The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-24
General Grant Continues TO Improve
SlOWIy--He Accepts the Catsklll
Invitation.
Some Interesting News From the
Northwest-Frog Lake Mas.
sacre and Other
Matters.
GENERAL GRANT.
He Weighed and Gives an Artist Sitting
But Does Not Seem as Well as Dur
ing Two DAYS Past

New YoRK, April 23-The temperature Of
General Grants room las. night was so high
that he did not sleep continuously through
the night. His rest was broken, but the
entire time OF sleep was about six hours, the
ssme as Tuesday night. The General would
bsve arisen aud dressed at o'clock this
morning, but Or. Douglas advised him to
remain of ease yet On hour more The Gen.
eral did so, and bstween and $50 gained
nearly an hour OF sleep. He then arose re-
freshed, anc in nowise worse, If not better.
General Grant, his wife, Mrs + Grant
and Mrs. SsNcris, went 10 drive at o'clock
The breeze was chilly, and the General wore
about his neck and shoulders the white shawl
that was used yeeterdsy.
An artist OF this city to-day had s sitting
with the General, for the purpose of making
g bust.
General Grant returned from driving at
2:50 p. m. While returning the General was
weighed; his weight was l4l pounds. When
last weighed, nearly three months ago, his
weight was l62 pounds.
At p. m, the General, accompanied by
"Bnck" Grant, walked from the house 10 the
corner of Madison avenue and back to the
house. He does not seem ss we'll as on the
last two days and seems more feeble In as
cending the steps OF his mausion.
General Grant spent very social evening
having Senator Stanford General Badeau
Dr. Douglas and the members OF the family
around him. The Senator starts for Cali
fornia tomorrow and made his visit pro-
tracted one, not leaving until IL 30. The
@ neral he said, seems TO improve everg
day. and lsughingly added: He may pay
me The visit he promised last year yet" Dr..
Douglas attended to the Generals throat
after the guests had departed and felt conf
dent he would pass camtor able night.
The fouse closed at l:s0. The Doctor will
remain all night.
The Medical Record ou Grants Condition.
New YORK, April 23.--The following ex-
tracts ars taken from the aivsLce sheets of
the Medical Record of April 25, on the con-
dition OF General Grant:
The physical condition of General Grant has
markedly improved during the past week There
is no authority for the statement that nis phys
clans at any time pTognosticated speedy death,
or did not give the most encouraging reports OF
the patients progress 1t is charged that the ply
| siciars were suppressing all reference to grave
| symptoms. The bulletins which have been is
sued at the request of the family of General
| Grant and i'll answer to the incessant demands OF
| the press, have been simply bare statements OF
| exact oondli- MS at the time, without any theo-
| ries er comments. The medical staff has alway S
maintained that the amount OF the Generals
| ton TO the extent OF the local disease; that
| the latter OF Itself would not
| be the cause OF death unless
by the accidental erosion of large artery or pos
sible strsngustion from the sudden separation OF
| tue slough. At one time only did death seem i'm
minont from general exhaustion and threatened
hesrt fsiluIe, and but for timely assistance would
| probably have occurred. The General had never
| been in danger from choking, and the only hem
| orrhage which occurred was OF slight extent and
CEASED of itsel'. General Grant is now stronger
ana his rhy sieiens are neither dumbfounded nor
| suFpIiseo. Ii was as might have been expeete'.
snd all treatment has been directed 20 tnat end.
The slough has nearly entirely separated from the
| throat, and SO lar q source OF immediate danger
has teen removed, but the throat disease Is still
there although for the present IL is ap, arently
OF !, scent There Is certainly nothing all this
10 IIove error in diagnosis or prognoEis. nor has
there been the slightes. disagreement in regard to
| The msDagement OF the case.