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THh' WEEKLY CONSTITDTIO
VOLmiE XIV.
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TUESDAY MORXrSTG, SEPTEMBER 27, 1SS1.
THE END.
THE
NATION. WEEPING,
BOWS IN TEARS
???vtr the RtmiiIm mf Her Bemd ttmlrr, Wha Wm
Bi??tc In War, Wine In Pmkw. Trne to Hie
Fellow-Mm. mud Filled Uc Me??irc
of HUCautir'* Lore*
THE SILENT OAR CROPS FROM HIS
NERVELESS ORASP,
y-Gencral MacVeagh has just scat the following
to Vice-President Arthur:
It become'* our jarinful duty to inform you
of the death of President' GnrfleM. and to
udvim* you to take the oath of oltice as
iresideul of the United State* without delay,
f it concurs w ith your judgment, we will lie verv
glad if you will come her* an the earliest train to
morrow. WiuS Wixnowrt-
IMwry of thWreasury.
WILLIAM Ji. HrXT,
??? Secretary of the Nave.
TuOtA- L James.
Postmaster General.
Wajoce MacVeagh,
Attorney General,
ff. J. Kirkwood,
Secretory of the Interior.
And tbs P*le Boatman Glide* on Hi* Shadowy Float
Into the Uyeterloae Water* of Eternity, and
Faeers From Our Mortal Vision Into
the Bealma of the Groat Uniecn.
THE LAST BULLETIN SIGNED BY DEATH,
HE GRAND
Tell* the Tale of a L*w*???Ttr Lot Hear*???
The t'nbloet ??? The Xtw, Abre.d~.Thc
I*rt'i??urutIonH for the Put urr???Gcncrul
hot*, on the Mtnatlan.
The Detoll, or the Day.
THE OAUK NESS OF DESI'AIIt DEEPENED BY THE GLOOM
OF DEATH.
Sjiocinl dispatch to The Constitution.
Long Branch. September 19.???Early this morning
word was received from Francklyn cottage, that the
president bus i??sscd u comfortably good night, ami
ngood bulletin wan promised. Almost ui>on tlie
heels of this came tlie announcement thut the
president had another chin, and in consequence
of this the morning dressing had been suspended,
and that another bulletin would lie issued at 12:110
o'clock. During the chill Ids pulse run up as high
ns 113, and shortly afterward* went dowu to MO. At
ten o???clock it was 120.
Hid {flattest ulurtrt was created even before tlie
oltlrlul bulletin was issued, anil there were many
wild rumors at the West End and in the village.
All tlie iwwiipapcr correspondents drove to the
Elbcron, uud many hundreds of tlie
people wlionpiienred to have the most Interest in
the ease called there before noon. The members of
the cabinet now here, Me*sr* Wiudoni, Hunt, Kirk
wood und James, also called at tlie
Kllteron and saw Mr MucVcngh shortly ofte r
the laid news got abroad. Dliqmtchcs
were sent to Secretaries lilnine and Lincoln inform'
itig them of tlie president's condition. It seemed
this morning thut nearly every one thought the
president would not live till midnight. Even after
the chill was over uiul it wua reported that the
j utient was resting quietly, Uierc was great iincasi
ness, os it was known that the physicians
expected another chill in the evening. The mid
day bulletin did not mend matters. Tlie chill had
lasted fifteen minutes and was billowed by a rise of
tcuipcmtnre and sweating. None of
the physicians could give any encour
agement. Dr Iloyuum suld he wits much
weaker than yesterday, and that situs: the chill tlie
president in hL waking hours hud been more or
less delirious. As the afternoon wore on it seemed
ns if hope had been well nigh abandoned. There
wits u general feeling of gloom among
those who huve been conversant with
tlie case, such it is stated its there ha* not been since
the president was shot. Dr Bliss was hopeful after
the tigor, though acknowledging the great gravity
of tlie ease.
All sort* of rumor* were rife this morning.
