The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-23
GEN. GRANTS CONDITION.
He OUTLINES BULLETIN LIMITS,
Weak Bodily, But Strong Mentally-Ad-
ditisnal Doctors and Others Ar
rive Newman's Notion
of tho singular"

,ense. uncertainty and also melan-
'holy weirdness. Up there in the de-
,arted twilight of Mt. McGregor's al
most primeval quietude, the dusk had |
given way to darkness. The general
seemed to take little note of occur
rences about him. He still sat with
MS face to the door, while the hurried
were observed In the cot
tage. Servants fitted from room to
room. DIR. Douglas was with the patient
and the family at alternate intervals
and some event seemed imminent.
Mrs. Grant was seen TO move the fan
before his face. Critical moments
were passing. u. s. Grant, Jr., was
by wire and all felt the end
might at any time occur. The general
whispered to DR.. Newman shortly be.
fore 9 o'clock and ASKED him to offer
prayer. The clergyman knelt beside
the general ana offered prayer,
while the family and physician
stood about with bowed heads.
For an hour the patients pulse was
fiuttering and weak, but soon after 8
o'clock IL steadied and grew shade
tlrmer. Then he lowered his feet and
crossed his knees; next no raised his
hand to his face and rested his cheek
against it. DR.. Douglas was beside
hun as these changes took place. He
then glanced up significantly
into the faces OF the family grouped
aoouJ tho chair. Finally, as the hour
of 10 o'clock drew near, thu general
looked up and spoke to his daughter
Nellie. Then he indicated purpose
TO write, and did so. They ere in
structions for his family. Handing
one note to Colonel Fred, tho general
looked up into his face with the large
eyes that had IN them a pitiiul OK
preston.
81 have already attended TO that,
father" returned the colonel, as he
bent over the general.
The general addressed other mt NJ
bers OF tho family. The pulse was
growing steadier ard the night had
passeh beyond IL o'closk, and half
hour later the sick man demonstrated
that he Is a general to the
last. The family were sitting
on the piazza or standing near the
windows and entrances. The general
beckoned DR.. Douglas to his side:
"Tell them all to 20 TO bed" he whis--
psred; and then added: "There Is nc
earthly use OF them sitting up any
longer"
DR.. Douglas walked out on the piaz-
za and delivered the message OF COM
mand. IL was obeyed by all, except
Colonel Grant who remained up dur
Ing the night. At l2 O'CLOCK the cot
tage was quiet.
9A. E.-fhs actual condition of the
patient is pronounced unchanged since
the last bulletin, except that General
Grant is said by DIR. Douglas to be
growing weaker. Some food has bean
taken and retained this morning. The
patient Is sitting with slightly in
| ciined head, conscious and clear o
mind. DIR. Douglas has sent for Dr.
Sands. DR.. Douglas anticipates the
end during tho day or evening.
1925 z. M.-Ths conditions are re-
ported unchanged since 0 0o'clook, OK
cept the gradually increasing weak
loss.
1P. M.-Dr. Douglas has Just left tht
cottage. He says the general sits
with his head inclined forward and
his eyes closed the greater part OF The
time. His pulse Is very weak and
llutterirg. Tho patient onco during
the morning attempted TO write, bui
succeeded only in writing the date, the
effect being creator than was warrant
ed by the little remaining strength. He
has spoken at intervals, but his voice
is very feeble. During the forenoon
food was taken and retained. With
tho declining day his physician be.
lieves the general will also rapidly do
cline.
2P. ND. Douglass has just re
ported that his patient has taken and
retained cup OF milk ana the doctor
thinks that II there has not been {
slight rally In the past hour tho gen,
oral is at least holding his own.
| MORE DOCTORS.
$3.50 p. M.-Dr. Sands and DR.. ShrodJ
have just arrived bv special train
which also brought U. =. Grant, Jr.
and wife. The newcomers repaired a
once TO the cottage, and it Is likely
conference will soon be held. No ape
elsl change has occurred since the las
dispatches;
WHAT oooDr-oooDY NEWMAN CALL
SINGULAR"
A singular occurrence at tho Gotta q,
has just been related by Dr.. Newman
as having occurred in the cottage q
at o'clock. At 1855 o'clock Genera
Grant asked the hour of day. "0nj
O'clock" spoke one of those near
Soon afterward the clock chimed Il
strokes and the general counted
them, when he wrote OF
his paper that no observed
tho clock was wrong, and indicated /
desire TO have IL struck TO the rlgh
hour, which was done aud the inolden
passed as one more OF the remarkable
episodes OF the generals latter sick
ness.
There has been recurrence OF the
hiccoughs to-day.
THE CONSULTATION.
The physicians met at once with Dr.
Douglas in consultation, having left
the cottage. II was stated that Drs.
ShrRdy and Sands had found General
Grant In n critically low condition,
already noted by DR.. Douglas
and already announced in these dis
patches. No ono of the staff is willing
TO make any prediction beyond p
hours, which period it Is deemed pos
sible tho general may survive, though
the Possibilities, az now indicated, are
that less space of time marks the
limit OF the generals life. A change
for the worse Is anticipated as the day
closes. The pulse Is now over 100.
The development OF the generals s
weakness during the afternoon was
not particularly noticeable from hour
to hour, but between Q and O'Clock
there was a clearly, II not violently
marked increase of weakness
AT 8 o'clock IL was possible
TO measure the pulse beats, but at {
O'Clock one Of the physicians stated
tho pulse beats could not be counted
because Of weakness, During tn,
afternoon the blood tide had so quick
ened that II moro rapidly weakened
tho systom and exhausted the frai
basis, II any existed, upon whici
might be placed n hope that the gen
eral might rally. The point was reached
at 0 o'clock whom there was littl,
TO be expected from an attempt to ad
minister food. Soon after O p. M,
messenger come up from tho cottag
and told Dire. Sands and Shrady tina
DR.. Douglas desired 10 sec them at tn
cottage. Thither went the doctors
remaining short time, then comm
again 70 tho hotel. II Is believed n
condition OF tho patient was found I
have been as stated above, and tina
while tho temperature was nearly,
not quito normal, the rosperRtion
woro noarly 80 per minute.
NIGHT Ann gIfaprNqr COME.