The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-02
THROUGH THE DAY.
Bulletins Indicating the Sick Mans Condi-
tion at Different Hours.

To the Western Associated Press.
| New YORK, April l, A. M.--Soon after 5
o'clock this morning General Grant had another
| of those dangerous attacks. The household was
called and the family gathered at his bedside.
A messenger was promptly dispatched at the
suggestion of General Grant for the physicians
and Rev. DR.. Newman. Dr. Newman has al
ready arrived, and DR.. Shradys coach is seen
coming rapidly towards General Grants house
The dread is, just now, that the General may
die at any moment.
| DIR. Newman and Senator Chaffee arrived at
| General Grants house at $50. At Cos q servant
went to drug store for medicine for Mrs
Grant, who had become nervous. =. S. Grant,
jr., came at 6:lo, and his wife was sent for at
| the st. Cloud Hotel at 625.
| The following bulletin was given out at $50
| a NJ, by Drs Douglas and Shrady:
General Grant rested well until A. NJ, when
| he was seized with attack of weakness, from
! which he rallied"
| At 655 ex-senator Chaffec left General Grants
house. He said the General was very low, but
was conscious that he was dying Mr.. Chaffee
believed the General was dying and that he
might go at any minute, but the doctors said he
might last the day out.
| At 9 o'clock ex-senator Chaffee left General
| Grant. He says that the General is growing
weaker The throat is filling UP, but the main
| trouble is the heart The doctors say he may
| die at any time
! II A. M.--Authentc information at this hour
is to the effect that General Grant is failing fast
and that it is only question of hours until the
end is reached. He is gradually sinking, but is
not suffering pain.
] At 9:45 o'clock the Rev. DR.. Newman left
General Grants house. He was met by several
reporters, and said: 1.-THE General solemnly
realizes the fact of his prolonged sufferngs, but
the strength of his intellect and the calmness
aud serenity of his mind are wonderful" A Wis
itor who left the house at 10 o'clock said the
General had rallied, and was conscious and COM
posed.
| Senator Chaffee states that the sudden weak
ness of the General this morning was the result
| of an affection Of the heart. 1t is understood
now lO:45 A. NJ that the General has entirely
lost the power of speech.
11:40 A. M.-General Grant is still alive, but is
sinking fast.
| 1925 p M.-General Badeau left General
Grants house to send private message from a
telegraph Office While there he said that
| General Grant was very low, and was sinking
rapidly; that he may die in an hour, and may
| live three or four days. 'The General" said
he, 'is sitting up all the time, except at long
intervals. when he lies down for little time
He is surrounded by all the members of his
family, and DR.. Douglas is in attendance"
| General Badeau telegraphs Colonel Payne, at
| Washington, to the effect that at the consulta-
ton of the physicians of General Grant this
afternoon it was found doubtful if his throat
was in condition to be examined but that if it
/ should be in condition it was doubtful if any
| good result would follow, because the disease of
the throat is regarded as beyond the control of
the physicians.
2:45 P. Mn response to an inquiry. Col. Fred
Grant has just stated that Father is very
feeble, and, l think, failing. / hardly think he
will get through the night"
At 2:20 P. NJ General Grant was visited by
Drs Barker, Sands, Shrady and Douglas. His
condition is an improvement upon that of
last night He has no pain in swal-
lowing, and takes his liquid food as
usual. He is free from the accumulation of
secretion in the nose and has had no attack of
choking and no return of weakness. His pulse
is still quite feeble, but his vitality is consider,
ably impaired He has not been unconscious at
any time.
Gen. John C. Robinson called at the Grant
| house this afternoon, and was told by Col Fred
| Grant that his father was very low.
| At 2:45 Drs. Barker and Sands left the Gen
erals house after the consultation. DR.. Barker
said that General Grant would live through the
night, if no serious complication should arise.
About ESQ p. M. COL Fred Grant sent the fol-