The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-02
All Hope of His Recovery Abandoned, but the
Physicians Are Unable to Say How
Long Life Will Last.
Full Statement of His Case from the Lips
of His Attending Physician.
Articulation Almost Impossible-ProgreSs Of
His Literary Labors-Anxious to Finish
His History Of the Rebellion.
ALL HOPE ABANDONED.
The General Slowly but Surely Dying-His
Condition Yesterday.

The General Slowly but Surely Dying-His
Condition Yesterday.
NEW YORK, March AT midnight General
Grants condition was reported unchanged The
General was up during the day. as US
ual. but his physicians and friends
have given up all hopes of his recovery. His doc
tors say he is gradually sinking. There were
many callers at the house to-day.
General Grants condition remains about the
same. He is neither better nor worse than he
has been for several days. said Colonel Fred
yesterday. or from whom any letters or kilograms
were received concerning General Grants con-
dition, Colonel Grant refused to disclose Dr.
Douglass said:
General Grant passed a comfortable night,
and slept WELL He 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"
"Was the General alarmed at the publicity
given to his case. and on finding out his true
condition."
II am not in position to answer questions as
to what was done in General Grants house,
but presume all accounts of his condition that
| might produce unfavorable mental depression
were kept from him. I saw him about 10
o'clock tonight and he was theL free from
pain and gave promise of passing comfortable
night"
The World Of Tuesday will have the follow
ing: DR.. Fordyce Barker the family physician,
said yesterday:
'These cases often turn out so differ
emily from what we expect that it
is not wise for me to predict
how long General Grant will live. / have not
seen him for week. / was present at con-
sultation of physicians, and thought then that
the case was a very serious one. I
have great faith in Dr. Douglas,
because he has been successful in many cases
which referred to him. That is how came to
interest General Grant in having treatment
at his hands. The surgeons, DR.. Marca
| and DIR. Sands were called in because
it was thought advisable to consider the subject
of an operation. The location of the disease,
however, was found to be such that a surgical
operation was out of the question. There was nc
way of getting at the liberation. The Generals
| throat will not be closed by the growth of the
| diseased parts. He will waste away because OF
the drain on his system and the wearing OF
the disease upon his nervous forces
am sorry to say the trouble is
seldom cured, and there seems to be little hope
for his life. We told General Grant he might
smoke half a cigar, but in one week from that
time he had ceased to use tobacco in any form. II
was thought best not to irritate his throat with
tobacco; but to say that nicotine caused the can
Ger is going too far. The Generals will power
in giving up his cigar, especially when he had
been in the habit of smoking so many a day is
remarkable He has not smoked cigar since
! Oct %