Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1891-02-14
The Light Of Life IN the Last of
the Central Figures Of the
War, Flickers Like
a Candle.
If Life is Prolonged Until Today
the Doctors Believe There
will be Some Hope Of
Recovery.
Between Life and Death.


NEW York, FEB II The condition
Of General Sherman during the latter
part ofihe afternoon was encouraging
up to ss late as o'clock. Atthat hour
change for worse took place aud IT was
with d ffi-uliy the sick man could
breath. Those at his bedside thought
tue hour of dis )lution had come, aI d
Doctors Alexander ana Green, who
were present, sent in greet haste for
Doc tT Jantway. The general lay in
comato~e stafe aud il Was exceed
iugly difficult to rOu-e him. He could
oI en- but one eye aud appeared IS
suffering greatly. bJt the doctors
thought hat he was not troubled with
pain. The patient continued in This
condition during the early part of the
evening. G,nerdl Ewiug left the bed
side a! o'clock. He said death wss
only question of hour. He thought
st that hour tn : general was IN much
worse condition than he had been al
any tine since he was taken sick.
Mrs. Colgat. H Iyt left the house
shortly after o'clock. She said che
did not expect her uncle to live over
an hour longer. During the evening
q great number of persons called to
ascertain the dying geneIal'sc C Dndition.
Many left their cards, Others cOntented
themselves with asking the policemen
on guard what the prospects Of Gem
eral SheTn aus recovery was. They
all received the same answere-"Deatb
is now a question Of hours only" 1t
wss de-ir d by The physicians In at
tendance to hold consultation a.
nine o'clock. At 9:l5 DIR. Janeway
came out. He decl ned to expr, 50 any
opiniOn as Il whether the general
would live through the night or not
/ At half-past nine this bull-tin was
Issued: Physicians in consultation
cay there is no decid, d change. II
CeneralShs rman maintains his present
status for twenty -four hours his situa-
ton will be hopeful" (Signed) John
Sherman. The generals private secre.
tary said soon after the atOve bulletin
was issued that the doctors expressed
themselves ~ confident that If they
could Ike, p the gel efAl s'iye fer the
next twenty four h' urs they could
save his life. A gs-at many teltgram'
were sent away this evening. Whal
the nature Of them was could not bt
learned. Al 10 o'clock all was quiet
about the Sherman residence. On the
sidewalk opposite the house, quite 4
large crowd If people stood watching
the winooWs OF tie chamber whei'
the sick man lay, fighting the battle
for life.
THE GENERAL OUT OF BED.
NEW YORK, Feb. l2.-ll:4O y. IN
Lieutenant FIts IN hes just hf. Genera
sherman's resi-, ence to spend tn
nigat at DR.. Green's house. He sale
that at IL o'clock General SneImsI
got out of bed aud waved half serOs
the rom without assistance. HI
couli not speak, but appeared To ne
togniz,d those In the ROOM. Tue gen
eTal had TO be helped back 10 bed
He was very much exhausted.
SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT.
NEW YORK, Feb I3.-At l o'cloc
a. Ia. Il vas stated that General SheI
man appeared asleep. HIS breath in
dicat, d that his lungs were filled wit
the mucus. DR.. Alexander though
the erysipslas WIS leaving his paiieU
tut the general had not improved
: The following bulletin has just bee
Issued; "l:l5 a. m. General Sherms
is RISING quietly. His condition
somewhat improved. (Sgned)
BARRETT
NO CHANGE.
NEW YORK, Feb. l3.-At $40 thel
/, WAS no recognized change in Genen
Sherman's condition.