passed. AT that moment Gen. Grant
was himself touching the ulcers in his throat
with soft brush dipped in cocaine. Sara
toga was reached at LIZ p. NJ. Here throng
had awaited the Generals train, but their
glimpse of him was short. AS he stepped
from the rear platform of his car to that of
the one on the McGregor road Wheeler Post,
G. A. r., in uniform greeted the General
and kept back the crowd as he was trans
ferred.
When Gen. Grant alighted from the train
here large banner confronted him bearing
the words welcome to our hero" AT the
moment photographer took an intantane-
GUS picture of the General alighting. The
General was steadied ON either side by Hen
ry and Harrison his attendants and started
t0walk from the train to the Drexel Cottage.
The ascent was easy and the distance short,
but his strength failed him and he was plac-
ed in a chair which was carried to the cot
tage by two porters On the cottage st0op
Quoted the ladies to their rooms. The Cen
eral walked to his room on a level with the
broad piazza and there he sank into chair
with pillows beneath and behind him. The
perspiration was standing on his face and
the strain of the journey gave way to there
action of extreme weakness.
He laid back with closed eyes and the
nurse famed his face. DR.. Douglas was
anxious to examine and cleanse the Generals
throat and in doing so found considerable ir-
-ito bod haot, bxya 6na hla0ly d1tcf
which had lodged in his throat during the
Journey but said the surface underneath in
famed appeared better than he had expect
ted. The swelling outside had steadily in
creased after passing the Hudson and during
the last hour OF the trip it rapidly filled for
ward on the neck and below the collar The
Generals voice which was better at starting
than on Monday had utterly failed him and
any effort to speak resulted only III faint
and almost inaudible aspiration. The. doc
tor thought this was due to fatiguewhich was
greater during the last hour of the trip than
at any other time. When the doctor had
cleansed and treated his throat Gen.
Grant appeared on the piazza and was seat
ed ON pillow-cushioned chair with his feet
resting on another.
His skull cap was drawn down and his
neck was protected by the upturned collar of
his gown. His elbows rested on the arms of
the chair, his hands were clasped, his eyes
closed and the watchers said he was enjoy
ing peace. This, however, was not so for
after 10 minutes he arose and with his cane
slowly walked into his room and laid down.
In a.faint whisper he let Dr. Douglass know
he was very weary and was glad the journey
was ended Then his pulse, ordinarily n,
was so beats to the minute. The family are
quartered at the cottage but DR.. Douglass has
rooms in the hotel
DIR. Douglass remained the entire evening
with Gen. Grant, who was wakeful till 10
o'clock. His throat was then painted with
io6ipa for ha 1iuht and nr |,
retired to an adjoining room, though he has
3 room at the hotel, and the nurse was left to
watch the General, who, at 1130, is quiet, as
though sleeping