Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-07-31


able and willing TO devote TO this great pur-
pose. All the newspapers, railways, tele-
graph and express companies, postmssters,
municipal authorities, commercial bodies and
exchanges, manufacturing and business es-
adjustments are respectfully requested to CO.
operate in the immediate collection of con-
trloutlons, TO be forwarded TO DreXel. Nor
gan Il Co, for this committee or 10 the mayor
OF New l ork. so that our entire people NAV
have an opportunity of uniting in this last
tribute TO the memory of the illustrious dead.
certificate OF acknowledgement will be
duly furnished TO each individual contributor
and funds received through any source will
be credited TO the locality in which the donor
resides.
CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
Chairman.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
issued the following order today
10 all Western Union Office Managers -
Pursusnt TO instructions of the executive
committee OF the company you will receive
from the p1blic and remit to the treasurer of
the company all contributions offered for the
erection of n national monument in New
York in honor of Gen. Grant.
THos. J. ECKERr,
General Manager.
Inc monument commlttee mas accepted the
offer from the Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
suit of offices in the Mutual building.
The Metropolitan Telephone & Telegraph
Company contributed $1,000 to the fund this
afternoon.
The emigration commissioners today voted
to close Castle Garden on the day of the fun
eral and notified all steamship companies
that no passengers will be landed on that day
The next number of the Medical Record
will contain an article by DIR. Shrady de-
scrIbing Gen Grants disease from its incita-
ton to the end The alarming hemorrhage
of April 1th, Shrady says, was due to the at
tachment OF portion of slough from the
right side to the pharynx. No large vessel
was implicated. The separation of the
slough was anxiously awaited and when il
occurred the patient, was expected be-
came much relieved of the many of his more
distressing local symptoms and his depressed
bodily condition. Then il WAS announced bv
the press that because the general had rallied
the physicians had erred III diagnosing the
case and consequently the patients chances
of recovery were good. Much as this happy
result was to be hoped for the stubborn fact
Of the existence of the original disease and OF
It's steady progress towards inevitably fatal
results was painfully apparen, to the gentle
patents strength was not surprise to his
physicians. 1t was what they aimed to bring
about by the treatment employed. The graf
itying change for the better was believed to
be simply of temporary character.
Death directly or indirectly was
due to extention of the throat. The disease
was a question OF few months at the most
The temporary rally of the patients
strength was taken advantage of in every
possible way to conserve his vital forces and
make his last davs comfortable as posi-
BILE. The success attending these efforts was
manifested in many ways. He, however,
possessed in a remarkable degree the faculty
OF repressi9g his feelings, bearing his pain,
and maintaining his mental composure, all of
which were calculated to deceive the casual
observer as to the real extent of his suffering.
In the midst of this and with the constant re-
minder of approaching death he stoically
gave himself up to the composition of his
life story, anxious only that he should live
long enough to finish it. The progress of
the local disease was a steady one from the
beginning. The loss of the palate and ada
cent soft parts occassioned great difficulty in
swallowing. This most painfully
marked toward the end. His nourishment
which for six months was always in liquid
form, was seldom taken without some chok-
ing These paroxysms however became
quite severe. IL was only bv his sunreme
self control and calm determination to sus,ain
his powers to the end that he was enabled to
take his allotted ouantitv Of food Al no time
however was s,rangpIat;op tbraa,arad mn
ing all his illness his breathing was not mo.
chanically impeded by the extension of tho
disease into the larnvx Just ba,ora ba wo.
removed To Mt McC;regor be rather suddepIv
lost his voice, never to regain it. This was
due part,allv To tbicken;ng of tho cords nv
the inf,ammatorv infitration and nartlv 70
the relaxation of the parts from general weak.
ness. His food consisted of beef extracts
milk. eggs and farinacious materials alwavs
in liouid form Duriny tho last two days
of his life he began tn fail very nercen,;blv
Sands and myself who had heen n,ey;ousIy
summoned at the final consuIta,ion agreed
with DR. Douglass that the end was near and
that nothing more was m no done thar IN
make the patient as comfortable "a nossihle
Tho Genaral had than los, h;s ah;I;,r 80 noi
low His nul.e was 100 and b,s ,esn;ra,;oo
25 per minnie and shalIow His connections.
ness gradually LETT him at midn;gbt Con.
tinuinp to sink. he died witbont a strngyle a,
sO4 A, NJ. Thursday Jnlv % Iss5 M,ch
to the regret of the entire staff M an,onsv
was permitted. Tins ended the remarkable
case In commenting upon its features i,
must be conceded on behalf of scientific med.
icine. that everything possible in IN nresent