St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
GRANT AVN TIIE DoCr0ns.
The Cancer FnTInmIug thc JuEuIar.
and Ihc End Very Ecur.


Mt. MCGBEsoB. June 20.-T0-day e
has been two weeks since Gen. Grant was
moved from View York. On the day hc
came the temYe.atrre was So. this morning
DO is ~. Dr.. Douglas was asked this
morning % review Che fortnight that Gen.
Grant has passed upon the mountain. Ills
life has been prolonged ley the mNigcrdting
aiI here instead oi the - 10 heat OF New
YORK. The disease Las progressed i'm the
natural way, hut, as I have said
before. it Is one of Increasing de
buity TIE general Vas likely 20 die az
amy time in New York. and had he remained
there instead oI coming here, he would In
an human probability have expired before
this. His present weakness is the natural
result q fle disease. Heis each day grow
m-ic strong. and though the step from
day 70 day IS scarcely percepti0e. the ag-
gre-ate ot fourteen. Us becomes noticeable.
Two weeks s--o Gen. Grant left the city. If
be was IN New York to-day he could not be
moved here as his strength is not equal 20
such "a journey. Now, II YOU ask me when
the end wiz probably be cannot tell. No
one can tell. He grows
WEAKTE AND WEAVER.
and az last he point 0f exhaustion win be
reached That is al, and nobody can say
when thgt shall be- The doctor this nom
ing reported that the general had q fairly
good night and gained considerable sleep.
BE remained in his room this morning. the
air being raw and chilly. and fires blaze in
the c0ttsge and 20 the hotel. Dr. Douglas
entered 90 4 O'Clock. DO you feel Is well
as you did a week ago2" asked the doctor
Better, was the generals reply. At
abSut $50 this afternoon the physician
told Gen. Grant Of she comparative estimate
OF his strength. which had been sent out III
these dispatches % which the general as
sented IN the following note, which he
handed 10 AR Douglas. 1.-The atmosphere
here enables ne TO live IN comparative COM
fort willie I am being treated, or while ma
rlre is taking It's course with ny disease.
have no idea that I should have been able
1 TO come here now IF I had remained in the
city. Ii is doubtful indeed whether
would
HAyE BEEy ALIVE NOW.
II would be much better able 10 move
back than 10 come az the time did" Hav-
ing written the above, and while the doctor
was reading t. the general, in writing,
/ asked Dr. Douglas il he would ike his sig
nature to the above as the patients indorse-
ment Of his doctors judgment DR.. Doug
/ las assented, and the general then added
I TIE SlglaLule u ;. GllAA- anu diuAtu
/ the date June 50. 1855 At o:45 Dr.
I Douglas had composed his patient for the
night The doctor said he had scarcely
cleared his throat during the evening, 50
| little had been the mucus secretion The
general would have been able TO speak this
/ evening had he exerted himself, there be-
/ ing less thickness of tongue than has been
/ the case. The doctor believed the indica-
/ lions Tor a favorable night were as strong
As last night. SGnue. L. Clemens Mark
I Twain arrived at the cottage this evening.
WAsHISGTOS. June S0.-Gen. Dent,
! who : Gen. Grants brOther-in-law, said
to-day: II aln afraid the general viii not
/ last many days. To-day ] received infoT-
nation from the family that ths cancer had
commenced to swell the iugular and death
/ is the question Of few days IN the opinion
Of his doctors"