Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-03
TELEGRAPHIC.
General Graat.

IN the throat. His strength has besn
maintained by n01Eishment and STING.
iants, 10 that his paiss is rsAsonably
steady. At s O'Clock a faflnye in tbs
pulse was felt TO sach a degree that the
family were appglsed, and ali soon COZ
RTeRatad II ths sick room. he su,oks
qaIstly With each member. BF the sd
tnInlstrati0n u proper stimniants the
ttensral soon rallied, and l. noN sleep
ing 10 bed. D. II DoCGLAs. VI. D.,
81. +. saRABY, NJ ID.
NET f0EK, April 80 4. uf.-(5ep
Grant u still allTe. but VERY weak.
An boar after midnight Con. Grant
vas asleep. As that time Colonel Fred
Grant sas IN doubt uhether lis father
would De alive ~ daybFeak. lie had
hiile hope that such would be the case.
bnk IN that be was happily disappointed
Day dawned aud Gen. Grant vas still
breathing. The doubt Of his son was
baBed spon the fact that the disease b sd
spread through tie mouth and above
the palate into Ebe head. TIE ba.k Of
the tsroat Was eaten into, the gums on
the right side we're partly consumed,
tue posterIor aeid anterior arches GU the
riebt side we're gone. the palate on the
riRht side was raw, and, though the
General spoke fsebly. IL WAS with diff-
Guilty aud with scarcely any use Of the
tongue. The anxiety Vas further aug
menied by a statement Of DIR. Shrady to
tbe effect that unless there Vas strong
rally through tine Hight. the General
could hardiy survive until earls day
light FROM l O'Clock until daybreak
the Gensral rested With intervals Of
htfulness. Drs. Douglas and Shrady
were with him. aud Rev. DR.. Newman
WAS Ia the house during Ihe nizht. The
Physicians aud members of the family
waited and ehatted until about o'elock,
when Col. Grant and one OF the ply
sieians we're on watch. Daylight bad
soule and the hour was O'Clock when
u was deemed wise 10 administer
stiululant, and DIR. Shrady gave the
General hypodermie injection uf
oF andy. This vas medieaied slightly.
and was administered hypodermieally
l1eeause Of the patients Inability 10
Hwailow. The occasion Of the stimu.
liant was Of the grayest character. fee
patient seemed To be sinking rAp.
idly. The entire household was
aroused qaickly. Every member
of the family was at the bedside. 10th
IA4NnACAaAA1 Holb GtAhG1t hAaci&ti kNitfg.
h $50 the group IN the sick room be-
lievsd that the patient was passiER
away, and the doctors were OF tue npt
mon thai the General would not 4ive
live minutes. StImulnnts we're admins
tered hypodermicaily. and as DR.. Nse-
man puts u, That wonderful teuApily
uf lite and strength and intellect sus
tanned the General" His mind was as
clear IS daylight. He had lived 20 see
sgAin, and be was able, ~ what vas
SleeIDed tbs critical boar. - speak more
freely than IN the eAFly night. lujec
lions OF stimnlants we're continued as
short intervals, aud when be had re-
s5ved a iTiae and Was little stronger.
lie glanced az the members OF the fam
ily. Che physicians, DR.. Newman aud
the attendants all grouped sill at the
kedaids, and be uttered thesS words. 81
tless you all"
Al SIX o'clock Rev. DR. Newman en
Gagged the family in nOrRing prayers.
snd another day of anxiety and Of
waiting vas fairly ushered iu
From midnight no person left the
house nor called. until 6:5o O'Clock wht
Rev. Dg. %. II. Tiffany. who was General
Grants pastor IN Washington. called.
S'atcl or that there had been no eVi
denoe OF trouble throughout the night
At 7.f5 O'Clock. DIR. Newman, who had
gone for a walk. was sent tor in the
greatest haste. At $50 Senator Chaffea
called, ana shortly afterwards Nellie
Grant appeared at one of the windows
aud looked as II she had heen crying.
Il. S. Grant, Jr. left the house As $50.
4 l. Il So a
shook his bead. General h Bldraa called
at the house about $50. and DR.. New
ulan returned to she honse at y O'Clock.
Er. Shrady left the house at 9,iA he
sliid the General was then resting easily.
AZ Itsi0 n. N. the following bullstin Was
issued;
1910 a. m.--The General Is asleep in
bed. AZ ssiO be arose ami tried Do 90
dSwn stairs. He was gently induced 10
FtsuTn tn bis ruom and chair, where be
Is now sleeping. Wbea be took his
pace in his chair, po1FishDept was
10 hiIn, which be took without
objection. lp other respects his eond.-
tion is as good As at $50.
J. II. DousLAs.
Dr. Douglas said that the General
vas conscious when he tried to 20 down
stairs, but the physician could not ex
press any opinion as 10 how long the
pliisn. might live.
Az II. neon. there was no material
chaRGe IN General Grants condition.
lie was then very s,ek.
NEW YoHK, April 2-l2,t0 p. m There
IL a sbeht change for the better in Gen.
Grants condition. he is nov slsepiaa
nAtarally Ia his arm chair.
The following Bulletin Was issued at
Hiss p. IN. General Grant Is sleep
tug quietly and naturally IN hts arm
chair He rousss occasionally to con9h
aiad expeetnrate. which he does without
alsparent pain or discomfort lie says
b., feels comfortable. His pulse is fail
ct. stronger and ln0re natural in vol
nne. he 10 perfectly conscious and
replies laoidly and tersely when ad-
lie u surrounded By bis fam
IN and kept perfectly quiet
Dr.. fordycs Barker a. o'clock left
the house., where he had been IN eeasul.
safion. lie said When | went Ia
General Grant wns asleep. He awake
and recognized me.- Th@ doctor said
thai the General during The visit could
breathe throaRh bis aase. He u Of the
o,Rnisn that the General will probably
live Ahrulaah she night. HIS greatest
danger. the doctor thinks. is 10 be feared
bsawHen and : In the morning.
an. w.tf sfraNa