The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-12
Only Known for an Hour He Was Even Seri-
 ously HI
DEATH CAUSED BY
 HEART FAILURE
General Grant Saw Service Against the Indians and in the Spanish American War-Was Son
 of Famous General

New York. April 12.-tlrant is dead The news flashed from The apartments of Maj. Frederick Dent Grant at the Hotel Buckingham shortly after mid night, sent a shock through the city such as that which startled the whole country upon the death of his father 27 years ago.
 The news was far more sudden. Ii came less than an hour after the first alarm had been sounded that General Grant was even seriously i'll. The alarm itself had come before 1t had been generally learned that General Grant was even in the city as his presence here mad been kept secret.
 First Alarm
 Get a physician quick. The general is dying
 This telephone call, received at the night desk of the Buckingham at 80 c clock last night. was the first news.
 A bell boy was dispatched to the or fee of pr. Abbey nearby, but the phy- sician was not at home. Mrs. Grant was notified and. chafing at the delay. she cried hysterically:
 Get an ambulance; get anybody"
 The alarm was sent to police head quarters from which an ambulance was dispatched. Calls were put in at ran dom also for physicians in the Fifth avenue district and within a few min utes two had responded.
 When the ambulance arrived within four minutes of the alarm It was said General Grant probably was dying. He was in too dangerous a condition to remove and the ambulance drove away.
 News Is Confirmed
 In the half hour previous to his death the alarm over his condition had aroused all the newspaper offices. in most of which the reports were re- garded with caution in view of the fact that General Grants .presence here was not known. Many newspaper men were on the scene In a few ns.lutes, however, but as none was allowed 10 go to the apartments, the exact state of aifairs 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"
 It was stated that the cause was heart failure following diabetes and attending digestive disturbances.
 Physicians Statement
 The following statement was made at l o'clock by General Grants attending phy- sicians, DTS. Abbey and Dench:
 Gen. Frederick Dent Grant died sud denly of heart failure without premonition at the Buckingham hotef at midnight, April II, after retiring at Il o'clock, ap parently in better condition than for sev- eral weeks. He had retursad from his re- cent trip much improved and looking re- markedly well and vigorous. His condi- ton since his return had given no special anxiety to his physician, who had been with him during the afternoon and con- graduated him on his good health He expressed himself as feeling rejoiced at his renewed strength.
 General Grant had been suffering from diabetes and the attendant digestive dis turbances which seemed however to a be perfectly under 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 the heart had stopped instantly
 Mrs. Grant and a nurse were alone with the general when he died. Previous an- DouQcefDenlS IToIn HIS ulueS at AfONeInoT D Island, the headquarters of the eastern division of the army had been made re- peatediy that the leave of absence which had been granted to General Grant was nol on account of a serious illness, but only for rest, and it was said he was in the south.
 Retired Feeling We'll
 According to Mrs Grant, the general retired about Il o'clock. Half an hour later he was seized with choking att tack which awoke his wife. She shook the general and called to him but he did not respond. Rushing to telephone she notified the night clerk to call q physician. pr. Abbey. who at first could not be found, suddenly appeared, and he and Dr. Dench were the only ones ad- mitted to the apartment.
 Patrolman Mallory, who stood guard on the fifth floor of the hotel, said Mrs
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