*W'?? *???<?? sff.Bt thNt .Uhl
liad been summoned to the attorney gcnerul's cot
tage soon after the drill This was not true, though
they were notified of the president's danger,
and those at the Branch at once
culled upon Mr. MacVcugh, who
plained the president's condition to them.
Another was that the vice-president hud been sum
mimed to tlie Branch by the cabinet; but this
wua authoritatively denied. He hus been
regularly uilviscd as to the progress
of the owe, lint beyond that nothing
has been done. These, anil many other runton*,
found credence anil added much to the anxiety of
the people here.
' Mrs. Gartield, it is said, was made fully aware of
licr husband's condition this morning, but bore up
bravely, and hail not yet lost hoi* 1 . She shows but
little trace of the suffering she is undergoing. Tlie
president himself was also fully cognizant of Ills
condition.
Advices were received here this morning that Sec
retory Lincoln wus on liis way to the Branch mid
was expected to-morrow. Secretary Blaine had not
arrived up ton late hourlost night.
During the nflemoon the excitement continued,
but not to such n great extent, tlie noon bulletin
somewhat allaying the apprehension for the time
being. I)r Bliss after the evening dressing talked
quite confidently, saying the # president
had spent a somewhat better ??? day
fur tvs some of the symptoms were
concerned than for several day*. The cab
inet, however, at 10 o???clock had given up all hojH>
At 10:35 the noble sufferer breathed his lost, anil
immediately the guards were doubled and ingress
was refused to nil eaHeR.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEWS I VW
OPERA HOUSE.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Cincinnati, September 19.???To-night at half-past
ten o???clock, while the Grand opera house was filled
with ft lnrge and fashionable audience, gathered to
hear Maggie Mlteliell in Fanchon, the last act was
nearly finished, when tlie fire bell next door jicalcd
the first solemn notes that told of the death of the
president. At first, fora few strokes, no one knew
hy the bell sounded, but when half a doz-
peals went forth, a buzz of strange
anxiety went through Ibe house that
told the unhappy story. Maggie Mitchell
left the stage and pretty soon Mr Shevell. who acted
Father Earbennd, came forward and announced
thut the sad news of tlie death of the president had
just been received anil the performance would
???lose. Tlie curtain dropped at once on a deeply
saddened audience, and many a haudkereliief went
up to weeping eyes. The scene wus dramatic in the
extreme. As I nunc along the street immense
crowds were already fast gathering, and crape is
darkening the fronts of store after store???a sad em
blem of a nation???s desperate grief.
A DraoMtte Berne.
The New* la the Country. 1
New York, September l???J.???Tlie new* of the pres
ident's death, iiithough it was not unexi>eeted, had
depressing effect on the citizens who learned it
to-night. Crowds of people hail surround
ed the bulletin hoards at the different news
paper offices in the course of the evening
und waited patiently for any cheering news of the
president???* condition, but the posters Conveyed no
hoi*e, and when the bulletins were put up an
pouncing that the president was dead, genuine ex
pressions of regret and sorrow were heard on all
sides. The news spread with lightning-like rapidity
throughout the city and is the universal topie of
conversation. Thc^bclls of -the churches of Trinity
parish were tolled at short Intcrvuls for an hour in
memory of the departed president. One afternoon
pni-er issued an extra shortly niter the news was
received, copies of which were eagerly purchased at
at any price.
Washington, September 19.???There was more
excitement and greater solicitude in thccity to-day
regarding the president???s, condition than there
has been since he was removed to Elberon. Lit
tie or no hoj* existed in the pjiblie mind
for tlte recovery of the president. Even those who
hud hitherto maintained a blind faith in the happy
issue of the national sorrow, abandoned all hope.
There was u settled gloom over the whole
lty when the sad intelligence of Ills death
was received at 10:45 o???clock. It created little
surprise but every heart that hears of it to-night is
grieved anil the deep feeling of sadness is not con
fined to personal urjiolitical friends of the dead, but
is universal.
