The Portland daily press., 1885-04-02
STILL ALIVE.
--latest Reports from Gen. Grants
Sick-Bed.
All Power Of Speech Lost by the
Patient.
Belief that the Long Continued
Struggle will Soon End.

NEW YORK, April 1.-General Grant has
entirely lost all power of speech. He also is
suffering form of heart disease which may at
any moment take him off. He had been rest
less up to l o'clock, when he sank into q semi
conscious condition, and remained till o'clock,
when he awoke and startled those present Dy
his stertorous breathing. The dreadful chok-
ing sensation, caused by the gathering of muc-
ous matter in his nostris and throat, had come
again. A carriage was hastily summoned and
Harrison was despatched for Drs. Douglass and
Shrady. They came quickly at the call and
hastily passed to the room of the SICK man.
Again the carriage ratified away with HARRISON
this time for Rev. j. P. Newman and U. y.
Grant, Jr. They too, came in haste, and their
faces were full Of aniety as they entered the
mansion. For half an hour nothing could be
learned. Ihen the doors we're thrown open,
and once again the colored valet hurried away
in the coach to have prescription filled. The
whole house was lighted, and the shadows OF
hurrying people on the blinds inside, showed
plainly enough that the end of the hera OF APP
pomattox was not far off. At o'clock Sena.
tor Chatfee drove up and passed into the house
In the meantime many people had gathered in
the street and eagerly awaited news of the pa
TENTS condition. AL hoped for the best, but
their hopes were clouded by the medical opin-
ion, which left no foundation for favorable
turn. At few minutes after O'Clock news
came cut that once again the, doctors had
gained tho mastery over the accumulated mat
ter in General Grants throat, and their pa
tient was easier. A favorable bulletin was, 1t
was said, being prepared and would be issued
in shert time.
But despite the efforts of the medical men,
the mucous matter, began to gather again, and
seemingly baff1ed their efforts to dislodge it.
The pain in his heart could not be allayed.
Gradually the old hero was losing his strength,
and with it went the enormous will power. At
$50 O'Clock Senator Ohaffee came cut in the
street, and to the eager throng of newspaper
men who surrounded him he said slowy: Gen.
Grant is growing weaker; his throat is thicken-
ing, but the main trouble is with his heart.
The doctors say he may die at any moment"
At 10 o'clock word came that the General was
failing fast. The doctors were doing every
thing possible to relieve him, but their efforts
were useless. They knew, as did the SORROW /
ing family gathered at his bedside, that the
end was simply the question of few hours
Gen. Grant was sinking gradually bat surely,
and any moment might witness his end. The
dying man knew that he was at deaths door.
DIR. Newman said: "He fully realized the
fact that this is but prolongation of his suff-
ering, bat the strength Of his intellect and the
calmness and the serenity OF his mind are
wonderful" Mean @hils the physicians had
made public statement that their patient had
slightly improved but was still very weak.
Hall an hour later an answer to an inquiry at
the house was: "Gsn. Grant is sinking. He
has now lost the power of speech" The bull
letin OF 1880 said Gen. Grant had rallied some
what and was q trife easier, bat continues to
lub5 btI6nSbus Ab 1lsOO TEhub WINS SltblHS up1
but conld not speak, at 1880 p. m, according
to General Badeau, he was slow but surely
sinking. The General said that it was the
opinion of the doctors that Grant may live 48
hours mere, but he was more likely to 60 off at
any moment.
Later Reports.
New YORK, April LAO p. m.-About 6 80
p. M, Col. Fred Grant sent the following dss-
patch to friend in Washington:
"Father is sinking rapidly"
600 p. n,)-Gsn. Grant continues very low.
(920 p. m.)-Messrs. Cyrus W. Field, Sena-
tor Leland Stamford of California, and Hubert
Thompson have called at the house during the
last half hour. MIR. Stanford was alone ad-
mitted. Folr detectives from police head
quarters are patroling in the vicinity of the
Grant mansion.
g 90 p. m.)-When Mr.. Stanford came ont
OF the hoase, at 9.15, he said: "Gen. Grant is
now propped up in two chairs, and he is suffer-
ing very much. The doctors hope he will pull
through the night, aad I believe he will live
until morning"
10 35. bishop Harris of Pennsylvania, Rev.
DR.. Charles G. Tiffany and Gen. Clinton B.
Fisk called about 10 O'Clock, but came away
Immediately. DR.. Douglass has just stated
there would be no new bulletins for little
while.
1115-Ence the last statement the General
has been restless and has been walking from
room to room. Now he is quiet resting in his
chair. His throat has been cleared and the
relief mentioned at 8 p. In. has continued
since.
(Sigred) J. Fl. DOUGLASS, NJ. D.,
GEO. F. SHRADY, M. d.
Midnight-At 11.40 ex-senator Chaffee and
Gen. eager left the house. Mr.. Chaffee said:
81 can't give much encouragement The doc
tors feel more favorable to the opinion that the
General will live till morning. The trouble
is that the General is very restless, moving
about or trying 10 move about. He is now ly-
ing on his cot with his eyes closed but is not
sleeping.
At 11.30 Drs. Douglass and Shrady and
members of the household were all in the in
valid's room moving about when necessary on
tiptoe and making minimum of commotion.
From The outside the house seemed Quist
and neither Of the doctors could be seen. The
above bulletin was sent to the door instead Of
being handed to q reporter by one of the ply
siciaDs as usual.
NEW YORK, April 2. 1.45 a. m.-The Grant
mansion was locked np for the night soon
after midnight and at this hour all seems
quiet within. There are lights in the Gen
erals bedroom and on the upper story, but the
General is believed to be asleep. DR.. Doug
lass, who did not originally intend to remain
with his patient tonight, has joined DR..
Shrady in his vigil.
The military order of the Loyal Legion was
to have held its bi mopthly meeting and ban.
quet at Delmonico'S tonight, but on account of
G6u. GEbhb liiuSss IL auJOUrn6u atber Drl6L
session for transaction OF necessary routine
business.
Comrades Sympathy.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The following reso-
luton was adopted by the Union Soldiers AL
lance at its regular meeting this evening:
Whereas, 1t has pleased God to afiict almost un-
to deaths door. that great and exemplary man. the
successful laader of the Union hosts, our beloved
commander and comrade, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,
therefore,
Resolved, That the comrades of the Union Soldiers
Alliance of Washington, d. c., herein e2press the
profound grief that nils their hearts because of the
afiicton that has befalien distinguished chief
and their warmest sympathy for him in this his
hour of trial, united with their heartfelt wishes
and most earnest prayers that All Wise Ruler
may yet avert the Irreparable loss sorrowipg ma
| tion would sustain in his DEATH
LITTLE RHODY"
Stands Firm in Her Faith in Re-
publican Principles.