The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-01

GeneTdI UrdnJ uleu al QUO y. M sui
rounded by all his family. He passed
out of life peacefully and without
evident pain.
At O'Clock, though he frequently
attempted to do so, Gen. Grant was
unable any longer to clear the gather
ing mucus from his throat. 1t accu-
mulated and remained, and as four
o'clock drew on and the daylight
came point had been reached when
eXpectoratiOn was impossible. There
was not left enough of strength, and
from four o'clock on there was in the
throat the significant rattle Of mucus
that was filling the lungs and clog
ging the throat.
At three o'clock the General asked
for water, and after that it is not re-
membered that he uttered any word.
At four o'clock the breathing was
quickened and reached fifty to the
minute. An hour later the respira-
tions had reached sixty, and between
five and six o'clock the finger nails
had become blue and the hands gave
further evidence Of the progress of
the numbneSS at the eXtremitieS. AT
every breath the mucus cIogging in
the throat was growing more notice
able.
A few minutes before O'Clock Drs.
| Douglass, Shrady and Sands stood on
the cottage Yeranda conversing of the
condition of General Grant and dis
cussing the probabilities of his death.
and the limit of life left the sick man.
Mrs. Sartoris and Stenographer Daw-
son were conYerslng. The nurse step
ped hastily upon the piazza and spoke
quietly to the physician. He told
them he thought the General was
very near to death. The medical
men went hastily to the room where
the sick Inan was lying and approach
| ed his side. Instantly upon viewing
the patient face DR.. Douglas ordered
the family to be summoned to the
bed side, Haste was made and Mrs.
Grant, Mr.. Jones and wife, U. S.
Grant, Jr.s and wife, and Mrs. Col.
Grant were quickly beside the doc
tors at the sick mans cot. Mrs. Sar-
atoris and Mrs. Dawson had followed
tho HnptnrS N from tho nia1ua Nj
the entire family was present except
Col. Fred Grant. Hastily summons
were sent for him, but he entered the
sick room while the messenger was
searching for him. The Colonel seat
ed himself at the head of the bed with
his left arm resting upon the pillow
| above the head of the General, who
was breathing rapidly and with
slightly gasping respirations. Mrs.
Grant calm, but with intense agita-
ton, bravely suppressed, took seat
close by the bed side. She leaned
| slightly upon the bed resting upon
her right elbow, and gaZed with tear
blinded eyes into the Generals face;
she found there, however, no token
of recognition, for the sick man was
peacefully and pleasantly passing in
| to another life. Mrs. SaratOris came
behind her mother, and leaning oyer
her shoulder, so witnessed the close
of a life in which she had constituted
strong element of pride. Directly
| behind Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Saratoris,
and little distance removed, stood
DrS. Douglas, Shrady and Sands,
spectators of closing life their efforts
and counsel had so prolonged.
On the opposite side of the bed from
his mother and directly before her
stood Jesse Grant and U. S. Grant,
Jr., and near the corner of the cot on
the same side as Jesse and U, S. Grant
and near to each, was Mr.. N. E.
Dawson, the Generals stenographer
and Confidential Secretary. AT the
foot of the bed and gazing directly
down into the Generals face was
Mrs. Colonel Fred Grant, Mrs. U. S.
Grant, Jr., and Mrs. Jesse Grant,
while somewhat removed from the
family circle, Henry, the nurse, and
Harrison Tyrell, the Generals body
servant, were respectively Watching
the closing life of the patient. their
master. DIR. Newman had retired to
the hotel TO breakfast, and was not
present. The Generals little grand
children, u. S. Grant, Jr., and Mel
lie, were sleeping the sleep of child
hood in the nurse room above, other
wise the entire family and household
were gathered at the bedside of the
dying man. The members of the
group had been summoned not a
moment sooner than was prudent.
The doctors noticed on entering the
room and pressing to the bedside that
already the purpIish tinge which is
one of Natures signals of final disso-
luton had settled beneath the finger