The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-22
YESTERDAYS REPORT.
The General Passes a Bad dNight-AutOgraphs
Cannot Bc Furnished.

The General Passes a Bad dNight-AutOgraphs
Cannot Bc Furnished.
NEW YORK, March 21.-General Grant went
to sleep between 1890 and Ii last night and
rested uneasily. He slept at intervals until
after midnight, when he got up and walked about
his room and library. When the General arose
this morning he took some liquid food in his
room. Colonel Fred Grant states that the
General receives about twenty applications q
day. for autographs, and it is physical impossi-
bility for the invalid to comply with these re-
quests. While the writing of one autograph
does not require much exertion, twenty would
be days work for him. and it would be we'll
FOR the public to know, said Colonel Grant, that
such demands cannot be met.
After his visit to General Grant, tonight, DIR.
Douglass said 1.-THE General did not have as
good night last night as on Thursday night
but he rested fairly well. He was very quiet to-
day. He did not work on his book
He suffered no pain. His pulse was
tr...o lower, but his temperature was about
the same. He took liquid food during the day
He had dinner to-day in his room, and afterward
came down stairs and sat with the family at
table during the meal. The Generals condition
is about the same His throat is worse"
AS to the probable result ard the ACCESSIBILITY
of performing an operation upon Gen. Grant,
DR.. Lewis A Say re said yesterday that such an
operation as the Medical Record describes might
be mechanical possibility and yet not practi-
cable Relief might be obtained for some time,
even should recovery not be sure, but the dis
e ase itself would still be there.
n of -
that persons have had their tongue cut out
and yet could talk we'll, eat and taste. There
are on record 126 cases of extirpation of the
tongue when there was cancer in the mouth
But of these twenty-nine were foil owed by the
death of the patient. There were ninety-one re-
covered from the effects of the operation. So
there's hope for Grant yet
1t has been learned that an operation will
be made as soon as the vitality of the General
will admit.
When Mrs. Sartoris reached the house on Fri
day she ran up the stoop with quick, nervous
step, and the door was opened by Col. Grant
All the curtains were pulled down and lights ap-
peared only in the second and third stories Mrs.
Grant welcomed her daughter first and then the
party fastened up stairs to the Generals room,
where he had gone to meet her from the library.
The General greeted his favorite pleasantly, and
whatsoever emotion he felt, except that of joy
was hidden beneath his wonderfully calm face
Mrs Sartoris was overjoyed at finding her father
appearing so we'll and bright, and, after an hours
chat the General went to bed.
Mrs. Sartoris has always been General Grants
favorite child. The fact that she was OIL the
Atlantic during the past week of stormy weather
has been, therefore, a cause of a great
deal of anxiety to the invalid parent He has
kept himself constantly posted concerning the
weather, and now that his daughter is safely
here, his physicians look for marked improve
mens Frequent messages by cable have kept
Mrs. Sartoris posted as to her fathers condition.
Word was sent to her of a favorable nature soon
after the first consultation was held in the Gen
erals case. A few days afterward the retire
ment bill failed to pass, and then followed the
shock to the patient and the great depression of
his vitality. Word was sent to Mrs. Sartoris of
the change that had taken place, and no hope
was given of the Generals recovery. Then she
determined to come here and see her father To
find him so greatly improved was therefore, a
great relief to both daughter and parent.