Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-24
FINISHED.
THE NATIONS HERO SUR
RENDERS At LAST.
General Grant Passes Peace.
fully Away Surrounded
by His Family.

special Dispatch 81 Tas fELssaAa.
Ar. Ho1faze-0H. \. i July L3.-From MD
alght anhi I'D this morning the whole
household .at ~ Eilh ths dying man AT al
later hoar the lidies retired from the sickl
room The death rattle was noticed tor the
nr-t unle 80 30 a. Ia. There was a mucous
gathering n lhe lungs and All power of eT
pootofatlon had departed shortly before
eight o clock shile ths family we're pfepar
ing breakfast the nurse noticed the change
ant hurriodiy notned the doc tors Who sa~
that The end sas az hand. The family vas
hastsly summoned There we're 40 signs
of the dying mans recognizing his family ]
he breathed fast, slightly gaspiag The
scene sas quiet and Gen. Grant passed
peaesfniiy and painlessly into the othsr
world
Mf MoGzasOR, y. l.. July 2-Shortlyl
before s clock, While the family were pre-
pairing for breakfast and the doctors we're
discussing the patients chances on the piazzai
OF the cottage. Henry, the nurse Who wa-
with the General. stepped hurriedly out Cd
the siek room, and going % where the doc
tors were standing Informed them IN A
whisper that he thought the end Was near
The doctors hastily went TO the room.
and at glance took in tho situa-
ton. They quietly ordered the
nurse 70 summon the family 70 the,
sick room at once. Mrs. Grant, Jessie Grant,
and wife, T.. >. Grant. Jr. and wife. and
Mr. Cot Grant Immediately answered the
summons and were soon at tho side OF the
sick ted. Ms Sart0ris, noticing the doc
70 frfI al
and VA the first member OF the family pres
ent Col. Fred was now the only member
Of the family absent, having strolled OIL
around the grounds. Servants were sent nj
search Of him. bat be entered the sick-rOomI
OF hls own accord before any one had sue
eeeded ia bringing him the news of his
fathers approaching dissolution. Col. Grant!
took seat at the right side OF!
the bed OF the dying man. placin Z!
his eft arm on the pillow above ms father 4
head. Close by the bedside sat Mrs. Grant.
intensely agitated bat bragely suppresslng
her emotions and striving 10 De calm. She
leaned upon the bed With one elbow. and,
xtxed with eyes blinded with tears into theI
General face. There was, however. 40,
sign Of recognition IN has pallld face. Hel
Was breathing fast and with slightly gaspingl
respIratiOns. Mr.. SartOris leaned on the,
shoulder u her mother and witnessed with;
pont-up emotion the sbb OF a life IN which,
she had constituted an element OF pride.
The scene was a quiet one. ths General
passed peacefully and painlessly into another
sorld. 40 a little distance beyond Mr..
Grant and Mrs.. SartOri= stood the three!
phy sicians. Drs. Douglas, Shrady and Sands,
silent spectators % an event which but fOrl
their effort- would doubtless have occurred,
months ago. Jesse Grant and L. =. Grant.
ir stood opposite their mother. NJ the other
side OF the bed. nearly at the foot OF the:
Colonel and close b. Jesse was Mr.. y. T.,
~ a.
ttry and stenographer. At the foot of thei
bed stood Mrs. T.. = Grant. lr.. and by her,
side Ms Col Grant and Mrs. Jesse Grant
These three gixed directly down into the
face of The General. while their eyes becamel
suflsed with tears The sad expression
of their faces showed plainly the
anguish of their feelings. Vow and theul
they stole a glance st Mrs. Grant. who. With
bowed head inteutly watching the face
of her dying husband No word Wa spoken.
and the stiffness of the room added 10 the,
InluressIveness Of the sad scene. Mrs Grant,
several times affectiouately stroked the face.
forehead and arms Of her dying husband.
and seemed utterly beside herself with De
spair at the thOught Of her approaching 4
sspsrsuou ~ death from the man With
wnom she had passed so many years Ofl
welded happiness.
A she family we're gathered st the death
bed Ir Douglas several times felt the pulse
81 the patient who wss now quietly passing
away. but this had igindled to a point be 1
yond detection The respiration grew mo
meutariiy more 4uickeued. bat his face
rafectasi 40 rain. and although az frat his
breathing seemed labored, it gradually beI
,'anle weaker 1ut with but little effort. To-
var, the end a. q - a snddeu impulse
N~s Grant aroze from her seat beside tnN
destnbsd. and seiziug both 0f the General 4
hands within her own pressed them. end
tnruinr. kiz-ed hfn fprveutlg on The fore
Flr- rra
beard coming f-pm the direction where Z
= Fr1nf ,r sfuud. huf these were and ienly Il
reures4ed and solemn stiffness again caue
over the -oou
rha pafient had besn growing weaker aid
thro1Th thf night aud the early hours ~ this
morning. His last word Wa Water" gt
tered m answer to question from Fred
whether be wished anything. He died
calmly and without snF apparent psin I
agony axartiou or suffering His puise
ever since % clock last evening. bad been
growing faster and faster AZ DR. Dough n
said III if. "It veut so fast We could not
.srunt Be-" The Generals respiration, fl
es,rirse. waz verY vizoroas-fal huas = min
1fa avan sn death Anonf midnight be- vas
sskrd PSI Col Fred Grant II ia was suffering.
when BE- replied I'm whisper. Ne Il
Cot Grant sske6 him fna same ques
sion severed times during she night
Along towards O'Clock Coli
Grant rad sskai hirn n he wanted anything \
when ha faeblv -splied ''wafar BE aeve1
spoke another wori Ms. Grant gave him
rsser and then rlilk He swsllowed bu' 'it
tie ~ the -wu. All that 10 .iid ras ~ try n
ftinf Tnrrie was haarfh Theresf'er N-s
Grant kept a handkerchief. which va -oHsed
m wsfer ~ the fieoersis lips Re Won ID cio=e.
the ii's 0n it when puf to sis nonth Nrsl
ff-snl kept repeatedly sskiug hifu. =" 10 Feu
xnow ma and no repiy EOuid b. head
Then sha vouii ssv if TGn snow IRE rrsas
aF hand Re sometimes wrnid Cren sis
spas. nnf wrrId close them snCu again fhls
occurred st intervals ~ every fav r'iu-tet|
The sue REGULARITY ~ h.s iefnisa rss the
exhffnfffus ~ -aufarsahle vitality uhirh 81
s.-arrisf p, present era r1<t-sr'is to death
FasnifV sfser fscuitY iickerea fERV. hut -
.fiasi wtfh hfe ss.refz aiasnt 10y
fnrffi .'1e llsf a A. -sarirafiun VS. pant
ing shsllaw and aetseiees. His hreafirir. <
harsrna rarr srtrk Ha feafh resnifesi
fr~r, srhsHafirr. and ts evidently snfsrai
rn nsiv frrrn tfe rHrs -e tegen fo SINK. Hs
faef eolantarY rnrfs rara srrseu re~se-.iaf
sffrrnr,-~. ri,ssn 80 ssif. = hora nobcflF
wt.I ~ f-streesed sr ms teceent
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