St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
GRANT an LIE poorons.
The Cancer EnfIaming the JugtIIar.
aud the End Very Nenr.

Mt. MCGREGOB, June 30.-TO-day II
has been two weeks since Gen. Grant was
moved from New York. On the day he
came the temperature was So; this morning
il IS 55. Or. Douglas was asked this
morning 70 review the fortnight that Gen.
Grant has passed upon the mountain His
life has been prolonged by the myigorating
air here Instead OF the great heat OF New
York. The disease has progressed IN the
natural way, but, rs I have said
before. It Is one OF Increasing de-
bility. The general was likely to die at
any time In New York, and had he remained
there instead OF coming here. he would in
an human probability have expired before
this. His present weakness is the natural
result Cf the disease. lie is each day grow
ingle,s strong. and though the step from
day 10 day IS scarcely percepti0le. the az
gregate OF fourteen, days becomes noticeable
Two weeks $40 Gen. Grant left the city. If
he was In New York to-day he could not be
moved here. IS his strength is not equal 70
such journey. Now, il YOU ask me when
the end wiz probably be cannot tell. No
one can tell. aegrows
wEAKEB AND WEAVER,
and at last he point Of exhaustion viii be
reached That is all, and nobody can say
when that shall be-" The doctor this morn
ing reported that the general had a fairly
good night and gained considerable sleep
lie remained in his room this morning. the
air being raw and chilly. and fires blaze in
the cottage and ~ the hotel. DR.. Douglas
entered Il o'clock do you feel as well
as You did a week Rgo?" asked the doctor.
Better" was the generals reply. At
about $50 this afternoon the physician
Cen nF f1a anrYrrna
OF his strength. which had been sent out in
these dispatches, 10 which the general as
sented IN the following note, which he
handed 10 Mr.. Douglas: The atmosphere
here enables me to live IN comparative COM
fort while I am being treated, OF while na-
ture is taking its course with my disease. I
have no idea that l should have been able
20 eCme here now II l had remained in the
city. II is doubtful indeed whether 1
would
HAVE BEEN ALIVE NOW.
s'I would be much better able 10 move
back than TO come at the time did" Hav-
ING written the above, and while the doctor
was reading II. the general, in writing,
asked Dr. Douglas il he would like his sig
nature to the above as the patients indorse-
ment Of his doctors Judgment. DR.. Doug
las assented, and the general then added
tie signature 20. ). Grant, and affixed
the date June so. 1855 At 9:45 DR..
Douglas had composed his patient for the
night The doctor said he had scarcely
cleared his threat during the evening, 50
little had been the mucus secretion The
general would have been able TO speak this
evening had he eXeTted himself, there be-
ing less thickness of tongue than has been
the case. The doctor believed the indica-
as last night SSnUe. L. Clemens Mark
TwaiRl arrived al the cottage this evening.
WAsHENeIoS, jane S0.-Gen. Dent,
who 5 Gen. Grants brotheF-in-isw, said
to-day: IT am afraid the general win not
last many days To-day received infoT-
nation from the family that tbs cancer had
commenced to swell the iugular and death
is the question Of few days IN the opinion
of his doctors"