DEPAltTlTtE OF THE PRESIDENT.
4:20 p m???General Arthur left for New York on
special train n fewmimilbsngo. Tlieattendiiigsu.
geo ns who recently wrararetr from tlie case and Dr.
Limb, of Washington, have arrived, mid the autopsy
will soon lie made. The members of the cabinet
have just gone to their respective quartets. General
Grant necotnjiauicil President Arthur arm in arm to
the carriage which conveyed him to the Elberon de
pot, and ns the carriage returned empty it is pre
sumed that he went to New York with hint on tlie
spetial train.
*n >vf??,
lm-wi.
The Death scene-
Tilt: END OF THE GREAT STRl???ti'ii.E FOR LIFE.
Ei.ukuon, September 19, 11 p.tn.???The president
died at 10:35 p in. From what can be ascertained
liis death wus from sheer exhaustion. Warren
Young, assistant to Private Secretary Brown,
brought the news from the cottage at ten
minutes . before eleven o'clock. The first Indi
cation that anything serious had oc
curred was the nypeamneo of a messenger at
the Elbertou hotel, who obtained a carriage uud
drove rapidly off. It is supposed that he has gone
to summon the members of the cabinet, who left
here about half-past nine to-night. Attorney-Gen
eral MaeVeugh hus notified Vice-President Arthur
of the president's demise. Particulars will be ob
tained presently.
THE CABINET ON HAND.
11:15 p m???The cabinet has just arrived and gone in
abody to the Francklyn cottage. Allareherecxcept
Blaine anil Lincoln. Attorney-General XacVeagh
tuts telegraphed the latter two, who are now en
route to Long Branch, of the presido^g|is death.
Great excitement prevails and the particulars can
not be obtained.
The guard around the cottage has been doubled
anil no one is allowed to approach it. The govern
ment hus token possession of the only telegraph wire
which is connected with Elbcron. It will be almost
impossible to get further details to-night, as we are
shut off from all communication with the cottage
and its inmates.
STILL IN SINSION.
Tlie cabinet at tills hour fl a ini, is stiU in session
at Francklyn cottage.
THE LAST BULLETIN.
1:15 a m.???The following otiiciul bulletin has just
been issued:
Klhekon. September 19. 11:30 p ra???The president
died at 10:3) p in. After tlie bulletin was
issued at 5:90 this evening the president continued
iu much thesatne condition usduriiig the afternoon,
his pulse varying from 102 to 106, with rather an
iucrcuscd force and volume. After taking nourish
ment he fell into a quiet sleep ubout
thirty-five minutes before his death, and
while asleep his pulse rose to 120 and was
somewhat more feeble. At ten minutes pust ten
o'clock he awoke complaining of severe pain over
the region of the heart and almost immediately be
come unconscious and ceased to breathe at 10:35.
D W Bllss,
Frank It Hamilton,
D H Agnew.
To the (.'???mine Mam.
VICE-PRESIDENT ARTHUR ADVISED OF THE PRESIDENT'
m DEATH.
Long Branch, September 19, 12:25 a. m.???Attor-
I.ong Branch, September 20,1 a.m.???Previous
his death the only words spoken by the president
were that he had it severe pain in his heart. It is
supposed by the surgeon* that death was occasioned
by n clot of blood forming in the heart. Dr Bliss
was the first one notified of the president???s expres
sion of ]Niiu and upon entering the room he at once
saw that the end was near. The mem
hers of the family were immediately sum
moticd to the bedside. All arrived and perfect quiet
prevailed, and Mrs Garfield bore the trying ordeal
with great fortitude, and exhibited unprecedented
courage. She gave way to no paroxysms of grief,
and after death became evident she quietly with
rew to her owa room. There she sat, a hearvbro
ken widow, full of grief, but with too much Chris
tian courage to exhibit it to those around her.
