The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-03-05

OUT IL Is sure to come In very short time
and at a moment when least expected Gen.
emit His face and head ore ;bandaEed. Ella
eyes are sunken and .nis faGA wears, a SAL
low hue, while. mis- hair and beard have
Whitened greatly. This is the: worst form Of
MS disease, and has brought about loss Of
appetite His doctors assert that he is sub
he is growing preceptibly weaker day
ny day. The trouble ia an liberation
OF the soft tissues Of the roof Of the mouth
with hardness and soreness at the base of the
tongue 1t is with great difficulty that the
general opens his mouth to admit food. He
neuralgia also. but scarcely murmur
escapes him. The general knows he must
die, and yet he does not want to believe it
There were many callers at the house to-day,
/ but they were not admitted to the generals
presence, and after warm expressions Of
sympathy with the members Of his
family they withdrew; Throughout his ILL.,
ness Gen. Grant has labored Faithfully at hIa
literary tasks His history of the rebellion
le now practically conpleted, and the maya
zine articles for the CeHtilrE ire ALSO finished
! RELATED nj. FRED GRANT,, r
Grants health, Col, Fed Grant said to Post
My father is a very sick man. There is no use
longer denying the fact. We have made every
effort to keep the facts from tho public. be-
cause should ID 5 5oeome tina. tnon 100
hundred letters coming In with every mail, and
this would only excite him and make his re-
c cove LESS hopeful: Ny father he had little
was up and about his room for for
little while Yesterday, and we hope to get him
corning the nature Of his disease, refer you to
his physician.
=, The doctors who srs attending Him. are Dr.
3: Sands Of this city. and Dr. r NJ Merker
of Philadelphia DR.. Douglas said:
I ain no wise responsible for, the rose-colored
report that appeared in q medical journal last
week week; Two days before the report was pub
Lands at Gen. Grants house. We both
decided that the cancerous growth At
tn the root Of the tongue was hardening and stead
ton by an expert proved beyond doubt that the
case was one Of MALIGNANT epithelial growth.
is little or no hope that he will recover He is
breaking down, but has displayed much courage.
In less than month he has done "a much
ia. had little sleep for the past Ss'' eight Dht
lis :sas @' Soass' 'nt
because pc Ss.! he had go 60 many other troubles
banned that his trouble IS from
cancerous growth at the root Of the tongue,
caused no doubt by excessive smoking: Every
; time he speaks or breathes or eats this is dis
turbed: 1t is difficult to treat it for that rea-
son. There have been times when the growth
has been temporarily checked, but it has never
been arrested and is steadily increasing There
has been considerable loss of tissue of the soft
palate. He takes nourishment every day in
1s hss lis teesh sSS Soe
pain. although it resembles neuralgia is not that
md OH SorN1a 1>pNk t.
pain caused by cancer in the throat. He
has been suffering from severe pain
IN the right ear and on the top Of the head. To
eose this his head is kept wrapped in hot fan
nels. l cannot saw how near the end is. He
may live months Yet, as men suffering from this
disease have done; bat do not think there is
any hope that he will ever recover.
| WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Feb 28.-
Private letters received here confirms the
alarming news published by the Philadelphia
Times in regard to Gen. Grants health He
!s now recognized as an invalid and his con-
dltl0n is critical. He is confined to his
room, sees but few Of his oldest frinds and
Is much broken and depressed in spirits
DR. DOUGLAS STATEMENT.
DR.. Douglas was asked tLis afternoon to
describe the condition of his patient He
said:
Gen. Grant is a very sick man. His body and
bands are greatly emaciated, and he is losing
hcsh daily He cannot recover from the disease.
and his death is only question Of time He is
losing his grip on life, and has not the force and
energy to stand up against the marv blows tn
his strength He may live for weeks or months.
The progress Of the disease may be put in abey-
ance by natural forces, though at present it is
Ger will choke him, it Will kill him by exhaust
lou. 1t is impossible to give him stimulants, as
they injure his throat. Gen. Grant came to me
FIRST on Oct; % last and asked me to examine his
throat. did so, and saw at once that he was
sunering from cancer I did not wish to
fri2hten him by telling him this, 80 said l.,
had an epithelial trouble He asked mo ::
the disease was Of cancerous character in q
mild form. It probably arose from excessive
smoking nl i! combined with other causes; He had
told his family of the nature of the disease, and
they know how serious the case is. think the
Of coming down to see me pretty much every
morning. The cancer continued to grow worse,
although its growth has not been steady. The
hardened part Of the cancer is at the root Of tho
tongue on the right side. The liberation is on
the soft palate just above where the tonsils lie
The loss of the teeth has prevented Gen. Grant
from chewing solid food. He eats minced meat.
Guilty in swallowing it. Indeed. he swal-
lows more readily than he did two
the membranes. He takes a good deal
of nourishnent, although he does not want to
eat. as the effect Of the disease is to destroy all
appetite. The bad weather of late has affected
him unfavorably. He caught slight cold. The
cancer is what is called benign cancer, and il
It were anywhere else on the body. we could at
ton would accomplish no good. It would
be quite impossible to cut it out from tho root Of
the tongue. Within the past ten days there
has been great change for the worse. The
mind has q great influence on such diseases and
!! believe that distress OF mind caused by the
OF t19 Tee5 S i've injured the
the defeat of the bin. and he seemed to lose
heart On Feb. IS found that the liberation
had extended very rapidly, and there was a per-
foratiOn OF the folds of the membranes which
constitute the interior border Of the tonsis cav
ity The liberation had burrowcd down until it
came out near the root Of the tongue. The can
cer does not hurt the general unless it is rudely
touched II he talks very long he gets fatigued,
and then it hurts him. On Wednesday last he
was quite cheerful, and worked most Of the day
at his book Almost all night he suffered great
pain IN the right ear. Hot fannels applied to
the head stopped the pain. but he did not sleep
until morning. Thursday night was another bad
night. although he did not suffer such severe
pain. On Friday night he had no pain, and slep
HIS CONDITION UNCHANGED LAST NIGHT.
NEW YORK, March 1.-At midnight Gen.
Grants condition was unchanged The gen.
eral was up during the day as usual, but his
physlclans and friends have given up all
gradually sinking There were many cal
lers ct the house to-day. The Tribune says:
Was the general alarmed at the publicity
condition?"
I am not in a position to answer questions As
to what Is done in Gen. Grants house, but pre-
sumo all accounts Of his condition that might
produce an unfavorable mental impression were
Kept from him. saw him about 10 O'Clock to-
night. and he was then tree from pain. and gave
promise !,a OF passing a comfortable night"
. The condition Of Gen. Grant remains about
me same He is neither better nor worse than
ne has been for several days" said Col friedrich
Grant last evening Who the callers were yes
terday. or from whom any letters or kilograms
were received concerning Gen. Grants cOndi-
' aon' Col Grant refused to disclose. Dr. Doug
night. slept well and had little pain, and during
the day was up and around and enjoyed himself
with his family. The general ate more heartily
yesterday than he has for several days"
DIR BARKERs' VIEWS
The New York World Of Tuesday win
have the following:
Dr.. Fordyce Barker, family physician. ..,d
yesterday: These cases turn ont 80 differently
from what we expect often, it il not wise Tor
me to predict how long Gen. Grant viii live !
have not seen him for week. Twas present It