Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-18
GRANT IN GREAT DANGER
DIR. SANDS HASTILY SUMMONED
FROM NEW YORK.

MOUNT MCGREGoR, N. Y, June H.
When Gen. Grant reached here yesterday
the thermometer registered SO degrees,
but thunder storm came up last night
and to-day the temperature is 65 Gen.
Grant has partially recovered his voice.
His son, Col. Fred, is reported as saying
that the failure Of his fathers voice is
owing to debility and he is growing
weaker all the while. The
change Of air he feels Just
now benefcially, but his weakness
constantly grows upon him. little
white tent with small flags fiuttering from
IL is pitched close 10 Gen. Grants cottage.
1t is occupied by 5. w. Willets, an old
soldier in uniform, who has been employed
to protect the General from intrusion by
strangers. The swelling in the Generals
throat was not abated to-day and his rest
last night was aided by morphine, with
out which the doctor said he could not
have slept.
DIR. SANDS SUMMONED.
DR.. Douglas this evening telegraphed Dr.
Sands to come here by the first train
tonight.
Gen. Grant spent good portion of the
forenoon taking short walks about the
piazza of his new house. About noon he
laid down to rest and his doctor went TO
sleep, which he much needed. About B
O'Clock, and while his physicians and
nurse were asleep, the General drew his
silk bat over his skull cap, signalled
Harrison to his side, and walked down
the cottage steps. He walked slowly
along the pathway over an easy slope
to the brow of the mountain, 100 yards
away. Several times he paused to rest,
auH of frth 90 10.
UNABLE TO SPEAK.
When chair was placed for his feet
he removed the handkerchief from his
mouth and essayed to speak, declining
support for his feet, but his voice was not
audible. Breath could be heard, but no
words, and the General, recognizing the
fact, shook his head. The fact that mess
Of frogs had been caught during the morn
ing at one of the little mountain lakes
near by was mentioned to the General,
and he was asked if he would attempt
anything so tender as frogs legs.
Again the General tried to speak,
but the attempt did not result in words
that were audible, and again he declined
by shaking his head. His attention was
directed to the monument that marks the
surrender of Burgoyne 20 miles away,
but the elevation OF his head to gaze so
far away seemed painful and his head
bowed, his chin dropped to his breast and
his eyes rested on nearer objects.
PAINS IN HIS NECK.
The neck and diseased portions are
strained, and pain follows when he holds
his head erect. Fine minutes passed
while the General sat on the bluff, ind he
theu arose by sreadyng himself with the
arm of a settee and his cane, and with
Harrison at his side retraced his steps TO
the cottage. No one was more
surprised at the Generals walk
than DR.. Douglas. He was amazed that
the General should have ATTEMPTED 1t, but
was amused by his selecting a time when
the doctor was asleep. Later in the
afternoon DR.. Douglas, in referring to the
GaneraPs actual condition in connection
with his walk, expressed himself thus:
"The disease is following its character
istic course, which is a course of
steadily increased exhaustion. We
do not look for cure from
this change. Nothing can be curative,
but we do hope TO prOlOng his life, and
that is the most that can be expected.
Under the exhilarating effect Of this at
mosphere and of this cool day he has, for
instance, walked over there to the knoll.
He might do that easily and not be able
to do the same tomorrow or next day.
The course Of the disease is, as ! said,
one of increasing debility"
EXHAUSTED BY THE WALK.
When Gen. Grant reached his cottage
after his walk TO the brow of the mountain
he was much exhausted, and sank into a
chair in the parlOr Of the cottage. Very
soon he indicated by signs that he wanted
writing materials, which were given him,
ard be wrote for nearly half an hour.
The result was two letters or papers. One
was headed memoranda for my Family"
In it the General had written
that he thought he was failing, and for
certain instructions that he desired car
ried out he referred his family TO other
and more defRite memoranda prepared by
him a little while before leaving New
York. The other note he folded and adj
dressed to DR.. Douglas. He handed both
papers to Col. Fred. Grant, and that adj
dressed TO the physician is understood TO
have been of a similar import as that 10
his family.
HOW THE AFTERNOON WAS PASSED.
The afternoon wore away with the Gen
eral sitting outside on the piazza. Sun
set found him still on the piazza, and
when dusk deeDened in the east side Of
the mountain he was yet sitting silently
on the porch az one side Of the front door
of the cottage. When the lamps were
into the growing darkness the sick man
was yet outside, though the air was chill
and stih breeze was sWaying the pine
t.eo tops. Col. Fred. Grant, with the
steadfast allegiance 10 his father that has
been prominent during the Generals
long sickness, was by his side and
DR.. D0uglas was near az hand. At length
after o'clock the General went inside
the cottage and DR.. Douglas wrote and
sent message % Or. Sands Ia New York
summOning him by the fret train,
RErRING FOR THE NIGHT.
At0 O'Clock the General retired, and
Or. Douglas then thought that his throat
aud neck appeared better than On Tues
day night. u Is possible that the GEN
eral'e walk this afternoon teated his fall
ing strength too far, and the reaction has
brought tohim the sense Of weakness that
ne himself feels Is not to bo lightly, disre-
garded. Whether bis weakness tonight
Is the Immediate result Of the undue exer-
tion to-day, or whether 10 is the weakness
Of q reaction after his journey is ques-
ton that The doctors only may presume
i9 answer. AZ 10 O'Clock the General
seemed 90 be sleeping IN his room. The
family 80 that hour, as during the entire
evening, were gathered On the parlOr, ana
DR.. Douglas was with them for the night.
~ II O'Clock they retired, and the cottage
was dark.
HOW THE NIGHT WAS PASSED.
M0OET MCGREGOR, June is, 2A.M.--
AT ] 10 O'Clock this morning an As
soci.ded Press representative saw Dr.