Miss Mollie was naturally greatly affected,
and bursts of tears flowed from the
child's eyes, notwithstanding a noble effort to follow
tlie example of her mother. The death scene wus
one never to be forgotten. Perfect quiet prevailed,
and there was not a murmur heard while tlie presi
dent . was sinking. After death had been pro
nounced, tlie body was properly arranged by Dr S A
Boynton.
DR BUSS'S DESCRIPTION.
45 a m???Dr Bliss says the moment ho entered
the sick room he saw that the president was dying,
and immediately went for Dts Agnew- and Hamil
ton. The former arrived, but the latter could not
be found, and was not present when the president
passed away. The doctor attributes the death to
neuralgia of the heart, which caused the formation
of a blood clot there by preventing the proper
circulation of the blood. The president's remarks
to Colonel Swaim, who was with him when he
awakened from his sleep, were: ???Oh, Swaim, what a
jKiin!" (placing his hand on his heart), ???can???t you do
something for me, oh, Swaim???? At tills time Mrs
Gartield had been out of the room for about 15 min
utes, and had retired for the night, and
previous to going to his own room, Dr.
Bliss says he conferred with Mrs Garfield
the general condition of the president,
and that she expressed the opinion that her liui
band was not weary, and that he had awakened
feeling comfortable and experiencing little or no
pain,
It was about ten minutes post 10 o'clock, said Dr.
B.'ss, when the president awakened and complain
ed o the severe pain in the heart. The doctor re
ferred to the fact that the former attending sur
geons on the case had been called here to attend the
autopsy, and that Dr. Curtis, of Washington, had
been selected to do the cutting.
THE WORK OF EMBALMING.
On the early train this morning, there came from
New York a person into whose hands have been
placed the duty of embalming the dead president.
The undertaker, Mr Morris, of Long Branch, had
been notified by wire of the time when the cm
Kilmer would arrive, and his wagon was in waiting
at Elberon station to receive the appurtenances ne
eessary to the operation which shall preserve,
the dead. On his arrival, the wagon was
immediately driven to Francklyn cot
tage, where the embalmer entered and
was soon shown to the room where lies tlie deceas
ed. The operation of embalming will be begun
after the autopsy has been completed this after
noon. The remains will then be so preserved as to
render it possible for the body to be in state until
tlie intcmieut, which is expected to take place
early next week ,
The extreme emaciation of the president was
surprise to the undertaker anil embalmer. It is
possible to clasp the leg above thfc knee with- one
BruBaHiMMMBaaBBHDa
dent lies in state at Washington, it will be dcoined
wise to show the remains.
THE AUTOrST.
Dr. Curtis, a prominent surgeon of Washington,
is been summoned to attend the autopsy and is
now here. He was notified by wire last
:ht, immediately after the president???s death, and
he arrived here shortly before 11. The three physi
cians who left the ease nfter the late president???s re
moval from Washington are also here, having ar
rived on the same train with Dr. Curtis. Thus
there will be present at the post-mortem exumina-.
tion the following: Drs Bliss, Hamilton, Agnew,
Waodward, Reybum, Surgeon-General Barnes uud
Dr. Curtis. The duties of autopsy will be performed
by Dr Agnew, who has held the knife in all tlie
operations In the course of the president???s sickness.
The ball will be found and the condition of tlie
lungsund wound will at last be definitely known.
BREAKING THE NEWS TO ???MOTHER.???
A Special from .Solon says the news was broken
toGraildtna Garfield about nine o'clock this morn
ing. At first she \Wis very much shocked, but soon
came to, and talked calmly anil said: ???It was prob
ably all for the best. If the people were ready to re
ceive it.??? She then said: ???It isuot possible that my
son James is dead. I don't wish to live any longer,
will soon be with hittf.???
THE CABINET IN SESSION.
The members of the cabinet, with the exception
of Secretaries Blaine and Lincoln, arrived at El
bcron at 10:45 a m and went immediately to Attor
ney-General MacYeagh???a cottage.
No reply has yet been received by the cabinet
from Vice-President Arthur as to whether or not lie
will accept the invitation to come to Long Branch.
