New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-09
PRICE THREE CENTS
NO SLEEP FOR GEN. GRANT,
PASSING AN ExHAUsTING NIGHT.
SOME REST AND sLUMBER IN THE DAYTIdE-A
CONGTr ATTON

CONSULTATION.
The hustle and confusion that have been the
noticeable characteristic Of the neighborhood
where General Grant lives gave way yesterday to
the quietness and peacefuness of Sunday, and the
members of his family were disturbed only at rare
intervals by the ringing of the front door belland
the anxious inquiry as to the Generals condition.
To all those who came the silvertongued
Harrison, the rosy checked Irish girl vouchsafed
the information that the General was about tho
came. neither better worse"
The local throat disease, while itIgiyes the Cen
sral trouble and is annoying in many ways, is not
the most distressing condition in his That
which gives the present cause for alarm is the low
state of vitality, and most depressing weakness
that prevents the functions of the body from being
carried on normally. Under the present state Of
affairs the body Is not nOurished sufficiently to
replace the enormous waste taking place con-
stantly. Though he takes some nourishment daily
in the shape Of concentrated food, yet On account
of the depressed state Of the digestive organs it s
not properly assimlated, and much of the strength
that should be derived from the food is lost As
long as the Generals health remained good, and
under no other undermining influence than the
disease ITSELF the attending physicians seemed to
be able to hold the disease in check; but when he
was thrown into condition of mental agitation
weeks ago, there speedily followed physical de-
preston and the local disease suddenly became
active and took on more angry appearance.
While the attending physician says that General
Grants disease is an epitheioma and then con-
times that the term cancer has not been used in
connection with the case. it can only be said that
there is desire that the public shall have the
impression that it is not cancer But this does
not wipe out the fact that an epitheliona is an
epithelal cancer. This disease is benign or malig-
nant. In General Grants case it was thought for
some time that the indications pointed to a benign
condition, in which case it could have gone for
years without giving much trouble and affecting
the general health but little. When the alterations
appeared in the membrane to the right OF the root
of the tongue, and were examined, they showed the
character of the disease to be malignant. After
the formation of ulcers then the process of intra-
ton begins and the epithelium finds its way
through the adjacent connective tissue with moro
or less rapidty, depending to large degree upon
the extent of existing exciting irrtants. How far
the inftration has extended in General Grant's'
case cannot be ascertained; and whether it is in
the neighborhood of large artery the attending
physician refuses to disclose.
After DIR. Douglas dressed the Generals throat
on Saturday night he went to bed but could not
sleep. All night long he tossed upon his couch,
watched over by the faithful Harrison. aud al o
o'clock becoming entirely exhausted no
fell asleep and remained in peaceful slumber nm
I'll about H. Then he got up and rested IN his chair,
doing for few moments at time. HE took
small amount of food, but could not shake Oh tho
feeling Of exhaustion. A consultation was held a6
the Generals house by Drs Barker, Sands. Shrady
and Douglas ut 2 p. ID. yesterday. he patients
throat was thoroughly examined by The
ard of q strong light thrown into IT.
and by the use of laryngoscope, and 10
| was then treated with cocaine. What the result
of this consultation was could not be learned as
| upon many Of the points connected with the casa
! the doctors refused TO give information. The
consultation was not held. however, on account OK
| any emergency specially dangerous symptom
| that has arisen, but is simply following out tho
agreement made at the first consultation that ono
should be held every two weeks
During the afternoon and evening the patient
rested all the time, and occasionally fell iatO q
slumber that lasted about half hour He ate
ont difficulty. He had none of the pain il tho
throat from which he suffered so much week ago.
His pulse and temperature remained nearly nor;;
nal. Although he slept none at all
during the night. yet in the twenty-tour hours OK
yesterday he had a fair amount of sceD When pr.
Douglas called at 10 p. III. be found the General
much better than in the morning. stronger
in body aud cheerful in spirit Whether the
disease prevents sleep, or whether the insomnia
is the result OF other physical or mental disturb
anees could not be learned. When the General re-
tired last night he gave promise of passing quiet
night. He seemed inclined to sleep aud appeared
in better condition than for the last three days.