Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-15
GRANTN A HAPPY MOOD.
HE SAYS HE FEELS BETTER
THAN HE HAS IN TWO WEEKS.

The Glad News Carried TO His Wife by
Bulletin from His own Hand-COn-
siderable Of The Day spent in walk
ing About His Room.
NEW YORK, April 14.-From midnight
until O'clock this morning there was
quiet in the Grant house. Then the Gen
eral arose, his throat was treated, and he
was dressed. While DR.. Douglas was
writing the first bulletin in the library at
G:30 O'Clock this morning, the General
walked into the room and sat down near
the physician. When the bulletin was
finished DR.. Douglas read it to Gen. Grant
and said, lis that right General?" "Yes,
that's right responded the sick man.
He frightened with the morning hours,
and at one time remarked that he felt bet
ter than he had in two weeks.
Dr. Douglas bulletin was as follows:
Gen. Grant has slept wen ana naturally all
night, ONLY waking to take his nOurisment.
He says that he fee hetter than he has for
several weeks. lis pulse is Y, and his tenn
perature 80. His throat has required no at
tentiOn other tnan gargling,
An lhcandescent electric light is used to
examine the Generals throat. small
storage batteries hold the supply and it is
communicated by a light wire along a
slender rod, at the end of which is a
small lamp that is about an inch long.
This small lamp is introduced into the
mouth and illuminates the parts eHec-
lively. A system is used in which small
treadle dynamo is used and the use of
chemicals is avoided.
The following is the bulletin issued at
2;4j O'Clock this afternoon:
Gen. Grant continues in the improved con-
ditiOn noted in the last hu letn. His pulse is
y and temperature normal. The General, at
the moment Of writing this, Is sitting IN the
library reading the morning papers. He has
not complained of pain during the morning.
Gen. Badeau lett the house between 4
and 5o'clOck this afternoon. He said that
Gen. Grant was certainly stronger and
better, ard at that time be sat in the
library with his legs crossed, reading the
morning papers.
GRANT WRITES A BULLETIN.
This morning the Generals throat was
easy but tritie sore. He desired this con-
diuOn TO continue. and spoke a little.
soon after DR.. Douglas had issued the
early morning bulletin, and while Mrs.
Grant was in an adjoining room, the Cen
eral bade a servant bring him a pad OF
writing paper. On it he wrote bulletin,
as follows;
The doctor tells me that I am better this
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have been in two weeks. u. $. GRANT.
Having 50 written the General handed
| his bulletin to the servant and told him
| that he should carry it to Mrs. Grant,
1 who was sitting in the library almost
/ within sight OF her husband. The ser
/ want delivered the message with for
malty. Mrs. Grant read it. showed it t
! DR.. Douglas and both laughing entered
the sick room where pieasantries passed
s,>ss, ~
! evening Col. Grant remarked that his
! father had walked more during the day
| than for several days. During the day
/ he had signed a business paper, but this
evening he was a trifle less bright because
| of fatigue resulting from his activity
/ through the day.
CHANCES OF PROLONGED LIFE.
/ A gentleman who is thOroughly con-
/ Versant with Gen. Grants ailment said
1 Tonight: "The marvellous improvement
1 in the Generals condition IS not at all
surprising TO me. He NAV live two or
/ three weeks and he may live four months
/ II he survives until the early part of the
summer he will be taken out of the city
/ to the mountains probably, as | do not
/ think the sea air would agree with
! him. If he had strength enou n L think
| be would like to 90 TO California. If he
! improves in the same ratio during the
next few days he will be riding in the
! park this week. He does not require SC
/ much morphia, as only SIX drops Of the
solution were injected tonight instead Of
| the customary 10 drops"
QUIET EVENING.
Gen. Grant during the afternoon and
evening walked several times from his
bedroom to his library, and enjoyed the
company of different members of his fam.
/ lily. At 10 O'clock he retired, and be-
tween that time and midnight tonight
slept in his chair. His cough was not
troublesome. and the secretion Of mucous
was slight. His pulse and temperature
were unchanged, and there was at mid
night a promise for him OF a quiet night
Panama Precautions.
WASHINGTON, April l4-Admira'