| Show THE FINAL SUMMONS General Grant Knows He Must Die and Calmly Awaits the End The Heart of the South is ThroWbin With the Pulse of the North The Last Bulletin More Favorable bu No Hops Expressed i NEW YORK March 30 Tribune General Grant has expressed himself us being entirely in his physicians hands and said he would do whatever was suj gested by them Nothing whatever is i kept from him in regard to his condition and he has been informed of its seriousness serious-ness and probable fatal termination He I received the statements that there was an i indication of a speedy end without cluing of expression but did not say anthhij i about his feelings He has known for some tune that the disease was sure to < I kill and has been ready at any time to go Dr Douglas said the General has I no appetite but he eats when food is brought him After the arrival of the Rev Dr Newman from California the General decided to have family prayers I daily He has insisted on having everyone every-one in the house present at these exercises I exer-cises lie has manifested the greatest i interest in these family devotions I That is what you doctors always say was the Generals remark to one of them when he informed him he looked better I He relapsed into silence and listened I intently to what the doctor had to say Well we have all got to go he said tl and quickly changed the subject World Mark Twain called at the i house between 12 and 1 oclock He was I the only visitor outside of relatives of the I family admitted In order to avoid the I I inconvenience of answering the bell a card basket was suspended from the doorknob I door-knob and numerous callers took the hint I and left cards Col Fred and Jesse Grant remained with their father all day He I talked to them at times but conversation I seemed to weary him The Generals i I wife scarcely left the room She stole out at intervals in order that he would not I see her weeping A member of tho Grant household in conversation with a World reporter said General Grant I never doubtsd he was dying He knew the progress of the disease as I well as the physicians and awaits the I final summons with the stolidity for which he was noted Perhaps his only I regret is that he cannot have more time in order to satisfy himself about his book He expects to die and has no fear He thinks after his death he will be better appreciated and that he will be better understood by the future generation than I this A universal feeling of sorrow is seen by numerous consolatory messages Many of them are from persons in the I south General Fitzhugh Lee a nephew of Robert E Lee sent a telegram saying I hat the heart of the south was throbbing I like the Northern pulse and that the I I I prayers of all were for his recovery I Minister Romero said late last night I It will create hemorrhage and as he is so weak he cannot expectorate the blood I out > it will choke him to death He can lot endure another attack like Saturday night The family fear the worst and keep near his bedside although as much out of I sight as possible There is great swelling on either side of his face v KEn YoEKMarch 31 630 amGen Grant thus far has passed a very quiet night sleeping by turns in the chair and the bed for five hours At 330 a m he coughed considerable on account of the irritation in his throat but obtained relief re-lief after the use of a gargle His pulse is regular and has a fair amount of force He swallows without difficulty having just taken some liquid nourishment I At 9 oclock callers at General Grants house learned that the General was sleeping sleep-ing quietly A little after that hour Cyrus I Cy-rus W Field called He was told that the entire family had been up all night and Dr Shradv had ordered them to bed this morning Dr Shrady is still on duty at the house not having been relieved by Dr Douglas NEW YORK March 3111 a mDr Shrady has issued the following bulletin I General Grant feels much refreshed after a good nights rest His pulse has improved im-proved somewhat in fullness and force he has taken breakfast with some relish Some light amount of soreness of the throat has been relieved by a local application ap-plication NEW YORK March 3111 a m Shortly after this Dr Douglas called and was said to have had a consultation with Shrady about the advisability of allowing General Grant to go out for a drive 130 pmGeneral Grant is reasonably comfortable and partakes of nourishment Dr Shrady seen at 1 oclock said he regarded re-garded the present condition of General Grant as very hopeful THE LAST BULLETIN I NEW YORK March 31 4 p mDr I Douglas has issued the following bulletin General Grant is improved in all respects since yesterday His sleep is quiet and scarcely disturbed by any irritation of the throat Local applications have reduced II the amount of the secretions so they do not give that suffocating feeling which was so disagreeable on Sunday He takes his food with a will and without inconvenience incon-venience |
