The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-05
GENERAL GRAHF DYING.
Tho Doetoss Pronounce EziIa Beyaad Re-
Govory,

GONoASf
NBw YoaE, February 28.-General
Grants condition was co critical at ten
O'Clock to night. that the attending ply.
sicisns could not give even IN assurance
ths, he would 1.-Two until morning. On
the other hand, they say his condition 10
such, taking into consideration his won.
derfully rugged constitution, that he may
live several weeks. Police are ptaioned
at the streets leading into Sixty aixth
street, where the General livea, 10 stnp
vehicles from passing hia house. and on
the sidewalk oppnsite his house groups Of
reporters are standing awaiting the mo.
meut when the word shali come that the
General 10 no more.
THE CAUSE OF THR DANGBR.
The disease he is suffering frnm Ia a
malignant epit1elial growth. and 10 in
curaDIe. The General knows the coddi
,ion he iH in, aud has shown great weak.
ne"a. 1t 10 with great difficulty that he
convernea with hin family. To day be
gave some final directions To his son,
Colonel Fred Gram, concerning bis
autobiography Of the war. Several
weeks ago, through misapprehension,
an article was published in q medical
journal, purpor.ing to be an interview
with one Of hir physicIaus, giving rose.
colored diagnosis of his disease, and
eaying that his condition was 90 fnvors
bIe thIt he would shortly be we'll man,
This so eIated the General that he went
at his literary work eight hours = day
and broke himnelf drHn. His family
phyoician, Dr.. Douglas, said to night:
THE FATAL RELAPSE.
"a little more than a week aRo O.
relapse came, on Monday, and Tuesday
Of last week he ate more than had been
his habit. and Of improper food. Tues.
day night he slept we'll. On Wednesday
night he Was taken with q violent ear
ache, not neuralgia, which came from the
reflex from the throat. That night he
nlept very poorly. Hia rest was not i'm.
proved on Thursday night. BY Friday
he vas somewhat better, but since then
he has grown wnrse. There Is hope that
he will recover. His disease was caused
by excessive smoking, and every time he
eats or speaks ii pains him. He cannot
take solid nourisbmont all bis foods
being liqnids. He has not tooth in his
head, all uf them having been extracted
ON account uf neuralgia, and to ease his
pain hie head io kept wrapped in hot
hunnels."
THE DANGER OF DEATH.
Have you told the General that bo
will die p"
mo! Do l tell consump,ive patien.
that he will die9 say, We'll, hope
you are better TO day. and how do you
feel lcheerfnllyl. instead of bluntIy
telling him he is going to die. did mo-,
have the heart to tell the General 10 ex
pect the WORT; nevertheless, he has
discovered thio for himself"
The most Encouraging features of the
Generals case, 10 hia own conviction that
If his autobiography is to be finished the
work must be done speedily, and had ho
not proceeded far enough with it to fore
stall the necessity OF actual compoaition,
the present 1casness Of his cc:ditinn
would prevent him from ever seeing !. in
complete shape.
The bare effort to articulate ia accom-.
panied at times by acute pains, aud
always with great Inconvenience. on
account of his teeth baviug been extract
ed. Both Jesse GrS at and Colonel Fred
Grant expressed tho gravest fearo to nigh,
concerning their fathers condition. He
oays that his fathers tongue ia abnormal
!y owollen and that his body hau several
bed s0rea on 1t.
New YORK, February 28.-In regard
tn the condition of General Grant,
Colonel Fred Grant Gays his father is q
very sick man. He has had little rest
for tho past few nights, and is eufferiug
constant pain in his ear and head. Dr..
Douglas said he had q talk with DR.
Sands at General Grant'o house, and the
result OF the consultation was that both
doctors decided that tho cancernua growth
at the root of his tongue wan hardening
and steadily growing worse. Microscopic
examination, made by an expert, proved
beyoud doubt that it was case OF mnlig
nant epithelial growth. Grant 10 o very
sict man, and think there 10 little or NJ
hope that he will recover"