Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-08
GEy. GRANT MUCH WORSE.
rlrs STRENGTH DIMINISHED BY
A HEMORRHAGE.

N uousehoid Into Consideration - The
N patient Anxious for the End-Death
Near at Hand.
new YORK, April about 3:45
Il o'clock this morning a messenger boy
dashed burredly down The steps of Gen.
Il Grants house andrushed towards the tel
a5raph office on Madison Avenue near
s. .ivtv-sixth street. The lad held in his
hand two notes, one addressed to DR.. II.
r. sands and one to DR.. George e. Shrady.
In few minutes another messenger boy
,,asbed out of the Grant residence bearing
4 notes tor Senator Chaffee, Gen. Badeau and
psrson Newman. Gen. Badeau was the
first to arrive, being driven rapidly in a
carriage to the door. He Immediately
rushed up stairs, was admitted and pro-
oaadod at once to Gen. Grants room. A
horse at full gallOp dragged the coupe Of
n Dr. shrady up to the door at 4:45 o'clock.
u 1 ter minutes later DR.. Sands arrived,
81 hearing a case of instruments, although
il was afterwards learned that no surgical
n meration was necessary. U. S. Grant,
E .Ir.. and Senator Chaflee arrived at the I
f0useabout :05 O'Clock.
Dr. Sands, in response to a question,
n said that DR.. Douglass was quietly sitting
n nv cen. Grant when the latter suddenly
a
h Dr. Douglass took such measures as We're
M necessary. and sent for DR.. Sands and DIR.
II suradv. and said: 'There is no use in
4 sending for the other doctors. You are
II enough"
TWO OUNCES or BLOOD.
81 Gen Grant spat about two ounces of
q blood and then wiped the traces from his
face with his hand and appeared calm
q aud collected.
q senator Chafce left the house at
GI5 O'Clock this morning. He said:
"Gen Grant had an injection of
morpbia at 6 O'Clock this morning,
and I think he will live through the day.
ID He lost teacupful of blood. lie was
somuch collected that he directed those
attending him to hold the vessel so that
4 no blood would reach the floor"
III Dr. Newman arrived about 5:45 O'Clock
Il his morning. DR.. Shrady, at 7 O'Clock.
n said that Gen. Grant was asleep, and that
4 Ia was doing as well as could be expected
4 ladcr the circumstances. He also said
Jaat Dr. Douglas was taking q much
needed rest.
Gen. Grant awobe at 9:30 O'Clock this
morning His pulse was the same, and
there had been no return of the hemorr-
haga.
n The hemorrhage was an accident that
- had been feared bythose nearest to the
III patient. The immediate result was not
those in attendance and the General
himself just how serious the result
II would lie on the general condition of the
4 patent could not be f0retOld early in the
n morning, but at $3.50 O'Clock there was no
\ percephble increase of debility or weak
pess caused by the lOss-Of blood. At $3.50
h 5e,oek Gen. Grant, under the influence
Of m0rphia, was sleeping in a sitting
stsre. Drs. Douglass and Shrady were
sent.
STOPPING OF THE HEAIORRHAGE.
Tie hemorrhage in the Generals throat |
ceased naturally and without any styp-
e apphcation. Il was, OF course,
Pss.hle that crisis might oc-
esr to-day, but the probability of
such q turn during daylight was scarcely
III enter aimed among those best posted as
tae Generals condition. Senator Chat
rs opinion this morning was that he
81 al-nt not die during the day, and such
a5 the opinion of well posted persons who
tad NO incentive or bent to be alarmists,
IS tA0ugh all hold themselves in readiness
or any critical developments. The
# bemowhage was arterial and not Yenuous
M h0ld. TIE General seemed not at all
alarmed. and the family was not very
Ieatiy frightened. The hemOrrhage was
Is dee somewhat to the increase of the
disease, and was induced by a mOmentary
i Of coughing.
Gen. Grants condition remained un-
III changed at IL O'Clock this morning. He
aad taken his food without pain. His
pulse was still steady and reasonably
a.m There was no more hemOrThage.
Ills mind was clear. He replied to ques-
lions and gave evidence Of the same un-
complaining frmness which had charac-
llled him during his entire sickness.
Dr. Barker was seen after the
consultation to-day, when he was
e9yng Gen. Grants house. lie
, -ld that the General was con-
a-eiably weaker, took his food only
On solicitation and under protest, and
was liable to a recurrence OF the hem
sfraaee at any time.
AZ lIA5 O'Clock this morning j. Fred
Elm0re, the Peruvian Minister at
washington, called at Gen. Grants
9lse. He did not see the General.
N1eh ne came out he said that he had
) ~ Gen. Grant at Pekin when the Gem
r n siA was travelling around the world and
teame well acquainted with Mrs. Grant.
Az l2:l0 O'clock one Of the clerks of the
'ANd OF Aldermen called and presented
iea1fQssed copy of resolutions adopted
. tle board yesterday. He was told
80 zoe General had passed very rest
ts night.
GROWING WEAKER.
AZ q consultation held al o'clock this
noon, at which Drs. Barker, sands,
ud4Y ana Douglass were present, 10 was
tIaa that there had been no recurrence
.Ae hemowhage, but that since the last
lln the General had grown weaker.
Is pulse was 50 and his temperature 10l.
~ . O'clock IL was announced that
eH' Grant had been sleeping quietly
nee the last record. lie awoke at 6
eloek and took food and a stlmulant.
pulse was 70 and its volume fair.
temperature was 10l There had
s'a mo recurrence Of tho hemorrhage.
EATING UNDER PROTEST.
pfs' Barker, Douglas, Shrady and Sands
- IN consultation between and
oek. When DR.. Barker left the house
ven. Grant he said that the General
considerably weaker, and that he
leod under protest. lie was Liable at
moment % have recurrence OF the
4iotrhage. Mrs. F. -. Grant during
afternoon sent "A message 10 Mrs.
Ff Palmer, her sister, who is in
sla, stating that the General was
.eh worse. Gen. Grants wife did
- 80 with the family 10 dine
ay' She had hor meals served In
uorary, where the family watches
waits throughout the day. DR..
M alN urFiWaH uf ne