St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-31
SHERIDAN IS SINKING,
The Generals Heart Has
Gone Back on Him
Again,
Which Is Complicated by a
Dangerous Pulmonary
Affection.
The Greatest Alarm Prevails
Among the Physicians
in Attendance.
Death Appears to Be Close
Upon the Sick
Soldier.

WASHINGTON, May S0.-To-day being
the anniversary of the capture of Boone
vile, Miss, by Gen. Sheridan, then a
colonel in command of his first expedi-
tion in 1862, the District Commandery
of the Loyal Legion, through the re-
corder, Gen, Mussey, gave him basket
of choice and rare roses, with note
conveying their affection and best
wishes, and the hope that, as he was
victorious twenty-six years ago, so
would he be in his present struggle.
The bulletin issued at 2:25 p. m. was
to the effect that Gen. Sher idan had
been quite bright and cheerful all
morning. There have been no disquiet-
ing symptoms since the last bulletin,
and the improvements in pulse and
respiration continued. At 6:3O p. m.
the condition of the patient was re-
ported to be as favorable as at time
since the change on last Monday MORN
ing. The following bulletin was not
given out till after 10 o'clock:
S:45 p. m.-Gen. Sheridan's condition
is not so favorable as it was at the time
of the last bulletin, owing to the fact
harraSSing cough has appeared, making
him restless and preventing sleep.
Col. Kellogg said that the cough did
not give them any apprehension, as the
other favorable symptoms continued.
The damp weather, he thought, might
have caused the cough, and as the gen
eral had secured so much sleep recently
he would naturally be little restless
One of the physicians says that the
cough is caused by an irritation Of the
lungs and is of hacking nature. The
only bad effect which it has had as yet
is that it awakenS the general when he
is only half asleep, and, therefore, inter
fereS with his rest. 1t may be due to
congestion, or to the same suffusion
which produced the 9dema, or again it
may be of nervous nature.
At 10 o'clock Gen. Sheridan was sud-
denly threatened with suffocatiOn from
pulmonary effusion and for awhile was
in imminent peril. The attack was
mastered with difficulty. All the ply
sicians are at the generals bedside and
fear that
DEATH MAY ENSUE
at any moment. He is now as critically
ill as at any time of his sickness. There
has been more or less of a recurrence of
the heart trouble, but the exact degree
and the extent of it cannot be learned
at tnis hour. 1t is, however, compli-
Gated by severe and dangerous affec-
ton of the lungs and the greatest alarm
clans and family. They were all
hastily summoned and are now
at his bedside, keenly apprehensive of
what may follow. The use of oxygen,
which had been discontinued, has been
resumed. The first symptoms of the
present attack were noticed about 5
o'clock, when the general was seized
with a spell of coughing. 1t was not
thought at first that this cough was
of such dangerous character
as subsequent events proved to
be the case. AS time went by
this coughing increased in frequency
and in vigof, and grave alarm began to
be felt among the household. About 10
o'clock the general was seized with a
severe retching cough, which filled all
within the house with the
GLooAIIEST FOREBoDINGs.
This pulmonary affection brought an
other faintness of the hearts action, and
the pulse grew weaker and weaker.
Mrs. Sheridan and the physicians, who
had all been called to the sick room,
sprang to the generals bedside, and
was Immediately undertaken. Digitalis
was administered to counteract the
feebleness of the heart, and cab,
which has been constantly kept in wait
ing every night for use in case of
emergency, was hurriedly dispatched for
Mr.. MoXley, local merchant,
who manufactures oxygen gas and
has supplied the gas used here
tofore when the sick man was
at his worst. Meantime the generals
condition grew worse, and notwith-
standing all that was done, the attack
stubbornly refused to yield to treatment.
The oxygen gas arrived shortly before
1880 o'clock, and Mr.. MoXley was hur-
riedly shown into the sick room in the
northeast corner of the residence, where
Gen. Sheridan lay breathing heavily, in
imminent
DANGER OF sUFFocATIoN.
A Jet of gas was thrown into his mouth,
and he was allowed to inhale it for
few seconds. The gas made him fiighty
and irrational. 1t was then diScontin-
ued and other remedies applied, only to
give way at frequent intervals to a re-
newal of the oxygen treatment For
some time the general appeared to be
very much like drowning man, and it
was feared the end had come. By
extraordinary eXertl0nS, however,
the patient was rallied again, and
at 1880 o'clock he had improved
to some extent in his breathing.
which was still labored and heavy, and
not person in the room left his bed
side. Col. Kellogg came out of the
house for minute to send the cabman
off. His face was solemn and sad, as if
apprehensive of the worst; and in re-
SpOnSe to reporters inquiry he merely
said: ''Fhe bulletin will be out
soon," and hurried back into the
house. The most intense anxiety per-
vaded the entire household and there
was again an all-preyailing air of tense,
nervous fear, which has characterized
the attendants at the house whenever
Gen. Sheridan has been at his worst.
One of the generals aides came out
about o'clock and handed the 12:45
official bulletin to the group of
reporters anXiously awaiting the
official bulletin which it was known
would be issued. 1t showed that the
generals condition was