St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-05
SKERIDANS HEART.
It's Beating Was Closed By a
Most Severe Hemor-
rhage.
The Brave General Rescued
From the Verge Of the
Grave.
A Less Plucky Man Would
Have Succumhed to the
Attack.
He Is Now Resting Easily
But His Condition Is
Critical.

dan had hemmorrhage this afternoon
which induced recurrence of a heart
failure. lie was on the verge of disso-
luton. At midnight Gen. Sheridan was
lying weak and exhausted and in a
comatose condition. He has only raj
lied very feebly from the attack which
nearly caused his death. The hemor-
rhage which preceded the attack of heart
failure came from the lungs, but was
not accompanied by coughing. The
blood emitted was dark and thickly
clotted. A recurrence of the heart fail
ure followed closely upon the hemmor-
rhage. The pulse beat feebler and still
more feeble, the breathing grew exceed
lngly labored and heavy, and the sick
mans face assumed a blush tinge.
His heart ceased to beat for a few sec
ondS and the anxious doctors bending
over him thought that all was over.
Prior to this time, however, extraordi-
nary measures had been taken to pre-
vent or lessen the attack, which the
physicians knew was coming, and the
system, when it seemed that life was at
an end, slowly and weakly responded
to the treatment administered, and
gradually slight rally took place. A
galvanic battery was applied to the
neck and back and at last the patient
was brought from
THE VERGE OF THE GRAVE
to consciousness again. He lay back
exhausted and every one in the room re-
manned anXiOusly waiting and dreading
a return of the attack. 1t was the
worst of all the attacks, and the patient
being weaker than at any other time
rallied less readily and more feebly to
treatment. He is extremely weak, but
at times his mind is clear, though the
intervals of consciousness are followed
by others, during which he appears to
only slightly realize what is going on
around him. He does not talk at all,
and the doctors ever since his lungs be-
came affected have done all in their
power to dissuade him from using his
voice. 1t has been partly for this rea-
son that the children have very seldom
been allowed in the sick chamber.
No persons are allowed to see the gen.
eral except his family and the physi-
Clans and nurses. Mrs. Sheridan re-
mains constantly at his side, while
Richard, his valet for many years and
devOtedly attached to him, is also at
hand ready to minister to his slightest
wish. All of the doctors are present,
and the Sister of Charity, who has been
in almost constant attendance ever since
he became ill, is also assisted tonight
by another sister, who came over from
Baltimore during the day. Miss Rucker,
Mrs. Sheridan'S sister. is also near at
all times.
DR.. Pepper was summoned from Phil
ii ofnlx f%n,, I,
attack this afternoon and is expected to
reach Washington in a special train
about O'Clock.
Numerous friends called during the
evening to learn of Gen. Sheridan's
condition, and all in their
SAD FACES PLAINLY SHOWED
the gravity of the information impaired
to them. Gen. Rucker, the father-in-iaw
of the general, came out of the house
with his wife and daughter about 1880
O'Clock. 1.-The general is no better;
there is no change" he sorrowfully
said as he walked slowly away. 1t is
two weeks since Gen. Sheridan was
taken ill, and it was thought week ago
that he could not survive another day.
He has shown vitality that has aston
ished everyone, and as one of the ply
sicianS said: His determination has,
perhaps, done as much for him as the
doctors. He has been resolved to fight
to the very end, and this fact has pull
ed him through in several instances,
where a less plucky man would have
succumbed. lis determination has
shown itself frequently and has often
been Indicated in his conversation
At 12:15 this morning a bulletin,
signed by Drs. O'Reilly, Matthews,
Byrne and Yarrow, was issued stating
hnf no h06 a{n,. al ,l,1
last report. He had been sleeping rest
fully nearly all the evening.
1t was stated that there would be no
more bulletins during the night.
About 2:30 Gen. Sheridan'S condition
was about the same as when the mid
night bulletin was issued.