The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-08
A Paroxysm of Coughing Terminates in Slight
Hemorrhage, Causing Hasty Sum-
moning Of the Physicians.
Calm and Unflinching Courage of the
General in Very Trying Moment.
The Doctors Admit that the Death of the IL.
lustrious and Patient Sufferer Cannot
Be Much Longer Delayed.
THE BULLETINS.

Brief Statements from the Doctors Showing
the Patients Condition.
NEW YORK, April 7.-Drs. Shrady and Sands
dence at 3:45 this morning. General Badeau,
Senator Chaffee and Rev. DIR. Newman were also
sent for at the same time. A carriage was sent
after DIR. Sands in hot haste This is the first
time DR.. Sands has been sent for. and the suppo
sition is that General Grant is choking and that
DR.. Sands has been called to perform trache-
otomy
DR.. Sands arrived at General Grants house at
5 o'clock, bringing with him a case of instru-
ments. Senator Chaffee, u. S. Grant, jr., and
General Badeau also arrived about the same
time.
Att A. M. Drs. Douglas and Shrady issued
the following bulletin: General Grant slept
well until A. NJ, when he awoke and took nour-
ishment Immediately after, in a paroxysm of
coughing, he had slight hemorrhage, which
ceased spontaneously in few minutes. Drs.
General quiet as usual having had no renewal
of the hemorrhage."
At $3.50 A. M. Drs Douglas and Shrady issued
the following bulletin: General Grant is
quietly sleeping. The hemorrhage remains ar
rested. 1t has made no marked impression on
the pulse"
At $50 A. M. the doctors announced that
General Grant had just awoke; his pulse was un-
changed, and there had been no return of the
hemorrhage
At 12:45 Mary Alice Brown, an artist whom
the General had patronized and befriended
some time ago, called and was told by Harrison
that the General was steadily sinking
Ex-senator Chaffee returned to the house
about P. M.
At 6 p NJ. Drs. Douglas and Shrady issued
the following bulletin: General Grant has been
sleeping quietly since the last record. He has
just awaken and taken food and stmulant. His
pulse is 76, with the volume fair temperature,
101. There has been no recurrence of the
hemorrhage."
Drs. Barker, Douglas, Shrady and Sands were
in consultation about General Grant this even
ing. DR.. Barker. later, said the General was
considerable weaker, and that he took food
under protest He was liable at any moment to
have recurrence of the hemorrhage
Mrs. F. d. Grant, during the afternoon sent
a message to Mrs. Potter Palmer, her sister,
who is in Geor gia, stating that the General was
much worse.
General Grants wife did not go with the
family to dine to-day. She had her meals
served in the library, where the family watches
and waits throughout the day.
DR.. Shrady arrived at General Grant'sihouse
at 6:15 p NJ He had with him many instru-
ments
U. S. Grant. son of Orville Grant, left the
house at $50 p NJ He said that the rumor that
the General had been delirious during the after
noon was untrue.
At Z o'clock DR.. Douglas said the end was near
At9P. NJ. DIR. Shrady said he was prepared for
all emergencies
Ex-senator Chaffee and U. S. Grant. jr, en-
tered the house about 8 P. M.
At 1890 P. NJ, Drs. Douglas and Shrady issued
the following bulletin: General Grant contn-
ues in comfortable condition. He has slept
WE'LL and his pulse is "a. There is no appear
ance Of the hemorrhage remaining in the expec-
torations. He has just taken nourishment
without pain"
At 1:30 A. NJ. Drs. Douglas and Shrady issued
the following bulletin: General Grant
is sleeping very quietly at this mo-
ment, having been restless since the last
bulletin from the accumulation of mucus in the
throat. His pulse is sixty four and improved in
volume respiration, IA. He has taken his
nourshment regularly