Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-13
the PATIENT WORSE.
Gen. Grant Passes a Quiet Night
Minh the Exception of
Aft OF COUGHING ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
The Liberation Has Not Made Much
Progress---The Patient
Exhausted.
sooTHsAYERs INTERPRET THE DREAM

New YORK, April l2.-General Grant
passed quiet night with the exception Of
the fit of coughing with which he was at
tackled about midnight. He fell into nat
ural slumber at four o'clock this morning,
from which he awoke two hours later. DR..
Douglas remained all night with the Gen.
eral, and did not deem it necessary to sum-
mon either of his medical colleagues during
or after the coughing paroxysm of his
patient. Shortly after noon the pa
tents throat was treated, and he
walked into the library, where the doctor
applied the medicine. AT 2 p. m. Drs.
Barker, Sands and Shrady arrived and they
were in consultation 45 minutes. DR.. Barker
said the condition Of
The Generals Throat
admitted offreer examination than for many
days. The layrongoscope was used and by
the aid Of q strong light reflected into the
throat the development of the ulcer was
noted. The liberation has not made much
progress during the last two days, though
there has been a gradual increase during
the week. The inflammation in the throat
is not so pronounced as at one time. The
patients general condition DR.. Barker
thought was somewhat better though it is
still precarious. He is suffering from weak
ness and exhaustion.
as there any reason to fear speedy
fatal termination of the disease?
There is no special cause to fear more
than in the last two or three days, though
we must be prepared for emergencies"
The following bulletin was issued at 3
D. m: General Grant has been very quiet
since the fit of coughing last night. He
has taken his nourishment regularly and
well as usual. Pulse now Y, temperature
80. At the consultation Just held, Drs.
Barker, Sands, ShraSy and Douglas present,
the treatment pursued was approved by all.
LSigued. J. 81. DOUGLAS,
GEO. F. SHRADY.
Visitors.
Senator Chaffee and ex-senator Roscoe
Conkling called between three and four
o'clock. The latter said the General was
quiet, with to him, no apparent change
since last Sunday, when he called.
Senator Leland Stanford visited the house
in the afternoon, bringing flowers. When
DR.. Newman called at l:30 o'clock yester.
day morning, he entered the library, next
to the Generals room, and shook hands
With Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Sartoris.
Father" called the latter, "Dr. New,
man is here" Whereupon the General left
MS chair aud walked into the library and
greeted DR.. Newman. Ee remained only
a few moments and then returned to his
room with the remark that the air in the
library was too cool for him. The conver.
sa ion of the household before the General
is always cheerful and pleasant and family
affairs and every day matters are discussed.
The General is not delirous. He receives
only eight minims Of morphia in twelve
hours.
The Generals Dream Interpreted.
The Generals dream has, by letters from
many soothsayers, been interpreted to mean
that he will live seventeen DAYS as many
weeks, and By others as many years; the
seventeen being the number Of dollars the
General had with which to pay duty on the
satchel he left on the wrong side Of the
fence.
The astrologer who propheslzed good
days and bad ones for the General has thus
far been right. 1t was prophesizsd that il
The General surv we'd March 3lst he would
live until September. That remains to be
seen. If the patient lives until summer,
Leland Stanford will endeavor to take him
to California in q special car. The probable
good results OF the Western climate on the
Generals health has been discussed, Sens,
TOT Stanford urging that the General would
be benefited thereby.
Throat Trouble Worse.
NEw YORK, April l3.-BULLETrN 1890
A. N.-General Grant has been troubled
during the latter part of the afternoon and
the entire evening with On increase Of
mucous secretion in his throat, and has
coughed considerably in conse.
ouence. He has also suffered
from two attacks Of choking
which were attended with difficult breathing
These were happily relieved by local appli-
cations and the removal Oft the phlegm. he
is now doing in his chair, after having
slept on his bed for three hours. His pl!se
y and temperature normal.
T>igred. GEO. +. SHRADY, NJ. D.