The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-13
TO BURY GRANT
At WEST POINT
Hospital Attaches Say Cen
eral Underwent Opera
ton for Cancer
PHYSICIANS SAY 1T
WAS HEART FAILURE
Body Will be Removed to
Former Home on Cover
nor's Island to Remain
Until Funeral


u General Frederick Dent Grant. who
died early this morning in the Hotel
Buckingham, will be removed tomor-
Island. There 1t will remain until
arrangements have been completed for
the funeral. Interment will be in the
cemetery at West Point.
It was announced today by Lieu
tenant NJ. w. Howsss former aide of
Genesal Grant. that he win be given
q military funeral. Final arrange
nents will not be made until all OF
the members OF the late generals fam
f1y are together. The Princess Cants-
cuscne. daughter OF General Grant.
will come here from Russia. and his
brother. T. g. Grant I'd, IL expected
10 come East from his home in San
Diego. Cal.
In the meantime the body OF Gen.
eval Grant will remain under guard
on Governors Island. It win ont lie
I'm etate. the posting OF one or two
sentinels being the only Formally.
President Teiegraphs.
Many beautiful pieces OF flowers
we're received at the Buckingham to-
day. and these tributes were supple
mented by a flood OF kilograms from
President Taft and others in official
ana private llie-
No effort was made today by the
family or physicians Of General Grant
to explain away the mystery that sur
rounded his last Illness. The only
thing approaching such an expiana-
ton was a formal statement that the
suppression OF Information az To his
whereabouts during the past month
and the nature of the n1alady that
caused his death was designed to pro-
sect him from intrusion. Lieutenant
NJ. ". Howe performed the dut.eS of
spokesman for the bereaved widow
and son. Captain u. s. Grant. who ar
sfssd from Washington during the
afternoon.
But Lieutenant Howe evaded all
INQUIRIES touching the report that
General Grant had been operated upon
at ST. Luke's Hospital In this city for
\ cancerous growth. that the heart
disease" given as the cause OF death
In the certificate OF DR.. Robert Able
and DR.. e. B. Denieh resulted from
this disease more than from diabetes,
from which he may have also suffered.
The young aide made IL clear that
there were matters upon which he
could not be expected to speak. DR..
Able and DR.. Denieh went further.
and refused to even see the news
the subject.
Had Undergone Operation.
Apparently in the belief that the
injunction to secrecy had been re-
moved by the patients death, at
taches OF the hospital discussed the
case. Through this source II was
learned that Generai Grant had rea::y
undergone an operation for the re-
moval OF cancerous growth at the
base OF tho tongue as stated In these
dispatches. Apparently 1t was what
IL known to the medical profession
as "a successful operation" Until
the wound had entirely healed. how
ever. there was danger that the walls
Of the artery near which II was 10
Gated. might break down. In such an
event. Il was foreseen. a hemorrhage
would result, that would be likely to
cause strsnxuiatfon.
Prevented Publicity.
Nothing was too extreme for those
IN the secret Of the affair to prevent
publicity. The end apparently justi-
fed the means. and no ono approached
on the subject has earned a repu.a-
ton. in the liEht OF the real facts. for
veracity. Flat denials were made by
all during the past week Of the state
ment that General Grant had been
a patient in st. Luke's. The on.y
reason for the wholesale display OF
mendaksty thus far ~fven 10 that OF
the Rev. Mr.. Leach. assistant su-
perfntendent of the hospital. who gave
negr tive reply to the question OF an
international News Service reporter
n few days ago. "Is General Grant
patient in st. Lukes. or mas ne been
operated on here?"
"There was an Official understand
= ing that, no information was to be
sfyen out REGARDING General GRANTS
presence here. did not lie when
asked any question. was evasive."
Lieutenant How're stated that the
death Of General Grant waa abso-
DAY he had seemed to be feeling
better than for q long time, and was
IN excellent spirits. In addition,
Lieutenant Howze assures the report
ers con his word Of honor that the
cause of death had been completely
stated in the bulletin issued by DR..
Abba last night. In this It 10 stated
that General Grant died from heart
disease" Lieutenant How3e, how
ever. was Just ~ emphatic In stat
ing previously that General Grant
had not been in 81. Lukes Hos
pital.
It was learned at the Buckingham
that before General Grant expired
he had to be half carried. half drag
red to q window BY the nurse In at
tendance, to satisfy hts demand for
relief frona the suffocation from
which he was suffering. He vas
finally carried back to bed and ex-
PRED there. unable to utter any fare
well words.
Among the visitors st the hotel
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