New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-02
GEN. g RANT STILL ALIVE.
.n.y OF GREAT ANXIETY AND ALARM

,rh. bnIIetin issued fiom Generai "ian'" 49,
.ho,t midnight Of Tuesday gave pion'',
of a good nights rest for the inVahd, anu
A. that bour the lights were put out OF turheo oo""
in all the rooms except the library ana 'ne o:n
r.,s hodroom. The General continued TO rest quiet
" until about am. when change IN nus appoa, ,
once w,s noticed by DIR. Douglas and the attend
.,ss hut he continued to rest easily till O'Clock
,vhan a sndden attack of weakness seized nlm
ubicb alarmed the members of the famiiy,.who hao
been aroused. The attendant of the General rushcu
out of the basement few minutes after anu anu
ran down the street to Lexington ave-, anu 'nvu0o
70 McGrath's livery stable at Sixty-thrds'. ih0io
be took a cab and was driven to DIR. Shradys mousse
IN Lexington near Thirty-fourth-st. ING uoo'
was roused and, dressing hastily entered inc oao'
and continually urging the driver TO arrive i"s'si
was driven to General Grants mousse "hi0n "0
reached at q. m. A..
E;f,osn m;nutes later Harrison came out OF the
ho,aa and entered the cab, directing tne
dr;ver IN take HIM to the Rev. Dr. New
mans house. at Fifty-niuth-st. and Eign'h,
ave. DIR. Newman was awakened auu
osted IN po the Generals house, and then harrison
went in the cab to the st. Cloud Hotei anu 'oi'
word To ex Senator Chaffee that his presence was
wanted at General Grants Mr.. Chaifee was no'
long in dressing and was soon on MS way W 1"o
Generals. At Flfth-ave. and Fifty -nintn-s'' III
Newman was picked up. and at 6:oo O'CLOCK 'hoy
arrived at the house. AS DE- Ne"hla" S'0ppoN
from the cab he was asked:
..Is there ANYTHING alarming in the condition Oh
the GeneralT "a.
He made no reply, but moved his head from sihe
to aide in a slow, sad way that indicated Joss Oh
hone and quickly entered the house with Mr.Chanee'
The stir in the street awakened the neighborhooo'
and before o'clock there was crowd OF peopie
gathered at either end of the block. AT $40 mar
rison went to the drug store at Lexlng'onaNc' anu
Sixty-ffth-st with prescription for restorat''e
for Mrs Grant. who was greatly prostiated
Ulysses s. Grant. jr, went into the houso a'
6:IO and few minutes later sent messenger io'
his wife at the ST. Cloud Hotel. AT O'CLOCK OK
Senator Chaffee came out of the house. wheh no
was asked: "What is the condition CT ueherai
Grant this mornings"
General Grant is sinking very rapidly" he an
svered "He NAV 90 at any moment, or the doc
tors saw he may live all day. 1t was about 1 a. H.
when change was first noticed. At o'clock tue
family became alarmed. The trouble was not from
choking. but was an affection of the heart. lhe
General is conscious that he is dying. lie talks
little. He complains somewhat Oh pah' ou' no
opiates have been administered.
Alta. m the following bulletin was issued by
Drs Douglas and Shrady:
s30-General Grant rested well until a. m when when
he seized with an attack oi "caAnos' H ~
he has now rallied. .
The next bulletin was dated at 7:30. 1t SAID.
General Grant continues to improve. but is still quito
weak.
Ats:1O n cab was sent for DR.. Barker. Ex-Sena-
TOR Chaffee who had returned to the house LETT 1t
again nj $50. He then said "The General Is
growing weaker the throat is thickenlng. but the
main trouble is with the heart. The doctors don {
say ANYTHING definite because they don't Know
They say he may live through the day." MI. Chahec
was away until 9:25, when he returned
Ato.45 DIR. Newman and DR.. Sbrady left the
house and walked swiftly to Fifth-ave., on when
thew walked toward Fifty-ninth-st Dr. Shrady
refused to say anything. DIR. Newman said nc
General thoroughly realizes the fact tnat tnis ns
only prolongation of his sufferings lhe s'rens.n
Of his intellect and the calnness and serenity OF his
mind are wonderful"
After o'clock continuous stream Oh peope
called at the house. but only few were admitted
Ex-Goyernor Mccormick rang the bell. but was
unable to gain admission.
At12 o'clock an intimate friend OF the family,
who had Just left the General in his room, SAID that
the patient was sitting up in his easy char, Win
his feet resting upon another chair He was not
asleep but bis head was resting upon the back Of
the chair and he seemed to be lost in meditation
At thus time he was extremely weak, and when he
raised his hand to move away a covering that was
around his throat 1t trembed, and the movement
Of his arm was unsteady. Soon after noon some
food was brought to the sick room. 1t consisted
of beef tea. toast and two poached eggs. The Cen
eral looked at the tray as 1T was placed upon
table close by him. and then turned his head away
from the sight of food If he had no resh ior IT,
1t had been brought by the direction OF DR.. Doug
las and even though the General did not desire 10
take the food he followed the instructions OF the
physician and began to eat. 1t was struggle
from the time the first spoonful entered his mouth
until the meal was finished. The difficulty was not
In the act of swallowing for he was able TO oswaow
nearly as well as ever, but came from the evident
distaste that he had for food He ate nearly all the
food. and seemed relieved but not refreshed whcn
the tray was taken from the room.
It was then suggested to him that he had been
sitting up so long that perhaps he would feel better
if he should lie down for a while. He had no
desire to change his position and would not lie
down. The throat trouble was much better when
he was sitting up in his chair than when lying
down. The mucus that flows from the rear nasal
passage was much more active when nc was
reclining and he did not like TO run the risk OF
bringing about any return of the horrible choking
sensation that attacked him Sunday morning.
Shortly after IL o'clock General Badeau hurried
from the house to the telegraph office to send
dispatch. He looked troubled and the message
sent indicated no hope
"How is General Grant 7" he asked.
Low, very low"; he replied. There is not a
ray of hope TO be seen in his symptoms. They all
point to q sudden termination of his lie. His
strength, which is msinly sustained by will power,
is fast being undermined by the progress Of the dis
ease and even the iron constitution that has stood
the shock of so many years OF exposure
is fast breaking down. 1t is terrible to
think of it. but he is now in a condition when
nothing can be done for him. Medical and surgical
aid is useless now. except to alleviate his guher-