The Dillon tribune., 1885-07-25
GRANT IS GONE.
GRANTS DEATH At MT,
McGREGOR ON LAST THURS.
DAY MORNING.

DAY MORNING..
HE PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY As
THOUGH SINKING TO SLEEP.
MT. McGREGoR, July g, S:1o a. M
General Grant is dead. ~
MT. McGREGoR, July a. General
Grant died at Sos, surrounded by all his
family. He passed out of life peacefully
and without evident pain. The use of hot
appliances to keep warmth within General
Grants extremities and vital parts were re-.
sorted to early last night. They were of
some avail, but artificial warmth was with
out power to reach the cause or stay the|
results OF dissolution which began q tuesday
evening and had been progressing steadily
though gradually. Hypodermics Of brandy
We're frequently given to stimulate the flag !
ging physical power but later this failed to|
effect the patient, whose vitality and whose
physical forces were SO far spent as to iurn.
ish no footing for rebound. Indeed,sthe ell
forts OF the medical men were great because
none could stand by inactive and without
the trial OF an expedient that might pro-
long life an hour or minute
MT McGREGoR, July "a few min
|utes before O'Clock Drs. Douglas, Shradv
and Sands stood on the cottage veranda|
conversing upon the condition of General
Grant and discussing the probabilities Of his|
death and the limit of life left to the sick
man. Mrs. Sartoris and Stenographer|
Dawson were conversing little distance
away when Henry, the nurse, stepped
hastily upon the piazza and spoke quietly
to the physicians. He told them he thought
the general was very near to death. The
medical men hastily entered the room|
where the sick man was lying and ap-|
preached his side. Instantly upon scan
ming the patients face DR.. Douglas ordered
the family to he summoned to the bedside
in haste. Mrs. Grant, Mr.. Jesse and wife, |
y. S. Grant, Jr., and wife, and Mrs. Col !
Grant were quickly beside the doctors at|
the sick mans cot. Mrs. Sartors and Mr..
Dawson had followed the doctors in lrom|
the piazza, and the entire family was pres
ent except Col. Fred Grant. Hasty sum
monses were sent for him, but he =. red
the sick room while the messenger was|
searthing for him. The colonel seated him
self at the head of the bed with his left as,n|
resting upon the pillow above the head of
the general who was breathing rapidly, and
with slightly gasring respirations. Mrs.
Grant was called, and with intense agita.
tion, bravely suppressed, took a seat close
by the bedside. She leaned slightly upon
the cot resting upon her right elbow, and
gazed with tear-blinded eyes into the gen.
erals face. She found there, however, no
token OF recognition, for the sick man was
peacefully and pairlessly passing into an.
other life.
Colonel Fred Grant sat silently by but
with the evident feeling of a soldierly son
at the death.bed of hero father. U. S.
Grant, Jr, was deeply moved, but Jesse
bore the scene steadily. The ladies', while
The morning had passed five minutes be-
yond eight and there was not one of the
Strained and waiting watchers but who
could mark the nearness of the life tide to
its final ebbing DR.. Douglas saw the near.
ness Of the supreme moment and Guietlr
approached the bedside and bent over it.
While he did so the sorrow OF the gray
haired physician seemed closely allied with
that OF the family. Dr. Shrady also drew
near. II was seven minutes after eight
o'clock and the eyes OF the general were RI
closing. His breathing grew more hushcd
Is the last functions Of heart and lungs
we're fastened to the closing of the expires.
dents lite. The peaceful expression seem.
d to BE- deepening in the firm and strong
ined face, and it was reflected as closing
omfort in the sad hearts that beat quietly
lnder stress of loving suspense \ minute
General drew deeper breath. There was
n exhalation like that of one relieved oil
ong and anxious tension, the member, of
he group were mpelled each a step near.
r the bed and each waited to note the next
aspiration but it did not come. There was IL
bsolute stiffness in the room and hush s'
f expectancy, so that no sound broke the j"
lenca save the singing OF birds in the
ines outside the cottage and the measured "'
,robbing of the engine that all night had :"
aited at the mountain depot. Its all ~
ver," quietly spoke DR.. Douglas, and ~
lere came then heavily to each witness a |ur
alization that General Grant was dead q,