, 1885-07-22
GEN. GRANT.
The Gallant Old Commander
Sinking Again.
His Physicians Think He Can
not Live Two Days.
Distressful Symptoms Which
Leave Little Hope.
Gen. Grant Sinking.

MOUNT McGREGoR, July 2l.-7:I5 /
m.-Gen. Graut appears to be sinking.
MoUNT McGREdoR, 9 p. M.-Gen
Grant is sitting in the cottage parlor. hi
family and physician near, and nurse fan
ming him.
AT 10 p. IN. DIR. Douglas thinks Their
is a slight rally, and says he has know
patients, in the generals present condi
tian, to survive two days.
MOUNT McGREGoR, H.30 p. M.-Gen
Grant has just told his family that Their,
is no necessity for their sitting up an,
longer tonight There seems To hay,
been a second rally.
Though General Grant was greatly ex.
hausted by the jolting ride on his chair
Monday afternoon il was believed thi.
morning that the eight hours of natunI
sleep obtained by him last night had re-
stored Il portion of his lost energy. The
belief was supported by his refreshed and
somewhat brighter appearance. His
pulse had scarcely the volume it had at /
last night, and as the morning wore on
'ne uoc'or .hought ne detected evidences
of a feverish condition, bnt the forenoon
was passing 50 quietly as to give strength
to the belief that the general was resting
and further reeuperating from the fatigue
of the trip which had been undertaken Mt
his solicitation and by his expressed desire
ana after an assurance nv himself that
HIS strength was equal to the accomplish
menus oi MS purpose
io""'us "oon' however the'e grew IN
t"e physician m'iiu Il convection thai the
uo1ins quie'eue was more oil extreme n
s'o",ng iassltuue than restiul repose. At
niu'uay .'ere was a sllgnt ehange IN the
SICK man ; cohui.ion' when was marked
oy increaseu weakness ana less cognlzanee
:, "na' was gong on ABOUT MN lhis
mango was so siightly marked however
eDat III u'uSua alarni was lett by the
ia'hiIy' 'nough II was ueemed advisable
10 report Tue Same 10 IT. douglas, who
d 'ne 'nhe WAS at tue MOTEL Accordingly,
"'a,e ui""' "aiAeu up tue slope TO speak
togc The cere,,,I vos ,oss a,;o, Ill
be des;re1 ros, uo ;ntrmoJ H. -;
ut ues'reu rest ne informed the physl-
.i'u '"a' III iau ueci'neu aleohollc stlmu-
only IN heat his syst.m wi,bon,
imnarting strenotb H. oxnros.oJ
himself NJ feol;no tho, bo
could cnJure bis ooDa;,ion ~ -.
but a short time longcr and ,bon 70.
ouested his musician n odminis,or
-bvnodorm;c injection or mor,bino H.
Douvlas was not mncb inclined ~ nr,n,
this reonest hocouso he believed ,ho,
Jeen and rest produced he art;GcoI
mo,ps world Ton rar;dIr d~,;n ,L. nc, -
the @natien, Resides le,bora;o ,ondono,
was devolnine and DR. Douolas meesrre5
that the notient sbould tale food rather
than %opiates. The sick man bovoyer
declined and insisted an nm administra
tion of mornbinc At-lengtb 10 sot;se,
him. DIR Douplas administered what
Grant believed n contain three min,ms
of the drup As a fact that ouantitv
was NOT administered bnt n SLIGHT norton
diluted in the psuol three drons orl;op;d
was injected into the generals arm The
sick man grew moro ouiet and seomcd IN
sleen. and then it was that tho nbvsician
left the cottage and ceported the natient
exceedingly weak. 1t has since transnird
that the general was attacked this morn.
ing with biceoughs and this disturbing
and rapidlv weakening AZ well rs si0.