New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-14

! made point Of performing bis regular onIcee
duties at the Usual hours, remained WIN ueheIai
| Sherman oil through the afternoon until p M
of his patients being given over 70 tne caie
of brother physician me ooGtqr nllnse, r
soon after his return home, expressed the glo0hcs'
| views as to the outcome of tine ,encrais illness
"A bulletin f.om Drs AeAsndeT ,a len ana % n 3anewaS Wan
10 know he said, in answer to the reporters
| But. doctor. it must ne admitted that those
| bulletins are terse and meagre and practically
! tell us nothing" said the reporter.
| Well | cannot say that the Generals con,
dition hns changed either one way or the o'ner'
! was the reply.
Then tie reports regarding his Improvement
| are not accurate? ?? -,
| statr--as low as he has been at any time during
his Illness. -. 1t is case in which VIC have very
In some of the reports it has been said that
the mucus in his throat would probably increase
| and choke him.
cannot say anything about aOisd thet m or reenc amy
after a pause "Dr Alexander is with him
now and will remain in charge of the case until
10 o'clock tomorrow I mo1nlng Iansyav arrived at the
| house and had ten-minutes' consultation win
| DR.. Alexander and five minutes later Mr.. Ewing,
ir hurried from the house TO the telegraph ONCE
with dispatch. The next incident OF any i'm
portance occurred at / p. M, when Mr.. Barrett,
the Generals private secretary, went to the drug, rug
store at Seventy -third-st. and Ninth-ave., and
obtained a linimcnt Of chloroform and soap LOT
application to the Generals face and neck, which
| had again become swollen. This seemed 10 con-
| firm the reports Of change for the worse In the
| conditions Mr.. Barrett sadly admitted that the
| General was in drowsy condition, and that the
case looked most serious. but Dr. Greene when
asked about this point, declined TO commit hilh-
| self to any statement r.,
At II :25 p. N. Lieutenants Ihackara ana fitch
| left General Shemans house and went 10 tnat oil
Dr. Greene where they will pass the night. Lleuten-
ant Thackara said that General Sherman was not
| seeplng, but had TO exert all MS strength 70
! breathe His glands were much swollen; while
growing perceptbv weaker Drs. Greene and
Alexander were with him. 4. .o.
| time the patients condition was said 10 ne 'hl-
| changed II was announced that no more bulletins
would be sent out if affairs remained as they thef
General Sherman's relations with the Catholic
! Church have aroused the keenest public interest
| Conflicting stories have been told, some Of which
| have been offensive 70 the family The New
| Vnrt Tines " for instance contained matter Yes
terday thar filled them with indignation: r. -
| sherman at half-past 10 o'clock went lhto the
telcorlph office at 40. 1,l70 COlumbus-ave. where
| the rcportcrs file dispatches for downt0wn IN a
| state If great excitement, and called all the ne.
| porters together, saying that nc had statement
| to make to them He h1d IN his hrhdS a copy ,
| Of The Times and began by explaining that
! a Times" reporter had sent a note 70 nm late
THURSDAY night asking for bya,e htfViews Vr"s
| granted The Times" would publish disaereeable
facts about the family. ,.;., .,o 80
Mr. sherman asserted that ne ueheu e tic q 1I'o re-
! oucst and he then proceeded TO read from Inc
| Times and contradict some OF the statements
| contained in tie article ,ne Statements
which vas 70 the eject that the Itev' a'her It
| Matthew 4 Tavlor admitted quietly into inc
| house on Wednesday night before the arrlVal pi
| senator sherman. was absolutely denied py MT'
| sherman. who declared that the priest was ad-
mitfed by Senator sherman, a. ne d.sI "i tI'T oL
| family feared to leave The "rneral ~ 70
side Then Mr.. sherman went on to 1--WE o,inE hS
version Of the administering OF extreme lhcu9n
bv Father Byrnes. and the reason for it, lie
declared that the priest was called IN a' @ snr
request Of the family for consolation as ,neS
aa p1edd' to the ener5f BY Father Byrnes.
also at the request Of the family. IL was true .t
! that General Sherman was gasplng Tor preutn
AT the time. and might not have Oeen conscious CONSCIOUS
| of what was going on about hun. MI. ohelnan
declared positively that his father was not
! consented t0 receive extreme JUNCTION. General
Shcrmaa's children had asked the priest TO d. al,
minister the last rites OF me roman h O",hU" donn
Tbcrc had been no secrecy about it whatever
In referring to Father Byrnes Mr.. sherman ne! mar
who has contradicted himself in the matter more ore
than once. said yesterday that he had not ad'
ministercd extreme JUNCTION TO General Sher'
man: in fact. he had not been IN 'he
The Rev. Father Matthew Taylor Of the Church
Of the Blessed Sacrament was hlRhly indignant
at the statements made to the clect 'nao ~ "so ~
! admitted having administered the sacrament 10
| General Sherman first obtaining a SPECIAL us
pcnsation from Archbishop Corrig2n f@atncr amer
| Tavlor was also made 10 say that General Sher,
man had been formally admitted into the Catholic
| Church free months ago. ,. -. ou
! The story that ! have said anNthlnf az aIi
obout H." added Father Taylor To Tribune re-
! nor,,r i absolutely false. several newspaper
| men besides yourself have spoken 10 me on me
subject and to then. as - yoH' nave i u''li'Fu ~
| IN rive any information rs 10 what passed ~
! ,Lof sicl, room am sure The Tribune VIII
| understand and appreciate my feeling that Il, "
would be cross breach of etiquette Tor me 10 '?lN
about the matter wlthot hr'' Op'ali'H- IF''i'''i'
u TTc foiioyyi9g Characteristic letter from Cen
cral sherman 10 Edward H. Bon, ot me DON
| syndicate Press. will be- read with interest:
H,adquar,cr. Of the Army.
w,-hing-ou D. C February 6, 1888.
Your Welcome letter Of Tho lal Is before me- pre-.
,.r not to make scraps u stntiin ntal "rth2 "h''
,r,,i,c want g, to he raj and connected IN form
w ~ ,,or, IN your quoa5ion Lord Lytton' piay
-, .pi,b.lia,i I7lc pen j. m!chtier than the sworn
Lord Lyt,on would never have put his signature !" -
nak. sentiment Surely will not In the text there
| was A prefix qualification
| Eoneath the rule Of men entirely great
Tn. non +. mishtcr than the sword
xv tbi. world does not often Present the condition u
fact, herein described. men en'IeP 2r'a' a. 80 "!
-,e indeed ard washinsion' who apprtachi i'a',
~ a., ,oa- a. any mortal found eood use ioF III sword
and thc pen. each ln IT, proper sphere.
Won and have Tie day "henia gfoat and Rood man
d hi country G!ncoln), who welded powerful and
profile pen, anc yet Aau W ''' " ~
| OF flaming swords. -,
| 10 cannot subscribe 70 yoC: sentiment, The
- l. rlchtier than u, sword which
| ,r,n respectfully ask Inc 20 write because
., nat true Rather, the providence OF God. there
e., a time tor all things; time when the sword NAV Gu,
- ,,d,u knot and the principles OF nsht and
.,ice bound up in meshes OF hatred revenge ana
| ms ~, tho r,.ns OF mighty mcn like Clay, Webster.
,H Ct,encen and the immortal Lincoln were unable
| 70 disent1ngle. 49, ,,. - ,,S
wishing you all through lie, believe me- win
| klnd regards, your friend ,. o,
,~pnxt rtIr VICE -pRFaI-