Daily Republican., 1885-04-10
Grant Much Better.
ALL THE DOCTORS LEAVING HIM
YEsTERDAY AND FEAxIH6
NOIM MEDIATE DANGER.
CALIERSDURINGTH DAY

NEW York, April 9.-General Grant
became 30 well to day that all OF the
doctors withdrew from the house for
time and left him for the first time In
many days in the sole careof his family.
He fell asleep soon after eleven O'Clock
on "Wednesday night and slept steadily.
with two slight fits of coughing, until
seven O'Clock this morning.
Then he rose for the day, with his
mind clear and his body refreshed by
his long rest. He ate heartily and
with appetite and felt 30 we'll that he
walked about the room for exercise.
The nurse, Henry, was the only ono
who remained with him during the
night. DIR. sbrady and the family went
to bed, confident they could do go with
safety.
The bracipg weather in the morning
had a good effect upon the General. He
was more active and more inclined to
talk. The pJstman called with tho
morning bundle of letters, which seems
to grow larger each day. A cable
message from Queen Victoria was re-
coived. 1t ran as follows:
AK LES BAINS, April 8, 1886.
To Mrs General Giant, New York:
The Qaeen, who feels deeply for you
in your anxieties, commands me to
inquire after General Grant.
| DowAGER MARCHIONESS OF ELY.
Colonel Fred Grant sent this answer
NEW YORK, April 8, 1885.
), To Warehouses OF ELY;
! Mrs. Grant thanks the Queen for her
Isympathy and directs me to say Gener-
al Grant is no better.
FRED d. GRANT.
ALL THE DOCTORS GONE.
Dr.. Shrady left the house at 10 o.
clock, leaving DO physician there and
know ing that DIR. Douglas would not
arrive until 2 O'Clock. He said that he
considered the General in no immedi-
ate danger.
At 10 clock General Gran5 was
| quietly sleeping, having taken an ano-
: !dyne al 9 o'clock. Senior Romero, who
had cal led in the forenoon, remained
8 until $3.50. When leaving he said:
8 The General is sleeping soundly.
tWhen he awakes he takes his food with
= more relish and talks more cheerfully
with the members of his family. He
is kept constantly under the influence
y of morphine, as the pain of the cancer
would otherwise be unbearable."
< When asked what Colonel Fred
e meant by saying his father was no bet
tier, Mr.. Romero said 4" He is better
It to day in this respect-that he has had
h no hemmorrhage, is more free from
pain and eats with more relish. In re-
III oi'ey ho 40 Ho Oobtcij toi tho CduOcf 40
making steady progress My own De.
IN lief, however, is that he has longer to
w live than the doctors give him."
K Drs. Barker, Sands and Shrady ar
rived for the consultation at four o.
a clock. The throat was examined very
K ssia: " The Genersl n- 1btAs- Rash 80
Ia stronger than yesterday and Dreathes
er easily. The upper part of his throat is
o improved. His general condition Ia so
hot that II aha1l affan6
'r another consultation until Saturday"
Y DIR. Shrady went away at six O'Clock,
IL leaving DIR. Douglas in charge for the
n, night. He was asked If any operation
J. had been performed and said: No,
re and none will be-"
A soldier in full uniform, from Fort
st Hamilton, called to express the SYM
70 pathy of the garrison there. Baron Won
a Schaeffer, the Austrian Minister, and
Mr.. Won Alvenssleben, the German
h Minister, left their CARDS and made in
10 ouiries.
a The report at IL O'Clock tonight
= indicates that General Grant has been
livery quiet all the evening. His pulse
is 81; temperature, 80; respiration, IS.
He is now sleeping quietly.
THE CONDITION LAST NIGHT.
Senator Chaffee left General Grants
uOuso d. otcSch SioSh eo-uiBnbs ho
said :" The General is quietly sleeping,
just having had the anodyne adminis-
tered. He has been quite restless dur
ing the evening. His general condition
is practically unchanged" Colonel
Fred Grant said to- night that his father
aud the family had received many
inquiries and messages of coincidence
from both General Sherman and Gen.
cral Sheridan during Grants illness
Resolutions OF sympathy from the NJ.
S. Quay Club, an organization of color.
cd people in Philadelphia, were received
at Grants house to night.