Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-07-31
GENERAL GRANTS LAST MOMENTS.


"A rev minutes before O'Clock DrS.
Douglas, Shrady aud Sands stood on the
cottage veranda conversing on the condi-
ton of General Grant and discussing the
probabilities of his death and the limit of
life left the sick man. Mrs. Sartoris was
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 approached his side.
Instantly, upon scanning the patients
face, Dr. Douglas ordered the family to
be summoned to the bedside. Haste was
made and Mrs. Grant, Mr.. Jesse and
wife, Z. :. Grant, Jr., and wife, and Mrs.
Colonel Grant were quickly beside the
doctors at the sick mans cot. Mrs. Sar-
toris had followed the doctors in from
the piazza and the entire family was pres
ent except Colonel Fred Grant. Hasty
summons were sent for him but he entered
the sick room while the messenger was
searching for him The Colonel seated
himself at tn e head of the bed with his
left arm resting upon the pillow above
the head OF the General, who was breath
pirations Mrs. Grant calm but with in
tense agitation, bravely suppressed, took
a seat close by the bedside She LEANED
slightly upon the cot, resting upon her
right elbow. and gazing with tear,hlinded
eyes into the Generals face. She found
there, however, no token of recognition
for the sick man was pracefullv and main.
lessly passing into another fife Mrs
Sartoris came behind her uother and
leaning over her shonldnr sn yyitneesad
the close of a life in which She hid con.
stituted a strong element of nride ii
rectly behind Mrs Grant and Mrs. Snrtor-
is and at "A little distance rnmnvei stood
Drs. Douglas, Shradvand sands snectatnrs
of a closing life theiretTorts and .,ounsel had
so prolouTed On tLn onnnuita SiI,, 81 10
bed from his mother AID dirertIv hefore
her stood Jesse Grant, and l. : Grant Jr
and near the corner of the cot On The
same side as Jesse, and near to each was
rapher and confidential secretary Al the
foot of the bed and gazing directly down
into the Generals face was Mrs Colonel
Grant, Mrs. l.. :. Grant. ,Jr. and Mrs
Jesse Grant. while somewhat reno yeI
from the family circle Henry the nurse
and Harrison Tyrrel, the Generals body
cIosing iifa az ~, n,tit TI'oninS .ne
6r Wsu,oan 'no ai,' t'leii iiiasIer'
hre,kf,st ana @ pt.'i t'' ~ uiie iioOIi ~
Gannrai,s IT'LL ',r, ,,y. Pi I nc
Grant Ir and NoIiio 1911 I'LL o.
n,,rserv roo,, ,bn,.a .iioop III w
entire family and honUahnid ,,.,, ,ot ulie
cd ot tho hnI .ide nf ~ ii,.i, 49, S"'nei
Tie mamhars of tha Wy amS mali LLi ,,.
e,rnnnnod not , ,,0 Sioup h"u p ;,
doctors noted an , anta,.i,C, ~ soom, Inc
nressin,, tn ia hoii;d one ioolii a,lu
pnrnlis6 tin,,e ,yhinh i 'r,,'o az az enuy une
signnis of tinai 'isSn,ntio u' VI IA. w ,
~ ni ~ ~, nuns. lHe manu- unaJ
calder mn If 'i h,d , man tasC sro"lig
ninht Tha n,,i Ley 1et a. tnio1'Sh the
tho noint wbara tbn ,b,s Hoiereu 10y 3 5
tingnisb II from thn n,Tiilo oIuiu ulS
tin7er tins - i'o''' '"e p"i'e oe"'s III HIS own
Tha rasnirotior ,,,oo ,,or,, ,;a ,
n snccessinn nf sboiio,v ,"I.u aHu was
t;ons hmt h.nriIv tha p"m,,aS ili''al ''i
vvas hecnmintl cIa,r Of hpp' oatuins eii,'
80 of ~ - 49,, " ~, wy i"I,iihS LUZ
res niratimn ,,ravv "i,,i niSS, anu as tne
az tha oInseS thaI "isn ha anu ilioie Lapli
and aImn,t noiseie "'o Tbin fn ,ees iapoltu
its results a comfort to the watchers nv
une bedside TO Whom was spared the sense
OF an aSonlZlng or other than
APeaceful Death.
rbo ,,ifo ol,,os+ o,,,..o,,.,,. a..,, :,
face forehead and hnndS' o f'i INV d,, ,ne
EanaraI and NJ ,i,''a ""'i''9 VI tne ny li!S
inn"in" t t','', nreyont "' tmo passionate
wni1id 7riso With hor e'Ti,u ~ lieal;
his bands and ia,ni,,', ~ f .,,I''t ,iG>oIu
iis,nJ thn fana ~ ~ "".u, teii''erly
anal ErnJ G'.a,'t ~ ,tC 1iihiG iii"ii. Coi
d,nt foaInT thH,1,,t ~. WIN tNi-
Of .oIIin7iv sou ~ ~ hi.,,I MI' va.
I.r,- fathnr = - Gro ,te Wv f.e". i.oco vi
mn,.I hnt Jssla ,,,r,, ti'n vas teTPiH
AMI th I,'iinS ,,.,iin .,,r Huri.c Htt"'ilN'
rhnoli. ",arn .iIa MY mI.' nttS Wllh wei
~ of \, liza .',ch ~ "H "c'l,te'i .nc ulSnl-
tien, . ''''' sum 10 was 'io9I's pe'ore
Ti,,, ,,o,.,,ir,, had .,,,...,, g..
b.r"ud niciH,il ''',, i,' , 1--WE minutes
nf tha .t,.iHnT ,, i',,,' ti m"s iIpt pllc
ybn c,,iI NM ~ ",liiS NatC!ierS nut
tid tn ~ ,"I n liz ii'I,, ne .. tne ne
tI o,n 'ti,'', " i'l Dol'!l's hote'i
,,iotf, u'oIltii'' ana
iii"nt o',pp J., uue "G''sltt ana
th In' .n ,rn",v IT. t I,,' vile ne qua SO
s,,,'l W. We GlaS injured. phH-
iui'f nGti'''o 9nosTls ailei WIN lhat OF
II VIZ ,'i'I us,o III 7,tlauS aiso grew near
of thl n', ",,er . cl'ck' ana
WV ''e' Vi '''' OV''ei"i were cioalnS'
The End.
His breathing grew mora bu.bad nc tho
last functions of fhe henri and limos ~ ,v ,
FASTENED To the CLOSING of tha nT.preIi