New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-04
GENERAL GRANT WEAKER.
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Grant was with the General, and there were some
signs of disturbance in the patients throat;
The Rev. Dr. Tiffany left the house a. d 10, tbs
General was not as well as ne had been Ia INC
morning, that he was sinking and was grae uanS
losing his strength and that be could not as' asued
longer At 4:45 the following bulletin was lssueo
from the house.
General Grant has continued be comfortable since
the visit OF Prs Barker sas ps ana and with
relish. Pulse 3D. and unchanged In vo.1 n srRhpY
ture normal GEO f.
DR. Newman and Mr.. Chaffee, who had been at
the house during the entire afternoon came ou. az
$50 with Algernon S. Sullivan, who hao afri'eu"
few minutes before. osted
He was sitting up in his chair, and l 90 no.
think that he is as strong as he was carrier %hf
day. What do you think I" turning 10 MI |hai-
"My opinion is the same as yours. think ne is
getting weaker" replied the ex-senator ~, Narv.
{" II is wonderful said Mr. Sullivan to Ut; new
man. as he pointed to the large crowd Of people that
were standing on the sidewalk opposite the mousse
"io this great uprising. The heart OF INC poo-
pie is with the General in bis sufferiDgs"
At $50 the following bulletin was lssued'
General Grants condition remains UNCHANGED since nee
the last bulletin He has just taken some HsapT
and Is doing In his chair uEoh"h f. :.
The crowd was greater during the day than 1T
has been at any time since the Generals illness.
The people began to gather soon after eayLign..
By noon the sidewalk opposite the GeDeraps mouse
was packed so that passers-by had TO walk IN the
middle of the street to get from fltth-ave 70 pau
son The stoops of the houses were also hied, ana
many people went into the houses ana watcneu
from the windows. The Central Park wall was
hidden from view at Sixty-slxth-st. by the large
number of people who were sitting upon H. Inc
side of the street that the General lives on was
kept comparatively free from people by police
man who walked from one end Of the block TO the
Other Another policeman stood by the stoop ad i,
Joining the generals house; he was beseged al
day long by questions as 10 the latest news ABOUT
the General. Carriages were driven TO the mouse
and their occupants asked the same question OF
h,p,a p1 tbap drOu E.VprV
house and walked In either direction Mas
met by, anxious questoners; Even 9 inc or d,5
NOT wnd d ahaS O' the people away, and at
nightfall there were hundreds standing around the
neighsorhood. Messenger boys were running IN
and ont of the Generals mouse all day long ana
there was q steady stream of visitors going up ana
down the stoop from morning until night. E1-
pressions of sympathy were heard on every hand 1
and every one thought il marvellous that the Zen
eral was able to continue the struggle so long.
As the night advanced the scenes In the vicinity
of the house did net differ from those OF .ne pre-
dow and occasional shadows that fit;
ted across the shades were watched
with eager interest by those who were
kept slowly moving 10 and fro along the sidewalks
by the policemen The number OF callers AT the
house diminished greatly after o'clock. For
raised and the strong breeze blew back the curtains
but II was not allowed TO be open long The night
air became sharper and the crowd in the street be-
gan to melt away.
A bul etin was expected at $50, but it was not
until o'clock that the following was gwen out:
General Grants pulse Is so per minute and some what
stronger He walks the room and declines assist
ance His mind IL clear and his manner cheerful. lie
has taken nourshment There Is soreness IN inc
used a gargle with benefit. The secretion OF mneus
natural. GEORGE y. SnRADY. NJ. ID.
Shortly after the good news of tho bulletin had
spread DR. Newman came ont of the house and
started on his way to his home. g bo General.
he said, " is reclining IN his easy-chair doing aud
WAKING nv He seems much stronger.
Ex-senator Chafice, who had been spendinS
some time with the Invalid went home at o:3O
O'clock He gave this encouraging account OF the
The General a little while ago walked from ono room
graphs of himself He wrote with hrm hand ana me
strokes remarkably vigorous. Afterward he was
injection Of morphine and seemed Inclined to
Dr. Newman. who came ont from the house at 10
O'clock said y" lie has prospect, of passing the
NIGHT comfortably. and am goiag home"
seconded the steps. !" General Grant, he sud. is
braced up with pillows IN his char. Members OF
his family have been with him. They are divided
in opinion in REGARD to the prospect OF his living
through tho night"
entered To remain with DIR. Shrady for the night.
The following bulletin came out at IL O'Clock:
General Grant able at 10 o'clock to walk unaded
yne administered ana he Ia now asleep In
his chair His general condition remains the same rs
stated In the last bulletin. j. H. DOUGLAS. NJ d.
GEORGE f. sHRADr. NJ ID.
DIR. Shradv soon after took walk of few
blocks lie said that at tina time nl:i5 p. M
General Grant was quietly sleeping and
that 1t looked as If he wonld get
through the night all right. The docu-
ment which he had signed, he SAID. was not a
will or a matter OF any importance to the public.
IL was a family matter and he did not
feel at liberty to say what it was.
lie added that he had never seen much exhnus-
ton resulting from n local disease like that
in the present case. but that tho patient
had bad number of shocks, which had
a tendency to cause exhaustion. AS long
as there IL life there hope" said the doctor, and
we do what we can for him. do not contemplate any
serious inconvenience during tho rest of tho night
but OF course are prepared for all emergencies
Dr. Douglas thought it best that we should be
with the General all night, every night"
The next bulletin issued was as follows:
1890 am.-General Grant Is sleeping quietly In his
easychair Lis condition is the same as at ii o'clock
j. fl. DOUGLAS, NJ ID.
GEORGE f. SIIRADY, M. ID.