The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-27
GENERAL SHERIDAN.
His Condition Late Saturday
Evening.
NEWS NOTES FROM GERMANY.
The Emperor's ConditiOn-The Rumor
of ReIspse-Prince Bismarck's
Movements - Etc.
General Sheridan.

General Sheridan.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-General Sher'
idan's condition is extremely critical
tonight and his death at any moment
will not be unexpected. He had a re-
curIence of his heart trouble about 5
O'Clock this afternoon, accompanied by
a serious sinking spell which gave great
alarm to the physicians who lmmedl-
ately took prompt and powerful meas
ures to rally him. These remedies had
only given partial relief and at 1880
last night the four physicians who have
been in attendance are at his
side closely and anxiously watch
ing every symptom. The action
of his heart is still very feeble and
has but responded lmperfectly to the
remedies. The attack came almost
without premonition, a ghtfeeling of
faintness being the only thing that
warned the physician that crisis
might be at hand, About so the
General had been doing well and the
family were in cheerful mood at the
strength shown by the sick man. No
symptoms of recurrence or failures OF
the valves of the heart to properly
close had appeared and as the attacks
of the day previous had occurred in
the morning, it was hoped that he
would quickly rally and then become
better able to meet future dangers.
AS soon as it became evident, how
ever, that the valvular failure OF the
heart had set in, they saw that their
cherished hopes of a successful day
would not be realized. Everything pos
sible was done for the patient, but with
only imperfect success. Digitslis end
whisky we're administered, and finally
a blister was put over the heart. These
applications stimulated the heart to in
creased action, though not to the extent
desired. The blister was not intended
so much to counterfeit the present as to
prevent a subsequent one. The Gen
erals return to nearly normal condi-
ton in which he has been since his i'll
ness, was slower than any previous at
tacks, and the doctors said of the at
| tack: ut was pretty severe. At 8
tack somewhat, and was comparatively
comfortable. He was still the object Of
earnest solicitude, and the doc
tors did not leave his side.
Mrs. Sheridan remained also, constantly
near. The attack was unaccompaDied
by pain and he was cons c!ouS and
thoroughly aware of the gravity OF tie
situation. bulletin stating his con-
dition was to have been given to the
press at 80 o'clock, but owing to the
extremely critical condition of the
General, it was not issued until 10.
4 few minutes past that hour, one of
his aides stepped out of the house on
the porch and gave the newspaper
men who gathered around him, an
official statement of the physicians.
It reads:
WASHINGTON, May 26.-10 p. H.
General Sheridan passed a comfortable
! day and took plenty ofnourishment He
spoke cheeriully and hope
full and the general did
we'll until ten minutes before 5 o'clock
when the action OF the heart became
very feeble, from which condition it had
reacted imperfectly. At this time he
is neither suffering pain nor distress.
He understands all, and his family
have done so from the beginning. The
gravity of the situation it now, and has
been quite tranquil, undismayed and
hopeful for the best. One of General
| Sheridau's aides said to-day that
a false report in regard to
the Generals condition had been
given out because the Genera
has the honor of being considered i'll,
it was thought by members OF bis
family Monday his illness was only
temporary, and there was no necessity
for an alarm, it was best 10 keep the
true state of affairs from the public.
General Sheridan has had severe at
tack before this, but 1t was passed off
| he hac he'd
three serious crises before the present
one. The first on Monday night, when
the President was called to his bedside
to administrate the last sacram ents.
again Thursday night and the third
| Yesterday morning, the last mentioned
created the greatest alarm and so nearly
proved fatal, that he might have died
at any moment. He rallied, however
and then he had many SPELLS of heart
troubIe, This grew So as the day wore
on. The nature of the disease precludes
the possibility of the patient lying in
bed and he is forced to get what sleep
be does sitting in chair. A corps of
army surgeons are in constant attend
ance, taking upon themselves the duties
of nurses. Every point of alta k is
watched with devoted care Surgeon
General Moore, Drs. o Reilly. Obyrne,
Matthews and Ysrrow, are in attend
ance. The Sisters of Charity from
Providence Hospital aid in the sick
chamber. and Mrs. Sheridan is almost
constantly by the bedside. There is no
reason to DOUBT that General Sheridan
| realizes his critical condition, for yester-
day morning he Hade his will. He ex-
pressed his earnest desire to see his
aged mother, who still lives where she
has lived for over fifty years in the
little town of Somerset, Ohio. The old
lady is Fastening to the bedside of her
son by fast train.