Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
GENERAL GRANT
DIES SUDDENLY
First Alarm Sounded Barely
Half an Hour before the
End Came.
he had JUST LEFT HOSPITAL
Was Sufferer from Diabetes but
Fatal Termination Came as
Great Surprise to Physi-
clans.
he bad JUST LEFT HOSPITAL


errck Dent Grant. son of the famous
general of the Civil War. and himself
commander OF the department Of the
at the Hotel buckingham In this city
at midnight. The news was sudden.
1t came barely half an hour after the
first alarm had been sounded that
General Grant was even seriously i'll.
Tho alarm itself had come before 1t
had been generally learned that Cen
oral Grant was even in the city, as his
presence here had been kept a secret.
Get a physician quick. The gem
eral Is dying" This telephone call.
received at the night desk of the
Buckingham at 80 o'clock last night.
was the first news.
a bell boy was despatched TO tine
office OF Dr. Abbey, nearby, but the
physician was not at home. Mrs.
Grant was notified and chatting at the
delay she erred back Historically:
Get an ambulance Get anybody"
The belboy hurried again to the street
where he found a patrolman and the off,
Ger relayed the alarm to headquarters
from which an ambulance was despatch
ed.
Any number of calls were put in at ran
dom for physicians In the Fifth avenue
district and within a few minutes two had
responded.
AMBULANCE NOT OF USE
When the ambulance arrived. within
four minutes of the alarm. 1t was said
that General Grant probably was dying.
fIe was In too dangerous a condition to
be removed and the ambulance drove
away.
At midnight the general died. In the
half hour previous the alarm over his
condition had aroused all the newspaper
offices, In most Of which the reports were
regarded with caution in view of the fact
| that General Grants presence here was
| not known. A large army Of newspaper
men were on the scene In few minutes.
! however but as none was allowed to go
to the apartments. the exact state Of af-
fairs was a matter Of doubt. until an end
was put to all when the hotel clerk was
heard to repeat over the telephone;
| Grant Is dead"
The nrsthand information as to the
cause Of death was choking, hut later
| il was stated that the cause was heart
failure following diabetes and attending
digestive disturbances.
The following statement was made at
one o'clock by General Grants attending
lphysicians. Drs Abbey and Bench:
Gen Frederick D. Grant died sudden.
" of heart failure without premonition
at the Buckingham Hotel at midnight.
April II. after retiring at eleven O'Clock,
apparently in better condition than for
several weeks He had returned from
his recent trip much improved and look
Ing remarkably well and vigorous. His
medical condition since his return had
given no special anxiety to his physicians,
who had been with him during the aft
ernoon and congratulated him on his good
health. He expressed himself as feeling
lrejoiced ut his renewed strength.
General Grant had been suffering
from diabetes and the attendant d.
gestive disturbances. which seemed
however, to be perfectly under control
DOCTORS FOUND HIM DEAD.
This sudden fatal termination came
as great surprise. His wife and
nurse were with him at the time and
the physicians. who were called a.
once. found the heart had stopped In
stantly."
Mrs. Grant and nurse were alone
with the general when he died. there
having been no premonition of his
sudden critical illness. The genera
had been taken to the hotel yesterda,
morning from st. Luke's hospita
whore, unknown to the public gener'
ally he had been taken for treatment
Previous announcements from hi:
aides at Governors island. the head
quarters of the eastern division OF thu
army, had been to the effect that th'
leave of absence which had beer
granted to General Grant was not OF
account Of a serious illness. but onl!
for rest and 1t was said that he wa
believed to be in the South.
Owing to the confusion at the hote
there were a number Of versions as 4
the details. According to the manage
ment OF the hotel. General Grant ha'
arrived at the buckingham several day
/ ago. and had not appeared to those VIII
had recognized him as being seriously III
| He had not gone ont anywhere last nigh
and according to Mrs. Grant, ne retire.
A about eleven o'clock.
SEIZED WITH CnOKING FIT
a choking attack. wh'sh awoke his wife
She shook the general and called I
him. lie did not respond. Rushing TO
telephone In the apartment she notifie
the night clerk TO call a physician Dl
Abbey, who Mt first could not be found
suddenly appeared and he and DR.. Benc
! were the only ones admitted to the apart
ment, Patrolman Malloy who stood guar
on the fifth floor. said Mrs Grant ha
: collapsed when the doctors told her he
husband had passed away.
Those who had viewed the reports @
l General Grants recent i'll health pes
Il simistcally said sometime ago that h
was In n serious condition. He was grant
ed leave Of absence from Governor
n island about two months ago and report
Q became current that he was suffering fror
n the same sort Of throat trouble. cancer
as that which caused the death OF hi
distinguished father This was positivel
denied by his physicians and friends. bu
reports persisted In circulating to the effec
that it was doubtful II General Gran
ever would he able to return to his pos
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