The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-03-05
GENERAL GRANT DYING.
Tho Doctor. Pranounas Him Beyond Re-
aOvery.

NEW YoaK, February a.-General
Grants condition vas 30 critical at ten
O'Clock to o.night, that the attending ply.
sicians could not give even an assurance
that be would live until morning. On
the other hand, they say his condition is
such, taking into consideration his won.
derfully rugged constitution, that be may
live several weeks. Police are stationed
at the streets leading into Sixty.sixth
street, where the General lives, to stop
vehicles from passing hi. house. and on
tho sidewalk opposite his house groups Of
reporters are standing awaiting the mo.
ment when the word shall come that tho
General is no more.
THE CAUSE OF THR DANGER.
The disease he is suffering from is q
malignant epit1clial growth. and Is in.
durable. The General knows the coodi
tion he is in, and has shown great weak.
ness. 1t is with great difficulty that be
converses with his family. To-day he
gave some final directions to his son,
Colonel Fred Grant, concerning his
autobiography of the war. Several
weeks ago, through a misapprehension,
an article was published in medical
journal, purporting to be an interview
with one Of his physicians, giving rose.
coIored diagnosis OF his disease, and
saying that bis condition MAS 10 favora
BILE that he would shortly be nel! mAns
This so elated the General that he went
at his literary work eight hours day
and broke himself down. His family
physician, Dr.. Douglas, said tonight:
THE FATAL RELAPSE.
ga little more than = week ago =
relapse came, on Monday, and Tuesday
of last week he ate more than had been
his habit. and Of improper food. Tues
day night he slept we'll. On Wednesday
night he Was taken with violent ear
ache, not neuralgia, which csme from the
reflex from the throat. That night he
slept very poorly. Hi. rest Was no, i'm.
proved on Thursday night. BY Friday
be was somewhat better, but since then
he has grown worse. There is hope that
be will recover. His disease was caused
BY excessive smoking, and every time he
eats or speaks it pains him. He cannot
take solid nourisbment, all bis. foods
being liquids. He has not tooth in his
head, all Of them having been extracted
on account Of neuralgia, and to ease bis
pain bis head is kept wrapped in hot
fannels."
THE DANGER OF DEATH.
"Have you told the General that be
will die p"
"No! Do l tell consumptive patient
that he will dies I say, We'll, hope
you are better today and how do you
feeI,' ;heerfully). instead of bluntly
telling him he is going to die. did not
have the heart to tell the General 70 ex-
pect the worst; nevertheless, he hAs
discovered this for himself"
The most discouraging features of the
Generals case, is his own conviction that
if his autobiography is to be finished the
work must be done speedily, and had he
not proceeded far enough with it to fore
stall the necessity of actual composition,
the present weakness of his condition
would prevent him from ever seeing it in
complete shape.
The bare effort to srticulate is accom-.
panied at times BY acute pains, aud
always with great Inconvenience. on
account of his Teeth having been extract
ed. Both Jesse Grant and Colonel Fred
Grant expressed the gravest fsars to night
concerning their fathers condition. He
says that his fathers tongue is abnormal
ly swollen and that his body has several
bed sores on it.
New YORK, February 2S.-In regard
to the condition of General Grant
Colonel Fred Grant says bis father is =
very sick man. He has had liitle resi-
for the past few nights, and is suffering
constant pain in his ear and head. Dr.
Douglas said ho had q talk With DR.
Sands at General Grants house, and the
result of the consultation was that both
doctors decided that the cancerou. growth
at the root of his tongue was hardening
aud steadily growing worse. Microscopic
examination, mad, by an expert, provec
beyoud doubt that it was a case Of malig
nant epithelial growth. Grant is very
sick man, and think there is little or nt
hope that be will recover"