The evening world., 1912-04-12


Net svsn his closest friends. the ofhcers
Of the post on Governors Island or the
cnhciels Of the War Department In
washington knew OF his whereabouts.
- Grant kept exclusively to his
room, sosnding most OF the time on a
ccuoA. H did not come down to the
dio01B soem last .ight .os dinner, as
w. onoefeported. but yesterday he did
~ fs0on his couch In M living room
q oDartment No. isj and walk about
oVPFeNeo QUICK RELAPSE AND
cNokINo ATTACK.
- lAse night. when Mrs. Grant and
~ tfained nurse were alone with the
t1nDl shd Lieut.. Howe was In q
Nv foom In the Buckingham. the
W61D0l suddenly showed alarming
fG1g1D u . relapse. lie struggled to q
ooftag position on the bed where he. was
iylAe With his hand ciasping his throat
He ehoksd violently and seemed to have
Increasing dlmcuity In getting his
breath.
Mrs.. Grant. in alarm. frst SUM
monsd Lieut.. Howe and then tele-
phenAl downstairs to the night clerk
that she wanted a beliboy to 20 for a
docor--for DIR. Abbe. just around the
corner % Fiftieth street. She ordered
Thea opother boy como TO tho room
imDo1latsly 10 assist the trained nurse
~ 'hessslf In carrying the General
- = W4ndow where he could get fresh
alp. ...s
isdrvnrs orders were misunder.
ste1gs 6Dl INSTEAD OF goins up TO tho
reeon ~ the invalid. one Of the bell.
Soyo. SotA vorsten. ran out into Fifth
avseus where Policeman John r.
Msopy ~ the East Fsfty-nrst street
stal1Dn ~ standing on his ixed post
at Os essnsr OF Fiftieth street.
Ttat was just At iL+o.
'v0on. Grants upstairs very sick.''
car The bell boy. Where can 1 get
49, directed him to n house down
~ sersSt. and the boy disappeared into
~ 1arknes&. Just then another bell
~ ran out.
'oea. Grant 10 dying up there" the
beg shouted. Get an ambulance"
nolloy Immediately reported TO his
8N0~~0sss 8G9 - huIIy tAil MN BSul III Il
- ySowsr Hospital.
AL DOCTORS gFFoRrs W..
<AvAtlaN0 AND DEATH COMES.
meanwhile DR.. Able. whom Mrs.
0rost had summoned from his homo
neAsey BY phone. had reached the bed
~ Of the dying soldier. Mr.. Purring.
Ten and Lieut.. Howe werc also there.
Dr. Abbc did what no could TO relieve
Dea. Granite sudden s~eisure. but all
Merits were unAvailing and he died a
Pew minutes after midnight.
Juo9 a. he expired DR.. Andrews ar
Dve1 from Flower Hospital with the
The nieht clerk In the hotel.
oio4. had arrived before Or. Andrews.
~ the latter that he was not needed
~ - turned In . mo CASE call 10
- Hospatal over the telephone and
5000.
Honeeman Noiloy. however. had TO
& q report Of tie case to Justify his
1nbt}Anos call. He vent 10 the door
) ~ 0snsral's room and Knocked. A
Don Nao. acoordng 70 the poiicsman's
pee1ption. Wa Lieut. Howse. opened
6ooe. cav the policeman and slam
20 - shut without q word. The 20
Deanou raped again. calling through
- 4eor that II was necessary for him
make . report TO the station.
k"oe swayi 90 away" Lieut.. Hovss
nusG. "Tu make . report to the cap
Atn IN the morning"
\loe TOLD POLICEMAN "ThNoAr
rR0u0Lg."
~ Py was insistent md finally the
beu(ho01r opened the door q crack
"a v7sn. Frederick Dent Grant
~. When pressed for the cause
(4(Ath the Lieutenant answered
fhsStt xtspubis."
an. wAsn. the Coroner's once called
th,30otsl. DR.. Able rot on the phone
Are1-Ae had been Gen. Grants ply
- E6r hvs or SIX years and had been
-~nf11D1nAee when no died. This was
11y not 4 Coronsr's case. he
~, and hs gave the cause Of death a.
i11aAetss ed heart failure"
Wheu Policeman MoliVy teiephoned
~ station shout the death he said:
'pel Gen. Grants son 10 dead" The
UNINTERRUPTED the message to
neea that Capt. u. q. Grant ID. the
- q Gen. y. d. Grant. was dead. and
lhae impression spread through the
Dotea when reporters arrived. 49,.
! Nc s0ort was made by the hotel map:
tosneat 10 dispel that impression. s6(I
tos more than an hour after Gen.
Grants death there was doubt whether
wss the General or his son.
iiwhsn reporters later In the day sent
request TO Lieut.. Howe for an inter-
flew whereby some Of the mystery sur
Funding Grants death might be dis
ttiled. The Lieutenant refused TO be
s6kn. il wss only when Mr.. burlington
arrived at the hotel At $50 o'clock tha
t4planation OF the mystery OF the ear
~ hours was made.
ID Gen. Grant die Of throat trou.
reoT' Was q OF the questions put to
~. rurrtnGton.
i'The csvtisicste says that he died Of
~ On the aeart.'' he answered.
JFWaA he not operated upon At 81.
Qt&e's for cancer OF tss throaty"
III do not care to say more than the
nth e>~t4incste," burlington answered.
. That y comprchenslve."
qtgNiNo WORLD DISCOVERED
GRANTS ABSENCE.
IL aspect OF mystery concerning