Secretaries Lincoln and lilainc (the latter was de
layed at Stamford several hours by railrotyl), have
arrived, and General Grant arrived at Elberon at 11
''clock.
BLISS nop INTO DETAIL.
Dr Bliss, iu sjieaking of the president???s last mo
ments, said; ???He was not conscious after I arrived.
He did nut fully realize his condition. He iiad
spoken to General Swaim only a'moment before,
and later could not believe the end was
coming. As soon ns 1 entered the room I saw
that it would soon be over and I exclaimed, ???My
God, Swaim, he is dying! Send for Mrs. Garfield.
He was never conscious after that and did not speak.
When I got to the sick room I found the president
pulseless. His heart was slightly fluttering. The
tipjmrcnt cause of his death was neuralgia of
the heart, of which lie had hud symptoms
before in the history of the case. It was not proba
bly embolism. He suffered acute pain for a mo
ment; after that his death was painless. He was
awakened by the attack. Tlie autopsy will proba
bly begin about four o???clock this afternoon, und
occupy from an hour and a half to two
hours. Fending that, we cannot, of course
say with certainty what was the immediate cause of
his death.???
ABOUND FRANCKLYN COTTAGE.
Four soldiers are performing picket duty about
the cottage. With the exception of two or three ex
cited men who threw up their hau* as President Ar
thur passed up the lime to the cottage, there were
no vulgar manifestations. The crowd, while ex
cited, were decidedly quiet, and appeared to prop
erly realize the situation. At this Ttpur, 3pm
quiet prevails. AH the members of the'cabinet are
assembled in Attorney-General MueVeagh???s cot
tage.
mr. Garfield's affairs.
The agent of the Equitable life insurance cow
panv, of New York, says that PrcsidenfiGarfield was
insured for .twenty-five thousand dollars
Coin pa.,y. He wsiwatso-litso'rts, iflttift.? to),
but to what amount is not knowti. It is stated that
the president left no will, mid that during his ill
ness he declined to make one, saying he was willing
to trust to the courts for an equitable division of
his property among his heirs. The value of liis
property, including his house iu tlie city, which is
mortgaged, is estimated at twenty-five thousand
dollars.
GENERAL SWAIM???S ACCOUNT.
4 p m.???Judge Advocate-General Swaim, who has
been with President Garfield continuously since he
was shot, and who was the only one with the presi
dent when he commenced sinking last night, made
tlie following statement to a reporter of tlie asso
ciated press to-day: ???It was my night to watch with
the president. I had been with him a good deal of
the time from 3 o'clock in the evening. A
few minutes before 10 o'clock I left Colonel
Rockwell, with whom I had been talking for some
minutes, in the large hall and proceeded up stairs
to the president's room. On entering I found Mrs.
Garfield sitting by his bedside. There was no
other iiersons in the room. I said to her, 'How is
everything going???? She replied, ???He is sleeping
nicely.??? I then said: ???I think you hail better go
to lied anil rest.??? I asked her what had been pre
scribed for him to take during the night She re
plied she did not know; that she liad given him
milk punch at So???clock. I then said: ???If you will
wait a moment I will go into tlie doctors??? room anil
see what is to be givcu during the night.???
She then said; ???There is beef tea
down stairs; Daniel knows where to get it.???
then went into the doctors??? room. I found Dr Bliss
there and asked him what was to be given during
the night lie answered: ???I think I had better fix
up a list and will bring it in to you pretty soon.??? I
then went hock into the surgeons??? room and had
some little conversation with Mrs Garfield. She felt
of the president???s hand and laid her hand on liis
forehead nnd said, ???He seems to be in a good condi
tion,??? and passed out of the room. I imme
diately felt his hands, feet and
knees, I thought that his knees seemed
a little cool and got a flannel cloth, heated it at the
fire and laid it over his limbs. I also heated an
other cloth and laid it over his right hand and then
sat down in a chair beside Ills bed. I was h-irdly
seatod when Dr. Boynton came in and felt the pres
ident???s pulse. I asked him how it
seemed to him. He replied; ???It is
not as strong as it was this altemoon, bnt
very good,??? I said. ???He seems to be doing well.???
