New-York tribune., 1885-07-25
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INTERVIEW WITH DR.. sHRADY.

INTERVIEW WITH DIR. SHRADY.
THE GENERALS PREMoNITIoN OF DEATH-THE
DOcTokS DIAGNOSIS CORRECT.
DR.. Shrady returned from Mt. McGregor
yesterday In tho evening he received TRIBUNE re-
porter. and In tho course of short conversation re-
lated to him interesting facts regard
| ing General Grant and his sickness. DIR.
| Sands and myself got back this morn
Ing" said he. "Dr. Douglas will remain some time
| longer at Mt McGregor, probably until after tho
funeral. II want to hear the latest report from
Mt McGregor. there fs probably no subject OF more
interest than that Of the posed posmortem exami'
nation. The doctors willing may even say anx'
ols, that such an examination should be held.
The family, however decided ag inst It, had long
talk with Colonel Grant the subject and put the case
fairly before him. told him. what he already knew.
that although the doctors had not for moment doubted
the correctness Of their diagnosis OF the case yet there
had been many outsiders ready to assert that the
Generals disease not epthelial cancer The case
1 said. was noS like an ordinary case. IL
In which the people at largo had IN interest
The Colonel replied that he saw no occasion for post
mortem he himself and every member OF his fathcr
family perfectly convinced of the correctness OF our
diagnosis. and that reason why his fathers
body should be mutated to satisfy those VINO
chose to contradict the physicians. He SAID
that he was willing TO take the responsibility
of dispensing with postmortem and with his decision
was of course Obliged satisfied. The doctors. how
ever did Lot shrink from this most severe OF all tests
Ibid the General suffer much toward the end r.
"No very ltte although 1t his greatest fear that
he approached his death suffering would increase
What he really dreaded death from choking or
this he had horror. When he drank glass OF mix
he would take the whole umberful down without stop
ping bresthe OF this the worst thing
he could do Iwould do my best TO make him take his
time. I used to tell him that he was not at railway
eating house. We all reassured him far possible on
the subject of choking used to explain to him that
there danger Of such an occurrence. Tor
It would al ways be possible to furnish him with tube
We could ALWAYS conquer his pain and that we had
.oysresn anodynes in reserve In fact. We
for 4 was necessary above all thing. ,s.
to keep his spirit, NJ" sus Ts. Ts. e h.
eral always somewhat dstrustful OF the anodync
nd it's ,%ds %S was "a
ana wrote to effect t1at II there .,,vss wa,
Ss wished discontinue the Of mcrphu for he
@ax Ssng wsnS to Te the sTs srUsh 70 the habit
apo him. and yet as" the Injections .s that we're
him were only about half the ordinary in)ectlons;
t,d m- through his nad and pencil that had
premonons o. the time of his death Mxactly what
the nature of these prrmonItions were he didn't explain
lie only wrote thai conldn't understand them Jhe M
time he assigned for hi. death was the end OF this
fled his prophecy Toward the last the General was much
depressed Aslone as his book cccnpisd his mind nt
comparatively WELL But when this stimulus was goc
his thoughts turned inward. ana ne Mcatne worsu "
IN his chair with his chin his ches an take
lrte notice of what going on around him. always
did to cheer him and wnrn tried 10 crack
joke the General would somctiines respond by losr
Of hs This used 10 surprise Harrison who once
said 10 me- All, Doctor tell there's blood there's
bood The old racehorsc shows his blood To the very
last II account Of This growing depression that
tried To the General TO undertake some Other
kind OF work, magazine article for example Tie was
it's but IL most Important To rouse
him from his morbid introsprction. ion know he fet
convinced Of his death for the time that he was SO ~ In
sixfy-sixthst He had any hopes Of living
The Generals death Is the proof that the doc "rs
diagnosis OF the correct. When ut one tne
there outcry that the General was no suffer
ing from eptheal d-term ned TO say nothing
hut TO let events Justify our course The
justification IL melancholy. but II IA 90 nplcte. We
never predicted the time OF his de 'th Ihat Is
always impo .sible. But quite willing To stake
our profe regulations upon the resnlt OF post
mort m The family. however has assumed all respon-
sibility there the matter st iDds."