Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-23
DYING.
a Night OF Suspense.
The Great soldier Slowly Passing
Away-nfs Lasa neurs.

Nj. AcGzEsoR, July 22.-The morn
in2 - clear and the mercury at IL
o'elock Registered sos. All visitors are
today kept from the cottage, and a
saooath-day quiet prevails about tie
spot DR.. Doogiss and DIR. Newman
are vita the family. and the day Is one
OF quisf waiting. The General sits a.
be aid last night. He dcz - much Of
the time U. 8 GrAnt, Jr., IL expected
thu afternoon The family circle will
then be complete.
-. m--Dr. Douglas has iust left the
cottage. He says the General sits with
bis head inclined forward aud his eyes
closed the greater part of the time.
HIS palss Is very weak and flutteriug.
The patient once daring the morning
attempted to write, bat sueeesded only
IN writing the date, the effort being
greater than vas warranted BY the
little remaining strength. He had 500
ken at intervals, bat his voice was very
feeble Daring the forenoon foed was
taken and retained. With the decl in
ing day the physicians believe the
General will also rapidly decline.
EVEsrsG-The development of the
Generals weakness duriBg the after
noon was net particularly noticeable
from boar to hour, bat between and 6
.. m there was clearly a great loss Of
vitality, Though there was no violent
marked increase of weakness. At 3
o'clock il was possible to measure the
pulse beats, bat st 8 O'Clock one Of the
physicians stated that the paIse beats
could not be counted because they we're
ing the blood tide had so quickened
that IL more rapidly wore the system
and exhausted the frail basis, if any
existed, upon which might be placed =
hope that the General nieht rally.
The point vas reached at O'Clock,
when there was little to be expected
from attempts 70 I'D minister nourish-
nent. Soon after s O'Clock Harrison
came no from the cottage and told Drs.
Sands and ShTady that DIR. d Iuelas de-
sired to see then at the oettags. Thither
went the doctors, remaining out a short
time and then coming again to the ho-
tel. Ii Ia believed that the condition of
stated above. The temperature was
nearly, II not quite, normal. The re-
spirations we're yearly 30 per minute.
came TO the hotel TO dinner in twos, the
others remaining at the cottage in the
meantime. They diaed in = private
room set apart fer their use at the hotel
IN order that at this critical time they
might be secluded from the observation
Of the many visitors and guests, with
whom the Generate condition from hour
TO hour has been the topic of the day.
The closed and silent cottage had all
day suggested mutely the enactment of
the last scene in Gen. Grants earthly
existence, and upou the guests aad
visitors had settled sense Of the near
ness Of death. and there seemed hush
upon the mountain and amsng all thoee
upon il.
As the sun went down q cool breeze
like thai Of last night sprang 40, and
again the laymen on the mountain en-
dsavorsd to persuade themselves and
others that the cool air would bring re-
newed strength TO the patient, and help
him to rally through the night, bot such
vas not the opinion OF the doctors, who
we're prepared to attend the Generals
deathbed az q moments notice, or to
wait through hours and int the night
for the end. More than that, they were
prepared TO fad the patient alive In the
morning. At o'clock. however. As the
three physicians were at dinner Harri-
son came TO the hotel and called DIR.
Douglas, who went at once to the cot
ta0e. Soon afterward another message
from the cottage summoned Drs. Sands
and Sprady. They repaired to the cot
tage, closely followed by DIR. Newman.
The exits Of the doctors aud the clergy
man from the hotel we're, however, so
quiet that few knew they had been
summoned to the cottage. Arrived
there, they found the General evidently
sinking. The General seemed restless.
(" Would you like to lie down, father p
asked Colonel Grant. who noticed this
restlessness. The General nodded and
at the SAME moment essayed 10 rise IN
assisted, but the effeft was too great
and he sank back into the chair. The
Colonel and the nurse aided him to
arise and then supported him to the
bed, where he vas carefully lowered to
reclining position and partly on his
face. DR.. Douglas then rolled the
chairs back, and one Of the physicians
has since remarked that the General
has nov Left his chair for the last time.
The belief IL that General Grant has
at length lain down TO die The family
are all gathered at the side Of tue sick
msn. Again DIR. Newman, at about the
same hoar as last night and at Mrs.
Grants request, knelt by the General
and prayed. Heads were bowed and
silent tears were on the cheeks of men
90 we'll as women. The doctors sat
somewhat apart and the family was
near its fast sinking head.
After an hour death seemed to be o
little less rapidly gaining on the man.
II has pursued him last niue months
today, for u 10 Just nine months ago to.
day that General Grant walked into DR..
Douglas sffice to seek his professional
aid for the cancer that hiss done what
foes and var could not.
LArEs.-- The doctors and elergymen
strode apon the piazza aud eat near the
parlor window, aud Jesse Grant joined
them at times, bat the other members
of the family remained In the sick room
and watched and waited while the Gen
errl answered Yes" and " Mo- 10 sew
sral questions. The time passed slowly
indeed, and at length at S:l5 o'clock DR..
Douglas left the cottage.
"How is IL Doctorf' was asked him.
He is dying said the grsy.haired
physician.
"Wth he live al hourF' was asked
again.
"0hl yes; and possibly more, bat be
IL passing swSy," wss the response, and
sfter q little time Al the hotel DIR. Daug-
las returned 10 the cottage.
Ats o'clock the Generals pulse Vas
up 10 she point of f65 beats minute
and was futtering.
After siighs rally at about o'clock
Gen. Grant sank into q slsep thas vas
described By Witnesses as being a. peace
fal and bsautifuI - the sleep Of
child. This condition. however, 10 not
une % command confidence. for the
pulsc beats are still rapidly futtsring,
and the respiration, which normally il
IA 70 the minute, Is nov "A.
AZ 1850 clock, however, IL vas stated
by reliable authority that the General
wa In slighsly better coalition than
swo hoars ago, and quister; but against
ans hcpeful infereree that might be
drawn from this fact IL the other fact