The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-24
DNE WEEK At MT. M'GREGOR.
DR.. Douglas Expresses Surprise at the
Way in Which Grant Has Rallied.
The General Makes Another Addition to
His War History. and Is Pronounced
Unusually Well in Every Way.

Nh. McGREGoR, N. Y, June 23-One week
ago to-day General Grant was brought up here
and quartered at the Drexel cottage. Speaking
Of that trip, Dr. Newman remarks that only one
man ever went up on a mountain to die
that was Moses. But DR.. Newman
does not believe this mountain trip will
result that way He holds to the hope
That General Grant may recover. Having been
here week. in which time the good results Of
the change might fairly be expected, Dr. Doug
kas was this morning asked to make acomparison
Of the Generals condition now and on the day
ne started from New York. General Grant
could not have lived in New York until this
time, with weather such as when he left" said
the Doctor. He was sinking very rapidly there,
and that was why we had to hasten the time Of
leaving, which was originally fixed for to day In
making o comparison of the Generals condition
week ago and now there is central fact that
must always be considered-a fact that pains me
deeply and all the time, and that is that we
must stand by and watch the course of this i'll.
ness with the consciousness of being unable to
stay it. Starting from that fact, the incidents
of 1.-THE daily changes may be noted.
You ask me If General Grant
coughs as much now as then. / cannot answer
that definitely. Sometimes in taking food he
coughs, and 1t might be thought it was
from other causes. Ia he strongerl To
that would say that he might, this morning
walk back and forth on the piazza with less
fatigue than would have resultedo ne week ago.
The air is COOL and the change has benefited
him greatly; made him more comfortable the
past week than he would have been without the
change The local conditions, the area of the
exterior swelling, is certainly less than when he
reached here last Tuesday, and the afflicted
parts inside are no worse. cannot say that his
spirits or courage are less than week ago. In
spirit the General has been benefited as much
as could have been expected by any change and
to-day he is stronger than when he came here"
Last night was cold one on the mountain.
At midnight the mercury was down to forty
eight, and it marked forty-four at o'clock this
morning. Although not called, DR.. Douglas sew
eral times through the night went to the sick
room to assure himself that the patient was not
exposed and contracting cold. Between and 6
O'Clock the Doctor treated the Generals throat,
after which he spoke to the physician in quite a
clear voice, and said: II have had good night.
] slept well. and feel rested now" He gained
some sleep between that time and o'clock, when
his throat was again attended to and food was
given, after which the General again dozed off,
The Ex-Governor of Montana, Schuyler Presby,
called at the cottage this morning.
In the afternoon the General dictated for
some time in a whisper to q stenographer.
After sleeping half an hour, he said, in reply to
a question by Dr. Douglas, that his throat did
not feel tired as result, and that he did not
believe the dictation had hurt him. He then
spent some time in writing, and, after that sat
before the log fire in the cottage. While sitting
there, DR.. Douglas came in and made some re-
mark about the work he had DONE and the
General produced his listle conversation pad
which he handed the physician, after having
written on it as follows
Il have now dictated and written out all the
notes had prepared, and now shall not have
that on my mind any more"
When the family sat down to dinner the Gen
eral again went to his room and when DR..
Douglas left the cottage at o'clock to go to
his dinner at the hotel, the General was again
sleeping The Doctor said he thought the Gen
erals sleep, after has dictation, and again after
bis writing, would balance the efforts put forth.
The Doctor did not apprehend reaction during
the night, and said he noticed no evidence of
fatigue as the result OF the days eXertion The
Doctor Endorsed an expressed opinion that Gen
eFal Grant has to-day accomplished more than
upon any one day during an extended period,
AID that his work to-day was such as ne could
not have done on any day of the last week he
spent in New York. TIE result of the dictaton
and writing was nearly a column in an ordinary
newspaper.
H0 NcueEhi Spenb tu0 eftuluR quietly WITH
the family in the parlor by the fireplace. where
burning logs cracked and blazed. Between 10
and III o'clock DIR. Douglas said his patient had
gone to his room about o'clock. At 1880 the
Doctor left him. prepared for sleep. The
Doctor said: Il see no bad results from his
work to-day. He is remarkably we'll in every
way. so much so that l am
really surprised Despite the use
use of his throat in debating to-day, the swell
ing on the outside is tonight, less than at any
time since the General came here. The swelling
is decidedly decreased. i cannot tell if he will
get restless during the night. but think not, as
the evidences are better for good night than
FOR several nights past The reason say that
is, that the causes of possible disturbances here
tofore have tonight been relieved earlier than
usual His mind is free tonight. He has had
no coughing this evening, and his voice, at going
to bed, was as clear as in the morning, while the
affected parts inside are certainly no worse"
MIDNIGHT.-All is quiet at the Grant cottage
Grant and the Children.
Talk with DR.. Newman.
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