The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-07-23

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4p.m.-Physician met at once with
Doc or Douglas in consultation. Having
left the cottage it was stated that
Doctors Shrady and Sands had found
General Grant in the critical condition
already stated by DR.. Douglas and
already announced in these dis
patches. No one of the staff is
willing to make any prediction beyond
twenty-four hours. which period it is
deemed impossible that the general may
survive, though the probabilities, as
now indicated, are that less space of
time marks the limit of the generals
life. A change for the worse is antic'-
pated as the day closes. The pulse is
now over 100.
m.-1he pulse is said, unofficially,
to have been 100 within the hour past
There is no marked change since
o clock
$50 p.m-He is sinking.
Mt. McGREGoR, July 22.-Develop-
ment in the Generals weakness during
the afternoon was net so particularly
noticeable from hour TO hour, but
between and pm, there was clearly,
though not violently, marked in
crease of weakness. At 8. o'clock it
Was possible to measure the pulse beats,
but at 6 o'clock. one of the physicians
stated that the pulse beats could not be
counted because they were so frequent
and feeble. During the afternoon the
blood tide had so quickened that it more
rapidly wore the system and exhausted
the frail basis, if any existed. upon
which might be placed hope that the
General might rally. The point was
reached at o'clock. when there was
little to be expected from attempts to
administer.
Soon after o'clock, Harrison came
up from the cottage and told Doctors
sands and Shrady that Dr. Douglas
desired to see them at the cottage.
rhither went the doctors, remaining
but short time and then coming again
to the hotel. 1t is believed the con-
dition of the patient was found
to have been as stated above, and
that while the temperature was
nearly if not quite, normal, the
re spirations were nearly thirty per
minute. The family. beginning at 6
O'Clock, came to the hotel to dinner in
twos, the others remaining at the cot
tage. In the meantime, tie family
dined in private room set apart for
their use at the hotel, in order, at this
critical time that they might be secluded
from the curious observation of
the many visitors and guests, with
whom the Generals condition from hour
To hour has been the topic of the day.
The closed and silent cottage had all
the last scene in General Grants earthly
existence, and upon the guests and
visitors had settled sense of the near
ness of death, and it seemed to throw
hush upon the mountain and with all
those upon it.
AS the sun went down, a cool bree &c
like last night sprang up, and again the
laymen on the mountain endeavored to
persuade Themselves and Others that
cool night would bring renewed strength
To the patient and help him rally
through the night; but such was not
the opinion of the doctors, who were
prepared to attend the Generals death
bed at a moments notice or wait through
the hours and into the night for the end.
However, as the three physicians were
at dinner, Harrison came TO the ho;el
and called DR. Douglas, who went at
once and alone to the cottage. Soon
afterwards another messenger from the
cottage summoned Drs. Shrady and
Sands. and they repaired to the cottage,
closely followed by DR.. Newman. The
exits of the doctors and clergymen from
the hotel were, however. SO
quietly made that few knew they
had been summoned to the cottage. Ar
rived there. they found the general
restless. Would you like to lie down,
Father asked Colonel Fred. Grant,
who noticed the restlessness. The Gen
eral nodded. and at the same moment
essayed to rise unassisted, but the effort
was too great, and he sank into the
chair. The Colonel and nurse aided
him to arise and then supported him to
to bed, where he was care
fully lowered to a reclining po-
sition and partly on his face.
DR.. Douglas then rolled the chairs back,
and one of the physicians has since re-
marked: The General has now left his
chair for the last time" The belief is
that General Grant has, at length. lain
down to die. The family are all gather
ing at the side of the sick man, and |
again DR.. Newman, at about the same
hours as last night, and at Mrs. Grants |
knelt beside the General and !
Heads were bowed and silent !,
tears were on the cheeks of men as well
as women. The doctors sat somewhat |
apart and the family was near
its fast sinking head, and then after an
hour death seemed little less rapidly
gaining on the man. 1t has pursued
him just nine mont s to-day, for it is
Just nine months ago to-day since
General Grant walked into DR.. Doug
lass office to seek his professional
aid for cancer; that has done what
fUes and war could not.
The time passed slowly indeed, and at
length, at 8.15 O'Clock, DR.. Douglas left
the cottage"
How IS it, Doctor?" was asked him.
He Is dying" said the gray-haired
':WiII he live an hour?" was asked
him.
"Oh, yes. and possibly more, but he
is passing away" was the response, and
after little time at the hotel, DR..
Douglas returned to the cottage.
At O'Clock the Generals pulse was
up to the point of 165 beats minute,
and was huttering.
After his rally, and about o'clock,
Grant sank INFO sleep that was de,
scribed by the witnesses as peaceful and
as beautiful as the sleep OF child. Thls
however, is not one 10 COM
mand confidence, for tie pulse beats
are still rapidly fiuttering, and the
which normally is IA 10 the
minute is now a
At 1890 o'clock, however it was