Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-31
fhG Gates Of The 0hGr World Open TO
Receive Him,
The Once Strong and Healthy
Body Yields to Disease,
While the Spirit is Waiting To
Take Tvs Flight.
The General Has But Few Short
Hours to Live.
he is Surrounded by the Mem
bers Of His Family,
And His Old Friend and Favorits
Pastor, The Kev. DR..
Newman.
GENERAL GRANT.

GENERAL GRANT.
HIS DEATH LIABLE TO oCUUR wIIHIS = DAY
OR TWO.
Special Telegram to the BEE,
NEW York, March @-Gencral Grant is
no better this morning though his throat is
somewhat more comfortable, he arose at an
early hour and p~artook of a small cup of
bouillon for breakfast, and went to his Office
where propped up with pillows and wrapped in
blankets no listened toireading of the morning
paper. 1t is reported this afternoon that the
doctors of the General begin to feel alarmed
lest q fatal termination OF the disease may
occur sooner than anticipated. 1t is even
limited that G sneral Grant may not survive
more than o day or two
WASHINGTON, March 30.-A telegram lust
received at the white house announces that
General Grant is much worse, and that his
death is liable To occur at any time. The
lows creates q profound sensation.
Associated Press.
THE LATEST BULLETINS,
New YORK, March 30.-At 4.3O p. m.
DR.. Douglas returned to Gen. Grants house,
and after being with the general about fifteen
minutes Issued the following bulletin: y
Gen. Grant is free from pain and takes his
liquid food at regular intervals and as we'll as
usual. He is not as strong. and is showing
more feebleness of body.
THE GATES OF THE OTHER WORLD OPENING
TO RECEIVE IN
NEW YORK, March 3O.-Prompted by curl
osity many persons strolled through Sixty.
sixth street during the afternoon, stopping in
'front.' of Gen. Grants house to gaze at the
building. The shades of the front parlor
windows were lowered all day, and the inner
blinds of the generals sleeping room were
shut, with the Stats open. About 8 o'clock
the generals wife stood for some minutes at a
window on the third floor, and after looking
Tor sOme moments at the watchers below, with.
drew from the shade and closed the shutters.
Harrison, the generals personal attendant,
once came out to mail papers and letters at
Sixty-sixth street and Madison avenue, and
q watcher inquired as to the generals con.
dition.
"HE IS NO BITTER, ] FRAR,'
reply n you bre5 k your leg and 1t pains you
very much, you know it's broken, but even if
the pain is less for o time, the break is there
all the came. The general has felt easier to.
day, but l fear he really is no better" Mes
sengers rang the bell at short intervals
throughout the day, personal messages of
sympathy and inquiry are constantly coming
from friends interested, persons in ths city
and out. A gentleman who called at4 with
extraordinary anxiety to see Col. Fred Grant
or Co. Badeau, was told that the members
of the family must deny Themselves to all.
''Those are our imperative instructions said O
servant at the door, AT 4;io Dr. Douglas re-
turns to the house after a brief absence. After
he had been within half an hour he re.entered
his carriage to visit another patient. The
doctor was asked if he thought the end would
come during the night. In answer he said:
1T think not, but the general il now passing
through the stage incident to the disease. and
frankly I can't tell il the end will'come to.
night.
rpr GENERAL "a GROWING WEAVER ANT
~ ~ " ana
"kAhh'
These words were spoken without rrerye
and carried conviction to the hearers which
none of the bulletins had done. DR.. Douglas,
returned from his calls after an absence 81
about an hour. he had come back TO remair
ali night. DR.. Shrady soon i,ined him fu
the same purpose, Al q, m. Romero. Mexi
can minister. called at the house. His alta,
was short. When asked on Fifth avenu,
uOf course no one can forteIl With a Ger
tainty. Inc disease until recently was within
the power of the doctors. but now has pon,
quite beyond them. The general may liv,
ten and he NAV die In two hours. | fear h,
is going to choke to death. If the diseas,
reaches the artery the danger of chokin, h
increased, and death by that means become
almost inevitable, Member of the famil,
are now at the generals bedside. The doc
tors a a there too but thew keen back ns mucl
as possible. 1 fear
THE GENERAL WILL CHOKE TO DEATH.
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