St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-22

sprung up with the going down of the sun
and hope was expressed that the cooling air
of the evening might revive the patient
Col. Fred Grant had been at the
cottage but a little while after his return
from dinner. when he is said to have eX-
pressed the belief that his father would not
survive the night. The family were con-
sciOus that a critical season was near, and
suspense and illy-Suppressed anxiety pre-
vailed in and about the cottage. Col. Grant
gave orders that all manuscripts and liter
airy effects at the cottage Office should
be at once packed up and made safe,
as no more work on the generals
book would probably be done there. Day
was opening into dusk when hurried move
mentS were observed within the cottage.
Servants fitted from room to room. DIR.
Douglas was with the patient and the
family at alternate intervals. The nurse
was seen to wheel one of the generals large
chairs from the sick room to the cottage
parlor. DR.. Douglas and Col. Fred Grant
soon
SUPPORTED THE SICK MAN
from his apartment and settled him in the
great chair the nurse had cushioned with
pillows. Mrs. Grant took a place beside
her husband and famed him almost inces-
sanity. DR.. Douglas, when questioned,
said the general had been brought into the
parlor so that he might get more air, and
said he thought the sick man was
coherent. When he spoke it was
in whispers. He spoke but little
and was sinking surely. The dusk
had given way to darkness. The generals
seeming to take little note of occurrences
about him, sat with his face to the door
while the nurse and Mrs. Grant waved
fans before his face. Critical moments
were passing. U. S. Grant, Jr., was sum-
moned by 9, and all felt that
his fathers end might at any
moment occur. Mrs. Grant whispered
to DIR. Newman shortly before 8 o'clock and
asked him to offer prayer. The clergyman
knelt before the general and offered prayer,
while the family and physician stood about
with bowed heads. For an hour the pa
TENTS pulse had been fiuttering and weak
ing, but soon after o'clock it steadied and
grew shade firmer. Then he lowered his
feet and crossed his knees. Next he raised
his hand to his face and rested his cheek
against it. DR.. Douglas was beside him,
and as these
CHANGES TOOK PLACE
he glanced up significantly into the faces of
the family grouped about the chair. FL
nally, as the hour of 10 o'clock drew near,
Gen. Grant looked up and spoke to his
daughter Nellie. Then he indicated pur-
pose to write, and did so. 1t was instruc-
tions for his family. Handing one note to
Col. Fred, the general looked up into
his face with large eyes that
had in them a pitiful expression.
81 have already attended to that, father, 1"
returned the colonel, as he bent over the
general. The general addressed other MEM
bers of the family. The pulse was growing
steader and the night had passed beyond IL
o'clock, and, an half hour later, the sick
man demonstrated that he is gen.
eral to the last. The family was sitting on
the piazza or standing near the windows
and entrances. The general beckOned
DIR. Douglas to his side, ''Tell them all to
go to bed" he whispered, and then added,
There is no earthly use of them sitting up
any longer" DIR. Douglas walked out on
the piazza and delivered this message of
command. 1t was obeyed by all
except Col. Grant, who will re-
main up during the night. At
o'clock DR.. Douglas stated that since his
rally Gen. Grant had received hypO-
dermlc injection Of brandy. This bright
ened him. His pulse was then quite regu-
lar and showed some firmness, He was
awake and perfectly conscious. The rally,
however, was made without any stimulants.
Indeed, the general refused them when of
fered. Effort is being made and will con-
tinue to be made to tide over the general
until the arrival of U. S. Grant, Jr.