Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-12
GENERAL GRANT.
DIES SUDDENLY.
Had Been Operated Upon for
Cancer of Tongue and
Moved to Hotel.
SUFFERED A RELAPSE
Was Son of President Grant
and Had a Long Army
Record.

New York, April 12.-General Fred
erick Dent Grant, son Of the late Pres
ideu Grant, died in this city shortly
before l O'Clock this morning.
Secretly removed to the Hotel Buck
ingham from the st. Luke's hospital,
where It Is said he was operated on
for a generous growth at the base Of
the tongue. he had a dangerous relapse
Just before midnight.
General and Mrs. Grant had retired
for the night on the fifth floor. At
11:30 p. m. the general was taken with
II violent fit Of coughing and choking,
and when Mrs. Grant was awakened
he could not answer her to tell what
WAS the matter.
She tried her best to relieve him, and
when she found hat he was rapidly
becoming worse she became hysterical
and rushed to the wall phone in the
o and called up the clerk and told
him to send for a doctor as quickly as
possible. Then Mrs. Grant rushed out
into the hall. weeping Historically and
crying: THE old generals son is dying!
The old generals son Is dying"
The clerk sent a boy out post haste
TO DR.. Robert Able. The boy went to
Abbe's house couldn't rouse him. He
came back to the hotel and SO report
ed. The night clerk telephoned to Mrs
Grants apartment that Dr.. Able
couldn't be found.
Mrs. Grant cried back to hurry and
get any doctor at all and rs many as
fast as they could as the general was
dying.
In a short time DR.. Able and sew
eral other physicians arrived, and
when an ambulance from Flower hos
pital appeared Il WAS gent away again.
Physicians Issue Statement.
The Glowing statement on General
Grants death wns given out at the
buckingham:
General Frederick Dent Grant died
suddenly OF heart failure without pre-
monition at the Buckingham hotel at
midnight, after retiring at 8 o'clock ap-
parently in better condition than for
several weeks. He had returned from
his recent trip much improved and
looked remarkably well and vigorous
His medical condition since his return
had given no special anxiety to his
physician, who had been with him dur
ing the afternoon and had congratulate
ed him on his good health.
He expressed himself as retoiced at
his renewed strength. General Grant
had been suffering from diabetes and
of attendant digestive disturbances,
which seemed under perfect control.
This sudden fatal termination came as
a great surprise. His wife and nurse
were with him at the time, and the
physicians who were called at once
found that the heart had stopped IN
stantly."
This bulletin was signed by DR.. Rob
ert Able and DIR. Edward B. Dench.
Sickness Caused Sorrow In Army.
General Grant was known for the
reverence in which he held the mem
DRY Of his father. On this account and
on General Grants own there has been
much sorrow in the army since the
first statement of his illness became
public, Early In the present month 1t
was evident that his Illness, whether
the report of a cancer was true or not,
was such that he probably never
would be able to resume command Of
his department and his friends ex-
pected him to retire when he cached
the age limit of sixty-four on May 80,
1914.
Several weeks ago General Grant
made a tour of inspection of the coast
artillery posts IN his department. This
tour tool in the posts from Portland,
Me, to Galveston. His last command
included both the department of the
east and the department of the gulf
rs division commander. The COM
mand Is regarded as Inferior In import
ance only to the chief Of staff in Wash
ing+0n and the division commander in
the Philippines. 1t has been aid that
for some tine past General Grant has
felt that he suffered from the same
malady as his father and his friends
say that the worry owe this posi-
biIity played a considerable part IN
breaking him down. He had not re-
turned from his tour of inspection long
when he applied for the first leave of
absence. Mrs. Grant accompanied him
when he left Governors island. Bri-
gadier General Tasker II. Bliss, de-
partInent commander. with headnuar-
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