Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-11
GRANTS LEASE OF LIFE.
A POSSIBILITY THAT HE MAY
LIVE UNTIL FALL.

passed very easy night. His pulse at
O;3O O'Clock this morning was go, full and
regular. His temperature was normal.
He took nourishment regularly and well.
At II O'Clock this morning Gen. Grants
condition remained substantially the
same. His pulse was G2 and regular.
His temperature was 80 and respiration
Is. He slept well during the night, but
not profoundly. He awoke clear.
There has been so much unsatisfactory
speculation about the danger of the i'm
mediate termination Of Gen. Grants dis
ease, that reporter to-day gained an au-
dlence with physician who knows as
much about the medical and other as
poets of the case as any one. He allowed
himself to he interviewed on condition
that his name would not be published.
Ii is sufficient. therefore, to say that the
gentleman has been a regular visitor at
Gen. Grants home, and has seen the sick
man every day for a month. He said:
1T Will surprise Gen. Grants physi-
cisns very much if he dies within week
The chances are that he will live two
weeks longer, and l would not give much
odds that he would not live until May. OF
course some unforeseen accident such
as sudden faintnesS Of heart, may occur
at any moment. and upset my prOphesies
or prophesy, but with that possible ex-
ceptiOn l think that you will find it true
one"
THE GREATEST DANGER.
'What is to be feared most?p was
asked.
"First Of all, blood poisoning. The
| trouble Tuesday morning was caused bv
lodgments in the rear of the lsrynX sud-
denly becoming loose and leaving the raw
sore uncovered. Thus, at the first lric-
tion. they began to bleed. In their pres
ent exposed condition these tissues may
absorb some Of the poisonous matter from
the cancer, and thus it win ehfer into the
/ blood. The physicians. / understand. are
now directing their efforts to ward off this
danger, and they will probably succeed in
doing so, for a couple Of weeks at least.
When you see Gen. Grants temperature
going up and his pulse becoming irregu-
lar then look out for danger. 1t means
that the poison has reached his blood.
PERIL IN EXHAUSTION.
"The second cause for alarm is from
exhaustion. a bad spell from sleepless-
ness may turn bin right round, and be-
fore regeneration can set IN he may die.
This contingency is made more probable
by the Generals recent loss Of blood.
which can never be regained. The can
Ger, l think, itself Is the last source of
danger. 1t is now stationary, and has
been so for a week. There is no prOha-
bility of its developing sufficiently to be-
come fatal for two months at least with
proper treatment. 1t could be held in
allowance until fall, Think
what are the chances of another
hemOrThage?'
cone is likely to occur at any time but
| do not think that it will alarm the phy-
sicians. 1t can be stopped Immediately,
and before any material damage is done.
That on Tuesday last was expected by
the doctors, though it came a little too
soon.
BUT LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THE THROAT.
"There is little trouble now with the
throat, as it is under control. Whatever
pain he suffers now is relieved by con-
stant application of cOcoaine."
"You regard the Generals condition,
then, as tayorable?' said the reporter.
"UndOubtedly. Eis faculties are as
clear as they ever were, and he is fully
capable of transacting any business that
might come to q man in active life. He
would be as able to direct the movements
of an army in the field to-day as he was
twenty years ago. so far as his mental
condition is concerned. If ] were his
Lieutenant General l would obey his or
ders from the sick room as implicitly and
with the same confidence as If be were on
horseback by my side"
THE GENERALS APPEARANCE.
"DOes the General show the effect ofhis
long cOntinementY
"Only ina measure, and not so greatly
as has been stated in the newspapers.
His face is full and inclined to be flushed
rather than pale. There is a Orn appear
ance and sinking in behind the ears and
back of his neck, but that comes mostly
from the hemOThages Of Tuesday. His
arms and limbs have become somewhat
thin, and he has lost flesh, but / would
not call him emaciated. His eyes are not
as bright as they might be, but to-day
there was a CLEAN in them that l have
not seen for month"
FLOWERS IN ABUNDANCE.
DR.. Shrady returned TO Gen. Grants
house between and O'Clock this after
noon and remained until 1920 O'Clock.
There was no other consult ton during
the day than that between Drs. Douglas
and Shrady during the call Of the latter.
When leaving Dr.. Shrady, IN response to
the question of a not sanguine watcher
as TO whether the General would live
through the night, calculated, "Why
notY" DR.. shrady said that he would re-
turn az O'Clock tonight TO remain all
night, and DR.. Douglas would then 90
home. The Grant residence is adorned at
almost every available resting place with
hllNUINNt llNlAI Ntai-ilN ltlb bg AtAtliiAh anu
callers. None are left in the Generals
room, though some Of the offerings are
shown him. DR.. Douglas at o'clock,
said. In response 90 "a request by cable
from London for a bulletin. that there was
little 20 say IN "a bulletin, because the
General was quite comfortable.
ANXIOUS FOR HIS FAMILY.
Senior Romero called between and
O'Clock this evening. lie said, when leav-
ing the house. that he had conversed with
Gen. Grant, AZ times be seemed cheer
Wl, and at others depressed. The General
seemed anxious about the financial future
Ofhis family. according % senior Romero,
and be intimated that the depreciation Of
Toledo and Wabash stock, In which the
trust fund was invested, bad been source
of anxiety % Gen. Grant.
Gen Grant had "a comfortable day. lie
rested on his bed longer than for many
davs. and slept well and naturally.
Rev Dr. Newman left Gen. Grants
house at l0:30 o'clock. He said: "Ihc
condition OF the General ismore favorable
now than at any time since. the hemmOr-
rhage. He VIII have an easy night"
INCLINED TO SLEEP.
NEW YORK, April II, 3 a. M.-Gen.
Grant was quiet during last evening. lie
d0zed most Of The time, aud was, at mid
night. inclined 90 fan into "a natural sleep.
I'p 10 midnight the administration Of anO-
dvne had not been necessary, as the pa
tient suffered no pain. His pulse was
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