Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-12
NATION shocked BY
SUDDEN DEATH
or GENERAL
GRANT
Son Of World Famous Warrior
succumbs to Attack Of
Heart Failure in New York
Hotel az Midnight.
SOME MYSTERY sHROUDs
ILLNESS OF NOTED MAN

CHy nvening nersIa a. r. LEASED wirsl
New york., April f2.--General Fred.
erlek D. Grant. commander OF the de-
pnnment of the east and son Of the
mmous CIvii war general. dlea sud-
denly no midnight at the Hotel Buck
insham, where he had been taken SEE
cratiy on Wednesday evening by his
physicians. His presence In this city
was not known until the news that he
rad been suddenly stricken was flash
"a 20 newspaper offices by the police.
A policeman stationed neat the hotel
Fad called an ambulance az the re-
guest OF an employe. who told him
that General Grant WIS choking 10
death.
According TO Dr. Robert Able and
DR. Edward b. Dench. his physicians,
the death OF the general was caused
by heart failure. Re had been suffer-
ing for some time, they asserted in an
Official statement. from diabetes and
attendant digestive disturbances.
Recent reports thar General Grant
had been IN a private pavilion Ia So.
Lukes hospital IN the city. suffering
from canccrous growth under the
tongue. the same affection which
caused the death of his distinguished
father. were denied today by tha hos
Dltnl authorities DR. Able, who had
been the generals family physician
for many years, refused 10 discuss
the subject
Mrs. Grant was with her husband
when he died. A nurse was the only
other person present. The nrst intima-
ton that General Grants condition
had suddenly become serious WAS
given when Alrs. Grant telephoned the
hotel clerk about 11.45 O'Clock.
The general is dying" she said,
nystcrically Get a doctor quick.
She added that he had been seized
with q choking spell.
The clerk made an effort 20 get DR..
Able on the telephone Failing in
this. he sent a bell boy "a the phys
ician's home nearby The haste OF
the boy caused Policeman Malioy 10
inquire what the trouble was.
General Grant Is choking 10 death;
get q DOCTOR was the boys response.
MallOy turned IN an ambulance call,
but eefcgestbe Apspital .suraaop reach-
ga the hotel both Doctors Able and
Dench had been located and were az
the bedside
1 To newspaper men who reached the
buckingham shortly after midnight. Fl.
forts were made By the attendants to
deny that General Grant was at the
hotel Doctors A6he and Denoh later
send down % the hotel management
q statement In which they said Gen
eral Grant died suddenly OF heart fail
ure without premonition, at midnight
f, lie had retired az II O'Clock apparently
in better condition than for several
, weeks. Since his recent trip his con.
dition had given no special anxiety
' 20 his physicians. General Grant
had been suffering from diabetes ant
itbe attendant digestive disturbances
which seemed. however, 10 be perfect
~ under control This sudden rata
Termination came as a great surprise.
Lieutenant Marion Howe, personal
aide 70 the general. announced this
Informing that Mrs. Grant was bearing
the shock with iortitude. She directed
that messages be sent 10 Genera
Grants son, Captain Ulysses s. Grant
THIRD, Of the engineering corps y
Washington. and 10 his daughter ths
Princess Cantacuzene, as well as e
lother relatives,