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Show Wm Son of the Hero of Ap-gK Ap-gK F pomatox Passes Away $a in New York '13 fi New York' Al)r'1 12 Gcncral Fred- 0 ;f crJck D. Grant, commander of the de-'3S de-'3S h partment of the East, nnd son of the g3M 5 famous civil war general, died sud-illk sud-illk denly at midnight at the Hotel Buck- Alt Ingham, where he had hecn taken sc-aJbi;- cretly Wednesday evening by his JferefL physician His presence in this city ali was not known until the news that he iHf! ,ad becn s,Ifiden'.v stricken was flash- -31 r cd to newspaper offices by the police. - jl i A policeman stationed near the hotel Pi'iJ had called an ambulanco at the roll ro-ll , i ;. quest of an emploj e, who told him 1 ", tbnt General Grant was cholilng to death. I ;; Although there had been rumors of 1 General Grant's Illness and reports that he would never again take up his I duties on Governor's Island, the news I-,, ( of his death came as a distinct shock III ' to the public. I Death Caused by Heart Failure. 1' ' According to Dr. Robert Abbe and 1 Dp Edward B. Dcnch, his ph3-siclans, 1L ' the death of the general was causeM jy bj heart failure Ho had boon suf- ' i ferlng for some time, they asserted 1. in an official statement, from dia- 5j fi bcles and attendant digestive dlsturb-3) dlsturb-3) L ances " l( Recent reports that General Grant fc had been in a private pavilion in SL i Luke's hospital In the city, suffering J from a cancerous growth under the 7 tongue, the same affection which caused the death of his distinguished father, wore denied today by the hospital hos-pital authorities. Dr. Abbe, who had I -, been the general's family physician -J J for many years, refused to discuss tho i subject. H .1 Mrs. Grant was with her husband 3 4 when bo died. A nurso was the only fl j other person present. I The .first intimation that Gcncral I t Grant's condition had suddenly bc-I bc-I f come serious was given whon 3Irs.. j Grant telephoned to the hotel clerk ? about 11:45 o'clock. ? Seized With a Choking Spell. ; ;' "Tho General is dying," she said 1 ; hysterically. "Got a .doctor quick." ' She added that ho had been seized ; with a choking spell. - The clerk made an -effort to geL !TJr. Abbq 'on t,he telephone. Failing "in thlB lie sent a bojlboy to the phy-'' j slciau's homo near by. The hnsto of tho boy caused Policeman Malloy to innuiro what the trouble was. 1 "General Grant is choking to death; get a doctor quick," was the boy's response. Malloy turned in an I '( ambulance call, but before the hos- IjJiiai Din fc, tun iuik.ih.-u luu iiULei uulu I . Doctors Abbe and Dench had been 1 found and were at the bedside. I j The ambulance surgeon and the po- 1 ty llceman, who went to tho apartments, H wore told that nothing could be done, fi Dr. Abbe informed Coroner Holzbauscr I that he would file a death certificate I ' ptomptly and that no inquest would I . be necessary. I Denied the General's Whereabouts, 1 To newspapermen who reached the I . Buckingham shortly after midnight, I I efforts were mndo by the attendants I j to deny that General Grant was at I I tho hotel. The management finally 1 ',1 was persuaded to communIca.te with jl the physicians, who announced that I General Grant had died before their I ." arrival Doctors Abbe and Dench t: I , later sent down to the hotel manage-jjl manage-jjl meat a statement in which they said: t -f "Genoral Grnnt died suddenly of - heart failure without premonition, at I midnight He had retired at 11 o'clock apparently In better condition condi-tion than for several weJks. Since his recent trip his condition had given no special anxiety to his physician. General Grant had been suffering from diabetes and the attendant digestive di-gestive disturbances, which seemed, however, to bo perfectly under control. con-trol. This sudden fatal termination came as a great surprise '' Relatives and Friends Notified. Lieut. Marlon Ilowse, personal aldo ' to tho genoral, announced this morning morn-ing that Mrs Grant was bearing the shock with fortlude. She directed that messages he sent to General Grant's sou, Captain Ulysses S. Grant' HI , of tho engineering corps In Washington, and to his daughter, the PrlncoRa Catacuzeuc, as well ais to other relatives For moro than a month General Grant's whereabouts had boon a mystery. mys-tery. Following tho announcement that he had been granted a month's leave of absence, expiring June 1, reports Avere current that an Illness, 1 believed by many to bo cancer of tho i throat, had caused his temporary ro- rtiremeut. These were denied at Goy-' ernora Island; where It "was Btated repeatedly that Goneral Grant had simply gone south, for arrest Dispatches Dis-patches from Tampa, Fla.V last week, stated that he was at. the winter home of Mrs. Potter Palmer of Chicago, Chi-cago, a sister of .Mrs. Grant. Had Been in St. Luke's Hospital. The report that General Grant was in St. Luke's hospital in this citv for operative treatment became public "Wednesday, and while not officially confirmed, was widely credited. The manager of the Buckingham, a quiet little hotel on Fifth avenue, stated this morning that ho had been told that General Grant had come directly di-rectly to tho hotel In an automobile fiom St, Luke's. The patient was apparently at that time in good health