The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-05-27
GEN. SHERIDAN.
He il Better bat By No
Means ont Of Danger.


WAxufxsrox. May R-A Bulletin
issued 81 8 20 O'Clock this morning by
the attending physicians says that
s;-n<rsi Siberian expressed himself ss
having passed . very fc<ffM night
He snv~ he has no pa1n Whatever and
feefs krst Yase. No material change IN
his symptoms has occurred
While General sheridan IS much
better. he Is stin In . critical condition
and his heart may At any time refuse
10 perform its functions Four times
this week he has had serious times
The valves OF his heart have failed 20
close with his pulse beat and the cir
citation OF blood has instantly ceased
T4ire on Monday and twice yesterday
the difl3cuIfy occurred and the danger
Of It's recurrence il 50 great that one
Of the i've physicians who are attend
Ing him Il afuays At his side The
stories Of apop1exy are untrue. and
there are no signs Of paralysis. The
General sits most Of the time night and
day in an easy chair in his chamber,
and Nrs. sheridan scarcely ever leaves
the room for more shan few mo-
uaeut< at a time The house has
gloomy sspert and people are constant
s>->~
Of sympathy ard hops.
The general Is in excellent sPiri1s-
He reads papers and chats cheerfnIly
with his family and attendants he
Il very much ayerse to having his
sickness published in the newspapers,
and at his command information has
been refused to the press. except the
daily report OF Colonel sheridan that
he Il better and hopes To be out 10
few DAYS. This was true until yester-
siay morning, but his narrow escape
from death caused the doctors TO IN
sixt that the generals serious condi-
ton be made known to the public. NO
callers are received except Father
Chapreile, OF 81. Mathews church,
who goes daily to see the sick man,
who enjoys his society. The general
situation i so critical that his mother
and brother Patrick have been sent
for. and are on their way from Ohio.
HIS WILL MADE.
His will was made yesterday fore
noon, He resisted stoutiy, but when
the doctors explained to him how pre-
carious his situation is he finally con-
sented to have a lawyer called. His
memoirs fortunately are completes
and in the hands OF the publishers,
with whom he has good contract
One of the doctors said that the gene
raj would never be wei man, He
will never take such trip a. the last
one" say they. I'VE hope 20 pull
him through and brace him up I'LL he
i able 10 travel and then send him
down % Nantucket where he has just
finished a cottage The sea air will be
good fer him and the sooner he gets
away from Washington the better, al
though it may be good while before
he is able 20 travel.
AT the army headquarters 1t has
been learned that General Sheridan
was easier this afternoon and that the
family are encouraged at the favorable
symptoms. There has been no recur-
renee today OF Che troubles which
have caused 81 much anxiety during
the past week and the hope expressed
that the crisis has passed
One Of General Sheridan's aides said
today that false reports in regard 10
the generals condition had been given
out because the general had horror
OF being considered id.
At midnight there was no change IN
the generals condition.