Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-24

peacefully and painlessly passing into an.
other life.
Mrs. Sartoris came behind her mother,
and. leaning over her shoulder, SO wit
messed the close OF a life in which she had
constituted a strong element of pride. Di-
rectly behind Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Ssitoris,
and at little distance removed, stood DIS.
Douglas, Shrady and Sands, spectators of
a closing life their efforts snd counsel had
so prolonged. On the opposite side of the
bed from their mother, and directly before
her, stood jesse Grant and U. S. Grant, jr.,
and near the corner of the cot on the
same side as Jesse, and near to each, was
Mr.. III. E Dawson, the generals steno-
grapher and confidential secretary. AT
The foot Of The bed, and gazing directly
down into toe generals. face, was
Grant, jr., and Mrs. Jeese Grant, while
somewhat removed from the family circle
Henry, the nurse, and Harrison Tirrell,
the generals body servant, were respect
lively watching the closing life of the pa
tient, their master. DR.. Newman had re-
paired to the hotel to breakfast, sni was
not present. The generals little grand
children, U. S. Grant, jr., and Nellie. were
sleeping the sleep OF childhood in the
nursery-roon above. Otherwise, the en-
tire family and household were gathered
at the
BEDSIDE OF THE DYING MAN.
The members of the group had been
summoned not moment sooner than was
prudent. The doctors noted on entering
the room and pressing to the bedside lhst
already the purplish tinge, which is one of
Natures signals of final dissolution, had
settled beneath the finger nails. The
hand that DR.. Douglas lifted was fast grow
ing colder than it had been through the
night. The pulse had futtered beyond
the point where the physician could dis
tinguish it from the pulse-beats in
his own finger tips. The respira-
of shallow painting, but happily the
approaching end was becoming clear of
the rattling fullness of the throat and
lungs, and the respirations grew quicker
and more rapid at the close. They also
became less labored and almost noiseless.
This fact was, in its result, comfort to
the watchers by the bedside, to whom
was spared the scene OF an agoniZlng or
other than q peaceful death. The vile
almost constantly stroked the face, fore
head and hands of the dying general, snd
at times, as the passionate longing to pre-
vent the event SO near would rise within
her, Mrs. Grant pressed both his hands,
and leaning forward tenderly kissed the
face of the sinking man. COL Fred Grant
sat silently but with evident feeling,
though his bearing was that OF soldierly
son at the
DEATHBED OF A HERO FATHER.
U. S. Grant, Jr., was deeply moved, but
Jesse bore the scene steadily and the
ladies', while watching with wet cheeks
were silent, as befitted the dignity Of
life such as wac closing before them. The
morning had passed five minutes beyond
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strained and waiting watchers but who
could mark the nearness of the life tide to
its final ebbing. DR.. Douglas ntted the
nearness OF the supreme moment and
quietly approached the bedside and bent
above it, and while he did SO the sorrow
of the gray-haired physician seemed close
ly allied with that OF the family. DIR
Shrady also drew near. 1t was S:07
o'clock, and the eyes OF the general were
closing, his breathing grew more hu-hed
as the last functions of the heat and
lungs were fastened TO the closing Of the
ex-President's life.
A peaceful expression seemed to be
| deepening in the firm and strong lined
| face and it was reflected "a closing COM
| fort in the sad heal IS that best quickly un-
. der the tire. OF loving suspense. A min
ute more passed spd Eas closing
as the general drew deeper breath there
was an exhalstion like that OF enc renewed
OF long and anXi0us tension. The mem
bers OF the group were impelled each 9
step nearer the bed, and each waited to
note the next respiration, but it did not
come then, 1t never came. There was ab-
solute stiffness in the room and hush OF
expectant suspense; and no sound broke
the silence, save the singing of birds in the
pines outside the cottage, and the meas
uIed throbbing OF the engine that all night
had waited by the little mountain depot
down the slope.
1T is ALL OWES"
quietly spoke DR.. Douglas, snd there cana
then heavily to each witness the realiza-
ton that Gen. Grant was dead. Then the
doctors withdrew, the nurse closed the
eyelids and composed the dead generals
head after which each Of the family group
pressed TO the bedside, one after the ether,
and touched their lips upon the quiet face
go lately stil!ed. DIR. Shrady passed out
upon the piszza, and as he did so he met
DIR. Newman Fastening up the steps. "He
is deao," remarked DR.. Shrady aieily.
The fact of having h"~- labEentE mn the
side of the dy:-s InEu- and his fnily at
the last was cause of sorrow and sad re-
gret to the clergyman, who had waited all
night at the ct ttage. He had been sum-
moned from his breakfast a moment too
late and reached the cottage only in time
10 minister to the family sorrow and gaze
upcn tho scarcely hushed lips of the dead
, ,-~nsral, to whom Dir. NeBman's love had
honnd bim; $" such close ties and relations.
Those who saw ana "-w. and all who
learn of the clergyman's absence from 80
deathbed, quickly speak the impulse of
hearty sympathy.
WHAT THE DOCTORS sA..
Soon after DIS. Douglas and Shrsdy left
| the deathbed, they conversed feeliDely Of
| the latter hours of Gen. Grants life. The
! pulse first had indicated failure, and the
| intellect was last to succumb its clearness
| and conscious tenacity, and that ter mid
night last night, through circumstance
| at 8 o'clock, indicated cognizance. "Do
you want anything father7" questioned
| Col. Fred at that hour "Water," whis.
pered the general, huskily. But when
| offered water and milk they gurgled in
| his throat and were elected, and that one
/ word of response was the last utterance oil
Gen. Grant. DIR. Douglas remarked that
the peculiarity of Gen. Grants death was
| explained by the remarkable vitality that
seemed to present an obstacle to the ap
proach of death. 1t was gradual passing
| away Of the vital forces, and reflex con-
sciousness, the doctor thought, was re-
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sheer exhaustion and perfectly painless
sinking away.
YES" interiected DR.. Shrady, quietly
"the general dreaded pain. When he fe.i
he had begun sinking. and he asked thai
he should not be permitted to suffer, the
promise was made and it has been kept
Since he corcmencsd to sink ON Tuesday
night he has been free from pain.
Toward the last no food was taken, bu
when a wet clt tn was press ed to his lips he
would suck from it the water to moi ter
his mouth. During the generals las
night DR.. Shrady was constantly withir
call. DIR. Douglas was all night at the cot
tage, and DIR. Sands slept at the hotel afle
midnight.
PLASTER CAST OF THE DECEAsED.
Within twenty minutes after the deatl
of Gen. Grant, Karl Gerhardt, a Hartford
sculptor, who has been making stud,
here of the general, was summoned to tn,
cottage at the suggestion of Dr.Newmal
, to make plaster mask OF the dead man
face. He was highly successful.
GEN. GRANTS PROBABLE BURIAL PLACE.
Within half an hour after the general
decease the waiting engine at the Noun
tain depot was on the way to Saratoga t
bring tie undertaken, who will place tn
remains on ice to-day to await the arrivs
of New York undertaker who has beel
summoned and who is now On the va
here. The details and arrangement
; touching the Fsaains white they are her
. and until they arrive in New York are il
/ i.charge Of Joseph W. Drexei and W.
J Arkon. Al this writing the physicians ar
desirous of having post mortem, but tn
, family are said to be ayerse, snd that is
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