Complete issue of The New-York Tribune from July 24, 1885, 10 pages, 18 x 23.75, with the front page featuring black ‘mourning’ borders and reporting on the death of former American President U. S. Grant. Headlines read: “Gen. Grant’s Struggle Over,” “Death Comes to Him Quietly,” and “Conscious Almost to the End.” The newspaper contains riveting, lengthy reports from the death room, including: “The General opened his eyes about five minutes before he died, but he gave no sign of consciousness. The last definite recognition was about an hour before he died. His daughter Nellie was standing by his bedside holding her father’s hand and watching the quiet, impassive face on the pillow. She leaned forward and with her mouth close to her father’s ear said: ‘Papa, if you know your Nellie, will you squeeze her hand?’ The emancipated fingers contracted slightly, and this was the last evidence of existing consciousness.” In very fragile condition, with several tears to the brittle edges.
