The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-16
GENERAL GRANT.
How He Spent His Last Day Previous to Start
ing for His Summer Home.

New YORK. June 15.-When DIR. Douglas left
General Grant. this morning. he said the GEN.
eral had passed a comparatively good night, and,
though his voice was very husky. the fact
didn't inconvenience the patient. The ar
rangements for departure tomorrow
morning are being perfected to-day.
The train on which General Grant will leave
the city starts from Forty-second street at $50
tomorrow morning. The General will be driven
In his carriage TO Forty-fftn street, where he
will enter the private car used by the late Presi-
dent Rutter, which car will be placed next the
locomotive, so that the smoke and dust will be
avoided. DR.. Douglas will accompany the Gem
eral.
The Tribune of this morning (the 10TH says:
''The last day of General Grants stay in the
city, prior to going to Mount McGregor. was
spent quietly, with the purpose of having him
get as much rest and strength as possible.
Though the time for him to go was fixed a
month ago for june %, his condition has become
so much worse, in the sense of an almost COM
plete prostration of his nervous and physical
system, that at the Sunday consultation of his
physicians it was deemed sdvislbie
to remove him as soon as possible from this
neighberhood. When the arrangements for
his departure We're made, it was expected that
the General would be in a much better con-
dltion at the time than he is. Even last
night, prior to the thunder-shower which began
about 8 o'clock, when the General felt ~particu-
Larry depressed, it was thought that perhaps the
r poned. W W1ghs th have subject ae be of post a
postponement was brought to the Generals
notice he frightened, and in a voice husky and
low, but with unusual vigor, he said: Now or
never At the examination of the Generals
fhp0nf ia Ia 4~~<A ~. N. VlA--fn- ~
local conditions were found to be unchanged to
any marked extent. There was an appearance of
inflammation in the right side of the palatal cur
tain, and much stiffness Of the jaw because of
the large swelling in the neck. He also had. at
INES. pain in the back of his throat. The sick
man was cheerful, but it was evident that lie was
keeping up his spirits by his will power.
Dr.. Douglas called at 8 P. Nj. and found the
patient uneasy and nervous. His throat was
dressed, and the General ouieted down for the
night, about an hour earlier than usual, in the
hope that he might get a good rest
How Gen. Grant Will Go to Mount MacGregor.
New York Special.
To many persons it is an enigma, if the invalid
is so weak as he sometimes appears to be, scarce
ly able to take a drive, how he can withstand
the fatigue of the trip into the country. But the
physicians are fully determined that they will
rot give their approval to his going until they
feel confident that he can take the trip safely.
The manner in which he will be conveyed to
Mount MacGregor is as follows: A closed car
riage will take him from his residence in Sixty
sixth street to the entrance to the tracks of the
New York Central railroad at Forty-sixth street.
President Rutter's private car will be standing
there under the sheds. The carriage will be
driven closely up to the car, and the General as
sisted on board. The car is ftued up in the
most comfortable way, and, it is said, affords as
easy quarters AS the slck-room of his own home.
Mrs. Grant, Colonel Fred Grant and wife, Mrs.
Sartoris, DR.. Douglas and the Generals servants,
Henry and Harrison, will the invalid.
Mr.. Drexel will be ready to receive them at the
MacGregor cottage.
1t is probable that the special ear will be at
tached to a regular train rather than be run sep
arately, because of the greater liability to danger
when a special train is on the road. The start
from New York will be made at 8 o'clock in the
morning. The General will remain undisturbed
essary to change cars on account of the different
gauge OF the Mount MacGregor railroad, and to
leave the palace car for the ordinary passenger
car of the little mountain railroad. The distance
which the General will have to walk from car to
car is about twenty feet. Although the ride
from Saratoga to the summit of the mountain is
a short one, if it is found that the General is ex-
hausted and needs more comfortable surround
mgs everything Will be In readiness to transform
the ordinary car into as luxurious a saloon as it
is possible to make of it. Some of the seats will
be taken out and a bed put up. The time for
reaching MacGregor is about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, the whole trip thus consuming only
seven or eight hours.
General Grant and his family will remain at
Mount MacGregor through the month of July
perhaps longer. DR.. Douglas and family will
accompany the party, and the physician will re
main in constant attendance on his patient. DIR.
Sands will always be in readiness for a sudden
call. DIR. Shrady and family will go to their
and will be within call in case of emergency.
During the latter part Of the summer the Grant
family will go to the Hotel Kaaterskill. There
a suite of rooms have been set apart in the new
building, which is some little distance from the
hotel proper. The rooms face to the southeast,
and are the most desirable ones in the building.
The family expect to return about September l.