The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1885-04-23
NEWS CONDENSED
Concise Record or the Week
THE STRICKEN SOLDIER
Gen. Granite Obstinate Battle with
Death

Thee las bc,n IN extraordinary i'm.
pr0scMcn ~ eic,i. nralit = condition daring the
past TWEEN y -fonr hours. an tn physicians and
family are now talking II events to happen q
month lenc:. says Stw irr1 d.stAtCh OF the
morning OF the istn ! 81. II e General was
dressed In street attire, YESTERDAY, and walked
about tine library. rcnarxins that he
felt 0tter than for two weeks. The SWELL
ing on his neck was mucl reduced. Yester-
0Ay morning. soon after - /. and while Mrs
Grant 49, III the ijont.g room. the ueneral
babe til servant bE m I;n n pad OF writing
paper. On II Tie wrote bulletin. a. follows:
The doctor tells me m better this morning:
have be n two weeks. L. s. GRANT
-Hayin. % written the General handed hid
bullc.in 10 the servant and told him he should
carry it /, Mrs tran who was sitting in the
library almost IN light or her hush lnd. The
servant delivered tile II .<saYc with fOrma,tty.
Mrs tran. 70 q il. hewcd It % DR. Douglas,
and 10Th. laug.tng. ent red the sick room.
wh.re p'casantrei T. ssei, the General joining
with smile Az ntle aan who Is thoroughly
cOIyersant with tel u ants a:lment said to.
nicht The marvellous Improvement in the GEN.
erals condition not 1T all surprising to me.
lie may i've two or three " cks and he may live
four months. II he survives until the ear u part
mountains. probably. ~ do not think the SEQ
air would agree with him. IL he had strength
enough think he w0ald like to go TO Califor.
MIA II he improves in the same ratio In tho
mex few days he will b. driving In the park
this week re tr Il thr - varieties of nourish.
ment to day. and. baing In q facctious mood,
referrei 10 them ~ his three courses" small
tncandc cent electric ligh: IL u ed IN the exam-
jnatinn 81 the nc.ra ion or the Generals throat,
and when introduced into the sufferers mouth
illuminate the parts effectively.
A con;ina, !. Improvement la the condition Of
Gen Grant was noted by the bulletins tele-
April ii. HI hal lassed a comfortable night,
securing many hours OF refresh ng Sleep and In
The IN morning cnat' cd. peassntiy NTH members
taking the scncral to the noun aims y soon .
the weather relaxea u mcwhat in Its severity.
provided. OF course. that he continues to i'm
provo" says one OF the dispatches. The Gen.
eral CRATES Constantly his confinement to
the sick room. and lOnys for q change, and
II 10 thought that II he can he successfully re-
m mo. e the b:scns II Of he mountain. there
strength II Ii also thought that he would be
trou bled less with the accumulation Of mucous
IN the thr. At II he could breathe the dry atmos-
Ihere OF the inland mountain region. instead Of
the humid mir Of the coast" Rev. J. p.
Newman. the cncral's aston. as interviewed
by reporter. Zen. Grant is very much bet
with those around him. and seems TO be quite
chce full and happy. lie is sitting parity dressed
and in dressins-gown. There is great i'm
i HI ooea ke h q ne
prayer. e Of the 0' people p Of the n whole as
country have been offered MP for him,
and they are being answered. He now believes
he will vet we'll. lie feels and ] feel that tho
auprlications OF 80 many millions OF reople for
such cOnsummation will be answered. There
10 grand chance Of the Generals getting well
again. His Improvement may he credited par
tlCuIarly to the power Il mind over watt0r.
To-day. as Parted nom hmm. he pressed my
hand and SAID: Thrice have | ben in the
shadow o: the valley OF death. and thrice have !
come out again -
A continued improvement in Grants condi.
ton was noted in the bulletins issued on the
NOR .iing Of FRIDAY. April u. and the belief was
gaming stren IN that the illustrious patient
might ultimately recover entirely. Tho General
surprised his family and friends by walking
down stat . unaided. while the former were 1t
lun b. and. after taking Ills place at the table,
ate cold mutton. cut very small, and maca-
ronL Senator Cha1ec, speaking Of this
surprising evidence OF returning strength. re-
marked, "rhe family were entirely surprised,
but highly delighted, and now indulge hopes
that he may yet well entirely. His throat IL bet
ter. less painful, and the doctors say there IL an
Improvement In the disease itself. I
som thing il that. That Is merely IN 1 agra.
waited case OF liberated sore throatY' "Yes.
somethin Of that kind Think there Is pos
s si Of II At least: ! asked Dr.. shrady
u some Of the little pieces that have
been taken from the sore have been
subjected 70 microscopic examination
III agreed that il was cp.thclioma cancer lie
says they could not have been mistaken. But
10 my opinion that there is at least chance
hat my WSIe. NIX. Udu8 Salu eOlt0fJ&lly IN
the .Saa. in is issae OF April IL: The improve
nl.nt III q n CHANTS condition steadily CON.
.inues. il - now a-ce IA mel that his disease
Is rot cancer, and there is no reason in his
I..vsiral lgani.a'ion why he should not re-
&C.. h's Real i EN- i.cly."
New York dspat hes OF tie morning OF Sat-
urdav. April IL. reported favorable progress in
1en. Grants case The ilustrious patient
las .',i fn 'ay in quiet manner. at times pac-
III. h's room. AMI su ser ii TO pain in swallow
In. his food. He talked rely with members OF
tn a.ni,y. In contradiction OF the statements
Sell out that the Generals maladv was not can
cer,.ns. Int only m aggravated sore throat. tho
DO tors want the public to understand that
The is suffering from epithclial cancer OF
, aiali1nant form, and incurable There
cannot b. the slightest doubt OF this Aside
from MANY DIAGNOSES that have been made
the progress and synlltUins OF the disease have
be u practically In the line marked out by the
highest medical scicl!ce for its dcveloa ment
meet d with the case has differed from his col
league ~ the resnl o his investigation.
TIE bulletins telcgraphcd from New York on
the morning CT April 20 in regard to Gen.
Grants condition reported the patient as still
on Tic mend He hal passed two good days
and II gifts resting quietly. sleeping soundIy,
aud 1lag bis nourishment at regular inter-
walls In the morning he dressed himself
and walked about the house during the day.
At one tine he appeared at the windows and
street. and also gave them . military salute.
Not ithstanling the Improvement In the Gem
erals condition, the physicians persist I'd in
their claim that the disease would terminate
fat lily. though death might BE- delayed for an
period.