The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-03
THE STORY OF THE DAY.
The Attack in the Morning, the Rally, and
the Patients Condition at Night.

the Patients Condition at Night.
To the Western Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 2.-An hour after midnight
General Grant was asleep At that time Col.
Fred Grant was in doubt whether his father
would be alive at day break He had little hope
that SUCH would be the case, but in that he was
happily disappointed. The day dawned, and
General Grant was yet breathing. The doubt
of his son was based upon the fact that the dis
ease had spread through the mouth and above
the palate in the head. The back of the throat
was eaten into; the gums on the right side of the
teeth partially consumed, the posterior
and anterior arches in the right side were gone,
the palate on the right side was raw,
and, though the General spoke feebly,
it was with difficulty and with scarcely
any use of the tongue Anxiety was
further argumented by statement from DIR.
Shrady to the effect that unless there was
strong rally through the night, the General
could hardly survive until early daylight From
l o'clock until daybreak the General rested, with
intervals of ftfulness DIS. Douglas and Shrady
were with him, and the Rev. DR.. Newman was
in the house during the night. The gas was
turned out in the sick room, and in the library
the physicians and members of the family
waited and chatted until about 3 o'clock, when
Colonel Grant and one of the physicians were
on watch. The daylight had come, and the hour
was o'clock when it was deemed wise to ad-
minister stimulant to the patient and DR..
Shrady gave the General hypodermc in
lection of brandy. This was medicated
slightly and was administered hypodermically
because of the patients inability to swallow.
The occasion calling for the use of the stimulant
was of the gravest character. The patient
seemed sinking rapidly. The household was
aroused and quickly every member of the family
was at his bedside. Both physicians were in the
closest attendance At $50 the group in the
sick room believed the patient was passing away.
and the doctors were of the opinion that the
General would not live five minutes. Stimu-
lants were again administered hypodermically,
and. as DR.. Newman puts it, that wonderful
tenacity of life and strength of intellect sus-
tanned the Gene al His mind was as clear as
the daylight he had lived to see again, and he
was able, at what was deemed a critical hour, to
speak more freely than in the early night.
The injections of stimulants were continued at
short intervals, and when he had revived
trife, and was little stronger, he glanced at
the members of the family the physicians DIR.
Newman and attendants, all grouped still at the
bedside, and uttered these words II bless you
ala
BEGINNING A NEW DAY
At G o'clock Rev. DR.. Newman engaged the
family in morning prayer, and another day of
anxiety and of waiting was fairly ushered in.
From midnight person left the house nor
called until Cos o'clock, when DR.. o. H. Tiffany,
who was General Grants pastor in Washington,
called He did not enter when told by watcher
that there had been no evidences of trouble
through the night. The Doctor called thus early
because he was on his way to the Methodist con-
ference at Poughkeepsic.
During the day. from early morning, scores of