The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-24

itip.. One breathe His Last.
ME-. McGREdoR, July 2s.-Afew minutes
before s o'clock Drs. Douglass, shrady and
Sands stood on the cottage veranda con-
versfng Of the condition Of General Grant
and discussing the probabilities OF bis
death, and the limit OF lie left
the sick man. Mrs, Sartoris and
Sanographer Dawson were conversiug.
The nurse stepped hastily upon the
piazza and spoke quietly 10 the physician.
BE told them he, thought the General was
yery near to death. The medical men
went hastily to the room where the sick
man was lying and approached his side
I. Instantly upou viewing the patient
fa6e DR.. Douglas ordered the family TO be
Fsummoned the bed side. Haste was made
and Mrs. Grant, Mr.. Jones aud wife, U. s
Grant, Jr., and wife, and Mrs. Col. Grant
were quickly, beside the doctors at the
sicie mans cot. Mrs. Saratoris and Mrs
Dawson had followed the doctors in from
the piazza and the entire family
was present except Col. Fred Grant.
Hastily summons were sent for him but
he entered the sick room while the mes
sengeI was searching for him. The Col.
oneI seated himself at the head oI
the bed with his left arm resting
upon the pillow above the head Of
the General, who was breathing rapidly
and with slightly gasping respiratiops.
Mrs. Grant, calm but with intense agita-
tiou, brayeiy suppressed, took seat close
blythe bed side. She leaned slightly upon
the bed resting upon her right elbow,
and pazed with tear-blinded eyes into
the Generals face; she found there
however, no token Of recognition, for the
sick mai, was peacefully and pleasantly
passing into another lie. Mrs. sartoris
came behind her mother, and lean.
ing over her shoulder, so witnessed
had constituted strong element Q!
pride. Directly behind Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. saJatoris. and little distance re-
moved, stood Dn. Douglas, shtady ant
Sands, spectators Of . closing Life theil
efforts and counsel had 80 prolonged.
THE FAMILY GROUP. ~
On the opposite side OF the bed from hil
mother and directly before herstood Jess
Grant and U. s Grant, Jr., and near the
corner Of the cot on the same side asJesst
and U.s. Grant and near to each, was Mr.
N. E Dawson, the Generals stenographel
and Confidential Secretary. Atthe foot o.
the bed and gazing directly down into the
Generals face was Mrs. Colonel Fred
Grant, Mrs. u. s. Grant, Jr. and Mn
Jesse Cant, while somewhat removed
If6m the f1mIly circle, Henry, the nurse,
aud Harrison Tyrell, the Generals body
sekrvant, were respectively watching the
closing life Of the patient, their master
Dh. Newman had retired to the hotel 10
breakfast, and was not present. The Gen
efai,s little grandchildren, U .6. Grant, Jr.,
Ana Nellie, were sleeping the sleep oi
childhood In the nurse room above, other
wise the entire family and household were
gathered ~ the bedside of the dying man,
'fbe members Of the group had been sum
1noned not q moment sooner than was pru'
dent The doctors noticed on entering
the room and pressing 10 the bedside thai
already the purpllsh tinge which is one o
9Hatnfe'a signals Of final dissolution hat
eeltisd beneath the finger nails, Tht
hand that Dr.. Douglas lifted was last grow
it,e colder than Il had been through thu
MATT, The pulse had lluttered beyont
/ az poff,t where the physician could dis
tingiilsh Il from the pulse Of health 10 BIZ
own fippeY tips The respiration va
Viity fapId, and was q succession ol Bhal
IoE poitfng inhalatlong, but happily TN
iannFoachtnR end was becoming clear 9
fke tatllIng iullneas ot the throat ant