Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-03-02
General Grant.
II H PERlLOUs CON DITION-
CAhHOT LIVE OVER a FEW
NO HOPEOF HIS RECOVERY

NEW YORK, March LA week ago
yesterday report was published In one
Of the medical journals Of this city that
there was every reason TO believe that
General Grant would recover from his
present illness that the cancerous
growth at tho root Of the tongue had
been arrested, and that DIR. J. II. Doug.
las, OF this city, who makes specially
OF diseases Of this sort, had 20 expressed
himself.
1t was made known yesterday that
there was no foundation for these 10
vorable reports, and the family and
friends Of the General, ~ we'll - the
doctors who are attending him, admit
thac there IL little or no hope
that he will recover. DIR. Douglas has
his Cfiice st No. a. East Twenty sixth
street.
He was at first averse to answering
any questions, but said I" / am In
nowise responsible for the rose colored
report that appeared In . medical jour.
report was published had a consulta-
tion With DIR. Sands at General Grants
house. The result OF that cousul alton
was that we both decided that the can
cerous growth at the root of the tongue
| was hardening and steadily growing
worse. A uicroscopical examination
made by an expert proved beyond
doubt that 1t Was case of malignant
epithelial growth. General Grant il q
| very sick man, and I thiLk there Ia
little or no hopes that he will recover.
He is breaking down, but has displayed
much courage. Less than month from
bis date be has done as much rs six or
eight bours' work IN day, but has had
little sleep for the part six or eight
days. We have tried TO keep the know
ledge of his irue condition from the
General, because he has 80 many other
troubles TO bear. ! have all along
maintained that his trouble Is from q
cancerous growsh at the roor of the
tongue. 1t was caused undoubtedly by
excess In smoking. Every time he
speaks or breathes or eats this IL dis
turbed. II IL difficult TO treat 1t fol
that reason.
There have been times when thi'
growth has been temporarily checked
but 1t has never been arrested, and II
steadily Increasing. There has been {
considerable loss OF tissue of the sof
Ipalate. He takes nourishment every
day In q liquid form. He cannot ca
solid food becaus he has lost al hi
teeth. They were extracted in the hop
OF easing the pain In bis face. Tbi
pain although IL resembles neuralgia 4
not that pure and simple, hut Is re-
Elective pain caused by the cancer Il
the throat. He has been suffering of lat
from severe pain In the right ear and O.
the top of the head. To ease this hi
head IL kept wrapped in hot flannel.
Icannot say how near the end Ii
He may live for months ye', as me
suffering from this disease have don,
but do not think there 10 any hop
that he will recover. The General
recovering from the injury to his hiI
caused by his tall last winter, and ca
NOW walk with Q cane II lie choosse
{ Ido 60. This fail was, ofcourses 43xS
. shock to his nervous System, ano "
eli lconfinement within doors naturall
= had a bad effect upon man accnston
: ed as he was to vigorous out of doc
lexerc,ses. He was just recovering froI
the effects OF this shock when the fai
: ure of the firm OF Grant & Ward CAM
h These troubles had most serious effet
upon him, and his system was not |
! the proper condition to throw off {
combat disease of the kind from whiC
Il ha 10 naw auffayinpb