St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-15
GEN. GRANTS PROSPECTS.
He May Live But Few Weeks But
May Possibly Survive For
Months.
The Suffering Warrior Writes Bull
letin Announcing He is Better
Than for Two Weeks.
He is Quite Cheerful, Much Stronger, Re-
quires Less MOrphia and Takes Three
Kinds Of NOurishme nj.
Examinations of the Cancer In his Throat
are Made With Miniature
Electric Light.
nErrER rHAY FOE TWO WEEKS.

New YORK, April A. From midnight I'M
house. Then the general arose and his
throat was treated. He was dressed with
pants, vest and dressing gown, and white
handkerchief was folded about his neck.
While DIR. Douglas was writing the first bull
letin in the library, at 6 80 a. m, the general
walked into the room and sat down near the
physician, and when the bulletin was fin
ished DR.. Douglas read it to Gen. Grant and
said sIs that right, generate"
"Yes, that's right" responded the sick
man
He frightened up with the morning hours,
and at one time rem arked that he felt better
than he had in two weeks.
HOW HIS THROAT IS EXAMINED.
The swelling outside the generals throat,
on the right side, is at times larger than at
others. Two or three days ago it was large,
but to-day it is much reduced. Incandescent
electric light is used to examine the generals
throat Small storage batteries hold the sup
ply, and it is communicated by light wire
along slender rod, at the end Of which is
small lamp about an inch long. This lamp
is introduced into the generals mouth. The
y. SPASM OF THE CLOTHS
is explained by saying that mucus accumu-
lates at the top of the wiudpipe, at once clog
ging the passage and causing it to contract
The mucus at such times is cleared away
by medicatei wash, applied with small
syringe. Changes of the weather do not
affect the room, because the temperature of
his room is constantly kept at roo
STRONGER AND BETTER.
Gen. Badeau left the house between 4 and
5p. N. He said that Gen. Grant was GER
tainly stronger and better and at this time
sat in the library with his legs crossed, read
ing the morning papers. Yesterday morning
the generals throat was easy, but trifle
sore. He desired this condition to continue
and spoke little. Soon after DR.. Douglas
had issued the 6 80 a. m. bulletin and while
Mrs. Grant was in the adjoining room, the
general babe the servant bring him pad of
writing paper. On it he wrote q bulletin as
follows:
GEN. GRANTS BULLETIN:
The doctors tell me 1 am better this
morning. 1 am better than have been in
two weeks. U. S. GRANT.
Having so written the general handed his
bulletin to the servant and told him he
should carry it to Mrs. Grant, who was sitting
in the library almost within sight of her
husband. The servant delivered the mes
sage with formality.% Mrs. Grant read it,
showed it to DR.. Douglas and, both laughing,
entered the sick room, where pleasantries
passed, the general joining with smile.
This evening Col. Grant remarked that his
FATHER WALKED MORE
during the day than for several days. Dur
ing the day he lad signed business paper,
but the last of the evening he was tride less
bright because of the fatigue resulting from
his activity through the day.
MAY LIVE FOUR MONTHS.
A gentleman who is thoroughly conversant
with Grants ailment said tonight: ''The
marvellous improvement in the generals
condition is not at all surprising to me. He
may live two or three weeks or he may live
four months. If he survives until the early
part of 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 enough think he would
like to 90 to California. If he improves in
the same ratio during the next four days he
will be riding in the park this week. He
does not require so much morphia now,
as only six drops Of the solution were
injected tonight instead of the customary
ten drops. He partook OF three varieties of
nourishment to-day, and the general being
in facetious mood alluded to the food as
his THREE COURSES.
Dr. Shrady left the house at 2 p. M, at
which time he said the general was doing
we'll and would pass comfortable night.
Shrady has returned and will remain until
morning. Gen. Grant, during the afternoon
and evening, walked several times from his
bedroom to his library and enjoyed the com
pany of different members of his family. AT
10 p. IN. he retired and since that time has
been sleeping in his chair His cough is not
troublesome and the secretion OF mucus is
slight His pulse and temperature are un-
changed and at present there is promise for
him Of quiet night.