Milford chronicle., 1885-04-24
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
Happenings Of Interest to All,
At Home and Abroad.
The Illness Of Gen. Grant,

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Senator Chaffee left the house at 9:15 a. m.
monday. He said that the disease was spread
ing. The Senator was with Gen. Grant an
nour. Ihe General experienced some pain in
the morning while taking food. The cancer
IN the throat was superatined. The General
seemed no weaker than yesterday, and during
the hour Of the Senator's call the patient
eoughed only once and then expectoration Of
mucous was accomplished without difficulty.
30 long as the General was nourished as he IA
now, the Senator believed he would survive
until death resulted from the gradual course of
! the cancerous disease.
AT 10 o'clock Monday night this bulletin was
sent out; Gen. Grant has been very eomfort-
able since the last bulletin. He seemed
stronger during the afternoon, and walked
from room 70 room with a frmer step. He
mas Just awakened from sleep Of two hours.
! lie has taken n0urishmenk and in replv 10 an
inquiry said he was not in pain. The sccum-
ulation Of mucus has not disturbed him to-
night, and he has not required any local appli-
cation to the throat. His pulse Is ~. reenlar
and full, and his respiration 16
On tuesday evening General Grant was bet- /
Yer. Mhue Mrs. Grant was in the adjoining /
room, the General bade the servant bring him
pad OF writing paper. On it he wrote this 4
'Ihe doctor tells me am better this morn
ing. l am better. am better than I have
been in two weeks. o. 8. Gnavr ;,
Having 50 written, the General handed bis
bulletin to the servant and told him be shouId
carry II 70 Mrs. Grant who was sitting in the
library almost within sight OF her husband
The servant delivered the message with for.
malty. Mrs. Grant read it, showed it to DR..
Douglas, and both, laughing, entered the siei
room, where pleasantries passed, the General |
joining with smile.
The midnight bulletin said. WGen Grant |
during the afternoon and evening walked sew
5ral times from his bedroom TO his library and
enjoyed the company Of different members ~
lis family. At 10 o'clock he returned. and '
inee that time has been sleeping in his chair
us cough Is not troublesome and the secretion (
u mucus is slight. His pulse and Temperature &
re unchanged, and there is at present a prom a
80 for him Of quiet night
At II p. m. Wednesday this bulletinwas sent
ut: 7'--' II
Gen. Grant has been very free from pain 4
uring the afternoon and evening His COM ID
ition has not materially changed since the "
lst report He has c0ughed infreduentIv. e'
nd has not been troubled BY any accumula- | II
on OF mucus. His pulse at 10 D. m. was 79 II
mpeTature normal He is sleeping quietly" bt
Dr, Shrady was asked, 'How do you account
Y the steady Improvement" at
'Ihe Generals bad attacks have been Ca
used by complications associated with the po
ua progress Of the disease, was the an dr.
'er. "Ihese have been overcome for the gr
esent, and Of course he is better The tenn dll
iary irritation IN the throat has been sta
leVed and the result is what the bulletins 20
We stated" rel
And do the bulletins state everything ?' Co
s asked. ma
The bulletins deal with the plain facts of to
case, case, and with the facts only, responded OF
Zen. Grant slept from 9 p. m, Wednesday mil
I'll after 4.3J o'clock Thursday morning on,
general condition is UNCHANGED ors
$50 a m. DR.. Douglas issued tho resl
owing bulletin:-"Gen. Grant has passed MAJ
very quiet night. The improved con- Ihe
on continues. He has slept well and !,a.- rar
urally for seven and half hours nearly TINS
tnuously, taking his nourishment well and
onger intervals. He feels stronger and his
e indicates it "
he bulletin Friday morning at 1 O'Clock was q
oloWs;-''GeD. Grant retired at 91S D. m. the
since that time has been doing In bis that
If, having been occasionally disturbed bv vora
CHING and expectOration. He is now had
'tly sleeping, after having taken nourish- was
It. His pulse is 20, Of good volume and to
liar, Temperature normal" Baro
half-past eight O'Clock Friday morning foug
following bulletin was issued: :-'Gen. Wld
u mas mad very refreshing sleep. He VA, liaIu
he has rested better than for many nights. wen
telt strong enough to get up and dress for A 9
ay' has taken his nourishment without NJ.
IN swallowing, and has not since mid gram
been disturbed by coughing. Pulse and at 10
eIatuIe uucnanged.' me -
11.30 p. M, the following bulletin was lnIorl mo
4; Gen. Grant passed most of the even 11.i S13t
] the library with his family He retired l Dolh
O'Clock, He had some pain in his throat prom I
as not troubled in swallowing. IA is nshed a
leeping quietly. giaPh
his time it was believed that the Gen. was NY
lffering from cancer, but from liberated featad
hroat ll Iee'V1''
ring Saturday the General walked from me ment t
ON into the library and adjoining hallway iau,i n
tedly. He carried his cane but walked 5;t:s! a. q!
ut other assistance. He did not 90 down "a ~;
but took his liquid food about ever u. ~; ge'
ours IN his room. In the afternoon he Tba ~
the sunshine for two hours. His face cai5 nl5 v
'le and thin, and had haggard and care Y;ti,,
expression. No bulletin was issued Safur- "itiou J
eept that at $50 a. m ~ ~
George r. Elliott who made the mi LGa9y gy
plcal examination of tissue from Gen iot !
throat, said That kind of cancer az aoouI "
irant IS suffering from is very SUPER ~ P.1 "a
n Its character and slow in its progress. Di'l 'e
cancer on the face often remains fif- Z
ars without producing serious trouble
not affect the system materially. and Csnad
mes becomes inactive for an indefnite
In the throat it is more serious. being
lily Liable to irritation. But Cen
general health was much broken be- curth
Snton Wss called to the local trouble. Have &c
think u n he has been isn; iBi5ed,Btc q5aanlocl
so..tn at any time, and everything L5 ueuDeratel
he conviction that his life will be i I5lseu ms