, 1885-07-23

49, FAh NNhA hONh - WI iAtNAt
/, like last night sprang up and again the
laymen on the mountain e%ndeavored to
persuade themselves and Others the cool
night would bring renewed strength to
the patient and help him to rally through
the night But such was not the opinions
of the doctors, who were prepared to
attend the generals death-bed at a
moments notice or to wait through the
hours and into the night for the end.
More than that, they were prepared to
find the patient alive in the morning. At
! O'Clock, however, as the three physicians
were at dinner, Harrison came to the
hotel and called DR.. Douglas, who went
at once and alone to the cottage. Soon
afterward another messenger from the
cottage summoned Drs. Shrady and
Sands, and they repaired to the cottage,
closely followed by DIR. Newman. The
exits Of the doctors and the clergyman
from the hotel were, however, so quietly
effected that few knew they had been
summoned to the cottage. Arrived there
they found the general evidently sinking.
The general seemed restless.
Would you like to lie down, father"
asked Col Fred Grant, who noticed his
restlessness. The general nodded and at
the same moment essayed to rise mas
sisted. But the effort was too great and
he sank back into the chair. The colonel
and the nurse aided him to arise and then
supported him to the bed, where he was
carefully lowered to n reclining position
and partly on his face. DIR. Douglas then
rolled the chairs back and one of the ply
sicians has since remarked "the general
has now left his chair Tor the last time. -
The belief is that Gen. Grant has at
length lain down to die. The family are
all gathered at the side of the sick man
and again DIR. Newman at about the same
hour as last night. anl at Mrs. Grants
request, knelt beside the general and
prayed. Heads were bowed and silent
tears were on the checks of the men as
well as the women. The doctors sat
somewhat apart and the family was near
its fast sinking head, aud then after an
hour death seemed little less rapidly elin-
ing on the man it has pursued just nine
months to-day, for it is Just nine months
ago to-day that Gen. Grant wdk'-i into
DR.. Douglas office to seek his professional
aid for the cancer that has done what foes
and the war could not.
About 9 o'clock Gen. Grant sank into a
sleep that was described by witnesses as
peaceful and beautiful as the sleep Of a
child. This condition, however, is not
one to command confidence, for the pulse
beats are still rapidly luitering, and res
p%iration, which normally is fourteen %
the minute, is now forty-four. AT 1890
o'clock, however, it was stated by a re-
liable authority hal the general was in a
slightly better condition than two hours
ago, and q%uieter, but as against any hope
full reference that might be drawn from
this fact, is the other fact that from the
present condition which borders upon a
lethargic state, the patient may qnietly
drift into final Inconsistencies
During the evening the extremiues of
the sick man had been cold and in the
visible symptoms are signs that nature
puts out when death is chilling the pow
ers. The general, as the night passes,
seems suffering no pain, though the lines
of his face are %tensely drawn, and the fur
rows Of his brow are knitted as he lies
upon his cot, beside which the family are
constantly watching.
AT II O'Clock the general was not asleep.
His hands and forearms were colder than
two hours before, but his feet not so much
so. The pulse and respiration had not
changed. The patients mind was yet
clear and comprehensive OF events and
utterances about him. Between 10 and
II DR.. Shrady had accosted the general
aud he answered in a husky voice and
promptly. Stimulnnts were being used,
but sparingly, and there was an opinion
expressed by a medical authority about II
O'Clock that the closing crisis may occur
either at | or 4 O'Clock tonight,
At midnight the general remains yet
quiet though not asleep. The coming
hour is being anticipated with great anx-
ietd. Bottles of hot water have been
placed at the generals feet to induce
I, warmth. and mustard draughts applied
r to the stomach and breast to preserve the
tagging circulation. DIR. Sands is resting
at the hotel, and DIS. Douglas and Shrady
are at the cottage.
5 MI. McGREdoR, July % IA Nth,
1 general remains in the same quiet condi
ton; pulse and respiration unchanged an,
1 there is feeling that he may tide over thu
e midnight season Of weakness and until
, a.. M. H~ypodermics of brandy are beinI
e used.
"a. M.-The family is astir at the cot
k tage. though there are no visible indica
tons that point to other conditions tina
II al the time of the last bulletin.
81. M.-Grant is in a somnolent eond
" ton. Inspirations have grown shallo'
1t and the general is no longer able TO ca
s, pcctorate because of weakness, which
4 Increasing. There seems but little pOss
70 bility that the patient will survive ii
: night.
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