Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-04-03

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General Grant passed very unquiet
night. He was continually going from
mis- bed 10 his chair and back again.
He was annoyed at times by attacks OF
coughing and an accumulation Of msi-
cous in the throat. His strength hiss
becn maintained by nourishmcnt and
stimuIsnts, so that his pulse is reason
ABLY steady. Ats o'clock failure IN
the pulse was observed 10 such degree
that the family were apprised and all
soon congcgated In the sick room. lie
spoke quietly with each member. ny
the administration Of proper stimulAnts
the General soon rallied and is now
quietly sleeping in bed.
fSigncal J. II. DOUGLAS, n. d.,
GEO. Y. SHRADy, ND.
An hour after midnight General
Grant was asleep. At that time Colo
mel Fred. Grant was in doubt whether
his father would be alive at daybreak.
He had little hope that such woald be
the case, but in that he was happily
disappointed. Day dawned and Gene
raj Grant was yet breathing. The
doubt of his SON was based upon the
fact that the disease had spread through
the mouth and above the palate in the
head. The back Of ths threat was
eaten into, the gems on the right side
Of the teeth were partially consumed,
and the posterior and anterior arches
en- the right side were gone. Thepslste
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 augmented by the statement
from DIR. Shrsdy to the effect that un-
less there was strong rally during the
night the General could hardly survive
until early daylight. From ] o'clock
10 daybresk he rested with intervals OF
Rtfulness. Drs. Douglas and Shrady
were with him, and Rev. DIR. Newman
was in the house during the night. The
gas was turned low in the sick room,
and in the library the physicians and
members Of the family waited and
chatted until about O'Clock, when
Colonel Grant and one Of the physicians
were on watch.
SEEMED TO BE SINKING RAPIDLY.
Daylight had come, and the hour was
8 o'clock, when it was deemed wise to
administer stimulant TO the patient,
and DIR. Shrady gave the General hy-
podcrmic injection of brandy. This
was medicated slightly, and was ad-
ninistered hypodermically because Of
the patients inability to swallow. The
occasion of the stimulant was Of the
sravest character, and the patient SEEM
ed to be sinking rapidly. The house.
hold was aroused, and quickly every
member Of the family was at his bed
side. Both physicians were in the
closest attendance.
At $50 O'Clock the group in the sick
room believed the patient was passing
away, and the doctors were of the opin-
ION that the General would not live five
minutes. Stimulants were again adj
ministered hypodermically, and, as DR..
Newman puts it, that wonderful tena-
city Of life and strength Of intellect
SUSTAINED the General. His mind was
clear as daylight; he had lived to see
again, and he was able, at what was
deemed critical hour, to speak
more freely than in the early night.
Injections of stimulants were con-
tinued at shsrt intervals, and when he
had revived trihe and was little
stronger he glanced at the members of
the family and the physicians, DR.. New
man and the attendants, all grouped still
at the bedside, and he uttered these
words :" bless you ALL" At O'Clock
Rev. DR.. Newman engaged the family
in morning prayers, and another day of
anxiety and of waiting was fairly ush-
cred in.
From midnight no person left the
house nor called until sos O'Clock.
when Rev. DR.. o. II. Tiffany, who was
General Grants pastor in Washington,
called. He did not enter when told by
the watcher that there had been no evil
dcuccs Of trouble through the night.
The Doctor called thus early because
he was on his way to the Methodist
Conference at Pougbkeepsie.
At 7:45 o'clock DR.. Newman. who
had gone out for walk, was sent for
in the greatest haste. At $50 Senator
Chsfiee called, and shortly afterwards
Mrs. Sartoris appeared at one Of the
windows and looked as If she had been
crying. U. 5. Grant, Jr., left home at
$50. When asked about his father he
merely shook his head. General Ba-
deau called at the house at $50, and
DIR. Newman returned to the house at
9 O'Clock.
NESTING EASILY AT 9:l5 A. n.
DIR. Shrady left at OILS. He said
that the General was then resting easily.
AT 1910 O'Clock the following bulle-
tin was issued:
"The Generals sleep in bed contin-
ued ill $3.50, when he arose and tried
to go down stairs. lie was gently in
duced to return to his room and chair,
where he is now sleeping. When he
took his place in the chair aourishment
was brought to ham, which be took
without objection. In other respects
his condition is as good as at T:30.
IS;gnedl
u. II. DOUGLAS. NJ. D."
DIR. Douglas says that the General
Was conscious when he tried to 20 down
stairs, but the physician could no, ex-
press any opinion as to how long his
patient might live.
1910 r. G.--There lisa slight change
for the better in General Grants con-
dition. He is now sleeping naturally in
his armchair.
fELEaRAMs OF SYMPATHY.
General Mcclellan and other promi-
sent men sent kilograms Of sympathy,
and number Of congregations for
warded dispatches stating that they
had Offered up prayers for the General.
Ex-senator Chaifee left the house at