New-York tribune., 1885-07-23
GENERAL GRANT DYING.
.apow,Ne WEAKNESS INDICATES THE END
rnrw,r,ps- THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM RE-
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xxrREMITIEs THE MUSCULAR sfsih"
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tnr TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBuNE.l
ur NcsppcoR. N. Y. July 23.-1 q. NAT MO
IT. Tho General was resting quietly In oed.
Th. members of his family were all up, ana the
-hvs;c;ans were watching him cioseiy' so
that an advantage might be taken OF Ans
change in his condition. DE was con'',ous s.-
and answered questions that were put W n..'
in An intelligent and ratlonai h'anno''
The coldness Of his hands was mo's
marked. while his feet were warmer tnan .
oclock. He was much weaker tnan ~
and there was no change In
tbe gradual failure Of his physicai powers A'''
cespiration was unchanged and free'
1.1o u-The electric lights were all turheo
an, in front of General Grants cottage at q. n'''
with the exception Of one on tue poi0n'
,vh;ch was 40 situated that it shone ln.o
his room. Hypodermic injections OF orahuy
we're given to the General az iieq"e.e .
intervals and warm cloths were appneo upon ,',' -,
hoav and neck to remove some neuralgia pains. All
the family and doctors, with the excep''oh u - -.
Sands. who was not present PAID uequeh' 'i'",
+o the sick room The General was Quie' anu
the efforts of the physicians were peine d'recVeu
toward increasing the Generaps clrcuia''on' ino
family are very uneasy and walk from room PACK
n
900, and peasant. end the chances are now that
.hsre will, he no change in bis condition until
q. m.
Mr. McGRFaoR, N. Y. July 22.-At U O'CLOCK t,'is
morning General Grant drank a considerapc
norton of glass of milk and did not complain .,
discomfort. although the liquid as 1t passed
49,. ,ho liberated surfaces gave him PAIN
After taking the milk he sank into doze 'na' ap
,,eored 70 he more like natural sleep than he had
sacured duriug the previous night. The Uenerai
remained perfecty quiet during the entire mornlng'
rtting most of the time WIN MS eyo'
closed and his hands folded upon MS
breast. He seemed to be patiently awai'ins
the end that to all appearance Is close AZ manu-
Stimulating injections of brandy were given wno"-
ever there were signs OF recurrence o' "ae
fanting attack. Though the patient Is so aeepV
depressed he is perfectly conscious ana taxes no
tice of whatever is going on in his ROOM All ''s.
ora ara kept from him and no Que
hu, members of the Generals Immediate
fon;,v GOES in to see him. Once In
,h. ofternoon the General ewoke from short nap
ora onened his ewes Their glance rested upon MS
fom;lv who were all in the room near him. ana
+he,r faces give evidence Of tho deep anguish
IN their hearts. A faint smile III up
,ha ola veterans face and bis voice could
ho heard all over the room when he said: DON'T
nlease do not want any one to be dls.urpeu vi
INV occount.u Mrs. Grant walked quicl ~ 90 MS
side aud with an endearng expression asked MIN
if he would not write something about ms ieci-
incs He shook his head, and turning his race
owav he looked for a long time, as if lost IN
tbought. at beam Of sunshine near him. Aiter
a while he turned over and, picking
mn bis pencil. began to write but his
hand would not move and lie laid down
,ba nencil after writing only date He tired 10
sneak hut his voice was inaudible. and while the
snund of his attempted speech was still upon ms
Iins his ewes closed and for long time he lay as
ousty as if the seal of death were upon HIM.
Another instance that shows how watchful he Is
of what Is going on occurred at noon. Inc CLOCK
is situated in his so that he cannot see IL az
times. and he asked what time it was. When to'd
that 1T was IL o'clock be SAID FIX 'no 'io'A
right. 1t only struck l."
m. sa,as and Shrady left New-York on the
o,ciock train and arrived at Mount McGregor on
snec;al train. which met them at Saratoga, NJ
n. m. L. s. Grant, jr., and wife were on the same
train As soon the train arrived INC
doctors went directly to the GeneraPs room auu
held consultation. No examination was made.
None was needed The condition OF the patient
IN the oractised eye of the physicians could DO
told at once 1t indicated gradual SINKING ana
breaking down Of the patients system. Dr. shra"y'
w
was not prepared for the great change for the worse
that had taken place since he last saw HIM.
In the epnon of the doctors the end Is not far of
Int they will not fix upon any time beyond which
the patieut cannot 1--we. He is gradually growing
weaker and does not seem to be able to resist the
nropress of the disease or to assimiiate
snficient nourishment to build up MS
body. A consultation was held at D p H.
and the General was found to be still growing
weaker. There were frequent spasmodic contrac-
tions in tho abdominal region. followed by periods
of hiccoughs the effect of which. beside the great
discomfort, was to rapidly increase the weakness.
The reason the consultatation was held az
o'clock was that at this hour the General has
been worse than at any other time of day.
That the General would pass safely
tbrouob the night was considered doubtful at this
time. While Dr. shrady was at supper, at p m,
General Grants servant. Harrison, hastily called
him to the Generals room, as he was then suffering
from severe attack of bIccoughs. He was weaker
st o'clock than an hour before. and the Generals
family were much alarmed at these sudden periods
Of weakness and were prepared for the worst
C,eneral Grant was asked about 7:3O If he would
,;ke to lie down He answered YES" and got
nm and tried to walk to the bed he
was unable to do He was picked up ana
carried and for the first time in four months nc
was able to lie upon his back without choking.
He gave a sigh of relief a. he lay down
AID asked for water. His pulse was high and could
not be counted, and his respiration was A and
hardly perceptiblc An injection of morphine was
given hlm, and he went to sleep and did not
awaken until IL p. m Ills hsnds
were cold and his muscular system was in the re-
laxed condition that precedes death. change
will take place, and the latest probabilities are
that he will die either at or O'Clock In the
morning
GIVING UP THE BATTLE.