Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-12
FREDERICK D. GRANT
DIES SUDDENLY
IN NEW YORK
HOTEL
Oldest Son of Famous General
SuceumbS to Heart Failure
Resulting from Attack of
Diabetes.
WIFE AT BEDSIDE WHEN
DEMISE OCCURRED
Deceased Had Served as Min
lister to Austria, Police Com
missioner and Commanded
BrigadeS in Possessions,


missioner and Commanded
BrigadeS in Possessions,
nv Morning journal Special Leased WireI
New York, April 11.--Major Gem
eral Frederick u, Grant, son of the
famous general of the civil war. AMI
himself commander OF the depart
ment OF the east. died at the Hotel
Buckingham In this city, at about
I2:40 O'Clock this (lrriday) morning.
Between 9 and 10 o'clock last
night General Grant was brought to
the buckingham from st. t.uke's hos
pital lie was accompanied by Lieu
tenant l1owse, from Governors
Island, and General Grants Wife. He
was attended hy Or, Robert Abbey
and Dr. Edward Il, Dench.
The news flashed from che apart
ments OF Major General Frederick
Dent Grant sent "A shock through the
city such as that which startled the
whole country upon the death OF mrs
father, tWcntN-seVen years ago. The
news was far more sudden. 1t came
less than an hour after the first alarm
had been sounded that General Grant
was seriously ill., The alarm Itself
had come before II hau pe'h Sehei'iN
learned that General 'rah' was III WV
GllN' aN ms preserve heie h"a p'Ni'
kept "A secret.
'iet rhNS'olah quiVh' ,he sene'o'
Is dNlhe!
This telephone message, received at
the night clerks desk uf the lIuckina-
hmm at 1880 O'Clock last night, WAS
the first news.
A bellboy was dispatched to the
office of Dr. Abbey near by, but the
physician was not ut home. Mrs.
Grant was notified anu chaHihs ~
| the delay, she cried back hystcflcaliNs
Get an ambulance. Get ahNpoaN.
The alarm was sent 70 police heau-
quarters from winch an ambulance
was dispatched cans were put III AT
random also Tor phNnciahs IN t'F
fit+h avenue district ana Wilhih
Few minutes two had responded.
When the ambulance arrived with
| In four minutes Of the alarm. II was
said that General Grant probably was
dying. tie was in too dangerous "A
condition to remove and the ambu-
lance drove away.
Al mtdnight the general died. I'm
the hnlf hour urovious m, alarm of
hiu condition hud nrous.d an the
n,us,,uer offirns I'm most or which
H., ,s,,nrts ,y.r. reynrdea with eau
t,,o in ,t.,y ar ma fnr, mar Gan
anal rr,,t,s nr.senco hero was moi
bn,,,n MANY nausnsnar man were
on the scene In a few minutes, how
ever. hut as none were allowed TO go
TO the apartment the exact condition
was IN doubt until the hotel clerk was
heard to repeat over the telephone:
Grant Is dead"
m. first hand Information as to
m. rausc of daatb was choking. but
ltar il was stated mar the cans. wns
honrt f,tlur. folloy,In,, Jlabetes and
nttondin. digestive disturbances The
following statement by Drs. Abbey
ana Donch. General Grants attending
phNsicians. was ISSUED at o'clock.
Gen. Frederick -. Grant died sud
dcnl, of heart failure AT the Buck
inghom hotel at midnight. April nth.
after retiring al tl:a0. apparently in
better condition than Tor several
weeks. He had returned from his re-
cent trip much improved ana looking
remarkably well and vigorous His
ropdItinn since his return had given
mo- special anxiety to his physician.
who had brcn with him during the
afternoon and congratulated him on
his good health. lie expressed him
soIr 49, feeling rejoiccd az his renewed
strength
..n.,.r.,i Grant h,a ,.cn s,neri,.,
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