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"Wednesday nights dcspatchcs.l
Silently the Messenger of Death wa
Awaited by General Grant.

"
. Mt MACGREGoR, July %, 32O p. NJ
a Drs. Sands and Shrady have just arrived
by special train, which also brought L. 81
Z. Grant, Jr, and wife.
a I p. m.-The physicians met at oncei
@with DR.. Douglas in consultation. Hav.
Sng left the cottage it was stated that Drs.
Shrady and Sands had found Gen. Grant,
in a critically low condition. No one of
h the staff is willing to make any prediction
&beyond twenty four hours. The GeneralI
aImay survive this time, though the prob,
liabilities now indicated are that less space'
:fof time marks the time of the General 5;
Wlife a change for the worse is anticipat-
Med as the day closes. His pulse is nowl
Gover 100.
q The development of the Generals weak
Eness during the afternoon was not partic \
Eularly noticeable from hour to hour, butt
&between three and six o'clock there was
clearly, if not violently, a marked increase
Sof weakness. At three o'clock it was pos-
&sble to measure the pulse beat, but at six
None of the physicians stated the pulse
Rcould not be counted. Soon after six
8O'clOck Harrison came up from the cOttage
+ land told Drs Shrady and Sands that DR.
EDouglas desired to see them at the cot
Ntage. The doctors went, remaining but
Ia short time and then coming again to the
hotel. 1t is believed the condition of the
ypatient was found to have been as stated
labove and that while the temperature was
2nearly, if not quite, normal the respira-
HtiOns were nearly thirty per minute. The
8famly at six O'Clock came to the hotel to
Edinner in twOS, the others remaining at
&the cottage in the meantime. The family
Edined in private room set apart for their
@use at the hotel in order that at this criti-
" Zeal time they might be secluded from cur
Sious observation.
u The closed and silent cottage had all
,Eday suggested much the enactment of the
Elast scene in Gen. Grant S earthly eX-
Eistence and upon the guests and visitors
chad settled a sense of the nearneSS of death
lNand there seemed a hush upon the noun
&tain and with all those upon it. As the
ESun went down Il cool breeze sprang M
Eand the laymen on the mountain endeaVOr
Ned to persuade themselves and Others that
,Gthe cool night would bring renewed
,Hstrength to the patient and help him tC
-Erally during the night. But such was not
N he opinion of the doctors who were pre-
,Bpared to attend the deathbed at IA mo
Ements notice. At o'clock II,
l@the three physicians We're at dinner
SHliarriSOn came to the hotel and calleC
EDr. Douglas, who went at once anC
Malone to the cottage. Soon afterWard an
Eother message from the cottage summon
sMpaired to the cottage closely followed 10y
&Dr Newman. The exit of the doctors anC
-Hcergyman from the hotel was so quietly
Metlected that few knew thet they had beel
tEsummoned to the cottage. Arrived ther,
nEthey found the General again evidently
dHsnkng. The General seemed restless.
IN Would you like to lie down Father 2
d@asked Col Fred Grant, who noticed hi
l-@father's restlessness.
81 The General nodded and at the sam,
dHmOment essayed to rise unasSisted, bu
dEthe effort was too great and he sank bacl
n into the chair and the Colonel and nurs
nEaided him to arise and then supported hin
'fSto the bed where he was carefully lowere,
nkto reclining position and partly ON hi
-Nface DR.. Douglas then rolle'
nEthe chair back and one of til
dfphysicians remarked that the Gen
+ Meral had now left his chair for tn,
oxlast time. The belief that Gen. Gran
T. had at length lain down to die then be
L sCame Il conviction. The family all gath
l. .ered at the side of the sick man and agail
uFDr. Newman, at about the same hour n
n Z last night and at Mrs Grants request
n sknelt beside the General, Heads wer
t MbOwed and silent tears were on the cheek
lEof the men as well as of the womel
u WIhe doctors stood somewhat apart an
- %the family was near its fast siukln
Il head. After an hour death SCENE
+ ga little less rapidly gaining on the man
II has pursued just nine months today, fo
~ il Is iU-l nine months agO to-day that Gpl
SGraut walked into Dr, DOUGLASS office t
st -r'l. his professional aid for the CuucJ
r.. that hats done what foes and war coul
Is not. Then the doctors Hud Clrrgymc
IA ~trulpI ont upon the piazza and sat mes
Il the purlor windows and Jesse GraD
r. joined them at times but other member
al. of the family remained in the SIC
e. room aud watched and waited Whl
IT, the General answered "NeSh and "nO'
T,f Iu.st