Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-14
The End Momentarily Expected
by the Family for Hous.
GEN. SLOCUM TAKES CHARGE
GEN. SHERMAN rs DEAD.
All Hope Given Up This Morniag-rhe End
Came NJ 80 pm.

noon.
NEw York, Feb. N.-Atl O'Clock this morn
ing great change took place in Gen. shsr-
msns seondition, and IL was believed that he xas
fast approaching his end His family were al
summoned and gathered shout his bedside.
Those who were present at that hour were Drs.
Alexander and Green, senator sherman, p. T.
Sherman, Lieuts. Thackara and Fitch. Private
Secretary Barrett, Gen. Thomas Ewing, Mrs.
Thackara, Mrs Fitch, Miss Lizzie and Miss
Rachel sherman and Mrs. Col Gathsart. Al
that hour Gen. Sherman was feverish and
seemed very uneasy, and his breathing was
Lsbored and rapid. From then until SIS there
was no sign of life about the house. At $50
Secretary Barrett sent q message 10 Dr. Green
stating that the general had had another
relapse, and the doctor arrived at the sherman
mansion immediately afterward-
An ALARMING ATTACK.
MIR. Barrett then came TO the door and ssid
TO a reporter: The general has Just had very
alarming attack and we fear that the end il APP
preaching. The trouble is due to the con-
gested condition Of has lungs and after .
violent ft Of coughing, in which he seemed 10
suffer great pain, he bad alarming sinking
turn. DIR. Alexander told us TO send for every
body, as there was no telling how long he might
live and now we are waiting for DIR. Janeway,
who has been telegraphed for"
Mr.. Barrett whiie talking seemed 70 be
much affected, tears frequently coursing down
his checks.
APPLICATION OF REMEDIES.
AT 6 O'Clock Drs. Alexander and Green held
q consultation, and all the known remedies
were applied to relieve the patients suffering
The glands Of the throat were very much
swollen and the accumulation of mucus was
50 great that the patient was unable TO throw il
of by reason Of his declining strength. After
nearly three-quarsers Of an hour of Whiting by
the anxious watchers outside the house. Mr..
Barrett appeared at the door again. His face
wore an expression Of deep grief, and his tone
was hopeless he said to the reporters who
gathered round him:
There is nothing more to say than what I
told you an hour ago. The general IL very low,
and his condition has not changed for the
better. His suffering does not seem TO have
increased any, but it is gradually wearing him
ont and robbing him Of what little strength be
has left do not think he can hold sut much
longer"
The police officer who had been on duty at
the hours after midnight was relieved at 9
O'Clock, and the two officers who took his place
proceeded to clear the block. They said they
had strict orders from their captain to permit
no one TO stand on the sidewalk, aud the uews-
paper men had TO retire TO the corner of the
avenue. At 7:l0 Secretary Barrett said: DIR.
Janeway has been summoned and will probably
be here at 8 o'clock, when another consultation
will be held"
Senator sherman at SIS sent the following
message TO his family IN Washington:
Gen. sherman still lives Family with him.
Conscious and without pain. His asahmsSie
breathing ID short and his strength weaker"
DIR. Jsneway, who left the house a lew min
utes later, said; There is decided change for
the worse. He will not live through the day,
and may die at any moment He is very low
and his strength IL failing"
What seems to be the principal trouble this
',Erysipelas and bronchial troubles, was ~
reply.
THE PHYSICIANS GIVE UP HOPE.
The physicians had just been holding . con-
sultation. When il was over il was given out
that Gen. Sherman's condition was hopeless;
that the end was rapidly approaching and that
bronchial trouble was making marked progress
Asked il there was the slightest ray Of hope,
one OF the physicians replied: Not the least
hope remains; the general cannot possibly sur
vlve the day."
Soon after the substance Of this answer vas
officially announced as the result Of the con-
sultation, being signed by DIR. Alexander. To
the scores Of anxious people awaiting informs~
tion tins bulletin was q profound surprise
While il was known that the general was very
low, vet somehow the idea had gotten abroad
that he was going 10 pull through. The an
hat all h. .s.1 4>u
like cloud upon the spirits Of the hundreds q
inquirers.
Il was unoficially stated this morning thss
the generals condition had all along been more
critical than outsiders had been led 10 suppose.
Only at one time SINCE Tuesday have tine
doctors entertained positive nope Of ultimate
recovery, and that hope was not one Of strong
confidence. This was when the cry
sipeias w.s gotten the upper band
was hoped that the generals vitality would en-
able him 10 rally, but symptoms OF pneimonia
appeared and subsequently these were aug
mented by bronchial troubles All Of the bui-
letins issued have been very carefully worded
ance. When DR.. ysneway said this morning,
"There is not any hope, il is believed that he
finally uttered what bad long been in his m,nd-
AROUND rnE oKEKRAL's sEDsIpk-
At ssS5 the generals condition vss without
hope. At the bedside we're the son, p. T.
sherman; the daughters. Misses RACHEL and
Lizzie sherman, Mrs. Thackara, Mn. Fitch;
son-in-lAws Lieuts. Thackara and Fitch: Sensr
tor Sherman, MIRA Colgate Hoyt, Drs- Alex
sndsr and Green, SECRETARY Barrett and -
nurte.
BULLETINS FnoH TEE ezoK nooa-
New YoHK, Feb. l4.-Ths following buiesa,s
relative 10 Gen. 6hermAn's coudiioa we're
Issued today;
73o a.m.-Privsse Secretary Barrett has Just
stated that he thought Geu. sherman would
live until O'Clock. The general liss IN his bsd
unconsciouA
$50 am.-Ihe physicians after consulsasioa'
declare that Gen. Sherman's condition IL nov
hopeiesa. He i dying and the end il near.
(SlGnedJ {. i. ALExANDk8-
e35 am--1he gspsral's condision stzn viii
out hope. The family are u the bsdsids-
$40 Am.-An are sbout the gensrs1's bedsi6o
watching for the last moment
WAm.-Gsn- sherman sinking rspidly. -
expectsd soon-
II a-m--9sn. 6herman's copditien - -
unchanged during the isst hour
ll:S0 am.-1he GensrAls condifioa ro0nf1s
unchanged CA1lers are inforned 6hat dss1h
h expected q any minute and he oannot loeG
coutinue the unequal struggie agninst deaSA
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