Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-06

Zen. sheridan Was In High Sptrtts Yess
terday. and fs b. Doctors Felt 80 Contts
dent They had Decided TO sssue No
Bulletins for Some Days-Thc Sudden
Sumnnsons.
Special Dispatch to THt EVENING sr.R
NoNouIrr, August 6-An through yesterday
Gen. sheridan was In unusually good spirits,
laughing and chatting with bis doctors and men,
oers OF the family, and seemingly In better condi-
tion than for several days. His M deal attend
ants were also good-natured, and spent q portion
OF the day In calling at several cottages At 7:3o
Dr.. Matthews sale the general was doing so well
that there would probably be no bulletins issued
for a week. After dinner at the hotel Mrs. sheri-
dan carried down 10 the general q large slice OF
roast beef, which be ate with apparent relish. lie
dozed OF bit during the afternoon, but awoke TO
eat supper, and then went TO sleep again AT 10
O'Clock
A MESSENGER CANE BkREHKApED AND sREATHIEss
to the hotel and demanded the immediate presence
OF Col. Sheridan at the cottage. Eve minutes
after another messenger summoned the coloneIs
wife He next appeared with the bulletin an-
nouncipg the death. Another messenger followed
with request for Mr.. B. n. Wilson, chicago
friend OF Col Sheridan who has been boarding al
the hotel. Mr.. Wilson remained at the cottage
only long enough 10 return with Instructions 10
summon DR.. John MacKay. an embalmer, and Mr..
E I. Wilson, an undertaken, both OF New Bedford.
So much Is all OF the story which was received at
the NoAquitt Hotel at IL O'Clock last night when
the lady telephone operator had been in beo Tor an
hour, and II Was seven miles TO the nearest tele-
graph office at New Bedford. The wire worked so
badly that It with dffculty that the first bull
ietin message wes sent TO the President and after
ward 10 the acknowledgement OF the Army, the
Secretary OF " ar and members OF the stan OF the
late distinguished commander.
THE SCENE AT TIE pEATHBED.
With the General at the deathped were Mrs
Sheridan, Mary, Louise, Irene and Philip. the
Children; Col Sherman, his brother, with his wife,
Sisters Justinia ana Urban. who have faithfully
ana teDderly nursed the hero from the beginning
10 the end, and DIS O'kellly and Matthews The
tollng oil the fog-b II the rocks, just the en-
trace OF BuzzaIds Bay falling on the stiffness or
the miQnlgnt uncousciou,ly expressed the grieI
which uas overlaken his Immediate summer riicnds
or The past and present season. Not AL or them
are aware Of the calamity, so suddenly q IL oc-
cur. Several pleasure parties arranged Tor the
morrow, at which SINE or the family were TO at
tend, Will be turned into scenes OF mourning and
distress.
TIE uNFAvoRABLK sYNproxs
which were exhibiled made their appearance %
Unexpectedly, and were % rapid in development,
that IL was but q chance that the children were
aroused in time TO take the last look at their
dying father Mrs. Sheridan and the nurses were
on Their Bonded knees In prayer as the spirit ue-
part d. Mrs. C1L Kellosg, a dear fr1eLd of the
family, arrived just mouent afier the last breath
was drawn, ana assisted AIRS SHERIDAN 70 her feet,
was ended. The hours OF suffering, which CON-
menced three months ago, brought Gen. Sheridan
70 deaths door al Washington and a, Delaware
BreakM ater. and then Diminished In duration 10
sucn an extent as TO Uafne and deceive even the
eminent medIcai skill In cous' ant attendance
upon the patient have suddenly ended The or
ganic disease, which has but once been alluded 70
la the ofnclal buieun, has put an end 10 specula-
ton nd theory as 10 tne causes OF illness. DR..
O'Reilly knew many months a o Of the existence
la