Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-22

o'clock he was awake scarcely an hour ana
| slept continuously, and with good effect,
| from midnight until after o'clock this
morning. At s o'clock he aroused, but is
yet doing through the forenoon. His pulse
this morning is more frequent and some
what weaker than last night
THE GENERAL SINKING.
Mr.. McGREGoR, July 21st-7:45 p. NJ
General Grant seems to be sinking.
SITTING IN THE PARLoR.
MT. McGREGoR, July 2lst-9 P. NJ
| General Grant is sitting in the cottage par
lor with his family and physician near. and
the nurse tanning him.
SLIGHT RALLY.
! Mt. McGREGoR, July 21st-10 P. M.-Dr.
| Douglas thinks there is slight rally, and
says he has known patients III the Gen
erals present condition to survive two days.
no NECESSITY FOR SITTING Up.
Mt McGREGoR, July 2lst-1l:30 P. Nj
General Grant has just told his family that
| there is no necessity for their sitting up any
longer tonight. There appears to have
been "a second rally.
AWAKE AND PERFECTLY CONSCIOUS.
MOUNT McGREGoR, July 22d-1 A. NJ
| eral Grant has received a hypodermic in
| lection of brandy This has frightened
him. His pulse is now quite regular, and
shows some tirmness. lie is awake, and
perfectly conscious. The rally, however,
was made without any stimulants. Indeed,
the General refused it when offered An
effort is being made TO tide over the Cen
eral till the arrival of U. S, Grant, Jr.
DETAILS OF THE RELAPSE.
MoUEr McGREGoR, July 2lst.-Though
! General Grant was greatly exhausted by
the lolting ride in his chair Monday after
noon, it was believed this morning that
the eight hours of natural sleep obtained
| by him last night had restored portion of
his lost energy This belief was supported
! by his refreshed and somewhat brighter
appearance. His pulse had scarcely the
volume ii had at II O'Clock last night, and
as the morning wore on the doctor thought
| he detected evidences OF a feverish condi-
ton, but the forenoon was passing so
| quietly as to give strength to the belief that
| the General was resting, and further recu-
perating from the fatigue of the trip, which
had been undertaken at his solicitation, by
his expressed desire, and after an assrlr-
ance by himself that his strength
was equal to the accomplishment OF
| :,
there grew in the physicians mind
a conviction that the doing quietude was
more of an extreme and growing lassitude
than restfut repose. At midday there was
a slight change in the sick mans cOndi-
ton, which was marked by increased weak
ness and less cosnizance of what was going
on about him. This change was 50 slightly
| marked, however, that no unusual alarm
was felt by the family, though it was
| deemed advisable to report the same to
| DR.. Douglas, who at that time was at the
| hotel Accordingly Jesse Grant walked UP
| the slope 10 speak 10 the doctor. who came
down to the cottage. The General was less
! quiet, though hc desired rest. lie Informed
! the physician that he had declined alcO-
| holic slinulsnts because he believed they
| served only 10 heat the system without i'm
parting strength. He expressed himself as
| feeling that nc could endure his condition
OF weakness but a short time longer, and
then requested the physician to administer
Il hypOdermic injection OF morphine. Dr.
| Douglas was not much inclined to grant
this request, because he believed the sleep
and rest produced by artificial means
would too rapidly drain the vitality
of the patient besides, a lcthargic
| tendency was developing, and Douglas pre-
| ierred that the patient should take food
rather than opiates. The sick Il an, how
| ever declined, and insisted upon the adj
ministration OF morphine. At length, to
satisfy him, DR.. Douglas administered what
Grant believed to contain three drains OF
the drug. As fact, that quantity was not
administered, but slight portion, diluted
in the usual three drops Of liquid, was in
iected into the Generals arm The sick
man grew more quiet and seemed
to sleep, and then it was that tho
physician left the cottage and re-
ported the patient exceedingly weak
| 1t has since uanspircd that the General was
attacked this forenoon with hiccoughs, and
this disturbing and rapidly weakening, as
well as significant factor was present IL the
afternoon, and with added frequency The
sleep which followed the giving of the
morphine was followed by renewed hic-
coughing. Attempts were made, as the
afternoon Was waning, to give tie General
food. He Joined III the cndeayOr, but the
quantity retained was small. When the
current of q goblet full of liquid was pass
ing the Generals throat, It's own weight
distended the throat and the food passed
down, but when the last few mouth
ftlls were being drained from the glass
the weight and fuIlness Of the liquid was
not sufficient to distend the parts and they
Nttfotti, bCtdliSc pow ti VI tIlS
throat was insufficient to keep any open
passage. The result was a season OF chol-
ing and coughing, with the election of a
| portion at each attempt to administer food
! The condition of the patient may be appre-
ciated when it is known that within, per
| haps. fifteen minutes after the attempt to
administer nourishment to him, the Gen
eral would suddenly look up with mo-
mentary expression Of bewilderment and
| inquire of his attendant, When are YOU
going 10 give me that food?' Half an
hour might elapse, and again the sick
man would glance up as though he
had forgotten something, and eiaculate
When are you going to give me the food
you spoke Of? And when told that lie
had just received food, but that more would
be given ifdesired, the General would again
! fall into half-unconscious doze and NUT
| ter, Never mind, never mind The af-
ternoon was sultry, and almost breathless,
with the thermometer as high as $50.
There were no reviying elements in the
atmosphere. and the sun went down after
a dav of sitting discomfort, even to per-
sons in good health. The General re-
manned in his room and was not dressed
during the day He did no: move, except
70 rise when the pillows kept constantly
beneath him to prevent bedsore were
beaten up and aired. Several times he
walked feebly 10 the cot in the sick-room
while his resting-piace was being thus
aired and freshened. So the afternoon
wore on, and at o'clock DR.. Douglas came
to the hotel to dinner. The Grant family
were then dining DIR. Newman came NJ
the mountain on the train arriving at 6:l5
NJ He joined the Generals family al
the table, and there DIR. Douglas reported
the Generals condition. He said the pa
tient was N a critical condition, and ht
would hazard no prediction of the
future not even of the night
The dinner concluded, Dr. Newman anc
Dr. Douglas returned to the cottage
light breeze had sprung up with the goinl
down OF the sun, and hope was expressed
that the cooling air OF the evening nigh
revive the patient. Colonel Fred Grant
had been at the cottage but a little Will,
after his return from dinner when he wa:
said to have expressed 4 belief that hi:
father would not survive the night. The
family were conscious that the critical sea
son was near. and suspense and lily
suppressed anxiety prevailed in ant
about the cottage. Colonel Gran
gave orders that all manuscripts anc
all literary effects at the cottage should bt
at once packed up and made safe, as NJ
more work on the Generals book woult
probably be done there Twilight wa,
deepening into dusk when hurried move
mentS were observed within the cottage
Servants fitted from room to room, DIR
Douglas was with the patient and the fam
iiy AZ alternate intervals and some even