Show GRANT AT McGREGOR The Ride from New York and the Arrival This Afternoon Serious Developments in the Last Twentyfour Hours Grave Fears Entertained That the Old Chief May Not Last Long Grave Fears for Grant NEW YORK Juno 16fhe Tribune this morning says the last day of General Grants stay in the city prior to going to Mount McGregor was spent quietly with the purpose pur-pose of having him gain as much rest and strength as possible Though the time for him to go was fixed a month ago for June 23d his condition has become so much worseWITH WITH ALMOST COMPLETE PBOSTBATION Of his nervous and physical system that at the Sunday consultation of his physicians it was deemed advisable to remove him as soon as possible from this neighborhood When arrangements for his departure were I made it was expected that the General would be in much better condition at this time than he is Even last night prior to the thunder shower which began about 8 oclock when the General felt particularly depressed was thought that perhaps the journey might have to be postponed When the subject of postponement was brought to the Generals notice he brightened and in a voice husky and low but with unusual vigor he said NOW OB NEVEH At an examination of the Generals throat in the afternoon by Dr Douglas the local conditions were found unchanged to any marked extent There was an appearance of inflammation on the right side of the palatal curtains in the neck He also had at times a pain back of his throat The sick man was cheerful but it was evident ho was keeping up his spirits by his will power Dr Douglas called at 9 p m and found his patient uneasy and nervous His throat was dressed and the General quieted down for the night about an hour earlier than usual in the hone that he might get a good restNEW NEW YORK June 15The Sun this morning morn-ing says Very many of those who are informed in-formed as to General Grants actual condition con-dition look upon the plan for removing him from his comfortable home with grave misgivings mis-givings That his life now hangs by a slender slen-der threadthere is little doubt among them His throat in one aspect was sorer last night than it ever was before Col Grant told a reporter last evening that his father had TOTALLY LOST THE POWEll OF SPEECH He is still able to articulate faintly but even those who are most accustomed to his mode of speech cannot make out what he says except at very brief intervals This is something that has never happened before and it is the development of the past twen tyfour hours It is said by those who are well informed that his mouth cannot longer be opened sufficiently wide to enable the physicians to make ocular examinations and when they feel of the affected parts they give the patient such excruciating pain that they refrain from it as much as possible pos-sible In outward appearance when clothed and in his easy chair with wraps about him the General is not very greatly changed His face has aged it is true and is seamed with wrinkles but it has retained to a great degree its natural fullness but aside from this HE IS DUT THE SHADOW OF HIMSELF His body is wasted almost to a skeleton and the bones of his hands and wrists show through the tightlydrawn skin with the ghastly distinctness of consumption That which most shocks those who of late have seen the General is a great malignant looking look-ing swelling which has appeared on his neck under his right ear It has of late I grown with great rapidity and is now as big as a mans two fists put together It is kept concealed most of the time by wraps about the Generals throat Of course the Generals Gen-erals household are better able to judge than anybody else what is imprudent for him to do but notwithstanding their decision deci-sion that it is safe to make the experiment they are going to make there is among many who have closely watched his case from the commencement a feeling of very grave anxiety as to the result They doubt whether the mountain air will suit General Grant THE BIDE TO MOUNT MCGEEGOB NEW YORK June 1GWm H Vanderbilts private car was the last of three which made up the special train which was to convey General Grant to Mount McGregor General Gen-eral Grant arrived at the depot about 9 oclock and at once entered Vanderbilts car and took his seat on the sofa With his own hands he adjusted his woolen skull cap and drew closer the neck scarf so as to conceal the ugly swelling that filled out the right side of his neck even with the ear lie watched with apparent interest the movements move-ments of Drs Douglas and Harrison who were arranging chairs and bags so that the General should be as comfortable as possible during the trip The heavy drapery was so arranged as to prevent any draught from reaching the sick man Mrs Grant sat at the Generals right hand and he was ever under her watchful eyes The ride through the tunnel in the city was worse than was to be expected during the entire trip Sharp curvES shook the car ali a-li tHe but the care of the engineer prevented shaking that could disturb the General any and MM Fred Grant Mrs Ulysses Grant also in the car while the Mrs Sartoris were car1 children of the household were in the forward for-ward General car Grant passed a restless lUg h and this morning looks much depressed and emaciated While ho watches everything that is done he does not speak a word TIlE STORY OF STONY POINT half reclining on the Grant was Colonel side tho Generals sofa with Dr Douglas by at 945 n m passed Point was jtgm when Stony Anthony Wayne stormed Story When Anthony Grant above the Colonel Point of shouted the train and so the physician latter great grand hear my and patient Captain could Dent was commander oJ father and when they reached the forlorn hope stnnd on each his men the falls he had the Captain and then ana shoulders kap others theIr backs and scaled the rampart over one acthse h tulled h ifd men UP one by then descended and ann ladder They fort and lot ln net eJ gates The of General the inclined hIS payneS little men and smiled faintly hat the rela Lead a And up here at Ti incident ion of the ncI the colonel Fath d conderoga continued and his brother ors gilled in grandfather the FrenchEnglish wnrnbout were and nodded ns I heard 7154 The General turned mild etit in General order that Grant he might s omm little nd in his a He better chair waited view to of the west bank of I the river 1 OF WEST POINT GAIN A GLIMPSE The scenery was I As the train hurried ro to the sick man THe familiar rowing very to VIew I growmg scenes of hIS cadetship when were coming the quarters at and at length at lUtio vuci view the General I West Point swept into aid again faintly I nodded across the river t glanced acrosS at r Grant smiled As Mrs SSff the point they him to see if he was noticing he nodded < The she smiled as the I mIledd followed were passing but f d wrtD General spoke not nl kmg rearward until with hiS eyes looking a I scene wI eyesh out from view bya point was s u tout West I curve of the road fiTho special train June 00 time SABATOOA arrived r hero on General Grant am to bearincGeneral t trying ea1flg Genedra at the depot great crowd yas but he was A nernl I visible catch a but sight a ruonleilt of the General as he stepped fro1 the train that had brought him from New York to the one that was to him convey to Mount McGregor Post Wheeler G AK in full uniform back acted as guard to keep the crowd bnckMotlliT MOUNT McGBEGoa June 16 General Grant arrived at 245 this afternoon The last stage of the journey was the worst The jolting caused the General much pain and fatigue |