Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-04-03
WEAKER AND WEAKER,
GENERAL GRANT NEARING THE END.
All visitors Refused Admittance to the
House--The Physicians in Almost Con-
slant Attendance-The Generals
Death Hourly Expected -Wbat
Senior Romero Says.

NEW YORK, March 3O.-PrOmpted by
curiosity many persons strolled through
Goth street during the afternoon, stopping
in front of Gen. Grants house to gaze at
the building The shades of the lower
front parlor windows were lowered all
day. The inner blinds of the Generals
sleeping room were shut. About three
o'clock the Generals wife stood for some
minutes at the window on the third floor
and after looking some minutes at the
watchers below drew down the shade and
closed the shutters.
Personal messages of sympathy and in
quiry were constantly coming from friends
and interested persons in the city and out
of it, A gentleman who called at 4 o'clock
with extraordinary anxiety to see Col.
Fred Grant or Gen Grant was told that
the members of the family must deny
themselves to all "Those are our impera-
tive instructions" said the servant at the
door.
At 4 p. m. DR.. Douglas returned to the
house after brief absence After he had
been within for half an hour he re-entered
his carriage to visit other patients Be
fore leaving he made known this bulletin
"43O p. m.-Gen. Grant is free from pain
takes his liquid food at regular intervals
and is as well as usual. He is not as
strong and is showing more feebleness
of body The doctor was asked if he
thought the end would come during the
night. In answer he said 81 think not,
but the General is now passing through
stages incident to the disease, and frankly
! cannot tell if the end will come tonight
The General is growing weaker and weak
er." These words were spoken without re
serve and carried conviction to the hearers
which none of the bulletins had done. DR..
Douglas returned from his calls after an
absence of an hour He had come back to
remain all night. Dr. Shrady soon joined
him for the same purpose
At 6 p. m. Senior Romero, the Mexican
minister, called at the house. His stay
was short. When asked aboutthe patient
he said: "Of course no one can fOretel
with certainty. The disease until re
Gently was within the power of the doc
tors, but now it has gone quite beyond
them The General may live ten days
and he may die in two hours. | fear he is
going to choke to death. II the disease
reaches an artery the danger of choking
is increased and death by that means be
comes almost inevitable. The members
of the family are now at the Generals
bedside. The doctors are there too but
they keep back as much as possible. Its
too bad ~
In response to inquiries Doctors Douglas
sent out the following bulletin at p. m;
Az IniS nlonlehI ueH. brahQ IL very
quiet. His temperature and pulse are
about normal. He has taken his liquid
food regularly in the usual quantity"
AT s p. m, Rev. II. Richardson called at
the house. He come to offer resolutions
OF sympathy and hope passed by sthe
Newark, \. j., conference. He was told
that the General was very weak. AT 9:l5
Rev. John y. Newman and Senator lie
land Stanford of California gained en-
trance. General Adam Badeau, Gen
eral Grants former military sec
rotary, is an inmate of the Grant
residence. On reliable authority it is
stated that Gen. Grant has recently eX
pressed desire tbat Gen Badeau should
become his literary executor. The fam
lily has had stationed before the house a
policeman to prevent further ringing at
the bell and to keep away all enquirers
At $50 this despatch was sent to Col. f.
q. Grant, Washington: Easy, but very
weak" Signed -. ID. Grant" At 1910
p. m. Ulysses F. Grant on leaving his
fathers house said: Father feels very
badly. There is nothing more for me to
say" At 1920 DR.. Douglas stated that
Gen. Grant was feeling little better.
9:2O p. m.-No change in the condition
of Gen. Grant. He is somewhat weaker
if anything.
1910 p. m.-Gen. Grant is somewhat
easier He continues very weak
At 40 Senator Chatfee left the Grant
residence. He said the General had just
been put to bed and that as compared with
his condition tWenty-four hours ago the
General was better When asked if the
physicians considered the patient out of
danger, Mr.. Chatfee replied that he could
not say that such was the case, but that
his present condition was more favorable
AT so DR.. Douglas and Col Grant left
the house for the night, having considered
it necessary for only DR.. Shrady to re-
main. DR.. Douglas said that the Gen
eral had Just retired and was very
comfortable. Morphine had been given to
induce sleep. The General had been i'm
had been chatting and conversing with
his family and physicians His pulse and
temperature were very nearly normal.
He had slept five hours within the twenty
tour.
DR.. Shlady said this evening that he
thought Gen. Grant might rally from the
recent attack and live some time as the
present disturbance was Il result of a
trouble in the head and not from ali ag
gravated form of the disease
At midnight the vestibule doors were
locked and within the next hour all the
lights within were eXtinguished, except
the one in the library.
sympathy for the General.
ALBANY, March 30.-The assembly to-
night unanimously adopted resolutions OF
sympathy for Gen. Grant and expressions
of hope for his recovery.
BOsTON, March 30-The House this
afternoon universally adopted resolu
ton of sympathy tor Gen. Grant in his
illness and expressing hope for his
speedy restoration to health.