Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-15
FEELS BETTER. !.
General Grant Walks About and
Says
HE FEELS BETTER THAN FOR TWO
Weeks Past.--The General Passes Quiet
Night and Rises
Early.
NO MATERIAL CHANGE OF CONDITION.

New YORK, April l4.-From midnight
until O'Clock there was quiet in the Graa:
house. When the General arose his throat
was treated and he was dressed with pants,
vest and dressing gown, and . white hand
kerchief folded about his neck. While Dr.
Douglas was writing the first bulletin in the
library at $50 a. m the General walked into
the room and sat down near the physician.
When the bulletin was finished DR.. Douglas
read il to General Grant and ssij, rs that
right Generalr'
"Yes, that's right" responded the sick
man.
He frightened with the morning hou1
and at one time remarked be ielt better
than he had in two weeks.
The swelling outside the Generals throat
on the right side n ct times larger than at
others. Two or three days ago il was large,
but to-day is much reduced.
Stronger.
Gen. BadAu left the house between and
5 o'clock. He said that General Grant wAs
certainly stronger and better and at that
time sat in the library with his leg crossed
reading the morning papers. Yesterday
morning the Generals throat wss easy. but
a tribe sore. He desired this condition to
continue and spoke little. Soon after DR..
Douglas has issued the $50 q. m.
bulletin, and while Mrs. Grant was in the
adjoining room the General badet the servant
bring him piece Of writing paper. On It
he wrote bulletin as follows: Il am better
this morning. am better than have been
in two weeks"
[Signedl U. s. GRlsr.
Having so written the General handed
the bulletin 10 the servant and told him he
should carry it to Mrs. Grant, who was sit.
ting in the library almost within sight Of
him. The servant delivered the message
with formality. Mrs. Grant read il, showed
it to DR.. Douglas, and both laughed and
entered the nck room where
Pisasantries
passed. The General joined With q smile.
This evening Col. Grant remarked his
father bad walked more during the day
than for several days During the day be
bad signed business paper, but last even.
ing he was q ,rlle less bright because Of
the fatigue resulting from bis activity
through the day.
A gentleman who is thoroughly conver.
SAINT with Grants Gilment, said marvellous
improvement in the Generals condition Is
not at all surprising. He may live two or
three weeks and be may live four months.
II he survives until the early part Of sum.
mer, he will be taken out OF the
city to the mountains. probably, as ] do
hot think the sea air would agree with him.
II he has strength enough think be- would
like to 20 to California. II he improves In
the same ratio during the Sext four days
He Will he Riding In tho Park
this week. lie does not require 50
much morPhia now, I" only
six drops Of the solution
were injected to night instead OF the custo-
mary ten drops lie partook Of three VA
rleiies of nourishmenis today, and the Gen.
eral being in facstious mood alluded
10 the ford as bis three courses. DR..
Sbrady left the house At $3.50 1t
which time be sent the General
was doing well and would pass comforts-
Bile night. Gen. Grant during the sfter.
noon and evening walked several times
from his bedroom TO bis library and enjoyed
the comgany Of different members OF his
family.
At 10 o'clock he retired and since that
time has been sleeping in his chair His
cough ia not troublesome, and the secretion
Of mucous is slight. His pulse and temper.
ature are unchanged, and there 10 at present
q promise for him Of . quiet night
Signed Gro r. SnRADr, NJ ID.