The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-07
SHERIDAN Is DEAD.
A Long and Brave Fight,
and Surrender.
THE LAST DAY a HAPPY ONE.
A sudden Attack of Heart Trouhie.
Followed shortly by Painless
Death-A Message by the Presi-
dent-Congressienal Euiogies = A
Great Nation in Morrninx-A Mill
t.ry Burial Beatting His Rank.

NoSQCIIT, Mas, Aug s.-Gen. Sheridan
died At i0z.9. sIadzy night During the
day sheridan had not seemed much worse.
but rather restless. In the morning his
couch was wheeled 10 a window. and he
gzxed long ead earnestly on the scene %
familiar TO him. fox the last time There
was not the slightest deviation from the
routine Of life at the cottage, The general
was in unusually good spirits all day.
laughing and chatting with his BROKER
aud members OF the family HIS yeise
was straag and his mind bright. The
weather was warmer than usual
Ati:0 DR.. Mathews said tha: Gen. sheri-
dan was doing 50 well fha; there would
probably be no bulletins issued for week.
After dinner at the hotel Mrs. Sheridan
carried down TO the general large slice of
roast beet, which he ate with apparent
relish. He dozed OF during the afternoon,
but awoke 20 eat supper. then went to
sleep again. At o'clock Mrs. Sheridan
and the doctors went to the hotel for sup
per, and soon SITTER their return the usual
preparations Tor the night were made Al
about go Col. Sheridan said Good night"
TO his baother and went to to the hotel
Az go symptoms Of heart failure sud
Denly spp ared. No possible exertioa was
spared 10 bring him out OF danger by yigor-
Gus application Of all remedies known.
Ihe generals condition Was apparently
not more dangerous than IL had been ON a
number of former occasions when the
remedies accomplished their purpose In
jeeiions Of digttalis. application OF mustard
p stsrs, the use OF ammonia and repeated
employment of a powerful galvanic battery,
were employed last night. but all proved
unavailable even 10 arouse the general
from the state Of complete mental uncoa-
sciousness into which he sank soon after
the first symptoms Of heart failure occurred,
and In which he remained till be drew his
last breath.
TIE DEATH-RED SCENES.
The unfavorable symptoms made their
appearance SO UNEXPECTEDLY and were So
rapid IN Development that the children
were aroused barely in time to take a last
look at their dying father. With the gem
eral az the deathbed were Mrs. Sheridan,
Mary, Louise, Irene and Philip. the chill
dren, Colonel Sheridan. his brother, with
his wife, Sisters Justinia and Urban. and
Doctors o'Reilly and Matthews Mrs. Sher-
lden and the nurses were on their knees
In prayer as the spirit departed.
When the doctors declared him dead
Mrs. sheridan could not believe il. She
took him by the shoulder aud implorcd
him 10 recognize her. but in vain. and as
the cruel truth forced Itself upon her the
devoted wife, oyerwrought by her sorrow.
fell 10 the floor.
THE PHYSICIANS BULLETIN
The following official bulletin was issued
TO the Associated Press at midnight:
The immediate cause of Death was heart
failure: the remote cause wss disease OF
the mitral and aoetic valves, the existence
of which was known to his physicians, TO
himself and To his family In November Of
last wear. The complications which have
occurred have been nervous exhaustion,
pulmonary inaction, pneumonia, pnlmon-
AIRY 9geria. anassrca and hemorrhages.
The last day OF his life he was somewhat
restless. but no more so than he has been
several times siace his arrival al Nonquitt
AT about 80 symptoms Of heart failure
suddenly appeared. The remedies which
had hitherto been successful were vigor-
ously applied, but proved Intellectual. and
he fell rapidly, dying paInlessly at the hour
named. ROBERT NJ. 0'REIIIY.
surgeon. u. 5. A.
WAsHiSGToS MATTHEWS,
Assistant surgeon, U. $. A.