Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea .. . rse could do to minister to his wants. Two hoursbefore this the doctors said Not yet, and some ofthe family had left the house, but they were hastilycalled back, and all came expecting that he wouldscarce survive the rising of the sun. It was Dr. Alexander who first noticed a change forthe worse. It was slight, to be sure, but the trainedeye of the friend and physician saw an ominous signif-icance in it. Then this bulletin came from the eenerals house:The physicians after consultation declare that thegene
Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea .. . rse could do to minister to his wants. Two hoursbefore this the doctors said Not yet, and some ofthe family had left the house, but they were hastilycalled back, and all came expecting that he wouldscarce survive the rising of the sun. It was Dr. Alexander who first noticed a change forthe worse. It was slight, to be sure, but the trainedeye of the friend and physician saw an ominous signif-icance in it. Then this bulletin came from the eenerals house:The physicians after consultation declare that thegenerals condition is now hopeless. He is dying, andthe end is near. There was no mistake about it thistime, as before. Dr. Alexander, who brought this bulletin to the THE LAST BATTLE. 507 telegraph-office, added signlficandy to the reportersassembled, There will be no more bulletins. The erysipelas had again set in, and bronchitis hadalso attacked the sick man. At half-past nine anotherreport came from the house through a friend of thegeneral. He said that the dying man was in no phys- I. SCENE OUTSIDE THE SHERMAN HOUSE. ical pain. It was somewhat difficult for him tobreathe, but otherwise he was not suffering. From ten oclock on General Sherman continued tofail. At twenty minutes past eleven it was stated thathis death was but a question of minutes. There weremany callers during the morning. Only immediatefriends were admitted. The others merely left theircards. At twenty-five minutes past eight oclock 608 GENERAL SHERMAN. Senator Sherman teleo^raphed to his family at Wash-ington that the general was still alive, but only partiallyconscious. Death only a Question of Minutes. He was apparently without pain, but his breathingwas labored and his strenorth diminishinor. At ten o o minutes past twelve p. m. Ewing, Jr., said thatno further bulletins of General Shermans conditionwould be issued. Death was only a question ofminutes, he said. At a quarter to twelve a carriage and
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