The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-07-23
THE HERo's LAST HOURS.

Thesnight dispatches from the bedside
of the dying hero at att. McGregor gIye
tho following:
About Z O'Clock the general seemed
restless. Would you like TO lie down
father?" asked Col. Fred Grant, who
noticed his fathers restlessness. The
general nodded and at the same moment
esssyed to rise unassisted. but the effort
was to great and he sank back IN his
chair, and the colonel and nurse aided
him to arse, and then supported hun to
the bed where he was carefully lowered
to a reclining position and partly on his
face. DIR. Douglas then rolled
the chairs back and one OF
the physicians has since re-
marked that the general has now
LEFT HIS CHAIR FOR THE LAST TIME.
The belief is that General Grant has at
last laiu down to die.
The family .werc all gathered al the
side of the sick man and again DR.. New
man at about the same hour as last hight,
at Mrs. Grants request, knelt beside the
general and prayed. All heads were
bowed and silent tears were on the
checks of men as we'll as of women.
The doctors stood somewhat apart, and
the family was near Its fast sinking
head, and then after an hour death
seemed less rapidly gaining on The man
it has pursued just nine months tod sy,
| for it IS just nine months
ago to-day that General Grant walked
into DR.. Douglas Office to seek his pro-
fesslonal aid for the cancer that has
done waat foes and war could moi.
Then the doctors and clergyman went
out upon the piazza and sat near the
parlor window and Jesse Grant joined
them at times, but other members of the
family remained in the sick mans room
and watched and waited while the gen.
eral answered ''yes" or "uo'' TO several
questions. Time passed slowly indeed
and at length at S:15 o'clock DR.. Doug
las left the cottage.
allow is it. doctor % was asked him.
"He is dying" said the grsyhaired ply
sic ian.
1 III hC 4lNC al sAOHA was doASu
again. ooh yes. and possibly more, but
he is passing away" was the response,
aud after little time at the hotel DIR.
Douglas returned to the cottage. At 8
o'clock the generals pulse was up to a
point of 165 beats to the minute and was
tiuttering.
After his rally, and about 9 O'Clock.
Gen. Grant sank into a sleep that was
described by witness as the
PEACEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL SLEEP OF A
CHILD.
This condition, however, is not one to
command confidence, for the pulse beats
are still rapidly fluttering and the respi-
ration, winch normally js fourteen 10
the minute, Is how forty TOUR.
At 1880 O'Clock, however, 1t was
stated by reliable authority that
the general was in slightly better con.
dition than two hours before, and quiet
er, but from the present condition, which
borders upon lethargic state, the pa.
tlent may quietly drift into final uncon.
seriousness. During the evening the ex.
tremiues of the sick man have been cold
and the visible symptoms are the signs
that nature puts cut when death is up.
prOaehiDg.
The general, as the night passes, seeml
to be suffering no pain, though the linei
of his face are tensely drawn and ths
furIows of the brow are knitted, as he
/ 10, -, tf,o ~. ba.;do .,hinb 4t,a fopaflx
are constantly watching.
At IL o'clock the general was no
asleep. the hands and fore arms wer'
colder than two hours before, but tn,
feet were not as much So. The pulls
and respiration had rot changed. Stim
ulants were being used, but sparIngl!
and there was expressed by ledIca
, authority about II O'Clock belief tina
the closing crisis may occur at either
or O'Clock tonight.
, At midnight General GRAFT is ye
, quiet though not asleep. The coming
hour is being anticipated with grca
anxiety.
m.-The general remains in: th
/ same quiet condition. Pulse and res
} piration ere unchanged and there is
: feeling that he may recover from tn
midnight season OF weakness and SUI
: vive until IN. objections of brand
are being used.
"a. m.-The family is astir'at the CO
tage, though there is no visible indies
ton that points to other condition than {
the time of the last bulletin.