Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-31
GRANTS LAST HOURS
Being Counted by the Country From
Ocean to Ocean.
The Old Commander Maging a Last
Battle
With Grim Death and Being Steadily
Morstsd.
Lifted BY His Valet Into Bed Whence
He May Never Rise.

ton OF General Grant this morning IS worse
than indicated. A bulletin Just sent out
reads: "At noon the General, who had been
sitting and recining in his easy chair, was
lifted by his servant, Harrison, and placed
upon his bed where he is now resting. AT
l2:l0p. m, Mark Twain, who is interested
in the firm which is publishing General
Grant book, called at he house in coupe.
He sighted from the carriage and was met
at the foot of the steps by Harrison, who
told him of the Generals condition. Twain
did not enter the house
There is a rumor on the street now that
| DR.. Douglas stated that General Grant will
not live "a hours. Hundreds Of friends who
called to tender their sympathies were not
admitted, the physicians asserting that a5'
solute quiet was imperative at the present
stage Of the case. The doctor will not give
an opinion, and everything points to the be-
| lief that the General has but few hours to
| i've
DR.. Douglass was asked II he thought the
erd would come during the night? In an
| sHer. he said: IL think not; but the Gen
elal is now passing through stages incident
| TO the disease, and, frankly, | cannot tell if
the end will come tonight. The General
is growing weaker and weaker
These words were spoken without reserve.
and carried conviction to hearers which
none of the bulletins had done
/ DR.. Douglass returned from his
( calls after an absence Of about an hour
lie had come back te remain all night
/ DR.. Shrady soon Joined him for the same
purpose. At 6 p. m. RoWero, Mexican
Minister called at the house. His story
was short. When asked on Fifth avenue
about the patient and outlook he said: "Oi
course no one can foretell with certainty
the disease, until recently was within the
power OF the doctors but now has gone
| quite beyond them. The Gen
I eral may i've ten days,
I and he may die in two
hours. fear he is going to choke to
| death. If the disease reaches the artery the
| danger OF choking is increased and death by
that means becomes almost inevitable.
Members Of the family are now at the Gen
erals bedside. The doctors are there, too,
I but they keep back as much as possible. |
fear the General will choke to death. 1t is
| too badp'
Thus spoke Seuor Remero in response
| 10 INQUIRIES. Drs. Douglas and Shrady sent
following bulletin: AT this moment
(7p.m.,j General Grant is very quiet. His
temperature and pulse about normal. He
has taken his liquid food regularly and
well, and in usual quantity. He is more
silent than usual and has made no exertion
of any kind TO-DAY. He gives impression OF
being weaker which is not indicated by
the pulse" At 9:2O p. m. no change in
the condition of Gen. Grant. He is some
what weaker if anything. Temperature
and pulse normal He has taken liquid
food in the usual quantity to-day. ~
At Sp. NJ. Rev. Howard Henderson, dele
gate from the Newark, n. j., conference,
called at the house with resolutions of sym
pathy and hope passed BY the conference.
He was told the General was very weak.
At o'clock Mr. burlington, counsel for |.
S. Grant, Jr., was admitted.
At OILS Rev. John p. Newman and Sen
ator Leland Stanford, California, gained
entrance. The clergyman did not antici-
pate speedy death. General Adam
Badeau, General Grants former military
secrerary is an in inmate of the Grant
residence. On reliable authority it IS stated
that General Grant has recently expressed
q desire that General Badeau should become
his literary executor.
The family has had policeman sta
toned before the house to prevent further
ring of the bell and to keep away all in
quirtrs.
lGl5 p. M.-Gen. Grant is somewhat
easier than he WAS at last report He still
continues very weak.
At lO:I5 Ulysses 8. Grant, Jr., leaving
his fathers house, said Father feels very
badly. There is nothing more for me to
say.
AT lO:S5 DR.. Douglas stated General
Grant was feeling little better.
NV YoRK. March $l-l2:30 9. N
Cen Grants condition is unchanged. DIR.
Douglas gave him little morphine since
last report.
Dr Shrsdy thinks General Grant might
rally from the presen. attack aud live some
time. rs the recent disturbance was the re-
snl, of trouble in the head and not from an
aggravated form of the disease.
IAu-Atl1:45 p m. Senator J. B
Chsfee left the Grant residence. lie SAID
the General had Just been put to bed, ana
that as compared with his condition Zf
Lonrs $50, the General Was better. When
osked r. the physicians considered the
patient out Of danger, Chafee re-
lied he could not say that such
was the case, but that
his nrssent condition was more tavorso lie.
AfII - DR. Douglss and Col. Grant LETT
,ba house for the night il being considered
necessary for only DR. Shrady to remain.
Dr Douglas said the General had Just re-
,;-s5 and was very comfortable. A little
morphine had been given to induce sleep.
The General had been improv-
;g all day uo 10 the
r-ssep, and the 6ettermeut had
continued all evening. He bad been chatty
sD5 briybr couversing With his family and
physicians. HIS pulse and temperature
were very nearly normal de had slept five
bcprs within the twenty four.
AZ midnight the veshbule doors were
Iocksd and within the next hour all the
T,b., we;e ex,inguiShed except one in the
library and one on the top floor.
Beach Challenged.
g. IorIs, March So. A. st. John,
cb;sfrspresentAtive of the aquatic sports of
tb;, CITY, challenges Beach, who defeated
uaDIan in Austrslis on Saturday, to row
LIE Gaudaur, of this city, for $4,000 a side
Sn5 90 the championship Of the world. The
oa az - - take place in the United States and
e. Jo5n 10 sllow Beach $500 for expenses.
r
J.ck Williams and James Nelson, both OF
RrooSlyn, fought thirty three minute rounds
nssr Long Island City, Yesterday Nelson
L.oLs both thumbs and the $50 stakes
wsre awarded to Williams.
PosxysIY weak, nervous, dyspepde and
sab;Eta,sd individuals who found only DIS,