Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1888 — GEN. SHERIDAN IMPROVING. [ARTICLE]

GEN. SHERIDAN IMPROVING.

Dr. O’Reilly Notes the Changes the Last Few Weeks Have Wrought. Dr. O’Reilly has issued the following encouraging bulletin at Nonquitt, under date of Aug. 1: Gen. Sheridan was last seen by me the afternoon of July 7, the day after the disembarkation from the Swataro. On resuming to-day my duty as attending physician I note the following changes which have occurred since the date named: The General’s whole appearance is better and his color more natural. His eyes are brighter and have more expression. His face is fuller, and, judging from this and the contour of his limbs, he has gained in weight. His pulse is 98, of good volume and tension, and perfectly regular. His respiration has increased in depth and evenness. He ill taking more food and his dietary has been greatly enlarged. His cough is easier and less frequent. His mind is more active and his perception clearer and his nervous and muscular system more decidedly able to resist fatigue. To sum up, these observations indicate improvement in all Gen. Sheridan’s functions. The change has been so gradual as to be hardly perceptible f> om day to day, but in a period of three weeks the gain is manifest.

ROBERT O'REILLY.