Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-14
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From All Quarters.
SHERMAN STILL ALIVE.
The Veteran Hero's Brave
Fight for Life.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL DAVID D. PORTER.
Over One Hundred Lives
Lost by Floods.
new BASE BALL LEAGUE FORMED.
Proceedings Of the House
and Senate.
new BASE BALL LEAGUE FORMED.
GENERAL sHERMAN,s ILLNESS,

GENERAL SHERMAN'S ILLNESS.
His Condition Unchanged-several
Prominent Callers - The General
Resting Easily at One O'Clock This
Morning.
New YORK, Feb. 13.-The condition of
General Sherman during the early hours
of this evening remained about the same
as in the afternoon. General Horace Por-
ter called at 6 o'clock, and as he came out
half an hour later he said the general was
resting quietly. Hon. Carl Schurz also
called during the evening, Information
about the generals condition was very
hard to obtain. All sorts of rumors were
flying around about 10 o'clock regarding
the condition of the general. At that
hour the physicians in attendance issued
the following bulletin:
After consultation the doctors say there
is no change for the better.
[Signed] G. P. ALEXANDER.
A few moments later one of the servants
came out of the Sherman house and went
hurriedly to nearby drug store. On her
way back she was asked how the general
was. Her reply was that he had had bad
time since 9 o'clock and was apparently
sinking. 1t was impossible to learn posi-
lively just what his condition was. At
II 80 Lieutenant Thackera left the house,
at which time he said the general was not
sleeping. He was using all his strength
to breathe. His glands were very much
swollen, and his throat was filling with
mucus. He was growing perceptibly
weaker. Drs. Greene and Alexander are
with him. The erysipelas had left him.
a. m.-Private Secretary Barrett has
issued bulletin, stating that General
Sherman was apparently sleeping, and the
doctors looked for an easier night than
they at first expected. The general had
taken little nou1ishment during the eve
ming.
New YORK, Feb. 13.-The following let
ter explains itself:
NEW YORK,
morning gives a very erroneous view of an Incl
wounds the sensitive feelings Of his children, now
in deep distress, which under the circumstances
DEEM Nenr to Dtafss that
taken of my temporary absence to introduce
Catholic priest into General Sherman's chamber
to administer the right Of extreme JUNCTION to
the sick man, in the nature of a claim that he
was a Catholic.
It is well known that his family have been
reared by their mother, q devoted Catholic, in
her faith. 1t is equally well known that General
Sherman and myself, as well as all my mothers
nection, Christians, but not Catholics and this
has been openly avowed on all proper occasions
by General Sherman, but he is too good Chris
tian and too humane man to deny to his chill
dren tho consolation of their religion
He was insensble at the time, and apparent
ly at the verge of DEATH but if he had been well
and in the full exercise of his faculties he would
not have denied to them the consolation of the
prayers and religious observances for their father
Of any class ordenomnation of Christian priests
or preachers.
Certainly if had been present would at the
frffh A fAlf 20 o,Irn
entity shared in an appeal to the almighty for the
life here and hereafter of my brother, whether
called q prayer or extreme junction. and whether
uttered BY priest preacher, or any other
good man, who believed what he spoke, and had
an honest faith in his creed
hear that your reporter uttered threat to
obtain Information which cannot believe you
would for a moment tolerate. We all need
charity for our frailties, but can feel none for
anyone who would wound those already in dis
tress. Very truly yours,
JOHN SHERMAN.
10 the pulhliShers Of the Now York Tilnes