Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-06-01
The Fight Almost Over.
Sheridan Must Soon Surrender
 to All Conquering Death.
THE DOCTORS HAVE LOST HOPE
His Hearts Action Grows Feebler and His Strength Constantly Less-Oxygen Again Used to Prevent Sufocation-Dr. Pepper Photographed For.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-Gen. Sheridan is worse, and the do ctors and family have the greatest fears for the events of the next few hours. After the attack of Wednesday night the general rested comfortably until yester- day afternoon, when the man who supplies the oxygen gas was hurriedly sent for, and there was considerable excitement among the inmates of the house and the small groups who constantly keep guard outside.
 A bulletin then gave the assurance that the patient was resting easy, and that no trouble was feared They are on the constant watch, however, for signs of the recurrence of the attack of Wednesday evening
 Col Blunt, of the generals staff, who has been vigilant and apparently sleepless since the first day the general was taken ill, looks anxious and worried The hope and ex- pectancy of the past few days have given way to troubled feeling. Still he is some what cheerful
 The general, he said to reporter, had re- covered to a great extent from his relapse, but he acknowledged that the recurrence of the heart failure, complicated with a lung trouble, had excited the gravest fears of those in attendance who had just before be- come convinced that the general was on the sure road to recovery.
 The absorbing interest in Gen. Sheridan's illness, which had somewhat abated during the past few days, while he has apparently been on the road to recovery, has again taken possession of everything in Washington, and at the Grand Army hall, the United Service club, the hotels and all other places of resort little knots of people are seen talking over the situation and wondering whether recov- cry death is to follow.
 Hope that the general would be able to rally has well nigh been abandoned. There 1,ovy loo,, of <1,<,h hanr trouble. Each attack has apparently left him weaker than the previous one, and it is be- coming more and more difficult to rally him. His breathing has become labored and heavy, and the lungs are gradually getting more and more oedematous. The presence of oedema has also been again noticed in the legs, and this indicates that the circulation of the blood is growing more feeble. One of the physi- clans, in summarizing the case, says:
 "Gen. Sheridan is extremely ill; he is in a very dangerous and critical condition. He has been getting better and worse for the last week or ten days, and now he is very bad. " 1 Gen. Sheridan remains perfectly conscious l and rational and suffers no pain, except arising from difficulty in breathing. The action of the heart varies constantly. Some times the heart will be acting with a good | deal of vigor, and the next moment the whole I situation will be changed, and its action will l becon1e huGIerlng and weak.
 The circulation through the lungs has like wise become slow and very much erubar- rassed. The general has shown remarkable degree of vitality and eennpoSure, and has hopt up ms spirits remarkably. Dr. N. s. Lincoln, one of the leading physicians in the city, and wei known to the medical profes- sion throughout the country, was called in consultation last evening and spent some time in the sick room. Afterward he said:
 "The treatment has been very successful and think the physicians have managed the case admirably. But for the promptness oi action of those who have attended him he would have died at various times during his illness. He has been kept up so far, but it is difficult to say how much longer it can be done. It is becoming more and more diff cult all the time"
 The following is a late bulletin, signed by Dr. Lincoln and the other physicians. 1 Gen. Sheridan has had another severe attack He has recovered very imperfectly and his con dition causes the greatest apprehension.
 At the request of Dr. O'Reilly, Dr. Pepper, professor of clinical medine and provost oi the university of Pennsylvania, has been tele graphed for and will arrive here about 1 a. m tomorrow.