Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-06
GRANTS EASY EASTER.
no CHANGE FOR THE WORSE
IVTHE PATIENTS CONDITION.

s ristinruished Callers at the Mansion
Durinc the AfternOon-He Desires the
c,,a WIZ of All, Whether Heretofore
/ Fr;ends or Not-The Soldier Dying by
Inches, However.
NEW YORK, April 5.-Gen. Grants
A condition has not materially changed dur
ino the day. At a consultation at 3
O'clock Drs. Barker, Sands, Shrady and
Douolas we're present. The throat was
i examined by strong reflected sunlight,
and nj was agreed that there was an i'm
movement in the local condition. Con-
tinnation ofan anodyne was approved. The
treatment pursued during the last week
i was recommended. At 3:l5 O'Clock this
i afternoon the General was doing before
wood fire and was very comfortable.
Ills pulse was y and his temperature
99l.
At 5l5 O'Clock Gen. Grant awoke from
short nap and expressed himself as
tosliog very comfortable. He wished it
stated that he was very much touched
and very grateful for the sympathy and
interest manifested for him by his friends
and those who have heretofore not been
regarded as such. He said: 81 desire the
good VIII of all, whether heretofore
friends or not"
THE LIMIT NOT KNOWN.
As Dr.. Barker lett the house after con-
eult3tl8n, he said that Gen. Grant was
ouiei. but grew no stronger.
aWhat will be the probable limit of the
Generals ssrengthW was asked of DR.
Barker.
~ wish l could tell you" he replied,
shaking his head and becoming very
grave.
Ex-SecretaIy of State Hamilton Fish
and wife were driven to the house at 4 10
o'clock. He sent his card to the General,
but did not aiight from his car
rage. While the fOotman was
delivering Mr. Fish's card at the
door, Hon, Roscoe Conkling and Hon.
Joseph Pulitzer drove up. Mr.. Conk-
linz entered the house, but soon returned
and engage in chat for five minutes
with Mr. Fish. When Mr.. Conkling was
re-entering his carriage, in response to an
Inquiry, be begged to be excused from
saying anything about Gen. Grants con-
diH0n.
Jesse Seligman called during the after
noon and saw Gen. Grant. Secretary of
War EndicOtt called and left his card,
after inquiries for the Generals condi-
ton. Dexter A. Hawkins. G. E. PurrIng-
ton, +. II. Jones, Of'New Hampshire, and
Mr.. Spencer, the late bOokkeeper for U.
5. GraBt, Jr., called during the afternoon.
James Grant Wilson, on Gen. Grants
! staff, visited the house, as did also Mrs.
HLeland Stanford, who brought flowers.
GRANT DICTATES A BULLETIN.
At the time DIR. Shrady sat down to
write the 5:l5 O'Clock bulletin Gen. Ba-
de8u and Gen. Grant were speaking of the
Kindness of so many people in calling.
Dr. s1radv turned to Gen. Grant and re-
marked that the General was so well that
10 was hard work to prepare bulletins,
and then Gen. Grant dictated the 5:15
O'Clock bulletin, the doctor, by the Gen
erals desire, quoting him in the first per-
son on the last sentence, as already indi-
Gated.
AtS:30 O'Clock tonight Gen. Grants
condition remained unchanged. He spent
a very quiet afternoon. He took his
usual amount of f cd and had been in a
very comfortable state OF mind during
the dav.
DR.. Douglas called to relieve DR.. Shrady
at 1:40 O'Clock, but the latter did not leave
tin 8 30 O'Clock, Just after issuing a reas-
surng bulletin. He said that there was
nothing to add. The General was resting
comfortably. Shortly after Dr.. Shrady's
departure. Gen. Horace Porter and Gen.
p. e. Winslow visited the house.
i They did not see the patient, but
We're told by the family that no serious
change was anticipate ed during the night.
NEW YORK, April &, 4 A. M.-The mid
night bulletin said:
Gen. Grant has been asleep since 10
O'clock, waking for few minutes at II
O'clock to take his nOurishment His
f,frI
SHORTLY after the midnight bulletin DR..
Douglas lett the house and started for
. home, leaving DR.. Shrady in attendance
upon Gen. Grant. DR.. Douglas said that
4 everything indicated favorable night for
4 the patient.