New-York tribune., 1885-07-23

sssn ana tie General soon il sppsssnos s
listened TO the stassmsos Without szhbins any ssn q
hsmOr.haso ana on account Of The wssSnsss Of ths
would choke to death The General was uneaAy during
the night and slept alternately IL bis easy ohsr and IN
March 81 The mucus ran into bis throat and set up
local irritation but 1t was controlled by gaEgie Of sals
RALLyINa FROM DEATHS DOOR.
change in the Generals appearance was noticed On
Wednesday, April 1. at m, and ct O'Clock he was
seen to be sinking rapidly. The family were OF once
aroused. Dr. Douglas with the sick man and Dr.
ShrAdy was summoned at oDoe. The kev. DR.. Newman
Being po%p VsD the
revived, revive and 6y ESQ hs was out OF danger Mr.
by the physicians It was not expected that the General
could possibly rally but during tbe day bis oend tlon
did not indicate that he gained any IN strength.
Ihe following morning at O'clock the sick man was
weak and he W.: SSusSs 70 os dying Ts
fssily were summoned to the bedside and all knelt
s 'iS
perfectly composed and calmly called the ms@Ssrs Of
hisfamiy to 6im and after speaking word to each ns
and the family knelt around the Generals bed and
%io syringe he iied Il wit with d drscSm % Of brandy ana
lay a
In his bed with hs closed and could hardly be seen
gone But the brandy reached the vital spot just time
U M sS sD% |
General rallied entirely from his weaknsss aud fell into
refreshed At $3.50 a. IN. he suddenly arose from his
oed aud started to 60 downstairs, his mind being In
went to sleep He picked up strength curing the
DAY and In the evening was well enough 70 walk around
q: e sna ns with his hs s %
suffering An anodyne was given In the evening and he
The General neral had another faintIns attack the next
morning. but he speedy rallied from It, He did not show
Weaker from day to day although there were period:
when he seemed 70 gain strength. He was kept under
p no had pains in his head and neck ami his
head was wrapped In warm aannes, which relieved his
was clear when he was awake The usual anodyDe was
administered in the evening, and the patient went to
hours he
he rel ted peculiar dream to DE- Douglas and laughed
noticed the previous day, though there were
no specially marked symptoms OF decline. There was
little change In his condition on Sunday April b.
The following day quiet one for the General and
he free from pain aud discomforr. He said that he
On account OF the extreme rritabty Of the Generals
throat there hal 'een difficulty IN making satisfactory
could be placed . the mouth was Welcomed by the
physcians They used it. and the bright light revealed
general condition than had been feared and the
extension OF the disease downward into the throat was
looked upon as being decidedly unfa7orable. Though
the examination satisfactory In giving q better
knowledge OF the progress Of the disease the OF tue
lamp and the irritation resulting nearly terminated the
Generals lite. The local conditions grew rapidly
the night following several small arseres IN the right
tonsar region were raptared during violent attack OF
coughing, and M the physicians summoned. Before
their arr sa however Dr. Doasas had checked the
vas comfortable A return Of the hemorrnage was ex-
That the patient might be kept 1ulet as possible.
and the risk Of DANGEROUS complication lessened. he
placed under the influence OF opates This treat
OF tine scenes through which he had passed during the
war; and gave orders and talked with his officers
been passed. and the dose OF morpha reduced accord
ngly the local condition became easier, tue swelling In
the neck was reduced and there free discharge
during the day and night OF lghtcolored mucc Lus.
This DISCHARGE continued for about twp weeks and then
Improvement His mind became brighter. his voice
clearer and stronger and his general condition more
robust
COMPLETING HIS BOOK.
The sudden change for the better led many people to
their lack OF conf ience In the diagnosis OF the
ply scans but all the doctors still OF the opinion
that the disease epthelioma and that the General
cond not recover. He grew better steadily, gained
strength, and able walk for considerable time
NJ ouna his room With his returning strength
revival or hope and the General talked somewhat
OF his chance OF getting well. His improve
baiiicd He took drives daily IN the Park, and often
walked to Madison from his house. distance OF
nearly block. OF his outings he wcighed
aud was pleased woen he tipped beam I4l pounds
AS soon as he became strong enough he went to work
upon his book. After mapping out his plan. which ex
enied to the end OF the book, he dictated to stenog-
done Ho was ad Used by his ply sicsns to work slowly
and rest his throat at frequent Intervals but he PAID no
attention to them aud would work away until his voice
ould become husky and weak to be inandbe and
then selling pen he would continue until compelled to
rItated exceedingly ainfu but he would not give
TO his feelings and stuck to the an he had laid down
after writing fhe End to hIs book This great strain
lron his nervous system and throat caused the local
disease to rapidly and lowered tone of all
he vital organs aud IL necessary the
iyr odermie Injection. OF orphia wnile tho process of
spbeial elements the disease the deep seated
In the Deghborhood OF the large arteries in the
nouI that Indicated by tue infamed appearance that
he disease active and had attacked places that
appeared To be healthy In external appearance.
Tue Generals condition WA. so much worse on June |
a. when tue weekly consultation was held than /. had
ret hi II out OF the city possible. He also
ufered greatly from the sudden burst of midsummer |
leat and that he could not speak above |
whisper. on June 10 he left the Grand Central Depot
yin his family on the a. IN. special train for Noun,
placed at his service The journey was made with
'ut accident ,nvaAd stood the strain without
diculty. The mountain air seemed " have an
effect upon him at once.
THE SUFFERER AT MOUNT MGREGoR.
On June IL the General walked to the summit OF Mt
ABOUT ESQ feet from his cottage The walk
vcrtaxed him and he became despondent. Upon his
eurn he wrote his family In whit he said that
10 felt that failing and must de- Dr. Sands
Tas at once teeraphed to by DIR. Douglas and arrived
the cottage early the next morning. careful exam
nation was made and 1t found that there was no
ge In the since the preceding Sunday. The
ieneral became hopeful when DIR. Sands assured
lin aud his voice stronger than 1t had
,t EN- at any time since II had failed him.
ON June ho seized with severe Mt OF coughing
hch was no quickly subdued. The next day he
wrote paragraph for his book. and the folio wing
lay was again troubled with cough. On June 22 he
for hour went tC bed early and slept well all
night without assistance DR.. Douglas. lie also did
some work on his book on each OF the two following
lays On June - DIR. snrady visited him and said On
eaying that the swelllngs ~ hardness the
~ IA week before, bnt were harder than month
ard probably deeply fixed; that the
al int he ceased