New-York tribune., 1885-07-22
GEN. GRANT MUCH WORSE.
ATTACKED BY FIT OF HICcoUGHINa
rHR OUTING OF THE PREVIOUS DAY FOLLOWED
ny DECIDED RELAPSE.


ny DECIDED RELAPSE.
MouSr Mc(sREGoR, July 21.-Thougn zen
.ra Grant was greatly exhausted by the jotng oo "
his bath chair yesterday afternoon F" wa.
morning that the eight hours OF natnrai s'oop ~o ~
by lin last night had restored portion Oh 'ho n0
lost by him during his outing. Tne oeiei 'n"' -.
General had in q measure recovered rom ~
nndua fatirue was supported by q refreshed anu
aomewhat brighter appearance. His pulse n~u
scarcely the volume 1t had at IL o'clock last h'en anu
as the morning wore Dr. Douglas thought nc oc'eo
evidsnces OF feversh condition In the pauen' W. WV
forenoon was passing quietly as to give strength
belief that the General was resting ana iur.ner n~
rating from the fatigue Of outing, which haa po0n
undertaken at his solicitation, by his expressco
and after an assurance by himself that MS s'oAH
equal to it But toward noon there grew III 'ho p"y
caus mind conviction, at the umc uncApo0.' -
tho doing quiet Of his patient was more thas "a "a
,reme and growing Iassitude than Of restfa reposo
At midday there slight change in the SICK man
condition. which was marked by increased "eaAne"
and less cognzance of what was going on ABOUT MN
This change was slightly marked, however, 'na' II"
unusual alarm was felt by tho family though T" was
isemed advisable report the same TO DE- Doos"''
who at the time at the hotel. Accordingly 'osSo
Grant walked up the slope to speak to the Doc'or
same down to the cottage. The General was less au'
though he desired rest He hiormcu
The physician that he had declined "i'o-
hoic stlmulan.s because he believed tney
served only to heat his system without impartng
reneh he expressed himself feeling that he conid
endure his condition Of weakness only shor. 'i"e
longer and requested the physician TO admhise
hypodermc injection of morphine Dr. Douglas was not
Inclined to grant this request because he believed ina"
sleep and rest produced by artificial means would 100
rapidly drain the vitality Of the patients oesioes 'n
lethargfc tendency developing in the case "h'o
also Influenced the doctor against giving morpsne anu
more than this Dr. Douglas preferred that MS paen
should take food rather than opates, ana
III Cam ia do 90
declined ana insisted upon the administration OF NOR
phne At length, to satisfy him DIR. Douglas admins
tered q portion of morphine which Geperai eraht oe-
Ieyed TO contain three minms OF the orug'
As a fact, that quantity was not administered
but slight portion diluted In tne
usual three drops liquid injected into the Gen.
ais arm. The patient grew more quiet and seemed' 10
Sleep and then it that the physician lett the COT
tage and reported the sufferer to be exceedingly weak
The quetude however. not protraced The General
was attacked this afternoon with hccoughs. and THIS
disturbing and rapidly weakening as well as signncant
factor was present in the forenoon, and with added
frequency The sleep which followed the giving Oh
morphine, as stated. was followed by renewed
hlccoughing. Attempts were made as the AFTERNOON
was waning give the General food He joined In the
endesyor but the quantity retained was small When
the current Of goblet full Of the liquid was passing the
tick maI's throat its weight dstendcd the 'roa'
and the food passed down, but when the last 10"
mouthfuls were being drained from the glass
to distend the parts and they closed because
the muscular power Of the throat
was insufficient to keep an open
passage The result was a ft Of choking and coughing
with the election of portion OF the liquid at the close
Of each attempt administer food. The condition OF
tho patient may be appreciated when
It 10 known that within perhaps nfteen minutes
after an attempt TO administer nonrshnent TO him
the General would suddenly look up Wild
momentary expression Of bewderment and inquire or
nis attendant when are you going TO give me
that foodw;sa half hour-mght elapse and again
the sick man would glance up as though having
forgotten something he would have remembered
and calculate the question. "when are you going
to givo food you spoke of and when told that
he had Just received food that would be given,
hdesred the General would again fall into half un-
conscious doze and mutcr, Never mind. never mind
I. The sulty and almost 6reathless with
the thermometer at e5e. There were no reviSng ee'
IN the atmosphere, and the sun went down aiter
aay Of sitting discomfort even TO persons In gaod
health General remained In his room and was not
dressed during day. He did not except to rise
when the pillows, kept constantly beneah MIN 10 pre-
vent sores, beaten and aired several times
he walked feeby TO the cot In the sick ROOM while his
resting place was being thus aired and reshened So the
afternoon and at o'clock DIR. Douglas came 10
the hotel 10 dinner. The Grant family were then din
Ing. Newman up the mountain on the train
arriving 615 p. lie Joined the Generals family
ut their table and there Dr. Douglas reported the Gen.
critical condition and he would hazard no prediction OF
the future. not even Of the night
When dinner was concluded, DIR. Newman and DR..
Douglas returned to the cotags. lgnt breeze had
prung up with the going down OF tie sun and hope was
expressed that the cooling air Of the evening might
yiye the patient Colonel Fred Grant had beeL at the
cottage but little while after his return from dinner
said have expressed the belief that his
father would not survive the night The servants as
we'll tho family conscious that critical season
w.txt
prevailed In and about the cottage The critical con-
dtion of the patient not generally known at the
hotel merry erouIs Of guests were scattered about
tho piazzas Twilight settled down on the mountain and
the electric lights flashed up about the hotel grounds
cottage. Colonel Grant gave orders that all
manuscripts and literary effects AZ the cottage olce
should be packed up and made SAFE no more
work on the erals memoirs would probably be done
there. Mrs Grant, Mrs ssrtoris, Jesse Grant and
wife and Colonel Grants wife were sitting on
the piazza walking In and ont OF the
cottage. Twilight deepening into dusk when
hurried movements observed within the cottage
Servants fitted from to room, and Colonel Free
Grant moved nervousy about; DR.. Douglas was with
the patient family at alternate Intervals and some
event seemed imminent Henry, the nurse. was seen
10 wheel one OF the Generals large chairs from the
sick to cottage parlor Dr. Douglas and Colonel
Grant supported the sick from his apartment
aud settled him u the great chair that the nurse had
cushioned with pillows The Generals face was turned
toward cotagc-door. through which. he noted sur
rouudings hc could have the brilliantly lighted
hotel as vista through pine that stood DARK
the slope the cottage Mrs. Grant then took
place beside husband aud famed him almost
sanity.
Dir. douglas when questioned said that the General
had been brought parlor that he might bene
nt BY air, though the sick coherent
when he spoke n Whispers he spoke but little and was
sinking surely Members Of tho family passed through
the and gathered ut the doors and windows, then
seatAd niazxa fora periOds and then