The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
STEADILY SINKING.
Gen. Grant Experiences Another
! Sudden Change for thA Worse.
The Heroic Sufferer Has an Attack OF Hem
orrhaEe OF the Throat--Temporary
Relief Obtained by tho Use OF
horphlne-The Latest.
oIANT's oREAT nATTLE.

NEW YORK, April T-Ab0ut $40 o'clock
this morning messenger boy dashed hur-
rledly down the stops OF General Grants
house, and rushed toward the telegraph
oilce on Madison avenue, near sIxty-slxth
street The lad held In his hand two notes,
one directed 10 Dr. II. h. Sands, and the
other 10 Dr. George II. Shrady, A few
minutes after another messenger boy rushed
out Of the Grant residence bearing notes for
Senator Chaifce, General Badcau and Rev.
DR.. Newman General Badeau was tho
FIRST TO arrive, being driven rapidly In car
riage 10 the door. Tho others arrived short
ly afterward.
DR., Shrady In response 10 O question,
said that DR., Douglas was quietly sitting by
General Grant when tho latter suddenly
had slight henOrrhago from tho throat
DIR. Douglas took such measures aa were
necessary and sent for DH, Sands and
bhrady General Grant said, "Thero ls
no use sending for tho other doctors;
You arc enough" General Grant spat
about two ounces of blood and then
wiped the traces from hs face with his
haud, AMI appeared calm and collected.
Senator ChaiIeo left tho house At 0l6. lie
said: "llG had an Injection OF morphine
At six a. w., aud think no viii live through
The day. ile lost n tcaoupful Of blood. He
was 80 much collected that he directed those
attending him 10 hold the vessel so that no
blood would reach the floor"
y The llenorrhage In General Grants
throat was tho accident that had been
feared by those nearest the patient The
m rnanll IA
had been anticipated by those In at
tendance, and by tho General him
self. Just how serious the result
would DO on The Generals condition
Dould not bo forotold early In the
morning, but ut $3.50 q. M there was
no percoptble Increase OF debility or weak
ness caused by tho loss OF blood, Tho hom-
prrhago was artcrlal blood, The General
seems not nj oil alarmed, and tho family
was not very greatly frightened II was
due somewhat 10 the increase OF the dis
ease, and was induced by mOmentary III
pf coughing,
Al i2!46 p. m. caller was told by.llarrl-
yon that the General was steadily sinking.
Ex-senator Chaifeo returned 70 tho house
about eleven o'clock.
NEW YoRIt, April 7.--Dr. Barker was
seen after the consultation M no was leay-
ing General Grants house. llo said that
The General was considerably weaker; takes
bis food only on solicitation and under pro-
lost and IL liable 10 q recurrence OF tho
homouhage At any moment.
EARLIER DISPATCHES.
NKw YoRK, April 7.-Gcnoral Grant
Ithl lives. The doctors are dumbiOunded
over the fact that the old soldier has not
long since yielded, and, In addition 10 nd
mnlatGrIng nnodyno, they may now con
blndo 10 treat tho cancer, Senator ChallGo
and others we'll Informed rs 10 General
Grant'o condition pass tho cancer by ~ an
immediate danger point and feel confident
that death will come from heart troubles
From people who pass their days and
their nights within call OF the Slck'room, II
In known that the General Is not In tho
physical condition which ls commonly re-
ported. Every hour OF yesterday made u
reduction In stgcngth, and every hour saw
bis Iron will grow weaker and weaker
Morphine tho only drug which can
close the eyes OF the patient and
larry him OF 10 drcamlond, was
administered 10 him nt eleven
o'clock, and through tho night hours no
llcpt In his chair What scenes lransplro
IN that slck-roOm no ono Will ever know,
inside Of the mansion OF an old man waking
up suddenly In his sleep and speaking OF
Southern battles and summer days In nn
Illinois town; Of u faithful coorcd servant
who alta all night by the bedside Of q
Tying man waiting for Just such breaking
OF sleep 10 administer nourlshmcnt and OF
two doctors who sIt roady with brandy aud
morphine tO'lill ngaln tho veins Of dying
General. Tho bulletins do not speak OF
these things, but OF General Grant passing
lquIet night as though the dying man lay
h peaceful slumbor
fhoro was one scene In tho Grant man.
sion witnessed from tho street. This was
Al four o'clock In the afternoon, when tho
General suddenly aroused himself
and walked over 10 tho wln'
dow Ills VOsy-ChaIi was rolled after him,
Tho General sOt back In tho chair
Then Harrison, the servant held
4 mirror NO that II would catch tho
sunlight aud reflect II on mirror
strapped 10 the forehead OF Dr. Douglas
The litter mirror shot the sunlight down on
The opcn mouth Of General Grant and by
Nils very strangely reflected light the can;
Der was examined Dr. Douglas said after
ward thai the inflammation wOs no worse,
and thai tho cancer was scarcely as bad asa
few days ago,
II was after tho Generals throat had
been examined that Dr. Shrady asked tho
Bcnoml how ho was feeling.
"a AM better than was few days ago."
topllod tho General.
''you have yet many choncce," DIR.
Bhmdy sald and 10 this General Grant 10
piled;
"My chances are Just, think Of pulling
through, ono In hundred Sometimes !
fool that | shall got better think " i
have another slOnyllng spell shall 40 very
quickly, and II you doctors can tell how
long man can live under water whom no
Ia drowning, then think ! can form some
hea OF what time shall hovo 10 live when
smother slrNngllng comes, II II docs come.
II have not the choltlng | think shall
llngor some tlmo; foe 30 much better
these lust low days"
DAT 1913 Dr. Newman loft for tho night
"Tho General Ia wualtcr,n ho sad "rhat
word EXPRESSES u. lilo In constantly weak
nnInR, Most Of the time he sis IN his chair
with his eyes closed Naturally taolturn
he talks lcss now than usual In regard 10
religious matters he expresses himself ~
confident Of the future, Once WHEN l asked
him how he felt about dying, ho sAidi I'm
GoIng away 40 you feel cnsy about tho
futurcp | asked 'ls II brgh% oh, yos,
was the Generals response"
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The stochmen's Convention.