Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-03-04
GEN. GRANT.
DIR. Douglass Says that at the Utmost Gen.
Grant Cannot Live Longer than Three



Grant Cannot Live Longer than Three
Months.
New YORK, March 3.--Gen. Grant was
today confined to his bed lie has for the
past six weeks been suffering severely from
a shattered condition OF his physical system.
Last night he was so i'll that Col. Fred
Grant, his eldest son, Eat up with him.
When reporter called this morning at the
Generals house. Gen GRAFT had laid down
10 get rest. Mr.. Jesse Grant said his faith.
er s condition was very critical. lie feared
that his illness would be long and serious,
lie referred the reporter TO Dr. Douglass,
the Generals medical attendant, for further
Information. 1t was learned that the Gen.
eral was suffering from an pamed and swol'
len tongue, which made it difficult for him to
swallow even liquid food, Speaking is even
a source OF pain and difficulty. Gen. Grant
is also suffering from neuralgia pains,
which peryade the whole system. The et-
iects OF the fall which he had about year
ago also cause him severe suffering in his
hip. Altogether the General appears TO be
breaking down, and his friends fear the re-
suit.
Little Hope of Recovery.
Mr.. Jesse Grant said this morning my
fathers illness is unfortunately very serious,
I and am afraid that there is very little hore
of his recovery. He is great sufferer, and
is confined to his bed from which fear he
will never rise again. DR.. Douglass ex-
| presses hope, but cannot see on what he
bases it. If you could see him something
more might be learned Of fathers com
plant"
1t was ascertained that Gen. Grant was
very anxious about the completion OF his
military biography, aud when able he has
worked even while suffering excruciating
pain in the hope Of completing it. The
manuscript Of the first volume has been
finished, but not revised, and more than half
Of the second volume has been prepared.
! The anxiety Of Gen. Grant to complete the
manuscript has caused him TO delay the
revision OF the first part Of the book, and the
fact that the remainder has not been fin
ished is said to cause him anxiety.
Fatal Cancer.
DR.. J. II. Douglass, Gen. Grants physi.
clan, was seen late this afternoon. lie said
it was impossible for the General to recover.
"How long do you think he will liver
Not three months at the utmost. lie
is liable to 90 in short while. There is
no cure for his disease, cancer Of the :.hhroa,.
On Thursday February 20, Drs. Sand,
Markoe and / held :: consultation in Gen.
Grants cas-" Our conclusion was he could
rot recover. The General met me the next
day and asked me what we thought OF his
case. ] tried TO put a cheerful face
on the matter. and told him we thought
he had epthelial Now the report
Of the microscopic expert who ex.
amined him put il malignant epitheIal and
| left out the adjective malignant knew
it would irighten him and perhaps cause
bim 10 succumb TO the fatal disease sooner
What was my surprise to see q rose se-colored
statement published the following Saturday
in the Medical Journal, and copied by other
papers, stating that | said General Gran,
was better. ! did not authorize any such
statement, and wonder that Just the oppo.
site of what we decided in consultation
should be published. General Grant read
this article and took hopeful view. He
imagined that had given the information
and began TO work steadily eigh, hours a
day on MS DlstOry'
A RegretfuI Announcement
"Of course this told on him, and now he
IS paying the penalty very much regret
to make this announcement. j cannot say
be will get well when know his death is
only a question Of short time. II the
cancer was anywhere else but at the root Of
the tongue his life could be prolonged. II
is getting difficult for him 10 swallow, and
there is no remedy"
Have you told the General that he will
der
mo. Do ] tell copsumptive patisn,
that lie will die2 ! say well, hope you
are better today, and how do you feel,
cheerful instead Of blunty telling him he
is going TO die. did not have the heart 10
tell the General to expec, the worst. ! tried
to gradually awaken bim to the fact Of hi.
critical condition, and just when ! arrived
at the point where thought he was fally
aware Of his danger this article appeared in
the Medical Journal and upset oil my plans.
The General reads everything in the pspsra
about his health. The microscopic expert I
report is very long and enumerates nun
Der Of complicated diseases in connection
with the malignant epiiheliaL