The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-19
GRANTS PHYSICIANS.
They Are Four In Number and All Men OF
Experience ami High Standing.

They Are Four In Number and All Men OF
Experience ami High Standing.
Philadelphia Press.
1t is a curious fact that no one has yet told the
General in so many words what his ailmeut IS,
but he occasionally, in the course Of CONVERSE
ton. refers to his trouble in terms which show
that there is no doubt in his mind as TO what its
real characters. The OILY official accounts given
to the newspapers are those of Or Douglas, who
makes daily report to the Associated Press.
Every Saturday a bulletin, discussing the case
from medical and scientific standpoint, appears
in the Medical Record, whose editor, DR. George
f. Schrady, is one of the consulting surgeons III
the case, the other being DR.. H. b. Sands. The
progress of the disease is not steady one. The
General will show visible Improvement for a
day or two, and then suddenly lose strength.
Talking his family say, does not fatigue
him at any time, but, after prolonged con-
versation, he will sometimes suffer from shoot
ing pains in his throat
1t is pleasure to know that the four physi-
clans in attendance upon the General are per-
fectly agreed in regard to the treatment to be
followed. DR.. Barker was very indignant at
the language attributed to the specialist, Brown,
pointment to meet him (BrownI at the Generals
house. There is not word of truth in it. :
said DIR. Barker. II would as soon think Of
asking blacksmith to repair watch"
Colonel Fred Grant has charge of the CORE
spondence, which increases In size every day.
From $50 to 200 letters is not an unusual number
for twenty four hours mail. Many are from
old soldiers. and are forwarded through the
army posts. The attending physicians are also
overwhelmed with voluminous correspondence
in relation to the case Everybody with whom
the General has the slightest acquaintance in
New York has called at the house.
The physician in charge, DR.. Fordyce Barker,
locks a man of between fifty five and sixty years
of age, with snow white hair and whiskers. His
manners cordial, a thing to be considered in
q medical man, ard has some affection OF the
throat that prevents his speaking above whis-
per. The Doctor has been president of the New
York Academy of Medicine, and is consulting
physician at Bellevue Hospital. For years he
has attended the oldest and wealthiest families
in New York. and he now accepts only very
limited practice. The children of the Astors,
the Schermerhorns, the Vanderbilts and the
Roosevelts were, with few exceptions, brought
into the world by him, and many society belle
will have no other physician at her bedside.
DIR. j. H. Douglas is an authority on diseases
of the throat. He has charge Of all matters of
detail. and Is In almost constant attendance
upon the General. He is about sixty years Of
age, wears full beard, perfectly white, and his
face expresses the greatest benevolcnce OF the
two consulting surgeons one, DIR. II. b. Sands,
is man of medium height, Of sallow complex
ion, with scant dark hair and short dark
moustache. He is fifty years of age. and a
consulting surgeon Of Roosevelt Hospital.
The other. DR.. George F. Schrady, seems
to be the youngest of the four.
is editor of the Medical Record. He was at one
time ar army surgeon. saw in his Office Gu
rious memento of the Garfield case. On the
manteipiece of his consultation room Is a small
ivory handled surgeons knife under glass case.
On it Is ground the inscription: