Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-24
THE DEATH BED.
The Announcement A OF Approaching Death
Breaks Up q Consultation.

The Announcement OF Approaching Death
Breaks Up q Consultation.
MT. MCGREGOR, n. Y, July Pa few
minutes before o'clock, Doctors Douglas,
Shrady and Sands stood on the cottage YER
ands conversipg OF the condition of General
Grant, and discussing the probabilities Of
his death and the limit Of life left the sick
man. Mrs. Ssratoris and stenogrspher
Damson, were conversing little distance
when he noticed the nurse stepped hastily
upon the piazza and spoke quietly to the
physicians. He told them he thought
the General was very near to death.
The medical men FASTENED to the room
where the the sick man was lying, and ap-
preached his side. Instantly upon seeing
the patients face DR.. Douglass ordered the
family to be summoned to the bedside.
Haste was made aud Mrs. Grant, Mr.. Jonas
and wife, U. S. Grant, Jr, and wife, and
Mrs. Col Grant were quickly beside the
doctors at the sick mans bed. Mrs. Sartc-
ris aud Mr.. Dawson followed the doctors in
from the plaza, and the entire family was
present except Col Fred. Grant. Hssty
summons were sent for him, bat he entered
the sick room while the messenger was
searching for him. The Colonel seated
himself at the head of the bed with his left
arm resting upon the pillow above the head
of the General, who was breatAing rapidly,
and with slightly gasPing respiraions.
Mrs. Grant, calm, but with intense ay;-
tation heroicanY suppressed, took a seat
close By the bedside. She leaned slightly
upon the Colonel, resting upon her right el-
bow and gszed with tear-bhnded eyes into
the Generals face. Sle found there how
ever no token of recognition, re for the sick
man ives peacefully ard painlessly passing
into another life. Mrs. Ssrtoris came behind
her mother and leaning over her shoulder
so witnessed the close Of bfs in which
she had constituted q strong element OF
pride. Directly behind Mrs. Grant and
Mrs. Sartoyis, at a little distance removed,
stood Drs. Douglass and Mscready, specta-
tors of a closing lite their efforts and coun-
sci had so prolonged. On the opposite OF
the bed from his mother aud directly before
her stood Jesse. Grant and .. s. Grant, Jr.,
and near the corner Of the cot on the same
eide rs Jesse and near to each was Mr.. n:
E. Dawson, the Generals stenogrspher and
confidential secretary. At the loot OF the
bed, and gazing directly down into the
Generals face, were Mrs Col Fred Grant,
Mrs. U. s. Grant, Jr., aud Mrs Jesse Grant,
while somewhat removed from the family
circle, Henry, the nurse, and Harrison Tyr
rell, the Generals body servant were re-
spectiTely wsteoing the closing life OF the
ustient, their master. Dr.. NeEmsn had
repaired to the hotel to breakfast, and was
not present. The Generals little grand
children, U. S. Grant, Jr., aud Nellie, were
9 eeping the sleep of childhood ID the nurse y
room above. Otherwise, the entire family
and household were gathered at the bedside
Of the dying man.
Barely Summoned in Time.
The members Of the group had been sum-
moned not q moment sooner than Was pru-
dent. The doctors noted, on enteriug the
room and pressing to the bedside, that al
ready the purpHsh tinge, which is one of
natures signals Of final dissolution. had
settled beneath.the finger nails. The hand
that Dr. Douglas lifted was fast growing
colder than il had been through the night
The pulse had huttered beyond the point
where the physicians could distinguish it
from the pulse beats in his own finger tips.
The respiration was very rapid and was 8
succession of shallow painting inhalstons,
but happily the approaching end was be-
coming clear Of the rafting fallness Of the
throat and lungs, and IS the respirstions
grew quick and more rapid at the close they
also became less labored and almost noise
less.
One Comfort Left
This fact was in Its results comfort to
the watchers By the bedside, to VII ON vas