Yes,??? he answered, anil passed out. He was not
in the room more than two minutes. Shortly after
this the president awoke. As he turned his head on
awakening, I arose and took hold of his hand. I was
on the left hand side of the bed as he lay.
I remarked,: ???You have had a nice com
fortable sleep.??? He then said: ???Oh, Swaim,
this terrible pain,??? placing lib right hand on his
breast about over the region of his heart. I asked
him if I could do anything for him. He said
Some water.??? I went to the other side of the
room and poured about an ounce and a half of
Poland water into a glass and guve it to him to
drink. He took the glass in his band, I raising his
head as usual, awl drank the water very naturally.
1 then handed the glass to the colored man, Daniel,
who came in during the time I was gosling the
water. Afterwards I took the napkin and wiped
his iorebead, as he usually perspired on waking. He
then said: ???Oh, Swaim, this terrible pain! press your
hand on it.??? I laid my hand on hbchest. He then
threw both hands up to the side and about on
line with his head, and exclaimed: ???Oh! Swaim
can???tyonstop this?" and again: ???Oh! Swaim!???
then saw him looking at me with a storing expres
sion. I asked him if he was suffering much pain.
Receiving no answer, 1 repented the question with
a like result. 1 then concluded that he was
either dying or was having a severe spasm,
and called to Daniel, who was at the door, to tell Dr
Bliss and Mrs Garfield to come in immediately and
glanced at the small clock hanging on the chande
lier nearly over the foot of hb bed and saw that it
was ten minutes past ten o???clock. Dr
catMllsM.liii'U habitually sat behind the scene near
door. When the light shone full on hb face I
saw .that he .was dying. When Dr Bliss came in a
moment after I said: ???Doctor have you any stim
ulants. he seems to be dying.??? He took hold of
liL< wrist, at if feeling for hb pulse and said: ???Yes,
lie???is- dying.??? I then said to Daniel, ???Run and
anm*c the house.??? At that moment Colonel Rock
well curie In, when Dr Bliss said: ???Let us rub his
limbs." which we did. In a very few
nnunen v- Jin*. Garfield came In and said:
What does this mean???? and a moment
after exclaimed, ???Oh, why am I made to suffer this
cruel i.-ong.??? At 10:35 p m the sacrifice was com
pleted. He breathed his last calmly and peacefully.
At the iinnl moment the following persons were
pit ???-id: Mrs Garfield and Mollie, Drs Bliss, Agnew
and Reyn ton, General Swaim, Colonel and Mrs
Rockwell, J Stanley Brown, C O Rockwell and Dan
iel sprigg.
THE RESULT OF THE AUTOPSY.
: J0 p m.???The autopsy is nearly completed. It b
said that the bullet was found immediately back of
the hea 11.
The statement that the ball was found in tlie
region 4>l the heart has been verified, and it Is stated
on ah I'jfaHty that the developments of the autopsy
at death was inevitable, and the president???s
only sustained by liis most excellent nour
ishing -.nd constant care. Tlie details of the autopsy
are la ?????? igcompiled, and will soon be made public
THE CAUSE OF Ills DEATH.
. Special dispatch to The Constitution.
