, 1888-05-31
GROWING WORSE.
GhUWINd WURSE.
An Alarming Change in Gen.
Sheridan's Condition.
His Family Hastily Summoned
to His Bedside.
The Great English Derby Won
by Ayrshire.

WASHINGTON, May 30 Everything
was quiet at the Sheridan mansion this
morning and all reports from the sick
chamber were of a favorable character.
At 1873 the general was reported to be
resting comfortably and improving all the
time.
The following bulletin was not given
out until after 10 o'clock tonight:
S:45 P. M.-Gen. Sheridan's condition
is not as favorable as it was at the time
Of the last bulletin owing to the fact of a
harrassing cough having appeared, max
ing him restless and preventing sleep.
Col. Kellogg said the cough did not
give them any apprehension, as other
favorable symptoms continued. The damp
weather, he thought, might have caused
the cough, and as the general had secured
so much sleep recently he would naturally
be a little restless. No more bulletins
will be issued until s O'Clock tomorrow
morning. as it is not thought that any
more will be required tonight in view of
the generals improved health.
MIDNIGHT-Gen. Sheridan's condition
has again changed for the worse and he is
now as critically i'll as at any time of his
sickness. There has been more or less
recurrence Of heart trouble, but the exact
degree and the extent of it cannot be
learned at this hour. 1t is however
complicated by a severe and dangerous
affection of the lungs, and the greatest
alarm prevails among Gen. Sheridan's
physicians and family. They were all
hastily summoned and are now at his bed
side 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 a dangerous character. As the
time went by the coughing increased in
frequency and vigor and grave alarm be-
gan to be felt among the household.
About 10 O'Clock the general was seized
with a severe retching cough. This
brought another faintness of the heart
action and the pulse grew weaker and
weaker.
Mrs: Sheridan and the physicians, who
had all been called to the sick room,
thing hat was possible to be done was
Immediately undertaken. Digitalis was
administered to counteract the feebleness
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thrown into his mouth and he was al
lowed to inhale it for a few seconds.
The gas made him fighty and ira
tional. 1t was then discontinued and
other rene lies applied, only to give way
at frequent intervals to the renewals of
the oxygen treatment. For some time
the general appeared to be very much like
4 drowning man, and it was feared the
end had come. By extraordinary exer-
lions, however, the patient was rolled
again and at 1870 o'clock he had i'm
proved to sOme extent. His breathing
was still labored and heavy and not a
person In the room left his bedside.
One Of the generals aides came out
about ! o'clock and handed a bulletin to
the group Of reporters a~nxiously waiting
for the official bulletin, which it was
known would be issued. 1t showed the
generals condition to be critical. The
aide said he knew nothing much beyond
what was in the bulletin, but his manner
showed palmer than words could tell the
anxiety and alarm he felt.
At 1870 word came down that the m
erals condition was still the same as indi-
Gated in the bulletin and he had not i'm
proved.