The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-31
Great Excitement Over the State OF Gen.
eral Grant-He Passes Through
Severe Stage.
He Is a Little Better-Ee May
Live for Several Days or
Die Soon.
GENERAL GRANT.
His Condition Changed Very Much for th'
Norse-tlis Death May Occur at
Most Any Time.

NEA YORK, mhrCn oU.-GTOmpteQ Dy CURIOSITY
many persons strolled through sixty-sixth street
during the afternoon. stopping in front OF Gen
eral Grants house to gaze at the building. The
shades OF the front psrlor windows we're lowered
ali day. The inner blinds OF the Generals sleep
ing room were shut with the Stats open, About
O'Clock the Generals wife stood for some minu es
at the window on the third floor, and after look
ing for some minutes at the watchers below. with
drew from the shade and closed the shutters. rhe
curtains in TIE G enerars library. or study, were
raled up sll day, and the ladies OF the household
- e several times sesn in the room
Harrison, the Generals personal attendant
came out to mail pagers and letters at sky sixth
street and Madison avenue. watcher inquired
as to the Generals condition. HE is no better.
! fear, - was The reply. "If you break your leg
and II pains you very much you know il is broken,
but even if the pain is less for time, the break
is slln there all the same. The General has felt
easier to-day, but, fear, is really no better
LtYeried messengers rang the bell at short in
tervsls throughout the day. Personal messages
OF sympathy and inquiry were constantly coming
from friends ana interested persons in the city
gentleman who called at 4. with extraordinary
anxiety TO see Colonel Fred Grant or Colonel
Badesu, was told the members of the family must
deny themselves 10 all. Those are our impera
tive instructions" said the servant at the door.
At AIS p. m. DR.. Douglas returned to the house
after brief absence. After he had been within
half an hour, he Ie-entered his carriage to visit
another petient. The Doc or was asked if be
thought the end would come during the night
In answer, he said: ~ think not, but the Gen
eral is passing through stages incident 10 the
disease and. frankly, can not tell IL the end will
come to night. The General is growing weaker
and weaker" These words were spoken without
reserve, and carried conviction to the hearers
which none OF the bulletins had done. DR., Doug
las returned from his calls after absence of
about an hour. BE had come back TO remain ali
night
DR.. shrady soon Joined him for the same pur-
pose. At =. m. Romero, the Mexican Minister.
called at the house. His stay was snort. When
asked on Fifth avenue about the patient and the
outlook he said: "Of course no one can foretell
with certainty. The disease until recently
within the power of the doctors, but now it has
gone quite beyond them. The General may live
ten days, and he may die in two hours. fear be
the artery the danger of choking is increased.
and death by that means becomes almost GER
the Generals bedside. The doctors are there too,
put they keep back as muc1 possible. l fear
the Genesal will c1oke TO death. Ils TOO bad
Thus spoke Ssnor Romero. In response to in.
quiries, Drs Douglas aud shrady sent out the fol-
lowing bulletin:
"At this moment q D. M General Grant is very
quiet His temperature and pulse about normal.
lie has taken his liquid food regularly and well
In ths usual quantity. BE is more silent than
usual, and has made no exertion OF any kind to-
day. He gives an impression OF being weaker,
which is not indicated by his pulse
$40 p. m.-NO change in the condition OF Gen.
eral Grant. He is somewhat weaker IL anything.
His temperature and pulse are normal he has
taken liquid food in the usual quantity to-day.
NEW YORK, March 30.-10:l5.-The General is
somewhat easier than at last report. He contin
ues very weak.
Between s and O'Clock the following message
was sent from the house of General Grant TO
Schuyler Crosby. 1.7So ii street. Washington:
my father is suffering less tnan he was yester
.(siened) MRS. sARToRls"
Crosby is Ex-Governor of Montana
AT D. Rev. Howard Henderson, delegate
from the Newark, Md, Conference. called at the
house with resolutions OF sympathy and hope
passed by the conference. He was told the Gen
ersl was very weak.
At9Mr. burlington, counsel to L. s. Grant, Jr
was admitted to the house. BE carried volume
and black satchel. On leaving he told inquirers
be could speak OF nothing he knew OF within
doors.
Al gl5 Rev. John 2. Newman and Senator Le-
Whea ascending the steps Dr. Newman said that
when he left TIE General at O'Clock last night
the patient was sitting up but was weak. The
clergy man did not antici pate speedy death.
General Adam Bddeau, General Grants former
Military Stcreiary is an inmate OF the Grant resi-
denee. On reliable authority 1T Is stated that
General Grant recently expressed q desire that
General Badeau should become his literary exec
utOr.
the house TO prevent any further ringing of the
bell, and TO keepaway all inquirers.
At $50 this dispatch was sent:
To Colonel F. S. Dent. Washington;
Easy, bnt very weak. r. ID. GRANT.
At i0l0 Ulysses Grant. Jr. on leaving his iat1-
er's house. said Father feels very badly there s
nothing more for me 10 say"
At 1885 Dr. Douglas lststed that General Grant
was feeling little better.
DR.. ShIady. the consulting physician. tbilks
General Grant might rally from his present at.
tack and live some time. ss the recent disturb
ance the result of trouble in bis head and
from the aggravated form of the disease.
NEW YORK, March 3l-l a. NAT IL As Senator
b. Chsfee left the Grant residence He said
the General had Just Deen put to bed.
and that as compared with his
condition twenty-four hours ago, the General
was better. When asked If physicians considered
the patient out OF DANGER Chafee replied he could
not say that such was the case, bat that the pres
ent condition was lot favorable.
Atll:55 DR., Douglas and Colonel Grant left the
house for the night. it being considered
necessary for only DR.. Sbrady to remain.
DR.. Douglas said the General has just retired
and was very comfortable. A little morphine
has been given to induce sleep. The General has
been improving all day up to the present, and
the betterment had continued all the evening
He had been chatty and bright, ccnversing with
the family and physicians His pulse aud TEN
peratUre are very nearly normal. DE had slept
five hours within the Lwenty-four.
At night the vestibule doors were locked. and
within the next hour sll the lights were extiu
puiSled except one in the library and one the