The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-07-30

Into the house. Dawson remained outside
and Mrs Fred Grant half closed the door.
All but Dawson are In the sick room now.
The general IL weaker
Once In the Afternoon the general awole
from a short nap and opened his eyeA
Their glance rested upon his family A
faint smile III up the veterans face and his
voice could be heard all over the room when
he saidi ~ do not want any one to be dis
turbed on my account" Mrs Grant asked
him II ho would net write something about
his foelinga He shook his head, After
awhile picking up his pencil, began to write,
but his hand would not move and he laid
down the pencil after writing only the data
He tried 20 speak, but his voice was inaudl-
bic, For long time no lay quietly,
Another instance that shows how watch.
ful he Ia OF what Ia going on occurred a,
noon, The clock 10 situated 30 that he can.
not 500 H. Ho asked what time 10 was.
When told that II was 70 o'clock he saidi
Elk tho clock right II only struck H."
A special train at o'clock brought U, 8.
Grant jr,, and his wife and Drs shrady and
sanda The general recognized tho doctors
and shook hands with each OF them. lie sat
before them passive and with barely energy
enough 10 move. Weakness was the thing
they noted and that concerned them, When
they had gone there was transition back 10
the obGeryant condition OF earlier In tho af-
ternoon. He was atill weak, but not utterly
listless The change was mainly mental,
but II restored bottor foOiing In tho house
hold
AT 8 o'clock tho general seemed to bo sink
Ing, II was gradual change, From hay
Ing boen high and faint the pulse was
becoming elusive, Tho general had closed
his eyes Efforts to keep thom open or TO
try and use them was then beyond his
power Dir, Douglas who O'onc OF tho doc
tors was with tho general at that time, spoke
to him TO test his faculties, Tho general
moved his head slightly In response, Con-
ScIounc@ still remained. Weakness had
gone beyond any former point II was
question how long the mind would bo rospon-
Siyo Ile could not whisper, Ho was too
weak TO open his eyes; his lips were power
losss ho was gaspIng fast; tho pulse was
fluttCrng; hocould do no act OF viii beyond
a slight turn OF tho hOad, which sank almost
instantly back into the pillows
The air Of the room was oppressive, Thoro
was no need for the doctors at the bedside.
ThOy moved aside for the family Tho fans
OF the nurses and OF tho ladies woro cooling
tho air about the general. All woro fearful,
yet all were self'containod Tho prayer was
offered briefly, soothngly, Tho generals
breath was yet quick. II soon became softor.
Tho fans kept going Tho breathing grew
loas laborcd, Thoro was iluttCr OF tho oyO.
lids Thoy oponod, and tho general looked
quietly about him. There was no
Sobblng TO soddon him, but all was qulOt
and peaceful. Tender faces looked down
upon him Horo.urnod their gloncca with ro-
viving love and so, just at tho hour that ho
passed tho crisis Of last night, aud In tho
samo manner, no dropped gently asleep.
ELEVENTH BULLETIN. II o'clock no
was awake and conscious The doctors woro
thCn looking for q change for the worse bo-
tween aud o'clock His hhds aud arms
were quite cold, his foot less cold than earlier
In tho evening,
lEwLfih BULLETIN ms pccn learned
thht thcfo was no material chnllEe ~ dIbO,