Show WATCHING WITH GRANT The Bright Easter Sun Finds the Gen oral Much Improved Two Quiet Nights of Rest and Comfort Tile Patient May Linger Along For Two or Three Days Sunday AVitli Grunt NEW YORK April 5Last night was an unusually quiet and uneventful one in the neighborhood of Grants household Nothing disturbed the silence save the sound of two policemen walking to and fro in front of the residence The night was cold and clear and the only movement move-ment noticed in the house was that of Harrison the colored attendant who drew up the shades at 543 pm The General must have passed a very quiet night as no commotion was observable I at any time after midnight The CHEERY SUNLIGHT Of EASTER MORNING Was admitted to General Grants room at 9 oclock when the shades were rolled up to the highest point and the lace curtains were looped Mck About 9 oclock Dr Douglas appeared at the bay window of the Generals room stroking his gray beard and looking complacent and unconcerned from which persons who had even at that early hour gathered gath-ered in the streets opposite concluded all was well within The library windows were opened wide and on the upper floors the crisp air was suffered to come in i Cyrus W Field with a bunch of flowers flow-ers in his hand called at 915 and was I admitted He remained but a few minutes min-utes and remarked as he left that the I TENACITY OF GENERAL GRANT WAS MARVELOUS MAR-VELOUS There could be no hope of recovery but the struggle was a brave one Half an hour later a large box of flowers sent from Washington was delivered bra messenger A message from the Boston Methodist Episcopal Conference was delivered de-livered at the house at 10 oclock addressed ad-dressed to Doctor Newman who was not at that hour present All the daily papers of the city were sent into the house the morning Soon after Mrs Sartoris Mrs Fred Grant and Jesse Grant gathered in a group in the library and while Colonel Grants wife sat beside Jesse Mrs Sartoris leaned over the shoulders of both and the journals jour-nals of the morning were examined while Doctor Douglas sat at the library desk writing a bulletin Senator Chafiee made his morning visit at 10 35 He stated the General was as calm as if going for a drive but the fact could not be denied that THE CANCER IS CONSTANTLY DEVELOPING And there could be no hope for permanent perma-nent improvement During the morning Gen Badeau expressed ex-pressed a belief the General might linger for days but that local difficulty was not now so much to be feared as the constitutional consti-tutional results of the disease The General was clearly aware of the hopelessness hope-lessness of his case and desired to die Jesse Grant strolled out at 1050 and five minutes later his brother Ulysses arrived ar-rived at the house Benjamin H Field and Sidney Dillon called during the forenoons fore-noons and Dr Newman was admitted at noon The following bulletin was issued at 10 30 a m General Grant has been VERY COMFORTABIE ALL TIlE MORNING He had taken nourishment regularly and well Pulse 72 temperature 99 > He appears cheerful is now sitting in an easy chair drawn into the sun near the window He says he has no unusual pain 315 p mAt consultation at 2 p m Drs Barker Sands Shrady and Douglas were present The throat was examined by a strong reflected sunlight It was agreed that tliere was an improvement im-provement in the local condition Continuation Con-tinuation of the anodyne was approved and the treatment pursued during the last week was commended The General is dozing before a wood fire and is very comfortable 515 p m General Grant has just awakened from a short nap and expresses himself as feeling very comfortable He wishes it stated he is very much touched and very GRATEFUL FOR THE PRAYERFUL SYMPATHY And interest manifested for him by his friends and by those who heretofore have not been regarded as such He says HI desire the good will of all whether heretofore friends or not As Doctor Barker left the house after the consultation he said General Grant was quiet and grew no stronger What will be the probable length of the Generals strength was asked Dr Barker HI wish I could tell you he said shaking his head and becoming very grave ExSecretary State Hamilton Fish and wife were driven to the house at ten minutes past 4 Mr Fish sent his card to the General but did not alight from his carriage While the footman was delivering Mr Fishs card at the door ROSCOE CONKLING AND JOSEPH PULLITZER The editor of the World drove up Mr Gonkling entered the house but soon re i 0 3 u 3 in o chat for five turned and engaged n a minutes with Mr Fish Mr Conkling in response to an inquiry begged to be Gen excused from saying anything about eral Grants condition Jesse Seligman called during the after and saw Generai Grant Secretary of noon War Endicott called and left his card inquiries of the Generals condition after the time Dr Shrady sat down to At Badeau 15 bulletin General the 515 write speaking of the and General Grant were calling in of many people so kindness turned to General Grant and Dr Shrady well it that the General was so remarked bulletins and work to prepare was hard dictated the 515 bulletin then Grant the generals desire by the doctor in the last first quoting him in the person sentence as indicated ANOTHER GOOD NIGHT o April 6 630 amGen I YORK NEW undisturbed and had has an Grant eral sleep of seven and a half refreshing is 80 and full and temperature his pulse hours normal He has had no pain perature the night and coughed very during little He is inclined to be cheerful MAY LIVE TWO OR THREE DAYS Chaffee left the house between ExSenator oclock He said that 10 and 11 tween clear at times voice was the Generals according to the at times and husky live he amount of mucus and that may for two or three days yet 12 45 p m General Grant had a quiet 4 morning in his easy chair napping and chatting by turns Pulse 78 and of good volume lIe has had no pain for several hours |