New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-20
LOOKING AT GENERAL GRANT.
MANY VISITORS TO MT. McGREGoR.
rur PATIENT MORE CHEERFuL--HIs DETERMINED
SUPPRESSION OF COMPLIANCE.
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rur PATIENT MORE cHEERruL-HIs DETERMINED
SUPPRESSION OF CoMPLAINr.
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.ur McGRrGoR. N Y. June 19.-General Grant
80 Yesterday to Dr. Newman that he suffers contin-
s,v and he might have added that he suffered H.
.selv only that he strives always to give his fends
=. little concern as possible. To refrain from all com
claiming under such circumstances shows great Sell
control but to be capable also OF approaching 'no
80. and yelling his own condition under mask
;nd;ference is still higher effort of the WILL Inc
;ncident is significant an index OF character
Amorc the visitors to General Grant this afternoon
mas DE- John r. Gray of the Utica Insane ASYLUM an
old friend DIR. Gray. II an actor eouu pay
"Falstad" without padding Several iad'es anu
gentlemen arrived by the train. ana not being
e,,,hered with such weighty mpediments to locomo-
49,. for outstrpped him in the little uphill walk to the
consraps cottage Judge Hilton called to pay his re-
$50 Tn. General stood up alongside OF him facing
a. th,tv or forty people who had paused in front oil
49, oo,,are mauy with heads uncovered to get near
,e ot the man they sympathize with so heartily anu
,asnecttully Looking over their heads, inc oenoi"
.snisd hs old friend lettering laborlousy up inc ni
o,abt after the fashion of the stout little mountain
1oo,;ve He took out his tablet, and still standlng
holding it in one hand he wrote this :,
doctor. your shadow has grown no less since
mat vou in Utica Mine is reduced mater"uy'
> General Grant now weighs 140 pounds. Before his
sickness he weighed 100 pounds. General Grant
walked across the piazza with Judge Hilton Inc a''
walks as straight as soldier. The little crown was
III; lacking on. and probably the Generals soldier
nrde was touched He Strengthened himself up ana
ra,Loa the length of the piazza slowly, but steadily
and firmly and his gait suffered nothing py conPart
son with that Dr. Douglas, who has toucn oi .e souu
General Grant does mind people coming near 10
1ooL az b,m He has been so long conspicuous OBJECT
In the Nations eve that he has grown accustomed 10
IT. and it does not disturb him. but some inehoels
of the family who have not had the same uauhe;
fnd IL little embarrassing. Mrs. Sartoris remarked
that il seemed to her when people looking on as
fhough she were continuously standing Tor photo
graph. Mrs Grant replied payfully:
"They don't come to see you, Nellie. lou heeun
With the aid of the soothing applications admins
tered by Dr. Douglas General Grant got the better OF
his ft OF coughing after o'clock last night ana
saoL into refreshing sleep While It lasted 1t caused
the family much anxiety because they fear that ne
b carried away through choking rather than py sneer
exhaustion General Grant made amends Tor getting
10 seep late by getting up late. lie rose between ~
and II m. Dr. Douglas said that be had slept com,
Portable that the swelling on his neck Lad decreased
though the internal irritation was not diminished ana
chat his voice was improving. The General appeared
ON the piazza about and renamed there nearly an
the afternoon. AT o'clock he took his usual honrS S
ment there while the family were eating lunch inside
In the course the day he allowed three or our poto
graphs of himself 10 be taken by an enterprlsing
photographer. The Thermometer here at noon regis
General Grant spent this evening upon the cottage
piazza until nearly o'clock ana when men. ne oo om
where he wrote note for Colonel freu
Grant calling tho attention of the latter to to
certain matters he desired attended 10 , III
Connection with the work his book This
revivng interest in this work is regarded by tne
O'clock Dr. Douglas retired. There had beenno coughing
after General entered the house Inc Goe1or nc hd
strated his Of good night by going u pe"
early and the family equally confident