Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-30
GEN. GRANT DEAD +!
STRUGGLING WITH DEATH
ALI OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
PRESENT.
THE HERO'S VISIT HERE IN 1873
HOW THE NEWS WAS REOEIVED
IN THIS CITY.
Black Goods I'm Such Demand that
the Merchants Send to PhiIadcl-
Phia for HHOre-Isells FOlIed, and
Flags at HHaIk-nlnst.

was not particularly noticeable from houl
to hour, but between 8 o'clock and {
o'clock there was clearly if not viole1Al,
marked increase of weakness, At
o'clock it was possible TO measure the
pulse beats, but at 6 o'clock one of the
physicians stated that the pulse could MOI
be counted. There were two reasons ex
istent for the inability of the doctors
to catch the pulse beats, they were SO fire.
quent and so feeble. During the afternoon
the blood-tide had so quickened that il
more rapidly wore the system and ex
hausted the frail basis, if any existed
upon which might be placed hope that
the general would rally. The point
was reached at o'clock, when
there was little to be expected
from attempts to administer food
Soon after o'clock Harrison came up
from the cottage and told Drs. Sands and
Shrady that DIR. Douglas desired to see
them at the cottage. Thither went the
doctors. They remained, however, but 0
short time. While the temperature OF
General Grant was nearly, if not quite
imal, the respirations were nearly 81
per minute. The family, beginning Mt {
o'clock, came to the hotel to dinner in
twos, the others remaining ut the cottage.
The family dined in private room SET
apart for their use at the hotel, in order
that at this critical time they might be
secluded from the curious. The closed
and silent cottage had all day suggested
the enactment of the last scene in Gen.
Grants earthly existence.
LYING DOWN FOR THE LAST TIME.
While the physicians were at dinner
DIR. Douglas, who went ut once and alone
to the cottage. Soon afterward another
messenger summoned Drs. Shrady and
Sands and they repaired to the cottage.
closely followed by the Rev.Dr. Newman.
The exits of the doctors and Clergyman
from the hotel were, however, SO quietly
affected that few knew that they had
been summoned TO the cottage. Arriving
there they found General Grant again
evidently sinking. The general seemed
restless.
''Would you like to lie down, father ?''
asked Colonel Fred Grant, who noticed
his fathers restlessness.
The general nodded and at the same
moment tried to rise unassisted, but the
effort was too great and he sank back into
the chair and the colonel and nurse aided
him to arise and then supported him to
the bed, were he was carefully lowered to
"A reclining position and partly ON his
face. DIR. Douglas then rolled the chair
back und one of the physicians has since
remarked that the general has now left
his chair for the Inst time. The belief
was TINT General Grant had ut length lain
down TO die. The family were all gathered
around the sick man and again Dr. New
man, at aboutthe same hour as last night,
and at Mrs. Grants request, knelt beside
the general and prayed. Heads were
bowed and tears We're ON the cheeks OF
men us well AS women.
AT THE CLOSE OF THE LAST FULL DAY OF
LIFE.
As the sun went down cool breeze, NJ
last night, sprang up and laymen thought
that the cool night would help General
Grant to rally. The doctors, however,
were prepared to attend the generals
deatli-bed at II moments notice. The
doctors stood somewhat apart and the
family was near its fast-sinking head, and
then, after an hour, death seemed little
less rapidly gaining ON the man it has
pursued Just nine months to-day, for il
is just nine months ago to-day that
General Grant walked into DIR. Douglas
office to seek his professional aid
for the cancer thnt has done what
war could not do. Then the
doctors and clergyman strolled
out upon the piazza and sat near the
parlor window and Jesse Grant Joined
them at times but the other members ol
the family remained in the sick room and
watched and waited while the general
answered ''yes" and mo" to severa
questions. A waiter was sent from the
hotel to tell Colonel Grant that his dinner
waited his coming, but the man was sent
back with word that Colonel Grant would
not dine this evening. The little wants
of the body in health sank into insignif
canoe beside the infirmities that diseas,
had wrought upon the man who lay dying
before the group of friends in the cottag,
parlor.
Time there passed slowly, indeed, ant
at length, at 8.15 o'clock, DIR. Dougla
left the cottage.
s'How is il, doctor 7" was asked him.
"He is dying" said the gray-headec
physician
again.
"Oh, yes, and possibly more, but lie i
passing away" was the response; and
after little time ut the hotel, DR.
Douglas returned to the cottage.
PULSE AT 165.
At 8 o'clock the generals pulse was u
to the point of 165 beats to the minIt
and wns fluttering. About 8 o'cloc
General Grant sank into sleep that wa
described by u witness ns the peaceful
and beautiful sleep of child. This col
dition, however, was not one 10 eommmi
ft,ri IA h,.nf q Ia q
rapidly Tutoring aud the respiration
which normally is ii to the minute, wa
now A. Al 1890, however, il was state
by reliable authority that the general wa
in slightly better condition than tw
hours before and qIiieter, but as again'
nny hopeful inference thnt might Il
drawn from this fnct was the other fat
TINT from this condition, which bordere
upon the lethnrgic state, the patiei
might quietly drift into final unconscion
ness.
During the evening the extremities {
the sick man had been cold, and i'll IL
visible symptoms where the signs TIN
nature puts ont when death is chillil
the powers. The general, us the nigl
pnssed, seemed to he suffering no pan
though the lines of his face We're draw
and the fnrrows of the brow WEI
knitted us he lay upon the cot besit
which the family were constantly 'watel
ing.
At IL o'clock the general was not asleel
The lnaltls and forearnls were colder thi
two hours before. but the feet not
much So. The pulse and respiration III
not changed. The patients mind was y
clear and comprehensive of events al
utterances about him. Between 10 M
IL o'clock DIR. Shrady had accosted Il
general, and he answered in husky vol
and promptly. Stimulants were beil
used sparingly. There was expressed
medical authority about ii o'cock n bell
that the closing crisis might occur eth
at On o'clock in the morning.
AT MIDNIGHT.
At midnight General Grant remai
quiet, though he is not asleep. The col
ing hour is looked for with great anxiet
Bottles of hot water were placed Mt I
generals feet to induce warmth NJ
mustard plasters were applied over I
stomach and breast to preserve tlSe fla
ging circulation.
q. m.-General Grant remains in t
same condition. Pulse and respirati
are unchanged and there is feeling IL
he may tide over the weakness until 4
IN. Hypodermics of brandy are bel
used.
MT. MoGREGoR, N. Y, July 23.-A
O'Clock last night one of General Gran
physisians conceded with some cauti
that the patient might survive until Jr
23d. His meaning was that the sick m
might vet lie living when midnight shot
mark the new day. The physician's