New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-08

him watching for any change that might @ occnr' d
They were fearful of the return OF the henorInaso
The General still took his food under protest. anu
every spoonful distastefuL Ulysses :. ul'"a -,
the Generals nephew, came out OF tne npiSv 10, go
5:35 and went toward Nadison-ave. 10 IaI ,io ~ %,
zion " Is there any Improvement in the Geuerai'
he replied: MT.
None whatever. He has had a very bad day lie els is
very low and 1t is doubtful II he Will i've throus v
ngSt lie has been sleeping some and he Is perfectly
composed and waiting for the end. ne 'hs d ~ a. DR.
While was he looked up and smiled a. ,rav ia,
Douglas and he smiled occasionally In cheerful Nv way
several times and you would haru1y oeiio'e "
smiling that his life Is so nearly ended'
Ceneral Badeau left the house hurredly at 6:lo
and at 6:25 Dr. Shrady went in. lie carried cas1
of instruments and t1ere were seVefal SUI SUI 80" no
tools protruding from his pocket lie sllu .i.t go
operaton was intended, but IN case the hemorrn"so
should begin again everything would Dc GohG n ~ ~
prevent the General from bleeding TO dea'h' i"'
following bulletin was issued at p H.:
recoid He has Just awakened and taken food and stIm
liant The pulse is 70 volume fair telnperature ioi'
There has been recurrence OF the henorrhaee !, n
GEo. I. SnEADY, W. d.
Dr. Newman came out OF the house at o:Jo anu
intended to return at l o'clock. lie sald
The Generals pulse Is going down. which Is sign OF
weakness. There will not he n deathpcd Scehc ~ -
Srssnd and caressed every member OF his family The
final farewell was then spoken as te oehcI sn ' r. 10
not apnear in the family 10 cocrce any religious senI
ment Tne General himself always calls tho inliS @ 70
ain nothing from religion, but religion can gain huc
from great Tue General IA Ivng IN the nlglrs. ~
over there this afternoon his face assumed mos,
seraphc expression he threw his head backward ana
gazcd heavenward. All the symptoms al present. "o
against the prolongaiion OF his ne
Mrs f. d. Grant sent te egram to Mrs. Potter
Palmer her sister who Is IN Ee3fgI" s1l nars ,arS
atner - or worSo hoD Inc left the house AT G:I5.
He said:
There is little doubt that the end is near don't think
that smuants will be used To great extent for though
we may the night possibly tue end Is Close AZ
hand and is looked h ior org ~ o,ht 'or,iuet the
disease ia willing now to give mp the contest ana wants
90. He thinks that lie wenres ana trouoIes tI"o >,
give them rest and free from pain and suffering We
cannot with certainty predict his DEATH but the ehd Is
not far off.
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT N THE EVENING.
The Generals symptoms took slight turn Tor the
better in the earlier part of the evening. so that by
o'clock DIR. Shrady thought there was no great
cause for the apprehension of a fatal termination
of the disease last night. DR.. Douglas and his wife
left the house at 1880. At o'clock General Raum
and Senator and Mrs. Palmer, OF Michigan, called
aud were told that the General was IN low stare;
Ex-> enator Chatiee and L. = Grant, Jr, returned M
To the house at 500. Samuel Freeman, friend oil
Colonel Grant, was "A caller at this time. Dr. New
man returned at quarter TO y III carnage
with Senator stanford. Cyrus w. Field was driven
up at the same time. The senator ana Mr. Flcid
came out together. Mr.. Field said:
/ saw General Grant and found him more emaclatcd
than when last called lon sunday, ne was n.3
and attempted to walk across the moor alnough no u n
not walk lar. The cause or precise source OF tho
hemorrhagc has not been traced
DR.. Shrady at o p. III. made the following state
ment:
s desirable 10 have Il understood that DR. Sands and
myself were summoned this morning Tor the purpose
of performing an operation. and that while the hem
orrhage was not important, II was Significant We are
prepared tonight for anything that may occur bn there
Is not much apprehension OF fatal termination
tonight. rs things look nov"
An incident of the evening was the appearance
of "A man well on in years, who carried "A box ol
roses cOstainIEg n letter addressed 10 colonel
Grant. lie said that he was an eX-Conicdcsatc
solder and wished the roses TO he sent to tie
General. The letter ran
COLONEL FRFDEmcK GRANT: Please place these roses
conv your iu-fOus father They are from an
old exrebcl soldier who surrendered to him ut Appoma
tox Court House, and there. with me- the war ended
There was no signature, and the man declined
TO give his name The flowers were taken TO
Colonel Grant, and the ex-rebePs request was COM
piled with. 80,
Abont 9 o'clock the rain began falling and the
street soon became cold and wet. Men and women
continued. however, to pass up ana down the oioch
on the opposite sidewalk, pausing often 10 maze
injuries Several of the nclghbors sent u ask u
there had been any change IN the Gencrals con,
dlton. Dr. Douglas returned before 10 o'clock ana
the General then sleeping qnletY. between
10 and O'Clock there were no callers, Gud every
thing about the house quiet. AT 1880 the
following was issued:
He has slept well aud his pulse Is Il. There + 10 a
pearance OF the hrmorrhage IN the cNpecofaon He has
lust taken nOuri.hment without pain.
j. II. DoTGLAs ". ID.
GLO. +. SnRADY, VI. -.
At midnight the General was sleeping gquetly, and
was pOt perceptibly weaker. There had been no
change after the bulletin sent out at IL o'clock.
The doctors said that he would not die of hcmor-
rhage. as there were appliances at hand To stop IL
if II should begin
The following bulletin was issued at l:3O tins
morning:
General Grant Is sleeping very quiet
ly at this moment having bceh
restless since the last bulletin from the
accumulation Of mucus In h. throat. Iis pulse
ia Gi aud improved IN volume respiration H. lie has
taken his noirishmcnt regularly.
j. H. DOUGLAS, ID. ID.
GEORGE +. SHRADY, NJ. d.,
At the meeting OF the National Rifle Association
YESTERDAY, on motion of Colonel Bodine 1t was
resolved that Z" this association extend our most
sincere sympathy to our President, General L. :.
Grant III .he great afliction which has fallen upon
him. and that a copy Of this resolution b. trans
mtted TO General Grant"