Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-02
Gen. Grants Last Battle.

THE SCENES ABOUT HIS HOUSE LAST NIGHT
ANXIOUS FRIENDS WATCHING THE SILENT
FIGHT, WHICH CAN HAVE BUT ONE RESULT.
Constantly changing crowds gathered in the
vicinity of Gen. Grants house in New York
yesterday, watching the windows and the visit
ors who came and went A policeman spe-
cially detailed patrolled the street, but did not
trouble himself about them. Another police
man turned up at $50 o'clock and warned the
bystanders that they would get into trouble
Captain Gunner had given his men special
orders to keep them moving.
At 5:45 pm. Gen. Frederick r. Dent, q
house, but did not remain very long. When he
came out he said he thought the general was
worse than the doctors said. A crowd of at
least one hundred people assembled on the
sidewalk in front of the house aud on the oppo-
site side of the way about eight o'clock in the
evening. Among them were several ladies' They
conversed in low whispers and all kept their
eyes fixed intently on the windows of Gen.
Grants room. A bright light burned in the
room. Senator Chaffee arrived shortly before
eight O'Clock and went to the sick room. A
special policeman endeavOred to keep the
crowd In the street moving, ordering them in
an authoritative manner but in a whisper, to
move; but little heed was paid, the. crowd con-
stantly receiving recruits. -'s,-, -..
EX-POStmaSter General James and ex-Sena-
tor Window drove up to the house few min
utes after o'clock. They were met at the door
You calling but must be9 fn ee
Father is very bad" The callers went away
without entering the house. ''It reminds me
Of the sad days at Elberon," said Mr. James.
The following bulletin was issued at $50,
signed by Drs. Douglas and Shrady: "General
Grant is resting on the bed: He has taken his
pain in his throat and his cough are relieved
His general condition is encouraging"
When Mr.: Stanford came out of the house at
9:15 he said in reply to inquiries from a repor-
ter: "Gen. Grant is now propped up in two
chairs. He is suffering very much pain The
doctors hope he will pull through the night. I
20 ha Nj ivnr MT mn
The windows of the generals bedroom were
being opened every now and then, as though to
give the patient air.
Bishop Harris, Of Pennsylvania; Rev, DR..
Charles c. Tiffany and Gen. Clinton B. Fisk
called about 10 clock. but came away imme-
to have held its bi-monthly meeting and ban
quet at Demonico's last night, but on account
Of Gen. Grants illness adjourned after brief
session for the transaction OF necessary routine
business.
At II o'clock Drs Douglas and shrady issued
this bulletin; ''Since the last statement the
general has been very restless and has been
walking from room to room. Now he is quiet,
resting in his chair. His throat has been
cleaned, and the relief mentioned at pm. has
At 1880 the doctors and the members of the
household were all in the generals room, mov-
the the boase On
full. Neither of the doctors would be seen.
At LAO Ex-senator Chafiee left the house.
agement. The doctors feel more favorable to
the opinion that the general will live until
morning" The general was lying in bed, he
said, and was very uneasy. He lay on his side,
with his hand gripping the pillow and his knees
drawn up nearly to his chin. All the family
were around him, expecting the worst.
THE GROWTH OF THE CANCER.
The cancer on Gen. Grants tongue has grown
considerably in the last two weeks, and has
probably involved the mares, which accounts
for the sense of suffocatiOn, though the position
of the sore Is such at present that its exact size
is difficult to determine The general has not
food for the last fOrty-eight hours, and is
naturally very weak, but the attending physi-
clans say that the stories OF organic trouble of
cloth.
There is nothing moro the trouble with the
of any other man who had been kept on
as low a diet and confined to the house for the
same length oftime.
have dispensed with the use Of iodoform in
treating the sore and have substituted a gargle
afford al the general great relief They CONT Continue 1
to touch the sore with cocaine, which is not
only local anesthetic, but also slightly astrin-
Ill as he undoubtedly is, the general can ar
ticulate distinctly If he could be induced to
s
him it is almost impossible to understand what
he says The general has not cried out aloud
the contrary Notwithstanding. The nearest ap-
proach to q complaint was yesterday morning,
when he faintly, but composedly, said II am
choking"
Yesterday he was determined and silent. evi-
IDENTIFY reserving all his strength for the final
struggle. "You would realize how determined
he is, said one of the attending physicians, "if
you could see the stubborn way In which he
again and again tries to swallow morsel of
food, and, finally, In spite of repeated failures,
The only person in constant attendance upon
the general besides his family and the physi.
clans is his old friend Gen. Badeau, who says he
may almost be considered one Of the family.
and is so considered by the Grants.
GEN. GRANT ANXIOUS FOR THE END.
1t Is said that Gen. Grants physicians last
night for the first time heard him say anything
that indicated that his courage was giving way.
When they gave him the usual hypoderrnic in.
lection Of mOrphia about midnight they were
alarmed to hear him express o wish to die, and
though ne spoke tmperfectly he was understood
TO say "and Let my suffering end."~
A PENSION CLERK SUsPxNDED.-Yesterda
the commissioner Of pensions suspended an
empioye OF the Office from duty, and ordered
an Investigation Of his conduct in shaving In
directly prosecuted claim for pension In so far
as 70 give advice for what said claim should be
made, ana the manner IN which the evidence
supporting the Same should be prepared, and
stating that he himself would make an afi1davit
In support thereof" Commissioner Black says