The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-15

stated that his fstker had not at any time,
been delirious in the sense OF impaired men,
tai faculties, but that be had been much uR-
der the in fiunce of morphia for a week, and
that in the twenty minutes or half hour as
the influence was passing OF, the General
would experience a dreaming, semi-con.
scousness, during which he might, and often
did recur in broken sentences 10 dreams that
had been extremely vivid during the in6u-
ence of the anodyne. a casual caller In the
and regard them ss anfevidence ofsdelirium,
but those who were With the General from
the beginning Of his awakening to the time
the influence passed of entirely, would be
sble to follow snd fully understand the con-
text and relation OF the Generals utter.
snces.
But Colonel Grant stated that before NOR
phis was used his father often talked in mis-
sleep or semi consciousness. For instance
at one time he spoke in this way and said:
General Wheat, which is your regimeHl2
Where are your menp and Colonel Grant
explained that 81 that time his father
thought he was st the battle of Shiloh. for
General Whest was theirs and General Grant
thought he was getting the forces j Lac
asain. This was befOre morphia was ad-
minlstered 10 q great extent, Since the
anodyne has been freely used thu General
hss had similar illusions but while recalling
them during the dreamy reposs OF waking
so prompt or vivid A case in point was
mentioned by Colonel Grant, that the ina1-
ence of the opiat was passing
of on Friday or Saturday
when the General calculated: SITS the
strap gest thing in the world" and there
stopped, bat at intervals continued 70 speak
until he had thoroughly awakened, and was,
ss the Colsnel said. clear as bell. Then
the General explained to Colonel Grant that
he thought he was out in Indiana and wss
callirg at the house of Thomas A. Hen
bricks. Then he began awakening, and
slowly recognized the furniture OF his own
house, when in his dream had been that of
Mr.. Hendricks, and then it was that be-
tween sleeping and waxing, the General hsd
calculated, at is the strangest thing in the
world.'
Colonel Grant, when asked last evening If
it was possible 10 secure tse Generals auto
graph. replied that 1t wss an impossibiiity at
present, and feared it Wss too lats. Ths
General never wrote except sitting st the
desk in bis Office, and il was growing more
and more wearing to walk to and from the
adjoining rOoDs. Colonel Grant remarked
that he had at least 500 pictures
and albums waiting for his fathers auto
graph. There were addressed and stamped
letters bearing requests, enough TO FL a
large dry goods box but Colonel Grant
doubted il his father would sign anything
more, th ough he might if asked and permit
ted by the doctors.
At 10:45 DIR. Newman lett the house and
proceeded toward Mad son avenue to take a
sar. In response to question, be said: III
expect very anxious night; General Grant
has had a bsd day, and I think there has
been q recurrence OF the coughing Or.
Shrady is in the house, and the General is at
this moment quietly sleeping.
NKw YORK, April 13-I2:30 a. m.-Gen-
ersl Grant has been troubled during the
latter part Of the afternoon and the entire
evening with an increase of mucous sec-e-
tion in his throat, and has coughed consider
ably in consequence. he has also suf-
fered from two attacks of choking. which
we're attended with difficult breathing.
These were happily relieved by local sPpli-
cation and the removal of the phlegm. He
is now doing IN his chair. After having
slept on his bed for three hours his pulse is
| Y and temperature normal.
GEORGE F. sERADY. NJ. D.
He Keeps on Better and Worse Spells, but
Gradually Grows Weaker.
NEw YORK, April 13-s:45 a. m.-Genersl
Grant slept in his chair from midnight until
$50 a. m. He was disturbed occasionally by
attacks OF coughing with expectoration. He
awoke expressing himself as feeling quite
comfortable. He has just taken his nour-
ishment without pain, and is resting quietly.
Pulse y, temperature normal.
Senator Chaffee left the house at 9:l5 q.
m. He stated that the disease was spread
ing. TIE Senator was with General Grant
sn hour. There was some pain this morning
attending the taking of food. The csncer in
the throat was spreading The General
seemed TO be weaker than yesterday, and
during the hour Of the Senator'S call
the patient cougbed only once, and
! the expectoration of mucus was ac'
compllshed without difficulty. So long
as the General was nourished as now, the
! Senator believed he would survive until
death resulted from the gradual coarse OF
| the csncerous disesse.
2:30p m.-Genersl Grant hiss somewhat
improved in bic general condition since the
| last bulletin. A slight soreness OF the
throat during the morning was relieved By
| cocaine. The secretion of mucus has di-
minished, and the cough has become less
! troublesome. The patient walked without
assistance to sr adjoining room, and ssi In
the sunlight. Pulse and temperature un-
changed.