The following official bulletin wus prcjiareil at 11
o???eltx l to-night by the surgeons who have been in
attendance on the late president:
_ By 1 revious arrangement a post mortem examine
tion n the body of President Gartield was made this
even! gin the presence and with the assistance of
Drs J itmiltou, Agnew, Bliss, ltnrnes, Woodward,
Revb rn, Andrew Smith, of Elberon, mill Adjutant-
Assist uit Surgeon D S Lamb, of tlie Army mcdicul
museum of Washington. Tlie operation was per
form! .1 by D S Limb. It was found that the ball,
after factoring the right eleventh rib, had passed
throi ;h the spinal column in front of tlie spinal
ciivul; fracturing tlie body of the first lum
bar vertebrae, driving a number of small frag
ment- of bone into the adjacent soft
part', anil lodging below tlie pancreas, about two
und a liulf inches to the left of the spine, bchiud
the peritoneum, where it had become completely
encysted. Tlie immediate cause of death was
secondary Hemorrhage from one of the me
senteric arteries adjoining the track of the ball,
the b???ood rupturing tlie i>eritoiieum and nearly a
pint escaping into the abdominal cavity. This
heiui rrhuge is believed to have been the cause of
the severe pain in the lower portion of the chest
complained of just before death. An ab
scess cavity, six inches by four in dimensions
was found in the vicinity of the gall-blad
der, - between the liver and the transverse
Colon, which was strongly mlherent. It did not
involve the substance of the liver.and liocommuiii
cation was formed between it and the wound. A
long suppurating channel extended from tlie ex
ternal wouud between tlie lpiu muscles and tlie right
kidney almost to the right i;f the groin. This channel
- be due to the burrowing
predated when it is remembered that Wednesday of horses or hungry-looking mules parked alongside
this week Is her 80th birthday. For about a month, I the gaily-trapped carriages and fell in at
she was visiting Mrs Phicbe Clapp and Mrs Alpha tlie end of the line, and waited hours
Boynton, in Hiram. About a week ago she returned to accomplish tlie pilgrimage in which they had
to Salem, where she expects to remain with Mr I set out. Old country darkies, fresh from
and Mrs Larabee, until she is notified to I the fields of the farm; young of the
make some change. It will be remembered thnt I same mce, decked out with red ribbon
the only brother of the president is living near in his hat or displayed somewhere on liis person,
Grand Rapids, Mich. Since the 14th of November and the middle-aged colored citizen, fell is with
last, there have occurred five deaths in the family, I the caurassian nnd took his turn. One of the most
os follows: Mrs. Hattie L Palmer, 14tli of Novem-1 interesting couples of the whole moving throng was
ber; herson Rudolph, 10th of February; Thomas I an old colored man who tottered along with his stick,
Garfield, on the 18th of June; MissCordella Arnold, I and his wife. The latter were evidently as old as he
on the 24th of June. I they could not stand without trembling, indicating
Just ten months ago Monday, Thomas Garfield j extreme old age. Bnt they had joined in linciuid
nnd tlie late president celebrated their birthdays at 1 Bad waited 2 hours before they finally saw the face
a joint festivity in Randall. Their birthdays came I Hint they were anxious to sec tmd they
on thesatne day, the general being 49 years old and I stopped longer over the glass than was
now known ta
of jms from the wound, was supposed, duringlifc, to
have been the track of tlie ball. On ail examina
tion of the organs of the chest, evidences of severe
bronchitis were found on both sides of tlie broucho
pneumonia of the lower portions of tlie right lung,
amt, though to a much less extent, of the
left Tlie lungs contained no abscesses,
ami tlie heart no clots. The liver was
enla rged and fatty, but free from abscesses, nor
were any found in any other organ except the left
kWtiey which contained near its surface a small ub-
sec.-i- about of mi Inch in diameter.
I -i reviewing the history of tlie ease in connection
witii the autopsy it is quite evident that
tlie < Afferent suppurating surfaces anil especially the
fractured spongy tissue of the vertebra* furnish suffi-
cieiit.exjilanatiou of the septic condition which ex
ist'"???.
The S*re??t Trial
t THAT EVER PIERCED A MOTHER???S HEART.
Ill that -September 21.--Mother Garfield 'is
W'o' 1 Bow atfSblon will! lief daughter, Mrs Limbec. Un-
PRICE
Thomas Garfield T9.
Frepai e ??? for the r n.
THE APPEARANCE OF THE CORPSE.
