The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-12

New York. April ta.--aRANr IS
DEAD.
The news. flashed from tho apart
meuta of Minor General Frederick
Dent Grant mt the Hotel BuckiuGhnn
shortly nfter midnight. sent shock
through the city, such as that which
startled the whole country upon tho
dcnth OF his father twenty-scren years.
nHo.
This news WINS far more sudden. lie
came lesn than an hour after tho arst
alarm had been sounded TINT General
Grant was even seriously Ill. Tho
alarm Itself had como before It wan
generally known that General Grant
was even in the city, as his presence
here Ind becn kept secret.
Get a physician quick. The gem
eral Is dying" This telephone call.
received Mt the night desk OF the Buck
inghain at 1890 o'clock last night, was
the first news.
A bell boy was dispatched to the Of
fee OF Or. Abbey nearby, but the ply
sican was not at hom,. Mrs, Grant
lay, she cried back hysterically: Ii
Get an ambulance. Get anybody
The alarm was sent to police head
lnarters. ,,from which en- ambulance
was dispatched. Calls wcre put in at
random also for physicians In the
Fifth Avenue district, and within
few. minutes two had responded.
\Vbno n-stu.a
four minutes of the alarm, it was said
that General Grant probably was dy-
.ns. He was in too dangerous a con-
dition to remove, and tbs ambulance
drove away.
Dies st Midnight.
q, midnight the General died. In
the half hour previous. this alarm over
his condition had aroused all the news.
paper offices, in most OF which the re-
ports were regarded with caution in
view. OF the fact that General Grant's
presence here was not known Many
newspaper men were on the scene III
few minutes, however. but as none
was allowed to go to the apartments.
the exact state OF affairs was mat
ter OF doubt until an end was put to
all, when the hotel clerk was heard
to repeat over the telephone:
Grant is dead"
The lirst-han Information as to thu
cause of death was choking, but later
Il was stated that the cause was heart
failure. following diabetes and attend.
ng digestive disturbances. The fol-
lowing statement was made at {
o'clock by General Grants attending
physicians. Drs. Abbey and Bench:
General Frederick u. Grant died
suddenly of heart failure without prer
nionltion AZ the buckingham Hotel at
midnight, April II. after retiring at
N o'clock apparently In. better condi-
ton than for several weeks. lie had
returned from his rcccut trip much
improved and looking remarkably
well and vigorous. Ills physical con-
ditlon since his return had given no.
special anxiety TO his physician, who
had been with him during the after
noon and congratulated him on his
good hcal,h. 10 cxp.es4cd himself
as feeling rujoiccd Al his renewed
strength.
"General Grant had hesn SUFFERING
from didbct'G and thc attendant
digestive disturbances, which, seemed,
however, 10 ~ rerfoctiy under con-
troll.
ucatu N Great Surprise.
THE sn!ann fatal terminasion came
as a srent surprise. Ills VII, and
nurse Mere with him at tho time, and
the physicians Who we're called at
once found tile heart nad stopped in
stantly'
Mrs. Gran, and n nurse were alono
win the general when Ne died. there
having; been no pfemonition OF Ills sud-
dSn crisical illness.
rho Hcuorai had heea removed to
the hotel Yesterday morning from ST.
Lnkc's hlospital whore. unknown 10
the public generally, lie Ind been taken
Tor treatment. Previous announce
mcnss from his ,iidcs AZ Goqernors
leland. the headquarters OF the East
1rn division OF Tile Army, had been
made repeatedly that TIE Leave OF alb
seace which had been granted 10 Gen
ciAl Grant MAS not OH account OF n
serious Illness. but only for rest. and
il was said that he was in the South.
eldest son of Ulysses S. Grant. the
cishteenth President of the United
states. was born IN st. Louis, Mo- May
30, $3.50. 3,,e Was With his father dur 3
Ing part OF Inv CIVIL War, Witnessed
the capture OF Forts Henry and Donei-
son, and went With. his fathers cor1,-
mand through TITO Virginia campaign.
He witnessed also the lights at,
Continued on E!shth PaSe.J
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