, 1885-07-24
THE LAST BIVOUAC
Resting on Fame's Eternal
Camping Ground.
Americas Greatest Soldier
Gone to his God.
Closing Scenes in the Cottage
on the Mountain.
Approaching the End.

MOUNT McGREaoR. July ga few
minutes before s O'Clock DIS. Douglas
Shrady and Sands stood on the cottagI
yeranda conyesing OF the condition o
Gen. Grant, aud discussing the probabil
tiles of his death and the limit of life lef
to the sick man. Mrs. Sartoris and Stem
ographer Dawson were conversing a little
distance away when Henry, the nurse,
stepped hastily upon the piazza and
spoke quietly to the physicians. He told
them he thought the general was very
near to death. The medical men hastily
entered the room where the sick man was
lying and approached his side. Instantly
upon scanning the patients face DIR.
Douglas ordered the family to be hastily
summoned to the bedside. Haste was
made and Mrs. Grant, Mr.. jesse and
wife, U. S. Grant, Jr., and wife and Mrs.
Col. Grant were quickly beside the doc
tons at the sick mans cot. Mrs. Ssrtoris
and Mr.. Dawson had followed the doc
tors in from the piazza and the entire
family was present except Col. Fred
urant' A nasty summons was sent for
NM Dut ne entered the sick room
while the messenger was search
ing for him. The colonel
seated himself at the head OF the bed
WIN MS ieit arm resting upon the pillow
above the head of the general, who was
breathing rapidly ana with slightly gasp
ing respirauons' Mrs. urant' calm but
win intense agitation pravely suppressed
TOOK a seat close by the bedside. she
leaned slghuy upon the cot resting upon
het righo CHOW ana gazeu with tear
pnnued eyes INTO the general s face She
lound mere however no token OF recog-
nltlon' ior the sick man was peacefully
and painlessly passing INTO another life.
Mrs Sartoris came behind her mother
and leaning over her shoulder so WIT
messed the close Of the life IN which she
mad constituted a strong eme OF pride.
Directly behind MIS- Grant and Mrs.
oaf'orls' at a niue distance removed stood
DIS. Douglas Shrady and Sands, specta-
TOTS OF the closing lie their Efforts and
counsel had so long PROLONGED. on inc
opposite sac oil the oed rom their
mother, ana directly before her, stood
jesse urant ana T. . Grant Jr' and
near inc corner oil the cot on the same
SIDE as Jesse, and near TO each other, was
MT N n Dawson the generals stem
ographer ana confidential secretary AT
the 1901 oil the bed and gazing directly
Town INTO the general S lace was MS-Col
Fred Grant' MIS- Z. ,. Grant' Jr.' and
MIS- Jesse urant' while somewhat re-
moved from the family CIRCLE Henry
the nurse ana Harrison lyrell'
the general body servant were
respectively watching the closing
NE OF the patient their master pr.
Newman mad repaired to the hotel Tor
ana was not present. Inc gen
eral little grandchildren T.. ;. urant'
d. ana Neiie' were sleeping IN the nurs-
cry room above otherwise the entire iaml-
" ana household were gathered at the
bedside OF tue dying man. The member
oil the group mas been summoned not a
moment sooner than was prudent Inc
doctors noted on entering the room and
proceeding TO the bedside that already a
purplish tlnge' when Is n oil nature s
signals OF nnai ulssclut'on' hau se''ieu DC
meath the hnger mans. Inc hand that
Dr. Douglas lifted was last growing colde
than 1t mad been through the night. Inc
pulse mad nuttered beyond the point where
the physician could distinguish 1t from
the Pulse beats IN ms " niger ups
respiration was very rapid ana there was a
succession OF shsio" painting limitations
out happiy the approaching n was De-
coming clear OF the rattrng iuilness oil
the throat and lung5' and as the resplra-
tons grew quicker ana more rapid at the
close they also became less mDored ana
almost nolseless lhis TACT was In Its re
suits a comfort TO the watchers by tue
Deusiue' 10 whom was spared a scene oil
other n q peaceful oeatn
MIS- uiaht hau her nanus on the iore,
heau ana nanus OF tue uying general anu
al 'Imes' %a p~ASS'ona'e longing 10 pre-
vent inc event 30 near "ouiu &c "i'ni'
her' she pressed ootn ms nanpS ana iean'
ing or""ru 'enueriy kissed the iaee OIL tut
'nkin man, o.,
Nol' rreI Grant sat silently Du' VIII
evident feeling though ms bearing wa,