The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-17
GENERAL GRANT.
The Old Soldier Grows Much
Worse.
A TRIP TO MOUNT McGREGOR.
Reii's Trial-The Iron Troubles
Culpably nefficient-Blair Re-
electod-Severe Winter.
General Grant.

General Grant.
New YORK, June 16.-The Sun this
morning says: very many of those who
are generally informed as to General
Grants actual condition look upon the
plan of removing him from his comfort
able home with grave misgivings. That
his life now hangs by very slender
thread, there is little doubt among
aspect, was worse last night
than it has ever been before.
Colonel Grant told reporter last even
ing that his father had totally lost the
power of speech. He Is still able to
articulate family, but even those who
are most accustomed to his mode of
speech cannot make out what he says
except at very brief intervals when his
! throat was temporarily clogged with
mucuS. This is something that has
never happened before and It is devel-
opment of the past twenty-four hours.
1t is said by those who are well in
formed that his mouth cannot longer be
opened sufficiently wide to enable ply
siciaus to make an ocular examination
and when they feel of the affected parts
they give the patient SO excruciating
pain that they refrain from it as much
as possible. In outward appearance
when clothed and in his easy chair
with wraps about him the Cen
eral has not very greatly changed
His face has aged, it is
true, and is scanned with wrinkles. but
it retained to great degree its natural
fulness; but, aside from this, he is but
a shadow of himself. His body is
wasted almost to a skeleton, and the |
bones of his hands and wrists show |
through tightly drawn skin with the |
CHASTITY distinctness of a consumptive. |
That which most shocks those who of |
late have seen the General is a great,
malignant-looking swelling which has
appeared on his neck under his right ear.
1t has of late grown with great rapidity
and is now as big as mans two fists
put together. 1t is kept concealed most
OF the time by wraps about the Generals
throat, OF course the Generals house
hold are better able to judge than any
do, but notwithstanding their decision
that it is safe to make the experiment
they are going to make, there is among
many who have closely watched his case
from the commencement feeling of
very grave anxiety as to the
result. They doubt whether the noun
tain air will suit General Grant,
William Fl. Vanderbilt's private car
was the last of three which made up
special train which was to convey
General Grant to Mount McGregor.
General Grant arrived at the depot ,
about 8 o'clock and al once entered
car and took his seat on
sofa. With his own hands he adjusted
his wooden skull cap and drew closer
the neck-scarf so as to conceal the ugly ,
swelling that filed out the right !
'lde OF his neck even with the !
Ear. He watched with apparent !
interest the movements of Dr. Douglas,
md Harrison who were arranging chairs
md bags SO the General should be as
comfortable as possible, during the trip.
The heavy drapery was so arranged as
o prevent any draught from reaching a
he sick man. Mrs. Grant sat at the i
Generals right hand and.he was ever I'M
Ter her watchful eyes. The ride through
he tunnel in the city was the worst O
hat was to be expected during the en- 7
ire trip. The sharp curves shook the :,
ar little, but the care of the engineer u
prevented any shaking that could dis C
urb the General. Mrs. Fred Grant a
drs. Ulysses Grant and Mrs. Sartoris. !
we're also IN the car, while the children :.
4 the household were in a forward car. q
General Grant passed restless night, b
nd this morning looks much depressed N
no emaclated. While he watches ev- Il
word. - =
BABRYTowN. N. Y, June 16.-ColoneI y
rant was half reclining on a sofa with A
)r. Douglas by the Generals side when II
tony Point was passed at 9.45. .sWhen A.
anthony Wayne stormed Stony Point" ri
houted Colonel Grant, above the clatter a.
I the train, and SO the physician and =,
atient could hear, my great grand. h,
ather. Captain Dent, was Commander =
f the forlorn hope, and when thew (.
cached the falls he had his men stand II
n each others shoulders, and then the a. :,
aptain scaled the rampant over their 9,
acks. and stood on the wall and pulled ~
Is men up one by one, over the y.
uman ladder, they then descended '
40 opened the gates . of the III
,rts and let in Wayne's men, fe
he General inclined his head trife A. A.
1d smiled family at the relation of the fo
cluent, And up here at Ticonderoga, :" III
,ntlnued the Colonel, fathers great X,
-andfather and his brother were Killed s w
the French English war, about 1874. - 6f f
he General heard and nodded assent ~; y,
bout 10 o'clock General Grant turned ~ ~
little in his chair in order that he ~
light command better view of the "
est bank of the river. He waited to
in a glimpse of West Peint as the ,o on
ain hurried on. The scenery was Ho
owing very familiar to the sick man. 10
ne scenes of his cadetship were COMING -,
view and at length at IO.l5 when the
arters at West Point swept into view 81,
e General. nodded across the river a sr'
d again family smiled, as Mrs. Grant ~.
inced across at him to see if he was s W.
ting the Point they were passing. all all
e smiled as he nodded. The General oA'
oke no word, but followed the scene
tn his eyes looking rearward until
est Point was shut out from view bv I
urve of the road. i
SARATOGA, June 16.-The special train a
airing General Grant, arrived here on n
le- A great crowd was at the depot n
ing to catch sight of the General. but l. T
was visible but moment as he step A
from the train that had brought A
nfrom New York to one that was to u
lyey him to Mount McGregor. Post
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