McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-04-09
NO CHANCE FOR LIFR
Gen. Grant N0,U So Lou that He Must 500
Pass Airay.

Gen. Grant So,v So Lou that He Must Soon
Pass Atray.
New York dispatch of the I'd: An hour
after midnight last night Gen. Grant was
asleep. At that time Fred Grant was in doubt
that his father would be alive at daylight. He
had little hope that such would be the case,
but in that he was happily disappointed. Day
dawned and Gen. Grant was yet breathing.
The doubt of his son was based on the fact
that the disease spread through the mouth
and above the palate and the head back of the
throat was eaten into the gums on the right
side were partially destroyed and the posterior
and anterior arches in the right side were
gone. The palate on the right side was raw
and, though the general spoke feebly, it was
nse of the tongue. Anxiety was
further augmented by the statement
Of DR.. Shrady to the effect that unless
there was strong rally through the night the
general could scarcely survive until daylight.
From 1 O'Clock until daybreak the general
Douglas and Shrady were with him and Rev.
Newman was in the house during the night.
At o'clock it was deemed wise to administer
:. stimulant, and DR.. Shrady gave the general
= little brandy, slightly indicated. The &C.
casion OF this stimulant was of the gravest
character. The patient seemed sinking rap
billy. The household was aroused and quietly
every member of the family was admitted into
the sick-room. At $50 the group in the sick
room believed the patient to be passing away
and the doctors thought the general would not
live Fl We minutes. Sumulants were admins
tered hypodermically and, as DR.. Newman put
1t, the wonderful tenacity of life and strength
OF intellect sustaining the general, his mind
was clear and he was able to speak at what
was thought to be critical moment more free
ly than in the early part of the night Mcdi
Gated Stimulants were continued at short inter
walls and when he had revived trife and was
little stronger he glanced at the members OF
the family, the physicians, DR.. Newman, and
the intendents, all cropped at the bedside, and
uttered the words, "Bless you ALL" At 8
o'clock Rev. Newman engaged the family In
morning prayers and another day of anxiety
was fairly ushered in. At $50 Rev. Tiffany,
Gen Grants rastor in Washington, called but
there were no evidences of trouble through the
night. At 7:45 DR.. Newman, who had gono
Tor a walk, was sent for in the greatest haste.
at 20 Senator Chaffee called. L. s. Grant.
jr., left the house at $50. When asked about
his father he merely shook his head. Gen.
turned to the house at 9 o'clock. DR.. Shratlv
left the house at 9:15. He said the general
mas resting quietly. At $50 Gen. Grant was
Still alive but very weak.
About $50 p. m. Gen. Grant intimated to
DR.. Shrady that he thought he would like to
take his own temperature and see how his
pulse was. DR.. Shrady gave him thermome-
ter, and the general put it in his mouth and
kept it there for about five minutes. The gen.
eral also set his stop-watch and placed it in
his lap and put his secoLN finger on his pulse.
At one time the watch seemed about to slip to
the floor, but the general retained the Their
mometer in his mouth. Nevertheless, the gen.
cral was able to take his own temperature and
record his pulsatons. and this feat is r. ,rded
OF DR.. Shrady as indicating that his in5ellec-
tual perceptions were clear and unc- lded.
When Gen. Grant made his request Tor the
thermometer DR.. Shrady said: eve must
humor sick man, general" at which the gen.
eral smiled. Ate p. m. Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Sar
toris and several other members of the family
were about the sick mans bedside. DR.. New
man and ex-senator Chaffee were also present.
DR.. Shrady regarded the ability of Gen. Grant
TO exercise his mental faculties and hands at
the same time as very hopeful and was quite
sanguine at that hour that Gen. Grant would
pass q comparatively easy night. Cyrus w.
Field called about 9:15. Mr.. Field said: she
Grant is a man Of wonderful vitality. De
spite his low condition he is able to walk
across the room"