The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-23

tend the generals death bed on q Quick
summons, or await through the hours
and into the night for the end. more
than they were prepared TO find the
patient alive In the morning.
A SUDDEN sUMMoNs.
AT! O'Clock, however, us the three
physicians were at dinner, Harrison
came to the hotel and called DR.. Doug
las. sooR afterwaru another messenger
summoned Drs. Shrady and Sands
ana they repaired TO the cottage, close
~ followed by DR.. Newman. The
egress OF the doctors and the clergyman
from the hotel was, however, 80 quiet
~ enected that few know they had
neen called to the cottage. Arriving
tnere, tney found the general evidently
"Would you like to lie down, father?v
asked Colonel Grant, who noticed his
fathers restlessness.
General Grant nodded and at the
same time e9sayed to rise unassisted,
Dut the effort was too great and
HE SANK RACK
IN the chair and the Colonel and the
nurse aided him to arise and then
supported him to ,the bed where
he was carefully lowered to reclining
position, and partly on his face.
DIR. Douglas then rolled the chair
back and one of the physicians has
since remarked that the general has
now lett his chair for the last time,
The belief Is that General Grant has
at length
LAIN DOWN TO DIE.
| The FAMILY were all gathered at the
side OF the sick man, and again DR..
Newman, at about the same hour as
last highland at Mrs. Grants request,
knelt beside General Grant and
prayed. Heads were bowed and silent
tears were on the cheeks of the
men as well as of the women. The
doctors stood somewhat apart and the
family was near its fast. sinking he adj,
and then after an hour death seemed a
little less rapidly gaining on the man
1t has pursued
JUST NINE MONTHS TODAY,
for IT is just nine months ago to-day
that General Grant walked into Dr.
Douglas Cfllce to seek bis professional
aid for the cancer that has done what
two wars could not do. Then the doc
tors and the clergyman strollei out
, upon the piazza and sat near the par
l0r window, and Jesse Grant Joined
them, but the other members of the
family remained In the sick-room.
and watched and waited while the
general answered "yesn or "non to sew
,, eral questions.
Time passed slowly and at length at
$40 O'Clock DR.. Douglas left the cot
trge.
i "H0w IN 1t, doctor?" was asked.
"He Is dying" said the gray-haired
physician.
! "Wnl he live an hourH' was asked
: again.
; "oh, yes, aud probably more; but he
/ Is passing away" was the reply.
After little Time at the hotel DR..
Douglas returned to the cottage.
, AT so'clock the generals pulse was
, up to the point OF 1856 beats to the min
ute and was fluttering.
At 8 o'clock General Grant was
: sleeping peacefully, but his pulsa was
! high and fluttering.
: AT 1880 his condition was regarded
as slightly better, and he was still
quietly sleeping, but fears were enter
a tanned of drifting into unconscious.
q ness. He seemed to be suffering nc
! pain.
= AT II o'clock General Grant awoke
!, His forehead and hands wert
n colder but his feet warmer
= Mind ,clear and comprehendine
II passing events. Opinion prevailed
: that the death would come between
a the hours OF one and four am.
AT midnight he was still awak,
i. and quiet, Great =, anxiety wa
manifested for tie 49,
hour. A bottle of hlsen
was placed at his feet and must...,
n pliod 20 his stomach 10 producer
=, y flclal warmth,