, 1888-05-31
Sheridan's Condition.


WASHINGTON, May 80. The following
bulletin was not given out until after 10
o'clock p. M:
8a5 y. m.--General Sheridan's condition
Is not SO favorable as 1t was at the time OF
the last bulletin, owing to the fact OF a
harrassing cough having appeared, making
him restless and preventing sleep.
Colonel Kellogg said that the cough did
not give them any apprehension, as the
other favorable symptoms continued.
Damp weather, he thought might have
caused the cough and as the general had
secured SO much sleep recently he would
naturally be a little restless. No more bull.
etns will be issued until O'Clock to-mor.
row morning, as It is not thought that any
more will be required tonight, in view OF
the generals improved health.
One of the physicians says the cough
heretofore mentioned Is caused by irritation
of the lungs and is of hacking nature /;
the only bad effect which 1t has had as yet
is that 1t awakens the general when he Is
only half asleep, and, therefore, interferes
with his rest 1t may be due to congestion,
or to the same sutfusion which produced
the edema, or, again 1t may be OF nerv-
GUS nature. There has been no recurrence
whatever of the heart trouble.
Midnight--General .Sheridan's condition
has again changed tor the worse and he Is
now Ms critically i'll as at any time OF his
sickness. There has been more or less re-
currence ofthe heart trouble, but the ex
act degree and the extent OF Ii cannot be
learned at this hour. 1t is, however, COM
plicated by u severe and dangerous atTec.
tion Of the lungs and the greatest alarm
prevails among General Sheridan's ply.
sicans and family. They were all hastily
summoned and are now at his bedside,
keenly apprehensive of what may follow
The use of oxygen, which had been dis
continued, has been resumed,
The first sy mptoms Of the present attack
ya nnticoA ahnnt X nfnlprk W hen tha
general was seized with spell Of coughing.
Il was not thought ut first that this cough
was Of q dangerous character, but as time
went by the coughing grew In frequency
and vigor, and very grave alarm be.
gan to be felt among the household.
About 10 o'clock the general was seized
with o severe retching cough. This
brought another faintness OF the hearts
action and the pulse grew weaker and
weaker.
Mrs. Sheridan and the physicians who
have all been called to the sick room
sprang to the geneIals bedside and every
thing that was possible to be done was inn
medlately undertaken ;digita!is was admin
istered to counteract the feebeness of the
heart; jet of oxygen gas was thrown into
his mouth and he was allowed to inhale
it for a few seconds; the gas made
him Eighty and irrational 1t was then dis
continued and other remedies applied,
only to give way at frequent intervals To a
renewal OF the oxygen treatment. For
some time the general appeared to be very
much like drowning man and IL was
feared his end had come. BY extraordi-
nary exertions, however, the patient was
rallied again and at 1890 o'clock had i'm
proved to some extent. His breathing was
"a little labored and heavy. and not per.
son in the room left his bedside.
One of the generals aides came out about
one o'clock and handed a bulletin to u
group of reporters anxiously awaiting the
official bulletin which it was known would
be issued. 1t showed the generals condition
TO be critical. The aide said he knew moth.
ing much beyond what was In the bulletin,
but his manner showed palmer than words
could tell the anxiety and alarm he felt.
At one O'Clock word came down that the
generals condition was still the same as
indicated in the bulletin, and he had not
imnrovad