The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-04-03

CHICAGO, April 3-The following tele
gram giving the scenes in Gen. Grants
sick room, Thursday, is received:
New YORK, April 3.-At / o'clock in the |
morning Gen. Grant was asleep. At that |
hour Col. Fred Grant was in doubt whether |
his father would be alive at dayb But |
the day dawned and Gen. Grant was yet
breathing The doubt of his son was
based upon the fact that the dis
ease had spread through the mouth
and above the palate The back of the
throat was eaten into, the gums on the right
side Of the teeth were partially consumed,
the poStericr and anterior arches on the
right side were raw, and though the general
| spoke feebly it was with difficulty and with
scarcely any use of the tongue. Anxiety
| was further augmented by statement from
| Dr. ShraGy that unless there was a strong
| rally through the night the general could
| hardly survive until daylight. From
| o'clock until daybreak. the general rested,
with intervals of uneasiness. Drs. Douglas
and Shrady were with him, and the Rev.
| Dr. Newman was in the house during the
| night The gas was turned low in the sick
r5om and in the library.
The physicians and members of the fam
| ily waited and chatted until about O'Clock,
when Col Grant and one of the physicians
were on watch. Tho daylight had come,
| and the hour was o'clock, when it was
deemed wise to administer a stimulant to the
patient, and DR.. Shrady gave the general a
a hypolermic injection of brandy. This
wa, medicated slightly, and was admins
tered hypolermcally because OF the
patients inability to swallow. When the
stimuiant was given the situation was of the
gravest character. The patient seemed to
be sinking rapidly. The household way
aroused, and quickly every member of the
family was at the bedside Both physicians
were watching the dying man closely.
At $50 a. IN. the group in the
sick-room believed the patient was
passing away, and the doctors
were Of the opinion that the
general would not live five minutes Stinl-
ulants were again administered and the gen.
eral rallied His mind was clear, and he
was able at what was deemed the critical
hour, to speak more freely than in the early
night. The injections of stimulants were
continued at short intervals, and when he
had revived trife he glanced at the mem
bers of the family, the physician, DR.. New
man. and the attendants all grouped at th'
bedside, and, smiling frankly, said:
"I bless you all.
All save the dying man were in tears. H
shock his head slightly, as though bidding
them not to weep, and again closed his eyes
At 6:39 Dr. Newman conducted famil,
PRAYER. Dr. Newmans voice was broker
and his prayers were interrupted by tn
sobs of the sorrowing family. Afte
prayers the family again gathered in th
sick-room to resume the sad duty Of waitin
for tbs inevitable.
At 7:30 the ex-president was compare
lively strong, the hypodermic injections O
brandy and nourishment derived from
small quantity OF food, seeming TO hay
aided him Shortly after 8 o'clock Senate
Chaffee called. Then the watchers in I'll
street saw the generals favorite child, b
daughter Nellie, at the window. Her fac
was pale and her eyes were red and swolle
from weeping. Quickly following Sent
tor Chaffee came Senior Romero, Gei
Grants Mexican friend He was ad
mltted, and joined the family in the sicl
room U. S. Grant, the generals nepheH
left the house shortly before. 9 o'clock 1
!. said the general had had several choking a
tacks, caused by accumulation Of mucous
j. the throat 1t is said that about l0:3O Ge
Grant suddenly left his bed and attempts
to 60 downstairs He was gently induce
to return to his room and placed in his ca.
chair. He was conscious at the time, b
why he tried to go down stairs could not
Ia ascertained.