The morning call., 1891-02-12

night he has had since he was taken i'll. and
ii is not too much to say that his condition
this morning is extremely critical. He is
very much worse than yesterday morning,
and the slight improvement observed
during the day was entirely lost The
change came after midnight, and since that
time he seems TO have been gradually sink
ing. The worst feature Of the case is that
he seems To lie most of the time in a state of
coma and can only be rouse1 when food is
administered. The only nourishment he
has taken for several days is whisky and
milk, and at times he is deliriOus, especially
during the last twenty-fOur hours. He does
not seen to suffer much pain, and it is this
weakness and gra, aal sinking We are afraid
of"
On Wednesday night General Sherman
went to the Casino IN company with many
army and navy officers and caught bad
cold. During Sunday erysipelaS developed,
attended by high fever The disease
spread rapidly and yesterday his face was
badly swollen and painful.
N A PRECAMOUs CONDITION.
The condition OF the General this evening
Is still considered precarious, but the sue
cess with which he battled for life this
afternoon was the foundation of new hopes
fer his ultimate recovery.
In the afternoon he frequently rallied
eu4INlful4l ~ ItCOEAiLE lue ultiliUtIo VI HIS
family, anu some Of his old friends were ad-
mitted TO he sick-chaniber.
General Ewing says, when reused, General
Sherman is intelligent and free from all
haliucination, but yesterday and to-day he
has been much of the time il q state of
semi-coma. He moves with great difficulty
and pain.
The doctors bulletin, which was issued at
10 o'clock tonight. says the General lost but
little strength during the day, and his con-
ditiOn is about the same.
President Harrison telegraphed twice to-
day for news OF the Generals condition.
MUCH WORSE.
New YORK, Feb. 12-At 10 o'clock this
Thursday morning Miss Sherman sent q
telegram TO the Generals brother, Senator
John Sherman, saying: Papa is much
worse. You had better come at once"
AT Tho same time ali official bulletin was
sent out saying there was no change in his
condition.
Senator Sherman reached the house at &c
O'clock.
DEATH MOMENTART4Y EXPECTED.
$40 A M.-Death is expected at any min
ute now.
As o'clock-The doctors issued the fol.
lowing bulletin: General Sherman has been
growing worse during the night, and will
probably survive but few hours.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
William Tecumseh Sherman was born al
Lancaster, Ohio, February 8, 1920. In 1910
he graduated from West Point and served
during the Indian wars in Florida in lS4U-42
In 1e47 he went 10 California, and was Act
ing Assistant Secretary there till 1850. IL
1853 he resigned his commission, being theI
in New Orleans on commissary duty, anC
became banker. He carried on business
in New York and San Francisco. In 1855
he pracIiced law at Leavenworth, Kans. On
May IA, 1861, he was reappointed to thu
army with the rank OF Colonel, aud on tht
18th was made Brigadier-General of vol
unteers. lie commanded brigade a
Bull Run July 2lst. In October HI
was appointed to the command o
the Army OF the Cumberland. He directed
division in the Tennessee and Mississippi
operations aud bore prominent part before
Nlcksburg From Memphis he received an
order from Grant, who had succeeded Rose.
Grams, TO cease ali work and hasten to Chat
tanooga, where, on the 25th OF November
1868, he succeeded IN defeating Bragg. Or
February i. 1861, Sherman moved to Meri
dian, the great railway center of the South
west, destroying all the Confederate stores
but was compelled 10 return on account O
the failure of the cavalry under Smith u
perform its duty. On the 9TH of May Sher
man set out for Atlanta.
DEFEATED JOHNSTON
At Dalton he defeated on May 18th Gen
eral Johnston. and again on May 18Th a
Resaca. June 1st AlatoOna was occupied
by Sherman. After two unsuccessful as
saults on Kenesaw he at last compelled
Johnston to evacuate that place on Jul,
I'd, and compelled him TO fall back on AT
lanta. Sherman compelled Hood to evacu.
ate that place, but not until the Genera
had destroyed everything of value. No
vember 10. 1864, saw the commencement o
the famous march to the sea- Decembe
18th Fort McCallister fell before him. De
cember goth Savannah was evacuated
His whole loss from Atlanta l.
the sea was 567, including the "a
who were wounded and missing. Movn
northward he accepted Johnston's surreDde
upon "basis OF agreement" which was
however, rejected by the Government. Or
May oath he reached Washington, where hi
army was dissolved. Upon the accession o
Graut to the Presidency he became Com
mander-in-Chief of the United States Arm.
March 4, 1863. In 187l-72 he travelet
through Europe, and, through the corrtes.
OF Germany, viewed the operations of til
FTanco-Prussian War; In 1874 lie removes
the headquarters of the army to ST. Louis
but In 1876 they were again returned u
Washington. He was succeeded by Genera
Phil Sheridan, the hero of Sheridan's ride
and was retired in 1884.
HIS sEyENTIETH BIRTHDAY.
On the 9Th of February of last year tn