Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-12
MILITARY SON OF FAMOUS GEN.
ERAL EXPIRES SUDDENLY IN
MOTEL.
HAD BEEN III sEvERAL
WEEKS WITH THROAT TROUBLE
chesss After Retiring and Expires Be.
fers Physician Could Arrivs-orant
{ Saw Services in Philippines and Com
snandsd several Departments in
n United States.

New York, April 12.-Gen. Frederick
Dent Grant 10 dead. He died about
midnight in the Hotel Buckingham. at
ter an illness Of several weeks. Mrs.
Grant was with him when he died.
General Grant had been suffering
with some sort Of throat trouble. He
and Mrs. Grant had retired for the
night in their room on the fifth floor.
At 1880 o'clock the general was taken
with Q violent fit Of coughing and
choking. and when Mrs. Grant was
awakened he couldn't answer her to
tell what was the matter.
She tried her best to relieve him. and
vhIa she found that he was rapidly
bs,s ling worse she became hysterical
AZ rushed to the wall phone in the
room 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 hysterically and crying:
q The old generals son is dying! The
old generals son is dying!"
Rush Out For Doctor.
The clerk. sent a boy out post haste
70 DR.. Robert Able, 13 West Fiftieth
street. The boy went around to Abbes
house and couldn't raise him. He came
back to the hotel and so reported The
night clerk telephoned up to Mrs.
Grants apartment that DR.. Able
couldn't be found. !.
Mrs. Grant cried back to hurry and
get any doctor at all and as many and
as fast - thsu could, as the general
was dying.
TIE clerk then got busy on the tele-
phone and also sent the boy out to see
what doctors he could md in the
region. Thu boy went out and fouhd
Policsmaa MALAY doing stationary post
J duty The boy asked the policeman II
hs thought they could arouse any doc
tors in tlhSs region. and the policeman
said probably not at that time Of nisht:
The boy then said, well, Generai
Grant Is dyirl in the hotel here Tne
policeman ran back to the hotel Win
the boy and said he could call for an
ambulance, and after telephonfng up
ne was told to send for an ambulance
by all means.
Doctors Make Statement.
The following statement was mace
at 1 o'clock by General Grants at
tending physicians. DR.. Abbey and
Bench: Gen. Frederick D. Grant died
suddenly OF heart failure without
premonition at the Buckingham hotel
at midnight, April II. after retiring at
II o'clock. apparently in better condi-
ton than for several weeks. He mad
returned from his recent trip much
improved and looking remarkably well
and vigorous. His condition since his
return had given no special anxiety to
his physician. who had been with him
during the afternoon and congratulated
him on his good health. He expressed
himself as feeling rejoiced at his re-
newed strength.
General Grant had been suffering
from diabetes and the attendant di-
gestive disturbances, which seemed.
however, to be perfectly under control"
Sketch Of Career.
Frederick Dent Grant, brigadier gen.
eral, United States army. was born at
ST. Louis, Mo-, May 30. 1850. and was
4 son Of Ulysses 8. and Julia d. Grant.
He graduated from West Point in 1871.
was assigned to the Fourth cavalry,
was lieutenant colonel, U. s. A.. when
he resigned his commission In 1881,
and afterward was United States min
lister to Austria, and more recently po-
lice commissioner Ol &NC" 4oAA, uHSAA
January, 1898.
He became colonel Of the Fourteenth
New York volunteer infantry at the be-
ginning Of the Spanish war.
and May. 81, 1898, was appointed brig
adier-generai United States volunteers.
He served In Porto Rico one year. and
after the war commanded the military
district Of San Juan; was transferred
In the Philippines April. 1893: COM
mansied Second brigade First division,
eighth army corps UIawton's): occu-
sIied advance Of sonuthern line, fighting
battles Of Bi9 Bend, Oct. 3, and IMAM
clan, Oct. 1899.
.s.s Fiehts in Philippine.
81 He was transferred Nov. l, 1899, to
Second brikade, Second division, for
the Advance into northern Luzon, where
fhis BRIGADE covered tanks and rear OF
iMoArthur's division: later detached to
inva de- provinces Of Batuan and Zam-
balles: assigned January. 1900, to dis
trict northern Luzon, which he COM
msnded during guerrilla war (this dis
.teict was first brought under control to
ACCEPT civil government; transferred
to separate brigade. southern Luzon,
October, 1901; order restored.
He. was transferred in April, 1902, to
the aeparate brigade. Samar, where he
received the surrender Of tho last Of
tho insurgent forces; appointed briga-
der general, U. 8. A.. Feb. Is. 1901;
commanded the department Of Texas,
11oz TO Jan. To- 1904; department Of
the lakes until Sept. %. 1904, and at
the time of his death commanded the
deps14ment Of the east.
M.~ n buried in New York.