Evening journal., 1888-05-28

The news from General Sheridan's bed
side this morning is OF the gravest nature.
de is net expected to live through the day.
He may be dead even now. An through
Saturday night, yesterday and last night
the faithful attendants looked for the last
moment OF the brave man. He was con.
scious all OF yesterday and was aware OF
his critical condition. Again and again the
action OF his brave heart all but atopped
and his lungs almost failed in their
Offices, and 1t was only by the uss
OF the most heroic remedies that the sunset
OF life was kept flowing.
Surgeon General Moore OF the army.
who has kept sort OF oversight OF Gen
eral sheridan's case says that the trouble
with him is the imperfect action OF the
valves OF ths heart
Every doctor will understand that
continued General Moore, land IL should
describe bis disease In rofessonal phrase
ology, the public would not understand his
condition half as well. He has no fatty
degeneration. as is reported in some OF
the newspapers. He shows no signs OF
paralysis whatever. and. as have said, the
trouble Is simply with the valves OF bis
heart. The treatment has been to stimulate
the hearts action by subcutaneous ipiec.
tions Of digitalis, which Is the -alt OF
digtalis Gen. Sheridan has been troubled
withimperfect action OF the heart for one
or two years, perhaps lsnger, and when he
came home from Chicago after a very
tiresome and dimprudent trip he was totally
worn out with fatigue. aud Of course the
result was felt in his weakest place. His
illness is traceable to that fact
Philip Henry Sheridan was born at Som
erset, Perry county, o., March G, 1885,. OF
Irish parentage. He did not remain long
at school, hut entered hardware store as
clerk. At the age OF II be received an
appointment as cadet to West Point, he
having written directly to the member OF
Congress from his district and asking for
it. On account Of hogging a fellow cadet
he did not graduate until he had arrived at
bis 23d year. From this time to the break
Ing out Of the late war he did service on
the frontier, which was OF such a nature as
60 fit him eminently for bis lie work. At
the breaking out Of the rebellion, be held a
iirst lientsnant's commission. He was
shortly afterwards commissioned captain.
standing Ga in the line Of promotion
and hardly hoped 10 win more than
a majors commission. But ia three
years be waa maior-general, in five
years more Lieut.. General, and Ia Is years
more be was in command Of the entire
army. General Sheridan received his first
command. that OF the "a Michigan Cavalry,
through the recommendation OF Gen
eral Granger 70 Captain Alger, tho
appointment coming from Governor
Austin Blair May %, 1862. When
brother officer said to him that this was
but one step toward brigadier's star, be
replied: mo, am perfectly satified to be a
colonel of cavalry. y Al the battle OF Boom
vile. Miss, his bravery won him tho rank
OF brigadier genersl. After his campaign
in Tennessee he received the title OF major
general, aRd at the close Of the war
he was placed Ia charge OF the
Division Of the Gulf In March 1889
ke was made Lieutenant. General and
upon the retirement Of General
Sherman three years ago, be was placed In
charge Of the army. At the age Of 80 Gen.
Sheridan was married 10 the youngest
daughter OF his friend. Gen. Rucker, Mrs.
Sheridan then being only 10 years of age.
Four children were born to ehis union. The
generals aged mother is still living, but
she is seriously III a. her home at Somer-
set, Ohio.