The record-union., 1891-02-14
Latest Bulletins Report Him as
Resting Easy.
STRONG HOPES OF HIS ULTIMATE
RECOVERY.
Senator John Sherman Repudiates the
Sensational Charges Made by a
New York Journal Relating to the
Action Taken by General sher-
mans Family in Having Extreme
Unctfon Performed.
Special to the RrcoRp.UN1ox.

Special to the RFCoRD-UNIoN.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-There is no doubt
that General Sherman's condition has
greatly improved this morning. He
passed quiet night. There was no repe-
tition of the sinking spells. The last bad
turn was early in the evening. AT s
O'Clock, from Private Secretary Barrett,
1t was learned that the General had had q
night of rest. Barrett, speaking of the
Improvement, said it had been noticeable
since midnight. He had regularly taken
nourishment of milk and whisky and the
watchers found no difficulty in rousing
him. 'Where his chances were one in a
thousand yesterday" said the Secretary,
they are now one in ten, and we have
reason now to entertain some hope" DIR.
Janeway called this morning at $50 and
remained twenty minutes. On leaving
he said: "The General is holding his
own. There is some improvement in the
eryslpelas, but there is always danger
from pneumonia
At 1:20 this afternoon General Thomas
Ewing said: II think the General has
passed the crisis in his disease. He had
fourteen hours of undisturbed restful re-
pose, and before this he had not had two
hours of as quiet time. One lung is en-
tirely free and the other partially filled
with mucus. There is no indication of
pneumonia and the action of the heart and
stomach is good. The General is weak
and IS still in critical condition, but the
chances Tor his recovery are good.''
Feb. IA. M.-General Sherman's
condition was unchanged. He was rest
ing easy, and the house has been closed
for the night.
4:30 a. M.-General Ewing's son has
just left the house. He says Sherman's
condition has not much changed, but
some anxiety is felt over the increased
respiration.
THE FAMILY GREATLY ANNOYED.
New YORK, Feb. 13.-The family of
General Sherman were greatly annoyed
to-day at the publication in the Times of
an article referring to the administering
of extreme unction to the General. The
article in question referred To the fact that
the General is not Catholic, although
the family is. 1t was intimated that the
sacrament of extreme JUNCTION was adj
ministered while he was in an uncon-
scious state, leaving the inference to be
drawn that it was without his permission.
Many other differences might have been
drawn from the article disagreeable to the
family.
The Generals son, p. Tecumseh Sher-
man, in a conversation with other re-
porters to-day, was indignant at the
insinuationS in the article. He said the
priest was called in by request of the
family, and extreme JUNCTION was adj
mlnlStered also at their request. 1t was
true that the General might not have
been conscious OF what was going on, but
there had been no secrecy about it what
ever.
Tonight Senator John Sherman has
sent the Times this letter.
Gentlemen: The paragraph in your paper
this morning gives q very erroneous view of
the incident in General SherInan's sick chaD-
Der, which wounds the sensitive feelings of
his children, now in deep distress. and which
under the circumstances / deem it proper to
correct. Your reporter intimates that ad-
vantage was taken OF my temporary absence
to introduce u Catholic priest into General
Sherman's chamber to administer the rite
OF extreme unction to the sick man in the
nature OF a claim that he was u Catholic.
1t is well known that his family has been
reared by their mother, u devoted Catholic, in
her faith, and now cling TO it. It is equally
well known that General sherman and my
self, as well as all of my mothers children are
by inheritance, education and connection
Christians. but not Catholics. and this has
been openly aNe we'd on all proper occasions
by General Sherman. But he Is TOO good a
Christian and too humane man to deny his
children the consolation of their religion. He
was 1nsensible at the time, and apparently
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 conso-
lation of prayers and religious obervances for
their father, of any class or denomination of
Christian priests or preachers.
Certainly, If l had been present would at
the request of the family, have assented to rev
erentiy shared in the appeal to the Almighty
Tor the lie here and hereafter of my brother
whether IN prayer or extreme unction and
whether uttered by a priest or preacher, or
any other good man vino believed what he
spoke and had honest faith in his creed L
hear that your reporter uttered q threat to
obtain information, which l cannot fora mo-
ment tolerate. We win need charity for our
frailties, and can feel none for any one who
%y.t,Ix G.,