The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-21
GEN. GRANT.
CoNvALEsCING.
Gen. Grant Goes Out for Drive
Yesterday Afternoon.
He Walks Firmly and Unaided to His
Carriage.

NEW YORK, April 20-No incident inter-
| rupted the quiet of the Grant household last
| night. The patient rested and slept through
| the night until 6.15 a. IA. The family slept all
night, as did DIR. Douglass, who remained in
the house. The doctor left about a. M he
| was to return at .. M, when the General
| planned to go out for drive.
| When Colonel Fred Grant left the house at
| midday to go down town, he WAS feeling hope
| ful. he said his father passed better night
| last night than since the alarming symptoms
| had developed. He was dressed early, and
when the General was To worse it was safe to
| assume that he was better. But more than
| that, there was no doubt but that be was
brighter and stronger even than he was on
| Sunday.
When DIR. Newman left the house, he said
that the General was asked yesterday II be
would go out for drive in the park. he was
silent little space of time and then said;
mo. this is Sunday. Prayers for my recovery
have been offered to-day in many places,
perhaps, through the country, and l think it
better should not go oat until Monday"
Gen. Grant went to drive to-day. The Gen.
eral carried light cane, and uuaided walked
down the steps with firm step. As he crossed
tbe tagging, he bowed and smiled as an hun
dred hats were lifted in salute by those who
had assembled on the walk across the street.
AS the General was stepping into his carriage,
he glanced up to the colored eeachman and
bade him good morning. The hour was after
midday. DR.. Douglass seated himself beside
the General and young Mr.. Grant took his
place opposite on the front seat, and at the
physician's direction one of the carriage win
dows was lowered after the party were inside.
The strength and briskness of the General was
remarked by all who saw that his step was as
firm as when last he drove out, month ago.
Hamilton Fish and wife called during the
afternoon. About o'clock this evening
delegation from the Union Veteran Army,
headed by Gen. Lewis I. Burney, called and
presented series OF resolutions, wherein the
members of the Grant family were requested
ito whip out the doctors IL it took all sum.
mer." The delegation was received by Col.
Fred Grant, who assured the gentlemen of his
fathers good will for their organization.
DR.. Douglass arrived about $50 .. m. and
will probably stay dUriog the night.
DR.. George r. Elliott OF New York, the
specialist who made the microscopic examina-
tion of the tiRsues taken from General Grants
throat, the result OF which was published In
the Medical Record, giving the public its first
intimations that the illustrions sufferers dis
ease was OF canesfous nature, was ia Boston
on Saturday on professional business. He
said, in reply to questions, that the micro
scopieal findings were characteristic of epi-
thelioma or epithelial cancer, which is the
least malignant of all forms OF cancer. 1t is
localized disease and does not tend to affect
the internal organs. A cancer OF this kind on
the face oftentimes remains fifteen years With
ont producing any serious trouble. In Gen.
Grants case, tho trouble being located in the
throat, it becomes much more serious but
still the disease is OF the same superficial char
acter. DR.. Elliott said that the low state in
which the General was two weeks ago was
due to the debilitatsd state of his physical con-
dition, and, further, expressed the opinion
that he has not been at any time in immediate
danger of death. His life, the doctor thinks,
will be prolonged for considerable period.