Daily Republican., 1885-07-23

tlmo VI thfoukn tho opchipk uay. 1nc
General was given stimulants, but he
seemed to grow weaker hour by hour.
At fiveminutes of the General asked |
the hour of the day. o'clock,
spoke one of those near the General. |
Soon afterwards the clock chimed |
twelve strokes and the General counted |
them. Then he wrote on his pad that |
he observed the clock was wrong, and |
indicated q desire to have it struck to |
the right hour, which was done, and tho |
incident passed as one more Of the re-
markabls episodes OF the Generals
latter sickness.
fam lily and DIR. Newman were grouped |
in the dark kened room, near the patient.
Observing their evidences o! feeling,
the General wrote / do not want
anybody to be distressed on my ac. !
count" |
UNABLE TO CATCH THE PULSE BEAT. /
The development of weakness during
the afternoon was not particularly no.
ticeable from hour to hour, but between
O'Clock and q o'clock there was clear
ly, II not violently, marked increase OF
weakness. At 3 O'Clock II was possible
to measure the pulse beats, but at o..
clock one Of the physicians sta led that
the pulse could not be counted. There
were two reasons existent for the inabili-
ty of the doctors to catch the pulse
beats, they were 80 freq uent and go fec
| Bile.
During the afternoon the bloodtide
had 80 quickened that II more rapidly
wore the system and exhausted the
frail baeis, II any existed, upon which
might be placed a hope that the Gener-
al would rally. The point was reached
at 6 o'clock, when there was little
to be expected from attempts to admiu.
lister food. Soon after 6 O'Clock, Harri-
son came up from the cottage and told
Drs. Sands and Shrady that DR.. Douglas
desired to see them at the cottage.
Thi her went the doctors. They re-
Imained, however, bu: a short time.
While the tenn mperature OF General Grant
was nearly If not quite normal the
respirations were nearly 30 per min.
ute.
Il The family, beginning a. O'Clock,
came to the hotel TO dinner in twos, the
others remaining at the cottage. The
family dined In private room set.apart
for their use at the hote., in order that
at this critical time 5hey might be seclu.
! ded from the curious. The closed and
silent cottage had al day suggested
the enactment OF the last scene in Gen.
eral Grants ear tL ty existence.
Harrison came to the hotel and called
DR.. douglas, who went az once and
lalone to the cottage. Soon afterward
tanother messenger summoned Drs.
Shrady and Sands, and they repaired
{. Immediately to the cottage, closely fol-
flowed by Rev. DIR. Newman. The ex-
9 its of the doctors and clergy man from
y the hotel were, however. so quietly ef
: fected that few knew that they had
been sum moned to the cottage
UNABLE TO RISE UNAssISTED.
u Arriving there, they found General
- Grant again evidently sinking: The
- General seemed restless. Would you
y like to lie down, father" asked Colone
Fred Grant, who noticed his fathers
restlessness. The General nodded, and
~ a.l at the same moment essayed to rise I'M
e11 assisted. But the effort was too grea'
,.' and he sank back into the chair, anf
o the Colonel and nurse aided him u
arise and supported him TO the bed
where he was carefully lowered to Q re-
ly clining position and partly on his face
60 DIR. Douglas then rolled the chair bacE
e. and one of the ply siciaus has since re
Q marked that " the General has now lei
be his chair for the last time" The belle
ha is that General Grant has az iength Iail
ne down to die"
he KNEELING IN PRAYEE.
eu The family were al gathered aroun'
i's the sick man, and again Dr, Newman
he at about the same hour as last nigh
land at Mrs. Grants request, knelt b,
us side the General and prayed. Head
up were bowed and tears were on IL
~ cheeks of men as vel as women.
As the sun went down a cool breez
80 as last night, sprarg ur, and layme
thought that the coOi night would hel
"a General Grant to rally. The doctor
o however. were prepared 10 attend b
- deathbe6 at a moments notice. III
oh doctors stood somewhat apart and IL
'se family was near it's fast sinking heat
ch and then, after an hour, death 8 eme
., "a little less rapidly gaining on the ma
au ~ it has pursued just nine months to da.
, NC for 1t is lust nine months ago to'ds
.ol that General Grant walked into ID
zen Douglas office to seek his profession
Ecu aid for the cancer that has done VIII
ia war could not.
80 HE'S PASSING AWAY,
red Time there passed slowly indeed, al
at length, at 8.15 O'Clock, DR.. Dougl
left the cottage. How is it Doctor
was asked hin. He is dying" sa
of the gray haired physician. VIII
The live an hour?" was asked again. "
nu. yes, and possibly more but he is pa
KY Ing away, WAS buo Tcbpcusui ohu o.
de, La little time at the hotel DR.. Doug
ing returned to the cottage.
anti At9 o'clock the Generals pulse "
was UP to the point of 165 beats 70 the mi
the ute and was fluttering.
was THE EXrREMITIEs COLD.
lrse Mt. MCGREGoR, July 22.-Short
US after o o'clock General Grant sank IN
'me a sleep that was described by witr'
as the peaceful and beautiful! sleep o
az child. This condition, however, is L
the one to command confderce, for
III pulse beats are still rapidly iiuaerin
sere and the respiration, which normally
d IA to the minute, is new "A.
h"u h At 10 80, however, ii was stated
heh reliable authority that thee eneral was
ces, slightly better condition than two no
nis before, and quieter; but as against a
'mp hopeful inference that might be dra'
from this fact is the other fact q
from the present condition, VIII
ID it borders upon the lethargic state,
this patient may quietly drift into III
face luDconsciouspess.
thei During the evening the extremities
His the sick man have been cold, and th
ood visible symptoms are the signs that
ner ture puts out when death IL chilling
the powers. The General, as the Mi
AS passes, seems suffering no pain, thor
the the lines of bis face are drawn and
grim furrows of the brow are Knitted as
ines lies upon the cot, which the family
. constantly watching.
At II o'clock the General was