Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-22
rs THE sIoK CHAMBER.

Mn. MCGEEdoR, n. Y, July u .-
Though Gen. Grant was greatly ex-
hausted by the jolting ride in his chair
Monday afternoon, 1t was believed
this morning that the eight hours Of
natural sleep obtained by him last
uight had restored portion OF the
entrgy lost by him during his outing.
His pulse had scarcely any volume at
! O'clock a. IN, and as the morning
wore on the doctor thought he detect
ed evidences of the feverlsh condition
DG the patient but the morning was
passing 50 quietly as TO give strength
10 the belief that the general was rest
ing and further recuperating. but to-
ward noon there grew in the physi-
clans mind convictiont at the time
unexpressed, that the DOING quietude
ofbis patient was more that OF
EXTREME AND GROWING LASSiTUDE
than OF restful repose. At midday
there was a slight change in the sick
mans condition, which was marked
by increased weakness and less cogni-
zanoe OF what was going on about
him This change was so slightly
marked, however, that no unusual
alarm was felt by the family, al
though IL was deemed advisable
10 report the same to DR.. Douglas.
Accordingly Mr.. Jesae Grant
WENT FOR THE DOCTOR,
who came down To the cottage. The
general was less quiet as though he
desired rest. He Informed the doctor
he had declined alcoholic stimulants
because he believed they served
only to heat his system without
improving strength He said he
felt that he could endure the condition
of weakness but short time longer
and requested the physician to ad min-
lster hyperdermic Injection of NOR.
phine. DR., Douglas was not in
Cliued
10 GRANT THE REQUEST
because he believed the rest pro.
dueed by artificial means would
rapidly drain the vitality Of the pa
tent. Besides this, lethargic ten
dency was developing In the clse,
which also influenced the doctor
against giving morphine, and, more
than this, DR.. Douglas preferred that
his patient should take food
rather than opiates, and re-
guested the general 10 do so.
The sick man, however, declined and
phlue. AT length,
10 SATISFY HIM,
DR., Douglas administered potion of
morphine which Gen Grant believed
to contain thirty minims. AS a fact
that quantity was not administered
butt slight portion diluted in the usual
three drops Of liquid was injected into
the generals arm. Then the sick
man grew more quiet and
SEEMED TO SLEEP
The physician left the cottage and re-
ported his patient very weak. The
quietude, however, was not protracted.
1t has since transpired that the gen
eral was n tackled this morning by hic-
cough, and this disturbing and rapidly
weakening, as well as significant, fac
tor was present In the afternoon, and
with added frequency. The giving OF
morphine was followed
ny RENEW ED HICCOUdHINa.
Attempts We're made, as the evening
was waning, to give the general food
tie iolnek in the endeavor, but the
quantity retained WIS ANAL When
,ne current OF goblet fall Of the
liquid was pas sing the generals throat
Its own weight made il descend the
throat and the food passed down, but
when the few mouthfuls were being
drained from the glass the weight aud
fullness OF the liquid was not sufficient
10 distend the parts and they
closed because the muscular power oI
the throat was insufficient
no iSEEr AN OPEN PASSAGE
The result was season of chokln
and COUGHING, with the election Of i
portion ot the liquid. At the
close OF each attempt L
administer food the condition
of the general may be appreciated
when 1t is known that within filteer
minutes after the attempt to admins
ter nourishment to him the genera
would suddenly look, and, with ,
momeutery expression of bewilder
ment, inquire OF his attendant
When are you going to give me tha
fOod9n
A half hour might elapse, and then
the sick man would glance up, as
though having forgotten something
he would have remembered, and
ejsculate: when are you going
10 give me that food
you spoke OFF," and when told he had
Just received food, but that more would
pe given him II he desired, the general
would fall again into a haituncon-
aoious doze ana mutter; "Neyer mind,
never mind.n
The afternoon was sultry with the
thermometer registering rs high as $50.
There we're no reviving elements In
the atmosphere aud when the sun
went down after day
OF SIZZLING DISCOMFORT
even 10 persons in good health,
tue general remained In his