Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-15

eaid "Good-night' to his lrother
and went to the hotel At $50 symp-
toms of heart failure suddenly
appeared, and Drs. O'Reilly and
Matthews, who were with him at the
time, Immediately applied the remedies
which proved successful in all similar
previous attacks, but this time they were
without effect, and despite all that could
be done the General gradually sank into q
condition Of complete Inconsistencies,
and at 10 20 breathcd his last
Mrs. Sheridan, the sisters Maban and
Justinian, and the faithful body servant
were at his bedside throughout his dying
hour. No arrangement has yet been de-
termined uron in regard to the time or
place of the Generals burial.
The following bulletin was issued at midi
night:
General Sheridan died at 10:e0 this even
ing. The immediate cause OF his death was
heart failure, The remote cause was disease
OF the mitral and apertic valves, the existence
OF which was known to his physicians, to him
self and to his family in November Of
last year. The complications which have
pneumonia, pulmonary eger:a. anasarca
and hemorrhages. The last day Of
his life was somewhat restless but
not more so than he has been several times
since his arrival at Nonquitt. At about $50
symptoms of heart failure suddenly appeared
The remedies which had hitherto been sue
oessful were vigorously applied. but proved in
effectual and he sank rapidly, dying painlessly
at the hour named
:ROBEr M REILLY,
"Surgeon United States Army.
WASHINGTON MATTHEWS,
Assistant Surgeon United States Army"
A few days ago it became evident that
the General was really retrograding in
stead of progressing. The reaction which
had been occasioned by the change
Of climate had been exhausted, and
symptoms of rapid decline were noticed.
DR.. O'Reilly was hastily summoned, and on
his arrival acknowledged the case was
hopeless. He at once sent word to DR..
Pepper, of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, the specialist who had been called
into the case when the General was at
Washington and dissolution seemed immi-
nent. 1t was, however, given out to the
public that DR.. Peppers visit was not oc-
casioned by any alarming change in the
Generals condition
Throughout Saturday and Saturday night
General Sheridan was attacked with those
violent fits of coughing which so alarmed
his physicians in Washington, and in which
it was supposed he would die. The physi-
clans resorted to the use of oxygen to
sustain life, and frequent applications
were given him. They relieved him for q
short time, but did not have the good effect
which invariably followed their applica-
ton when he was in Washington. Then
the electric battery was called into requi-
sition, and from its frequent use moment
ary good results were obtained 4
The General grew weaker all through
the day and night. The distressing, suffo-
eating cough which resembled violent
unsuccessful retching after vomiting,
rather than an attempt to raise phlghem
or clear the lungs, continued all day, grow
ing more and more violent and alarming at
each repetition.
Throughout the night Drs. O'Reilly, Var
row, Matthews and Pepper worked earnest
ly with the patient. The Generals devoted
wife was constantly at his side ministering
to his wants under the directions of the
doctors. The trained nurse from the Balti-
more convent and Colonel Mike Sheridan
were also in constant attendance .
The success Of the oxygen treatment on
previous attacks buoyed up hope in the
family, though it was evident to the ply
sicians that the wonderful vitality and
marvellous will power which had sustained
the patient throughout his long siege at
Washington were of no further avail.
His vital forces were we'll nigh exhausted
and the life spark about to be extin-
guished. ,r
The distressing fact was broken to the
family shortly after daylight Mrs. Sheri'
dan was first to be Informed that the
Generals life could no longer be
preserved, and that dissolution might
occur at any moment. The physi-
clans mostly feared the violent coughing
spasms, as the effect of them on the heart
was most alarming Mrs, Sheridan re-