Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-04
s,HERIDAN DOES NOT eAIN.
Tho ugh No Serious Change has occur
red NE is Somewhat weaker and
yVfthaI Slightly Worse.

Tho ugh No Serious Change has occur
red he is Somewhat weaker and
WithaI Slightly Worse.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-General Sheridan's
physicians this morning said the general
| had passed quite comfortable night and
had been disturbed but little during the night
| with his eongh. His appetite has improved.
At p. m. his physicians issued a short bull
letin which simply states that General Sheri-
dan has done well this morning. No IN
favorable symptoms have developed. He is
quite comfortable. This evening there is a
| more hopeful feeling than has been shown
for several days past.
The following bulletin Yves issued by the
doctors in attendance at 9 p. M: General
Sheridan passed satisfactory day. Since s
o'clock this evening there have been some
unfavorable changes IN the pulse and respira-
ton.
After day of comparative improvement
General Sher-dan's condition this evening is
again not co favorable and gave apprehen-
sions are felt lest he should have another
alarming atts tx of hec-j and lung trouble.
| Thera.h have beon changes in his pulse, respi-
ration and temp eratpre since p. m. such as
have been on one or two occasions symptoms
| of dangerous attacks. F-ompt measures were
| taken to prevent recurrence of the troubles
and it is hoIei they may be we-de1 off. The
hopef-l feeling II the horsa had growa dur
| ing the day and amoHntcd almc5t to
elation, for the longest interval since
/ the general was taken sick had passed
without a re 3ur-ence of heart failure.
| The physicians left the house during the ae-
| terncon es everything ives moving on SO
| smoothly es not 70 require their immediate
| watch over the sick man. Nothing occurred
| to lessen the hopes that he would recover I'M
/ til O'Clock when the generals breathing,
| which had been quite eesy and marked by an
| absence of that rafting in the throat notice
L able yesterday, became more labored. His
/ pulse also increased in frequency and his
| temperature rose two degrees to 10O These
| changes were noticed with alarm and once
more renewed the grave apprehensions
| which have been felt by the family and ply
sicians at various times. Oxygen was ad-
1 ministered, but it's effects were not quickly
visible and the general responded slowly to
| its influence. At 8 o'clock there had
| been no recurrence OF the trouble
and the physicians, while apprehensive and
| all of them at their patients bedside, were
hopeful that none would occur. The situa-
Stion is again, however, one of anxiety and
dread, and it is impossible to say what the
I night may develop. The tendency of the
| trouble to recur is discouraging to the physi-
clans and constant source of alarm to the
| family as 1t shows that although consider
able period may elapse between the attacks,
| yet their return is to be dreaded. The gen
eral is weak and 40 stronger, if indeed quite
as strong as before the last attack. Each at
4 tack heretofore has been worse than the pre-
| ceding one and it is feared the general may
| finally become so weak as to be forced to sue
cumb. His case is further complicated by
| chronic disease of the liver. That organ has
become reduced in size and harder and more
| dense than normally. The effect of this hes
| been to impare the usefulness of that organ.
Nothing can be done to cure this state of af-
1 fairs, though the progress of this disease can
i be arrested and relief given by a low course
of diet and rigid discipline. Measures have
| been taken to keep the kidneys and bowels
| open and thus allow the water to pass off as
| freely as possible. 1t is not believed the
general has kidney disease. He was exam
| ined both in New York and Washington for
| this disease and its existence as an organic
| disease YVES not found.
| 10 m.-General Sheridan's pulse and respir-
| alton are about as before the last bulletin.
l His condition is better. He is now sleeping
| quietly.
| WASHINGTON, June "A q. m.-General
1 Sheridan does not seem to rest well and he
has had a couple of attacks of coughing since
the last bulletin. DR.. Pepper, of Philadel-
phia, is expected to reach Washington short
| " after 8 O'Clock.