St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-02
THE DYING. WARRIOR.
Gen. Grant Suffering Much Pain, But
His Condition Practically
Unchanged.
He Passed Restless Day, Rallying
and Sinking by
Turns.
No Hope Whatever is Entertained for His
Recovery, and His Death is But a
Question of Hours.
The Home Where the General Has Worked
and Where He Now Suffers-Incidents
of His Career

NEW YORK, April l. AT 4 O'cloch LILLE
morning Gen. Grant was seized with an al
tack of weakness and all through the Gay
rallied and sank by turns, causing the gray
est apprehension of his speedy dissolution
on the part of his family and physicians.
At 80 last evening the following bulletin
was issued by Drs. Douglas and Hardy
''Gen. Grant is resting on the bed. he mas
taken his usual nourishment without incon-
venience, and the pain in his throat and his
cough are relieved. His general condition Is
encouraging"
UNABLE To SEE CALLERS.
Ex-Secretary of the Treasury William
Window of Minnesota, and Ex-Postmaster
General Thomas L. James called at the mouse
early in the evening, but were unable to see
the general on account Of his condition.
SUFFERING MUCH PAIN.
At9:2O p. m. Hon. Cyrus W. Field, Sen
ator Leland Stanford of California and ex-
Commissioner of Public Works Hubert O.
Thompson called at the house.
The windows of the generals bedroom
are being opened every COW and
then, as though to give the
patient air. Gen. Dent, the brother-in-law
OF Gen Grant, has been sent for. When
Mr.. Stanford came out of the house he said,
in reply to inquiries from an Associated
Press reporter: 'Gen. Grant is now propped
up in two chair He is suffering very much
pain The doctors hope he will pull through
the night. I believe he will live until morn
ing" Gen. Dent, on leaving the house
this afternoon, left word that he should be
called if any material change took place. He
is still in the city.
AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS.
Bishop Harris (Methodist EpiscopaD of
PENNSYLVANIA, Rev DR.. Charles &. Tiffany
and Gen. Clinton B. Fisk called about 10
D. m, but came away Immediately. DIR.
Douglas has Just stated that there would be
no bulletin for a little while. The military
order of the Roval Legion was to have had
its monthly meeting and banquet at Del
monco's tonight. but on account OF Gen.
Grants illness adjourned after a brief ses-
sion for the transaction of necessary routine
business. Gems. Molineaux, Cochrane,
Vicle, Gardner and Graham, Admiral Nichol-
son and Commodore Hooker were among
those present.
DIR. DOUGLAS BULLETIN.
Dr. Douglas issued the following at II p
m: "Since the last statement the general
has been roaming from room to room. Now
be is quiet aud resting in his chair. His
throat has been cleared, and the relief men
.ioned at 8 p. m. has continued since"
Il:3O D. m-Drs. Douglas and Shrady
and the members of the household were all
In the generals room, moving about when
necessary on tiptoe. From the outside the
house seemed quiet and peaceful. Neither
If the doctors could be seen.
VERY RESTLESS.
AT 11:40 ex-senator Chaffee and Gen.
Gager left the house. Mr.. Chaffee said Il
can't give much encouragement. The doc
tors feel more favorable to the opinion that
the general will live until morning. The
trouble is that the general is very restless,
moving about or trying to move about He
is now lying on his cot with his eyes closed,
but is not sleeping"