The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-23


dents of the mountain endeavored IL
persuade themselves and others that
the cool night would bring renewed
strength to the patient and help him to
rally through the night, but such was
not the opinion of the doctors, who
were prepared TO attend General
Grants death-bed on a quick sum
mons or 10 await through hours aud
into the night for the end, more than
they were prepared to fluid the patient
alive In the morning. AT z O'Clock.
however, as the three physicians were
at dinner, Harrison came to the hotel
and called DIR. Douglas, and soon
afterwards another messenger sum
moned Doctors Shrady and Sands,
and they repaired TO the cot
tago, closely followed by Rev. DIR.
Newman. The egrcss OF the
doctors and the clergyman
from the hotel was however so quietly
effected that but few knew that they
had been called to the cottage. Ar
irving there they found the sick man
evidently sinking. The general SEEM
ed restless.
would you like 10 lie down, faith
erW asked Colonel Grant, who no.
ticod his fathers restlessness.
The general nodded and at the same
moment essayed TO rise unassisted,
but the effort was too great and he
sank back in the chair. The colonel
aud the nurse aided him to arise and
then supported him TO tho bed
where he was carefully lowered to a
reclining position and partly ON his
face. DIR. Douglas then rolled the chair
back and one of the physicians has
since remarked: "The general has
now left his chair for the last time.
The beliefs that General Grant has
at length lain down to die"
Tho family were all assembled at
the bed side of the sick man and again
DIR. Newman, at at about the same
hour rs last night and at
Mrs. Grants request, knelt
beside General Grant and prayed.
Heads were bowed and silent tears
were on the checks of men as well as
women. Tho doctors stood somewhat
apart and the family was. near its fast
sinking head. After an hour, death
seemed little less rapidly gaining on
the man it has pursued lust nine
months to-day. For II is Just that
many months ago to-day that Gem
eral Grant walked into Dr Donylas,.
office to seek his profes-
sional aid for the cancer that
has done what two wars could not
Then the doctors and clergymen
strolled out upon the piazza and All
the family remained in the sick-room
and watched and waited while the
general answered Eyes or "no' to
several questions. Iine passeu
Slowly anu u, icng'h, az o.io oo'oo@'
Ut, DouSias leI. ,ne couagei
mow Is y uUctor WINS mhcu;
ne 10 uyihS saiu 'he gray-haireu
physician
WIN ne ii'e ah hour was hsheu
again ,,
Vh yes, anu possibly more, ou. hs
Is passing away was 'ne reply anu
alter NUS ulne nv 'no hotci IT
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was ueso,ineu " m,ne % IY
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