New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-02

Colonel Grant hurried from the mouse Sc uv~H ,vsnt
weak: weak de SAID 'n'' MS ,4'D'. ",' .. - OAK
Drs. Barker and Sands left the house ut saS 70;
When they bade the General good day ne asker
them when they were coming to see him agai,h' ga,,
"T can't he here until tomorrow at 2oclock'
General" replied Dr. Barker eat a tSs sa,frr aime or or
SnTSsay OF %otS og 5em viii iii stay With you
peradPI 1@btS said the General "They are both
good men," and he smilingly waved his hanu II"
DR.. Barker said when he had gone away from ,i 1ne
house, 1.-The General passed good night nttaot
o'clock this morning. Then ne nsu Iiiod fr"m the Al
tack readily and was much easier afterward. ,n nc
was weak and depressed, but did not become; ut
are as bright as could be expected. lie has n9s ~
been G, well to-day as hey was yesterday. and ne Is
probably worse to-day than ne has ever e. ocSn d;c
Without further complications he VIII not d,o o
within few hours. What may happen cannot 20
foretoId. The report that the General couiq noe
speak is untrue He was more cneera1i with snch
wonderful control over himself and his feeings'
DR.. shrady went away from the house at 3;io: s.
He said: "The General may hye en rysjeVe
hours | am coming back at o'clock 10 rele,o
DR.. Douglas. and then expect to spend the h'sn'
with the patient" ho;,o
Ur. Newman called at o'clock. and after beng ems
in the house a short time he sent message 10 MIS-
Newman which indicated that the Generai was
considered better, but that there was little grOuha
for hope ApStheE aspasen Falling Ea s4 Fast Only
a matter of few hours" op.oa
w ii. Vanderbilt came In a cab at 4:4O walked
quickly up the steps, inquired at the door after the
This message was sent from the house al 4:45 by
Colonel on, '' Fred Grant: Father in the same ne
condition as at P m. PrSbabiiities are 'nS' H'
DIR. Douglas walked down the steps ana ehtele9
his coupe &C o'clock lie Looked oucT Iteu active
and energetic. but he seemed to be desp0ndeht ana
moved slowly and with apparent deliperatio!n.
He gave the following as the 1ciocS oul,e..n aia
change since last bulletin" Tie would not taiS
about the case and said that he felt tired and ala
not want to discuss the probabilities. .. a.ooa,
During the entire day there was an almost steauy
stream of people marching up the ueneral stoVPp
and inquirng as to his condition. Frequently
there were SO many carriages in SIxtysxth-st as 70
render It well nigh impossible. The most remark
able thing was the number OF people that lincd tne
sidewalks occupied the sto0ps in the nelghborhoou
and sat upon the Central Park wall, watching lne
honse Whenever any one would leave the house
he would be beseged by questions as to what was
going on within. There were all sorts OF persons
present, all bent upon the same errand, MhIon wac
TO Get the latest information from the sick room.
The stream of visitors that had besieged Inc
house during the day did not cease until late III ,hc
evening. and the persons VINO STOOD on the sue
walk opposite the Generals windows, and silently
waited for news from the sick room, contiHued
their watch far INTO the night. Cornelius Wander
bit drove up TO the door OF the house, but went
away without getting out. Az haf-past D q rcIa-
tive of the General left the house. aud spoke IN
somewhat encouraging terms to those who asked
after the sick mans condition. The report sald
he "that the General cannot speik IS incorrect:
When | came into his room this morning ne said
over a dozen words 20 me. think lac had rallied "a
little since morning"
Afewmlnutes later came bulletin from Dr. Shrady
stating that the General was doing IN ms easy
chair and that his general condition had not
changed since the last bulletin at no Inc next
word that was received from the sex room pom. was =
brought by DR.. Newman, who little before D
o'clock left the house and reported sght Improve
nent since the morning. Yet" said lie. he may
die witLin three hours, or lie may i've day' or
even three or four days.
Belief IN these reports which under the
circumstances considered favorable. was SOME
what shaken by General Frederick X. Dent. a
brother-In-law Of General Grant, who had been
admitted to the sick room. and brought out word
that In his opinion the sufferer was III q more
critical condition than tho doctors wished 10
acknowledge. IL was with many Inlsgiylngs that
those without saw the lights lighted IN the General
room and watched the shadows which from time 10
time were thrown upon the curtains. The bulletin
issued by DIR. Shrady at $3.50 was not calculated to
aay these misgivings. 10 reported that the
General was bearing up nobly, that the secretion
in his throat had caused hun 10 cough somewhat
more that he had some pain but found rcliel from
pargng About the same time Colonel Grant
teegraphed to friend In Washington: "father
sinking rapidly
4 yellow hanson drove mp TO tlo curbstone at
73O and Dr. Newman and senator Gland Stanford
got out and entered the house. Twenty minutes
later carriage drawn by two solel m BAYS turned
Grant mansion. The single occupant stepped out
in front of the glare of the gas lamp and was
recognized as Cyrus w. Field After Mr. field had
entered the house q number OF persons assembled tnc
stems and made inquiries alter the condition oil the
patient. Among them were eS-Secr tary Mindom
and ex -Postnaster-G James. As each caller
reached the sidewalk he was surrounded by the
bystauders who asked eagerly after the latest
intelligence from the sick man. People passing
stopped and inquired for news OF those who STOOD
still =,
The throng opposite the house increased until
at o'clock II numbered several hundred. The single
policeman on duty did what he could to Keep the
crowd moving but with such small success that he
was reinforced by three others at I;3o. ,ihc
window of the sick room. which was open for q
short time after o'clock. permitted the curious 10
catch a glimpse of the ceiling of the room ana q
picture of a naval engagement which hangs on the
wall.
After short stay in the house Mr.. Field and
Ulysses = Grant jr., came out. Mr.. Grant got mo
the carriage at once. but Mr. Field remained on the
sidewalk long enough 10 tell scoro of inqulrers
that pressed around him that the General mlgnt
live day longer but thai was about all. Ihen lie
entered the carriage with Mr. Grant aud they were
driven away.
few minutes after O'clock senator Stanford
came out of the house. General Grant" he sald'
at seems to me- can live at least a day longer.
He has walked across the room tonight. The
doctors are with him now. His pulse has been lr-
regular lately and they have been administering
cocaine TO him. He suffers pain, however, ana 10
propped up in his easy chair"
At $50 the following bulletin was Issued Dy inc
physicians i'm attendance:
General Grant is resting quietly the bed. He has
taken his usual nourishment without Inconvenience
pain IN the and cough relieved The general con-
dition Is encouraging.
j. IT. DOUGLAS, NJ. ID.
GEORGE L. sHRADY, NJ. ID.
This bulletin was considered great improve,
mont upon the one which had been last issued, ana
after its contents had passed from mouth TO mouth
until all those who had gathered in the streets
knew it, many went home convinced that the
patient would live throughout the night: .
The crowd " hIch had occupied the sidewalk OPP
poste the house begau ,dwndng away about U
O'clock. and by 10 only half-dozen still fingered,
in hope of news.
About fifteen minutes before 10 General Clinton
B. Fisk. the Rev. Dr. o. II. Tiffany aud Bishop Har-
ris called IN company TO learn the Generals condi-
tion They remained barely O minute. General