The Portland daily press., 1888-08-06
LITTLE PHIL AT REST.
Death Comes Suddenly After the Long
Struggle.
General Sheridan's Life Closed at 1920
Last Evening,
After a Severe Attack OF the Old Enc.
my, Heart Failure.
How The Sick Soldiers Last Day on
Earth was Spent,
With no Indication That the End was
Near.
Mrs. Sheridan at Her Husbands Bed
side.
The Causes Of Death as Stated by the
Doctors.
General Sheridan's Life and Brilliant
Military Career.
The Causes Of Death as Stated by the
Doctors.
General Sheridan's Life and Brilliant
Military Career.


denly last night at 1920, at Nonquitt, Mass,
Of an attack of heart failure, which did not
yield to the remedies used In the past.
There had been no indication Of a change
for the worse during the day. Mrs. Sheri-
dan was at her husbands bedside In the last
hour and the end was peaceful. The
dispatches tell the sad story.
NEW BEDFORD. Mass, Aug s. General
Sheridan died shortly after 10 o'clock to-
night.
NoNoUITT. Mass, Aug. 5.-Via. New Bed
ford, Mass. General Sheridan died tonight
Of heart failure. (Signed) DIR. MCKEE.
NoNoUITT. Mass. Aug.-General Sheri.
dan died very suddenly at 1920 tonight Of
heart failure. No particulars have yet been
given out by his physicians.
NoNQUITT, Mass. Aug 5.-General Sheri-
dams death occurred at 1920 this evening.
Previous to sudden appearance Of heart
failure at about $50, there had been no pre-
monitions today of any unfavorable
change in his condition. The weather
was warmer than usual and the
General was at times little restless,
but seemed generally bright and cheerful to-
day. His voice was strong, and he took a
full supply Of nourishment. He slept occa-
sionally, as usual, and the doctors and his
family were in hopeful spirit. At O'Clock
Mrs. Sheridan and the doctors went to the ho-
tel.for supper and soon after their return the
usual preparations for the night were made.
At about 800. COL Sheridan said "good
night TO his brother and went to the hotel,
there having been through the day
no sign whatever Of any change Of
any unfavorable nature in the condi-
tion Of the patient. At $50 symptoms
of heart failure suddenly appeared and Drs.
O'Reilly and Mathews Immediately applied
the remedies which had proved successful in
all the similar previous attacks. But this
time, they were without affect and despite
all that could be done, the General gradually
sank into a condition Of complete uncon-
sciousness and, at 1920, breathed his last.
Mrs. Sheridan, Sisters Urban and Justinian
and the faithful body servant Klein, were at
the bedside throughout the dying hour.
No arrangement has yet been determined
ON in regard to the time or place Of the
Generals burial The following off,
cial bulletin was issued at midnight; !;
Gen. Sheridan died at 1920 this even
ing. The immediate cause of death was heart
failure. The remote cause was disease of the
mitral and aortic valves, the existence OF
which was known to his phys ician, to him-
self and to his family in November of last
year. The complications which have
accrued have been nervous exhaustion, pull
monary insarctious pneumonia, pulmonary
@geria, anacarsis and hemorrhage. The last
day of his life he was somewhat restless but
not more so than he has been several times
since his arrival at Nonquitt. At about 9.3O,
symptoms Of heart failure suddenly appeared.
The remedies which have hitherto been
successful were inefficient and he sank
rapidly, dying painlessly at the hour named
(Signedl RoBERT M. 0'REILLY,
Surgeon u. S. A, Washington.
MATTHEW'S,
Asst Surgeon u. S. A.