The Portland daily press., 1885-04-01
GENERAL GRANT.
The Great Soldier Yet Alive
Though Slowly Sinking.
He Was Breathing Free from Dis
tress at Midnight

NEW YORK, March 31.-A consultation o.
| Gen. Grant's physicians was held at 2 O'Clock
ana at that bour he was reported up and dress
Sunday.
The Commercial Advertiser says:s"The fear
pow is that the patients strength is SO far ex
hausted that he will not be able to pass through
recurrence of the trouble of Saturday night
Every effort is being made to recuperate him
so that he may resist any similar attack. he
nas no appetite whatever, but eats when food
IS placed before him. Notwithstanding this
his food does not seem to strengthen him TO
any appreciable extent, and he is growing
weaker and weaker as the hours wear away
Inere are persons who believe nevertheless
thas the General will be able to hold out fol
many days Dr. Fordyce Barker does not look
Tor bis sudden death but thinks that the end
will not be long delayed.
Hundreds of persons went out of their way
to pass Grants house this morning, most oI
them expecting to see Grape on the door. To
those waiting outside there was no evidence oi
life until six O'Clock this morning; then ser.
want open the blinds of the library windows.
A moment later the tear stained facs of Mrs.
Grant was seen at the window. She rested
her arm on the sash, leaned her head upon her
arm end gazed into the streets. She wore a
drab co!ored morning gown; after a few
minutes she disappeared, but Is minutes later
there was stir at the low window of the
Generals sleeping room. The shutters wera
opened and the shade rolled up, and Harrison,
the BODY servant, 5hooE cut the lace curtains
before the window. At $50 a. m, messenger
was sent 10 the house asking from DIR. Shrady
statement OF the generals condition through
the night, and this bulletin was the response
$50 a. m.-Gsnersl Grant has thus far
passed very fair and comfortable night,
sleeping by turns in his chair and bed for five
hours. At $3.50 a. m. he couehed considerably
on account OF irritation of the throat but he
OBTAINED relief after the use Of a gargle. His
pulse is regular and has a fair amount of forcs
his breathing is easy and be swallows without
dlfhculty, having just taken some liquid nour-
ishment
(Signed) GEORGE F. SHRADx, MD.
From the doctor it was learned by the
Record correspondent that at one time during
the night only faint hope was had that
General Grant would survive. He seemed to
De choking. AT o'clock this morning Mr.
Cyrus Field called and left basket OF flowers;
he was told that the entire family had been up
all night, and that DR.. Shrady had ordered
them to bed at 6 o'clock this morning.
At . p. 10. Dr. Douglass issued the following
"Gen. Grant has improved in all respeets
since yesterday. His sleep is quiet and scarce
ly disturbed by irritation OF the throat. I,o-
cal applications have reduced the amount of
secretions so they do not give the saffocating
feeling which was SO dissgreeable on Sunday.
he takes food we'll and without Inconvenience,
Drs. Barker and Douglass visited the General
and met DR.. Shrady who had remained over
night and up to this hour there has been no
change in the treatment. DR.. Douglass will
remain tomorrow.
News of the patient next came at g. 80 in the
form Of bulletin as follows:
"The General has had q very quiet day
Doctors Douglass. Barker and Shrady met st
2 p. N. and found him in better condition than
the day before. BE does not speak of pain,
only soreness in the throat The irritation
VI hifpnS Sun do &c
ed. The pulse is the same as yesterday, and
his general condition is encouraging for the
present. He has j0st prepared for rest and
the symptoms promise 0 fair night.
lSlgned) j. III. DOUGLASS, M. D."
DR.. Douglass will remain at the house dur
ing the night. Col. Fred Grant retired to his
room early in the evening, as he had not slept
In three nights and was nearly worn out with
fatisue. The difficulty OF Sunday was the re-
suit of an exhibition from the membranes of
the throat, and was increased by nervous an
prehenslons that rendered the muscles of the
throat more rigid and less easy OF management
These exhibitions which accompany cancer
Gus diseases at the irritating stages were less
copioos and the consequences was quieter
day. The cancerous lump at the eud of the
Generals tongue is not yet active and the
trouble OF few days past was the result not
30 much OF the developments of the disease,
as 1t was the consequence of lower vitality Of
the patient. Should the Generals demise
soon occur it will be because of failing strength
and want OF vigor to withstand the disease. as
it is rather than the aggressive triumph of the
cancerous difficulty itself.
Midnight Bulletin-Gen. Grant has been
sleeping nearly all the time since 8 O'clock,
He has just taken nourishment we'll and an
pears to be easy. His pulse issthe same aud he
is breathing free from distress
(Signed) J. H. DOUGLASS, M d,
Col. Fred Grant said shortly after midnight
that his father had fallen fast asleep and al
though all was quiet he should remain up with
his father all night.