The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-23

The 8sA1eal Aspects q tAs Case Present.
% Clearly.
New York Special: There has bssn 20 much
unsatisfactory speculation about the danger Of
an immediate fatal termination Of Gen Grants
disease that the Pioneer Press correspondent
gained an audience with . gentleman who
knows as much about the medical and other
aspects Of the case - any one. He allowed
himself to be interviewed on the condition
that his name would not be used II 10 suA-
been . regular visitor 1t the generate houss,
and has seen tho sick man every day for 8
month. He said:
It VII! surprise Cen Grant: physicians very
much sha. ne dies T'in, thin week Inc chan &c;
would not give much odds that no will live un-
til May. OF course, some unforeseen accident
such ~ sudden faintness Of the heart may oc-
cur ct any moment and upset my phrophesy.
will find Il true one"
'what il to DO feered most?" was asked.
First Of all. blood poisoning. Tho trouble
Tuesday morning was caused by the lodge
coming loose and leaving the raw sores un-
covered Thus, at the first friction they be-
gan to bleed, In their present exposed condi-
ton, these TISSUES may absorb some Of the
twill enter tho blood The physicians, I un-
derstand, are now directing their efforts to
warding on this danger, and they will probably
succeed IN doing 30, for couple OF weeks, ct
least When you sec Cen Grants tenn
sSss Iien n' oos P out for dam
ger. That will mean that the poison
has reached his blood. The second cause Of
alarm il exhaustion. A bad spell from Sleep
iessness, or some similar cause. may turn him
right around, and before o reaction can set in
he will die: The contingency is made all the
more liable by the generals recent loss Of
blood, which can never be regained The can
Ger itself, think 10 the last source Of danger
1t IL now stationary, and has been 80 for
week. There is no possibility of it's Develop
ing sufficient to become fatal for two months Is
least, and with proper treatment 1t could b
held in abeyance until fall think"
"What are the chances OF another hemOrrh-
zone IL likely to occur at any time, but do
not think it will alarm the physicians. 1t can
be stopped before any material damage il
done That ON Tuesday last was expected BY
the doctors, though it came little too soon.
There is little trouble now with the throat, -
II is undea control. Whatever pain he suffers
now IS relieved by the constant application Il
cOcain
.You regard the generals condition - f.
vorable them" inquired the reporter.
Undoubtedly his faculties ere as clear %
they ever were, and he is fully capable Of trans
acting any business that might como TO a man
in active life. He would be as able TO direct
the movements Of an army in tho field to-day
"a he was twenty years ago, SO far - his men,
tai condition is concerned"
''Does the general show the effects Of he
long confinementy"
''Only in . measure, and not 90 greatly -
has been stated IN the newspapers. The face
is full and inclined to be flushed, rather than
pale. There il q worn appearance and sink
lag in behind the ears and in the
back of his neck, but that comes
mostly from his loss Of blood Tues
| day. I would not ~ that his body il enact
ated. That is not the word His arms and
imgs have become small and thin, and he has
lost flesh but it is far from condition that is
| implied by calling it cmaciated OF course his
| eyes are not as bright as they might be, but
to day there was CLEAN in them that ! have
| not seen before for month"