The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-07-30
Universal Evidences OF Respect and
Coincidence Shown.
President Cleveland Issues a Fitting
and Feeling Proclamation
Biographical Sketch Of the illustriOps
Dead, Etc.
The Last Moments.

The Last Moments,
Mt. McGRHuoR, July 23.-i A. M
Bulletin -General Grant is uncon-
scious and fast passing away. Respi-
rstions are now 50, aud his pulse boats
80 rapid and fluttering that they can
not be counted. Hyperdermic injec-
tions of morphine which have been adj
ministered ct intervals, nave ceased TO
have any perceptible effect.
DISSOLUTION NEARLY COMPLETE
5A, M.-TBulletin. DIR. Douglas AZ
1850 remarked that the Benoraps brain,
heart and lungs are alive, and That WAS
about all no couldSay.
THE DEATH EATrLHs HEARD.
5:2j A. M.-lBulletin.l-The resplra-
tions have Increased 10 20 and the
death rattle oacasioned by the filling
IN the lungs and tho throat with
mU, nus, is heard. He now recognize
% MS friends only by opening his
pyea.
y ,. MA few minutes before 8
O'Clock Drs. Douglas, ShradY ana
a. ) stood on the cottage ,yeranda,
c1rr orsing OF the condition OF General
E-.n. and discussing tho probabilities
tho lex man. Mrs. Sartoris ana
S.er grapher Dawson were conyers-
srg little distance away, when Hon
-, nurse, stepped hastily upon
IL. ii agza and spoke quietly to the
81. grs. He told them he thought the
ylUai i was very near to dealh. The
1eai.u men hastily entered
DIE Dom where the sick man
rfn lying and appro2chSea
IFS 10. Instantly upon seeing the
p4lal rs face, DR.. Douglas ordered the
ftmr TO be summoned to tho bed
do. Haste was made and Mrs.
Grant. Mr.. Jesse Grant and wife, U. y.
GRAND Jr,, and wife, and Mrs. Colonel
grgr were quickly beside the doctors
ettD, sick mans cot. Mrs. SartoriS
xal :. Dawson had followed the doc
l1rs d from the piazza and the entire
Huitv was present, except Colonel
fred rant and hasty summons was
rent Tor him, but he entered tho SICK
an a'hile the messenger was search
i1c or him. The colonel seated him
Fan n. the head OF the bed, with his
lUft arm resting upon the pillow above
tle cad of the general, who was
lsoathing rapidly and with slightly
wsspil z respirations.
Mr. Grant, calm, but with intense
al. ON bravely suppressed, took a
scot )y the bedside. She leaned
eighty upon the cot, resting upon her
'ght elbow, and gazed with : Tear
y.'6rd1d eyes into the generals race.
5ge f1und there, however, no token
OF r5cognition, for the sick man was
peace lllly and painlessly passing into
5nGthor life.
", and leaning over her shout
dor, 90 witnessed the close Of the life
~. b. Oh she had constituted strong
clement of pride.
Directly behind Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. S rtorls, and at little distancs
suJ Sands, spectators Of
th '5 Ding life which their ef-
fArts md council had SO prolonged.
On l Q opposite side of the bed from
ais uother, and directly before her,
gtOgd ! esse Grant and u. S. Grant, Jr,
su5 near the corner OF the cot on the
SAM de of Jesse and near, was MIR.
A. = lawson, General Grants steno--
,yraphet and confidential secretary; at
.ne foot Of the bed, and gazing directly
dowa INTO the geuerars face, was MRS
C0lnual Fred Grant, Mira. U. g. Grant,
n, and Mrs. Jessie Grant, while
guT,s1 nat removed from The family
eirra Ienry, the nurse, and Harrison
fer OH. the generals body servant,
-yer5 n Jpectively watching the closing
1ls { ne patient, their master.
pr Newman had repaired to the
HoL5l breakfast ana was not present.
THO Esneral's little grandchildren, U.
$, Grant, Jr', and Nellie, , we're sleeping
IKE rl rsery room above. Otherwise
he aurire family and household were
aath 10 / at the bedside of tho dying
Tla members of the group had been
sr Hra0ned not moment sooner than
u.s. prudent. The doctors noted on
ent-rl the room and pressing TO the
BEDSIDE that already the purplish tide,
which one of natures signals OF final
dias.iu Jon, had settled beneath the
Gula- nails. The hand that That
e-,.yiuy colder than 1t had been
Srr.lr bhe night. The pulse had flut-
irrsd boyond the point where the doc
frrr c9, d distinguish it from the pulse
Heats u his own finger tips. The res
piraHcu was very rapid and was a sue
ecsr.on Of shallow paintings, but hap
grily the approaching end was becom-
sng clesr OF the rafting tullness OF the
throst nd lungs, and the respiration
At the close they also became less
laborod and almost noiBeless. This
feet was in its results comfort to the
watchers by the bedside, to whom was
spaTbd The scene OF an agonizing or
othsE han peaceful death.
THE WIFE
s,irogt constantly Btroked the face,
me fcrehead and the hands of the
dVirg General, and at times, as the
"a jsiou belonging to prevent the event
"a near Vt hand would rise within her,
Mrs. 6 rant pressed both his hands,
and, leaning forward, tenderly kissed
tf1e yage of the dying man.
Colonsl Fred Grant sat silently, but
with e-ident feeling, though his bear
;ng was that Of o soldierly son at the
Sestbbed of hero father.
II. s. Grant, Jr., was deeply moved,
Ant jesse Grant .ore the scene stead
M. arf the ladies, while. Watching
gVith wet checks, we're silent as beat
ted the lightly OF such a scene as was
cioainl )eforc chen.
The o.ning sad passei ave min
ntss 81 9D0 8 3'oloek ard there YVES
pot on u tie Grseihsd end waiting
rretcbf bet who could ozark the