Daily Republican., 1885-04-04
Gen. Grant Better.
FAVORABLE REPORTS YEsIER
DAY-TH Y 6UFFERER'A MIND
HISBREATHING NATURAL.

His BkEAlHlNG n AIUKAL
NEW YORK, April 3. The first bulle
tin issued to day In regard TO Genera
Grants condition Is as follows:
April SO a. m.--Gereral Grant hai
had prolonged sleep. He has takei
food at intervals during the night; th'
rest Of the time has been devoted to re
| freshing sleep. His pulse is steady an,
| full and he has no pain DIR DOUGLAS,
DIR. SHRADY.
As the fog lifted with the rising sui
the home of General Grant seemed to al
sumo a cheerier aspect. The window
were raised to adm 1t the warm, spring
| like air, and the lace draperies 1T tn,
windows lifted and fiuttered in tn,
slight breeze that was stirring. Pedes
trisns, who passed through the street
stopped 20 inquire how the General was
When told he was much stronger and
hardly credit the report, but when con.
| WINGED they turned away or proceeded
| v iJh pleased utterancss. At ~. 80 O m.
the following bulletin was issued
10 30 a. m.-General Grant IL quite
refreshed by his long sleep. He has
| taken nourishment twice since the last
| report and is now preparing for bath
in bed. His pulse 10 good, and the
good condition of o'clock continues.
The General ate heartier breakfast
this morning than he has for some time
past After having bathed he went to
sleep, and at 1890 seemed to be in re
freshiDg slumber. The General was
bathed, covered In bed, and then nc b Is
own request, returned to his easy chair,
in which he Is more comfortable than
lying In bel. He took food and stimu.
lants, and was then quiet.
The warmth of the sunny afternoon
70 day encouraged promenaders, and
they strolled through Sixty sixth street
from Fifth to Madison anu from Madi-
son to Fifth avenue. The throng passed
on the southern side Of the street, no
that they might view the residence of
General Grant. Directly opposite the
house. during two hours at leas. In the
afternoon, passage along tho WALK ai
that time was, with difficulty, ac-
complished. But few people passed on
the side of the street upon which the
Grant house Is situated. A policeman
was constantly near the steps of the
Generafs house, and two officers will
patrol the street on that block all night.
Despite the reassuring bulletins of the
morning and afternoon there was anxi.
ETY. ia the Grant household during the
day. Colonel Fred Grant was at no
time reassured. He felt that his father
was growing all the time weaker, aud
that he might expire at any bour.
DIR. Shrady returned TO the Generals
house at p. M, and at that hour DIR.
Douglas went home, to return at II p.
m. After that hour both Doctors were
to he on duty all night.
During the afternoon John Jacob
Astor called; also A. J. Drexel, Of
philadelphia; q. VI. T. Collis, DIR.
Tiffany, Hamilton Fish, Jr. DR.. New.
nan and Senator Chaffee left together.
one OF the gentleman expressed the
belief that the General was growing
weaker constantly.
Visitors were not in oil cases shown
up stairs United States Senator Don
Cameron was in the eick-room some
time. Mrs. Grant sat near her husband
during the afternoon, but the General
spoke to no one except his ply sicians,
lest his throat should be irritated.
The O'Clock p. IN. bulletin was as
follows:
General Grants pulse is eighty per
minute and somewhat stronger. He
walks across the room and declines
assistance. His mind is clear and his
manner cheerful He has taken moie
nunrishment. There is soreness of the
q .roat, but no d difficulty in swallowing
lie has just used a gargle with benefit
The secretion OF Inucus Is corn paratively
slight. The breathing Is easy and
natural. GEORGE +. SHRADY, M. ID.
Ex-senator Chaffee left the residence
OF General Grant at 80. He said that
a large dose Of morphine had just been
administered, and a good nights sleep
was expected.
General Grant is the most wonder.
full man in combating disease l ever
heard Of" said Mr.. Chaffee. He
walks about the room unaided, not
wi thstanding his extremely weak con.
dition. A short time ago he walked
into an adjoining room and affixed his
autograph to four pictures The strokes
or his pen were as bold and firm as they
were when the General was Ill health"
The following bulletin was issued at
IL p. m.:
General Grant was able at 10 o. jlock
TO walk unaided into his library and
sign an important document. The
anodyne has been administered and no
Is now asleep in his chair. III general
condition remains the same as ,, tted in
the last bulletin.
u. II. DOUGLAS, NJ ~.
GEO +. SHRADY, ~ u
WASHINGTON, ID. O., April 3 Tho
friends Of General Grant have breu IL.
formed that he has expressed n ias,re
to be buried at Washington, and they
arc consulting as to what action shall
DC taken when he dies. 1t is said that
General Sheridan will have the matter
IN charge, and that the funeral will
take place here.
THE LATEST
The latest report from General Grant
IL that his condition continues unchan-
ged. He is cheerful and much brighter
than could be expected under the cir
cum stances.
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