and spirits and walked from the automobile to the elevator unassisted. General Grant's Career. Major Genoral Frederick Dept Grant, the eldest son of Ulysses S Giant, the eighteenth picsldent of the United States, was born at St Louis. May 30, 1,850. He was with his father during part of the civil war, witnessed wit-nessed the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson, and went with his father's command through the Virginia Vir-ginia campaign. He witnessed also the fights at Corinth, Vicksburg, Nashville and Petersburg. After the war young Grant entered West Point and was graduated in 1S71. For a year ho served as a civil engineer for the Union Pacific railway rail-way and in 1S72 accompanied General Sherman on a trip to Europe. Grant served as an aide de camp of General Sheridan and took part in the campaigns against the Indians He served with Major General Stanley In the Yellowstone expedition and in 1S74 In the Black Hills expedition, after which he accompanied his father around the woild. In Civil Life, lie resigned his commission as first lieutenant in the army in 1SS1 and for a number of years was engaged In various enterprises. lie was appointed appoint-ed minister to Austria by President Harrison In 1SSS, but resigned on the election of Grover Cleveland to the presidency Under tho reform administration of Mayor Strong Tic was ono of New York's police commissioners, but at the outbreak of the war with Spain In 1S9S he became colonel in the Fourteenth New York Infantry and was 'appointed brigadier general of volunteers on May 27 On February IS, 1901, ho was appointed ap-pointed brigadier gcncral U. S. A., and reached the grade of major general gen-eral five years later. He served in Port Rico and commanded the military- district of SanJuan. ,-: He- was in command-q! various brigades In the Philippines for several-years, several-years, returning to the United States In 1902 Ho commanded the depart-Wnt depart-Wnt of Texas, 1002-01. department of the lakes, 1904, department of the east 1904-08 and the department of the lakes again in 190S, and finally the department of the east to which he was last .appointed in the summer of 1910 to succeed Major General Leon ard Woou. in lai-i nu uuimuu "" M. Honor'c, daughter of Henry Hamilton Hamil-ton Houore of Chicago. Will Be Entitled to Imposing Funeral "Washington. April 12 Captain U. S. Grant 3rd, the only son of the late General Frederick D. Grant, did not learn of his father's death in New York until today He was overcome and took the first train to Now York. No one here could make an authoritative author-itative statement as to the funeral, nor was It known whether the body would be buried in Arlington ceremony. cere-mony. It was suggested the body might be placed in the tomb whore his illustrious father lies in the great memorial in Riverside park, New York. Having been an officer of the highest high-est rank on the active list in the army the late General Grant will be entitled to an imposing military funeral if such is the desire of his family. Carter Will Succeed Grant. General Grant's death vacates tho post which, next to that of chief of staff, Is regarded as the most Important Impor-tant in the army commander-in-chief of the great eastern division It is of such Importance that it cannot long bo permitted to remain vacant, henco It is probable that soon after the funeral fu-neral it will "be necessary to detail an officer of high rank for the position, posi-tion, probably General William H. Carter, now assistaut chief of staff. General Carter was the commander command-er of the famous maneuver division in Texas last vear and has boon slated for detail as commandcr-in-ch-ief of the Department of the Lakes. Friends Had Suspected Illness. Although taken by surprise, friends in tho war department here for a long time had been under the Impression Impres-sion that General Grant was a sick man. When he last appeared hore several months ago it was noted that his step had lost Its briskness and that he moved sowly and with a trace of indecision. His complexion indicated indi-cated serious fundamental derangements, derange-ments, Tho general admitted he was not feeling well, but declared hifl condition condi-tion was the result of much work and that he would soon ho refctored to good condition If he could tako a short rest. Went South on Sick Leave. Taking leave, he went south and soon reports came to Washington of an alarming nature, indicating that svmptoms of the samo throat trouble which had caused the death of hlo father fa-ther had made their appearance. These stories wqre promptly deniod It is certain many of the 'officers who had best known Gcncral Grant wore convinced that he probably would ncer ngan be able to resume active duty It Ib true that his sudden death wns not expected, hut It was believed Goneral Grant soon would retire. Secretary Stlmson, who for many cars was in close intimacv with General Gen-eral Grant, was much affected at the death of pte friend. He said he had long cherlnhed a warm personal ic-gard ic-gard for Goneral Grant and that tho American .people would retain a keen appreciation of bis uceful military career, ca-reer, his Ijlgh civic virtues and kindly qualities of heart. Secretary Stlmson sent the follow-ing follow-ing telegram to Mrs. Grant: |
