The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-07
GEN. SHERIDAN GONE.
The Her0e Passes Peacefully
Away Sunday Night.
FINAL Kites ON SATURDAY
10 BIO Conducted by Cardinal Glib.
bOns-MesEages OF coincidence Re-
cetTed by the BerSavUd,
senesal sheridan bead.

General Sheridan died shortly after i
O'Clock to. night. 1t was impossible to
night TO obtain al interview with any
of the inmates Of the Sheridan cottage
or With anyone likely to be il formed o
khe incidents of the Generals death, aE
all refused to talk to the 5eporter. Z
team was sent so New Bedford to-niSh
Tor an undertaker who will embalm TIT
body and prepare it for conveyance tt
Washington, was teiegrsphed to star
Eor NoDQnitt Onee, and bring with hin
che Generals uniform. as there is n
telegraph Office st Nonquitt, which il
seveA miles from the city, and but I
telephone line, it is extremely difhcul
to obtain any details.
NoNoUTrr, Mass, August 5.-Gsnera
sheridan died OF his old heart trouble
Tie death was very sudden. No par
SGularS yet given cut by the hysicians
General Sherldan's death occurred al
1910 pm. Previous to the sudden
appears nGa OF heart failure, at about
e.3J this evening", there had been no
prsmoni6iOas to-day of an unfaVorSble
change in his condition. The weather
lad been warmer than usual,
and the GrnsraI was at tim as
q little restless, 5ut sesn3d generally
bright and cheerful to-day. His voice
was strong. de took full supply of
nourishmant, slept occasionally as
9sRAi, aud tina Doctors and mis- family
we're In hoeefai sp;rits. All O'Clock
Mrs. Sheridan and tle doctors went to
the h2sel for supper, and SOON alter
their return tbs usual preparations for
the night W5Fa mada. at about $40
Oo!Ousl She.idsu said: "s3Oo1 night"
30 his brother. and went to the hotel,
there having bean through the day no
sign whatevsr of any unfavorable
change in ais condition. A. $50
symptoms Of heart failure suddenly
appeared, ana Doctors 0'Reilly aud
Matthews, who were with hun at the
tlas imm5dady applied the remedy
which had proved successful
in all similar GASES, but this time it..was
without effect, AMI despite what could
Be done. the General gradually sank
into q condition Of complete uucOn-
boious aess, and ut 10 81 bresIhed mis-
last. Mrs. Sheridan, Sisters Madam and
Gastinisn, and his faithful LADY servant
were also ~ ais bedside throughout his
dying hour.
No ARRANGEMENT is YET determined
upon ia reg ard 10 the time CT place of
the GenerAl'a burial.
The following official bulletin was
issued:
Tothe Associated Press Midnight: The
Immediate cause of deatI was heart
failure: the remote cause vas disease Of
the mitrGI and asertio valves, the eE-
Raf NJ WI "a h =
ahysiCians, to himself a0d 10 his family
In NOVemoe last. Tbs complications
which have occurred have been nerv-
GUS exhaustion, pulmonary insErcViOns,
pnaum0nia, pulmonary Oe2eTia,
nnasacas end hemorrh3grs. The last
dAv of bis life lie vas somewhat rest.
less, ont NJ more so than he had been
several times since his arrival at Non
anirt. A about $50 o'clock symptoms
a. hesrs f2illre suddenly appeared.
The remedies which had hitherto been
successful vera vigorously applied, but
proved Intellectual aud he sank rapidly,
dying p6i2iesSly at the hour named
{Signed.l
RcBFRT NJ. O'RIELLY,
Surgeon U. S. A.;
WASHINGTON MATTHEW'S,
Assistant Surgeon u. 8. a.
are tol6ns III consequence of the news
OF Geasrai Sheridan 3 death.
MAsHISGros, August 5.-0wing to
the lsteness OF the hour at which the
news of General Sheridan's death was
received il was impossible to get any
information from the more important
public officials Neither the President
Bor the Secretary of War has heard OF
4he death of the commander of the
er.ny and The first news Col. Lamont
heArd of it YVES received from
an Associated press reporter. The ill
ness which has just resulted in General
Sheridan 8 death, commenced on TIE
A2th OF May last, immediately after his
return from tour OF inspection out
west. He complained CT feeling unwel
and worn out, bat came down to the
Office every day. He was then forced
TO remain in doors, and on Tuesday,
May g, he had severe attack OF
heart failure which greatly alarmed his
family aud physicians. On Friday OF
the week ending May IS. he had several
attacks of heart failure and Ihese
increased in violence with esch
succeeding attack. Several tins du-
ing his Illness il seemed as If LIFE had
become extinct, but by the adoption OF
radical measures the action OF the heart
was stimulated and he was brought
round again. His heart at enc time
ceased to beat for a few seconds. but
the extraordinary WstchfuIness and
care Of the attending physicians
brought him back to CONSCIOUSNESS
again. New complications set in, snd
hops was we'll nigh abandoned several
times, only to be renewed by ibs gresi
Vitality and determination shown by
the stricken soldier Tbs history o.
&heSc relspses anu rec9vsries are familiar
70 readers OF the daily press. With
Che approach Of warm weather IL was
decided by the physicians after ssyera
consultations, that the patieut nlDst b.
removed, es he would be unable in III.
Weakened state to Withstand pefiot
of prolonged heat; socosdineiy, or
Saturday, June 32th. he was tskeM,tt
NcnGnitt. The General bad made hi
viii aud all preparations for death, alls
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