The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-06-26
A Change for the BETTER in His Con.
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General Grant felt somewhat easier on the
18th having recovered from the fatigue that
followed his imprudent eXartion i'll walking
on the day after his arrival at Mt McGregor.
The physicians, on examination, found no
particular change in the condition of his
throat
A dispatch from Mt McGrcgor says: The
crowds of people who hoched here from
Saratoga and saw General Grant sun
ming himself on the veranda of his cottage
found few signs of the fear which over
whelmed the family last night To every
inquirer came the response: The general is
as well as he has been for months so
the excitement of the night before
became matter to wonder at: and yet it all
came about III such a way that the family
We're quite justified in their alarm. The note
which the general wrote to his physician
male DR.. Douglas more and more aSltated
every moment after reading it. In it
the sufferer intimated that he felt the
hand of death upon him and could
keep up the fight no longer. Dr..
Douglas knew that there was really no great
danger. The generals mind had been affect
cd by the utter WEAKNESS which the quarter
of mile walk had produced and he had given
up hope. This had occurred once before, in
the early days of the fight against the can
Ger, but General Grants despair hadnot been
SO great. III Douglas now watched his
every movement anxlously.
After the general had doZel or Colonel
Fred Grant called all the family into the par
lOr and read the miSSive to them In 1t ten
eral Grant said he felt weak and exhausted
and that his strength to resist disease was
gone and that he did not believe lie could
last much longer. Feeling that death was
so near. he wished to draw their atten-
ton to a paper he had left mt homo which had
never been spoken of and in which lie disposed
J of the remnant of his personal effects an
mementoeS As Colonel Grant read the
paper the little group gazed at each other IN
/ mute CONSERVATION. ForcbOding robbed
them Of speech, Then Mrs. Grant
and would not be comfOrte1 Even after re-
ceiving the assurances OF both physicians
that the general was better than hp has been
for weeks she was much pressed The
rest of the family, however, wero in good
spirits.
AT 1880 o'clock DR.. Sanls came up on a
special train from Sarato "a. WHITTIER he had
come Oh the first train from New York. Dr.
Douglas met him at the little station, and
they walked arm-in-arm up the hill, witt
Colonel Grant beside them, Dr. Sands had
brought no instrument case with him. Or
Douglas explained to the r'portar5 that 10
operation had been contemplated or wou,C
be performed. He had only sent for Dr
/ Sands so that his assurance, added to his OWL
! might aid in reassuring the family. Up t.
this time the general remained in his room II
a depressed state of mind. Drs. Sands anl
Douglas examined him together, and after
/ long wait came out of the house together
DR.. Douglas said:
1--WE have examined General Grant
throat and found that there has been Il,
change since last SUNDAY, when DR.. Sand
last saw it. Neither Or. Sands nor myse
regard him as in any immediate danger Ii,
is better now than he has been for man,
weeks
DIR. Newman visited the general in In
evening, and was warmly received Tn
general had a little pocket pad, and he re
piled to the Clergyman in writing, Thl
was the principal part of one of his missives
lit is just n seek to-day since ! hay,
spoken. My suffering is continuous. Tn
doctors-Sands and Doug as-say that IN.
ailment Is improving
little while later he wrote to Mrs. Grant
"Ask the doctor to have prayers. l wish t
retire early
lie did retire at 0 o'clock, and DR.. Dougla
found it easier to wash his throat than
often the case. The doctor said the genera
was rather more latigued than he liked {
sec him become. The swelling on his nee
enlarges when he is tired, His tongue is S
swollen that he cannot open mis- mouth an
wider than a fingers breadth. DR.. Newma
thought the general looked twenty-five pc
cent better than he was last Friday, an
seemed brighter in spirits.