The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-10

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Representatives of the New York daily
papers hired apartments in the imme late
vicinity of General Grants residence on Six
ty-sixth street, SO as to be able to send the
latest reports of the soldiers condition to
their offices, and to quickly record the final
change when it came. Hourly bulletins re-
cording the generals condition were posted
up in front of the newspaper Offices, and
were eagerly scanned by the passing people
Among the many scenes and incidents which
came under the reporters observation dur
ing the soldiers illness, the following are
noteworthy:
During the early hours of the morning the
general was restless, and the hydodermic in
lectlons did not accomplish all that the doc
tors expected. The restlessness did not re-
suit from an inability to remain in one place,
Tor the generals power of locOmotiOn was
greatly restrained by Weakness but was con-
fined to a movement of the body to and fro
IN the reclining chair Toward 2 A NJ the
lstlngulShel patient was quieter, and Col
onel Fred Grant and DR. Shrady, who had
been in attendance, obtained some rest
AT D O'Clock in the morning an examination
OF the pulse was made by DR.. Douglas who
found it unusually feeblr. All the members
VI lllc liIllIy Ill INC nous were summoned
to the room Before they could get there
DIS Douglas and Shrady decided to give
hypodermic njection of brandy. During the
preparations for this there was great anxiety
on the part of those who were with or near
the general The injection had a marked eff
rect, ana the patient was revived and soon
afterward fell into a doze, from which,
about o'clock, he woke up and appeared
better. AT the suggestion of the Rev.
Or. Newman, who had been in the
house all night, there was short
service of prayer, which was attended by all
the family, the medical men and the older
household servants. After the prayers the
general motioned to all who were present, and
as they gathered more closely around him he
raised one hand and murmured,
BLESS you all! God bless you'
Then, as his wife and Mrs Sartoris sank
down beside him, he took their hands in his
own and gently pressed them. As he did
this those i'll the room who were not already
weeping turned away with streaming eyes.
All thought it was the last farewell
Every one except the physicians now left
the room, and the general lay quietly for a
few minutes, with his eyes closed As the
doctors watched his breathing became more
regular and he fell asleep
Cyrus w. Field was the first of the many
callers who was invited to see the general.
lie remained only few minutes and on 60
ing away said: 1t is wonderful what pluck
that man has. Few men could have fought
such battle as he, or held out SO brayey
against disease 1t is remarkable that he
held out so long,
At 10 o'clock an old man with white hair
walked from the direction of Fifth avenue
and stood III front of General Grants house.
Then he took off his hat and bowed his head
as though in prayer. After that he went up
the steps, rang the bell, and inquired about
General Grants health. When he reached
the street again he burst into tears, and went
crying back to Fifth avenue
Senior Romero said when he came out:
'General Grant has n will of iron | saw
Frank Leslie die of this disease of cancer and
saw him fight it hard, too, but this old SOL
der almost laughs at it. How he lives no
man knows
Near MONDAY DR.. Newman, who had
gone out for while, returned, and the
general expressed the desire to be
alone with him The result of
their interview is best told by the divine, and
ne sali ne found his old friend resting in his
chair. He spoke t. him about a Christian
life and death, and the general listened. so
the divine said, like a child at its mothers
knee. He said that he was not afraid to
die, and that no act of his life troubled
him now. Dr. Newman said that he wa, in n
truly contrite and Christian condition.
There We're numerous kilograms sent to the
house. One from Gen Fitz Hugh Lee SAID
that the heart of the South was throbbing in
unison with that OF the North, and that a
WOTu Vi nope was nailed with pleasure far
and wide in the Southern States Another
from the governor Of South Carolina said
that all the South mourned at the
bedside of the dying general. kilograms
We're also received from people in
the North with whom the ex-President was
socially and politically intimate One mes
sage received was from the mikado of Japan,
who gave General Grant royal welcome
during his visit 20 that country. A resolu-
ton of sympathy from the Southern Press as
ISOLATION, in session at jacksonville, Fla, was
also received
In the United States Senate at Washing
ton the chaplain concluded his PRAYER as fol
lows; son this last day of the session we
tarry a moment to ask special blessing
upon our dying chieftain. BE with
him as he engages in this last srrug-
gle with a foe to whom the wiseSt
and the bravest must at the last sur
render; and though the skill of the physician
and the kind ministries of tender love NAV
not avail to retain him longer in our midst,
may the holy offices of our blessed Christian
ity have been SO presented to his faith that,
having fought the good fight, having finished !
ms course, he may also be glad to testify be-
fore tho world that he has kept tho faith"