The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-06
GEN. GRANT
Still Alive and Passing a Comfort
able Night.
No Serious Change Anticipated a
Present.
Last Report Gives: Pulse 90, Tenn
perature 90 $40.

New YORK, April 4.-Last night was COM
Portable one for Gen. Grant. He slept quietly
in his easy chair from shortly before II until
$50 O'Clock this morning. He was much re-
freshed by his unbroken sleep of eight hours
During the early morning the patient had oc-
casional attacks of coughing, but no serious re-
suits followed
The afternoon slipped by very pleasantly.
The general took his food at regular intervals.
and it seemed to be relished. The pains in his
head had not bothered him much, and his
pulse was much stronger Gen. Dent called at
the house four times during the day. Such
was his anxiety that he no sooner got to his
hotel than he retraced his steps, hardly be-
lieving it possible that the General could keep
up the favorable condition that had surround
ed the case for the past "a hours. He coincid-
ed with Dr. Barker's opinion of the Generals
state of health.
New YORK, April 4-10.30 p. m.-Gen.
Grant has bsen sleeping quietly since the last
bulletin. His general condition is the same as
it was at p. M. The pain and restlessness
noted at $50 have been relieved by the local
application and the anodyne. He has Just
taken nourshment.
j. Fl. DOUGLAS, M. D.
Shortly after 9 o'clock tonight there were in
dicaticns Of considerable comrnotion within
the residence of Gen. Grant, and a messenger
came hurriedly down the stoop With mes sage
for Dr. Douglass, who was summoned in hot
haste. About 9.45, DR.. Douglass arrived, and
as he had not been expected until IL o'clock, it
looked as if Gen. Grant had taken turn for
the worse, but Senor Romero, who left the
house at 9.45, said the General was sleeping
quietly, and thought the outlook favorable.
New YORK, April 5-After the .. m. con-
sultation of physicians, Gen. Grant was quiet,
but grew no stronger "What will be the
probable limit of the Generals strength"
was asked of DR.. Barker. II wish L could
tell you," he replied, shaking his head and
becoming very grave.
$3.50 p. m.)-Gen. Grants condition rema ins
unchanged. He has spent very quiet after
noon. He has taken the usual amount of food
and has been IN a very comfortable state of
mind. (Signedl,
j. a. DOUGLASS, NJ. D.,
GEo. It. SHRADY, M. d.
Among the callers today were ex-Secretary
of State Hamilton Fish and wife, Hon. Roscoe
Conkling, Hon. Joseph Pulitzer, jesse Selig-
man. Secretary OF War Endicott, Dexter A.
Hawkins, c. E. burlington, f. A. Jones of
New HAMPSHIRE, and Leland Stanford.
New YORK, April 5, (Midnight).-G Gen.
Grant has been asleep since 10 o'clock, only
waking for few minutes at II p. m. to take
nourishmeut. His pulse was 68 and tempera-
ture SO $40.
(SigDed) J. H. DOUGLASS, M. D.,
GEO. f. SHRADY.f M. d.
During the evening Gen. Horace Porter and
Gen. f.. II. Winsl0w, visited Gen. Grants
house. They did not see the patient, but were
told By the family that no serious change was
anticipated during the night. When ex-SeDa-
tor Chaffee came from Gen. Grants room af-
ter being with the patient for some time hs
said that he was looking strong, but that he
thought it was merely on the surface and net
real. Mr.. Chaffee had hopes that Gen. Grant
would live longer than the doctors and his fam
lily expected day or two ago.