Crawford avalanche., 1885-07-30
GRANT DEAD.
The Old Hero of Appomattox,
After Life's Fitful Fever,
Sleeps Well.
Surrounded by His Family, the
Grim Old Soldier Passed
Peacefully Away.
His Life Prolonged Many Hours by
HypOdermic Injections
or Brandy.

the condition OF Gen Grant on the AFTERNOON OF
Tuesday. July 81. and it dawned upon the
physician and family that the illustrious and
long suffering patient was surely sinking.
shortly after one o'clock on the morning of the
ga, hypodermic injection OF brandy was ad-
ministered, which had the effect OF Frightening
him up. The weakness continued throughout
Wednesday, the sufferers nourishment consist
ing wholly of two glasses OF milk. The hypo-
dermic injections OF brandy were repeated at
intervals.
Once during the morning the General at
tempted to write, but succeeded only In writing
the date, the effort being greater than war
spoke at intervals, but his voice was very feeble.
At 2:l5 the members OF the family and Dr. New
man were grouped in the darkened room near
Gen. Grant. Observing their evidence OF feel
ing the General said "I do not want anybody
to be distressed on my account" At D. IN. the
pulse was l30 At $3.50 u. m. the bulletin was
sent out that the General was sinking. AT 7:4O
U. S. Grant, Jr., and Drs. Shrady ard Sands
reached Mount MacGregor by special train, and
DIR. Douglas said that Gen. Grant could live but
few hours. DIR. Newman also said that the
General had almost reached the end. TeleRrams
came from all parts of the country inquiring
about the dying chieftains condition At 9:0J
Repe m mede ne T"s TO ar0uss bm was them believed
that the beginning Of the end was at hand. At
10 o'clock his respiration was 40. His arms
were cold mp to his elbows. The General could
9RISy SRSak wds rdy a%aTe d hs condioG
everybody around him thought he was sleeping
he was fully aware Of all that was taking place
about him. His faithful servants were with
of hot water were placed at Gen. Grants feet
to induce warmth, aud mustard draughts were
applied upon the stomach and breast to pre-
Sn Se .ne morning Of the @ the deH
eral remained in the same quiet condition:
Hypodermies of brandy were being used. At
astir, and the whole house was lighted
up with the exception of the re-
ception-room. Here the General lay
in bed and a dim light was burning on a table
near the window. The physicians were still
near him, as was also Col. Grant, while the
ladies were in an adjoining room. His condition
remained conf aratively unchanged.
At o'clock Gen. Grant was in a somnolent
condition The respirations had grown shallow
and the General was no longer able to expector-
ate because OF the weakness, which was in
creasng At 3: :35 a. III. DR. Shrady was walking
in front of the cottage for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning some fresh air. Col. Grant appeared
suddenly and beckoned to him, when the Doc
tor assembled the piazza and entered the sick
room. moment later the whole house,
hold were v gTouRed aRopt the GeRsEFaPI Day Hss
that the rising OF the sun would mark the close
of the long struggle. At a. m. the respirations
were so, the pulse so rapid as not to be counted,
and hypodermics, which had been quite freely
anT marked effect At t"9 80 5R6iGe 4 nh haS no longer
said: Gen. Grant is just alive, and is liable TO
pass away at any moment. At $3.50 o'clock the
breathing was quickened and reached 90 to the
minute.
At o'clock DIR. Douglas remarked that the
Generals brain, heart, and lungs were alive,
and that was about all he could say. At 20
the respirations had increased to sixty, and the
death rattle, occasioned by the hlllng OF the
lungs and throat with mucus, was plainly
heard by the loving and devoted ones at his bed
side He then recognized his friends by opening
his eyes, At n few minutes before O'Clock Gen
Grant breathed his last. The end was peaceful
and without evident pain He was surrounded
by ali the members OF his family, and all were
prepared for the final moment when 1t arrived.
For over an hour before the Generals death he
had di avn his breath only with the utmost dlt-
ficulty, the respiratons coming in long, gurg-
ling gasps. the throat being clogged with
mucus. At the last moment the General was,
il seemed, conscious. and for brief space II
seemed that the group of watchers could not
realize that the General was at last beyond thelr
care.
trlous soldier of his time. The insidious dis
been in progress, and he las faced the end
which he knew was near with the same quiet
he has been confronted The life OF the old hero
has had few more impressive scenes than this last
one OF struggle against the common enemy OF
mankind-a struggle prompted by no selfish
motives and by no trace of fear, but solely that
he might perform vet one more service fol
his country, ard complete with the pen the
The end of his hard-working life found
him still at work with untirtnR purpose
and with energies unabated save by physi-
cal weakness. When he could no longer
maintain the strife he surrendered with the dig
nifty of those alone who have never given in To
anything less than the inevitable, and passed
''out of reach OF time out of sight Of love, out
of hearing of hatred" from the circle OF friends
and relatives who mourned him, from the cOun-
| try of which he had deserved so WELL from the
| world of which his is one OF the foremost
names.
Now that the record of this mans life is com
| pleted, remarks a contemporary, IL Is surely
best that forget whatever there may have
| been OF the inglorious about his later years, IN
sight of the glorious years which won for him
| a high place forever in the hearts of the Amer.
| ican people. Nor is IL any real dscredit to the
| man who has once done so much for his coun-
try that he was at last caught in the worlds
great snare, but rather sign to sci
| more sharply In relief that simplicity anC
| triumphed over all open dangers and Difficult
| ties, and was only found unfit to be pitted
against the practices Of the trickster. All great
men cannot be Napoleons or Cas rs, and his
| tory emphasizes no fact more strongly than tha
| the qualities which led to victory on the battle
| field are not those most needed in the largei
| field of life. For the services Of Grant al
| n military leader we may be profoundly
reverently thankful That as a Statesman
and a private citizen he was at timei
| misled or at fault should not make us for one
| moment forget how great those services were. Oh
| this day OF sorrow our one thought should be o
those deeds which have made their doer one o
i the great historic Americans. The English herr
| whose name Is one with that Of Waterloo lveC
\ to make his after years one great mistake bu
| men no longer remember this against him, anC
| the words which the laureate sang in his prais
| we may with peculiar fitness apply to our owl
| lost hero:
our greatest yet with least pretense,
| Great in council and great I'm war,
| Foremost captain of his time,
| Rich I'm saving common sense,
| And, as the greatest only are,
In his simplicity sublime.
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