Tlie president is laid out in the suit of clothes
which he wore on Inauguration day. His left hand
is laid across his breast after the manner he liad in
ife. The body Is so greatly shrunken that artificial
means had to be resorted to to give the clothes the
appearance of fitting. In addition to
the natural shrinking from his illness
the operation connected with tlie autopsy has left
the iKidy in an even more emaciated state. A plas
ter cast was token of his face yesterday as well as of
his right hand. The effect of the oil used upon the
face prior to taking the cast disfigured the features
somewhat and slightly altered the color of the face,
so that the appearance is very much less natural,
even than it was just after death. Tlie president
had a massive head and the large hones show very
prominently. His cheeks are fallen in; the beard
lias been so nrmnged over the parotid gland us to
conceal that terrible scar, and such arrangements
have been made about the pillow as to still further
conceal the swelling, which lieljK-d to sap away his
life. The undertaker says that in liis opinion it will
not be safe to expose the body after it leaves
here. The effects of the fluid used in embalming nre
such as to have already hardened the features.
The coffin was black, with silver handles; black
rods ran alongside, and upon the top was a silver
plate, with the inscription:
I JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD, j
| BORN NOVEMBER 19TII, 1831, DIED j
j PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES j
SEPTEMBER 19TII, 1881.
The coffin was lined with white satin. Across the
tup und crossing each other were two long leaves of
jialm. Only the face nnd shoulders were visible, and
one needed to know that all that remained of James
A Gartield lay there to recall features so familiar
during life. The face to those who knew General I
Garfield only from his portraits, eeuitl [
not have been recognized???the cheeks were gone,
the brow had lost its massive apjienrauce which hail j
allowed to any one else. After gazing
with thin weak old eyes for fully two minutes they
passed on. The police were on hand iu force to pre
serve order, but there was no need of them. All
they had to do was to tell the multitude ns they
joined the end of tlie line that only two abreast
could go in, and there was no further trouble.
Flowers were strewn around the projecting ledge
of tlie lilatfonn, anil beyond the bier to the west
door there were beautiful flowers. There was,
first, a wreath of natural ivy lying fiat upon the
stone floor: beyond this was a broken column
about three feet high, surmounted by a milk-white
dove, whose head was bent toward the bier;
next to thnt, standing in flowers, was
an ellegoriiail picture of ???The Gates
Ajar.??? The jiosts of tlie gate were of white roses
and buds surmounted by immortelles. The posts
were in a lied of yellow und white flowers and tlie
gate was a double one. The wings of it were of
ferns upon which were white flowers here nnd
there. Tlie Kirs were of fern. One of the gates was
slightly pulled oj*en towards the line of people
whieh passed by and admired them. Next to it
was a beautiful crown made of white flowers,
princijNilly of buds of roses, mid hav
ing around its crests tlie same delicate fern
of all the other floral offerings. Beyond it was a
pillow of flowers, from which sprung a column with
a dove alight on its top, with head looking up and
ready for flight, and a bed of while flowers, which
formed a pillow below, had worked ujion it in im
mortelles, the words, ???Our Martyr President.'
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
At half past six this evening Secretary Blaine sent
an order to those in charge at the cajiltol to close the
casket and not permit any further view of the re
mains This was deemed advisable because of the
painful change which had taken place
during the day. It was found necessary in tlie
morning to jxiwder the face in order to conceal the
marked discoloration, but even this failed to arrest
the startling evidence of approaching putrefaction.
When the coffin lid was closed, the beautiful floral
offering of Queen Victoria was placed above it.
ItcturnInB Home.
HE CAME FLUSHED ' WITH VICTORY; HF. RETURNS
CHILLED IN DEATH.
Washington, September 23.???When the proccs-
charaeterized it in Mfe. The involuntary whispered I sion reached the Baltimore and Potomac dcjiot the
remark of all as they gazed upon the loved form coffin was carried from the hearse to the train by
Bliss came in within two or three minutes.
hand. There are some doubts whether, if the presi- * I told Daniel to bring the ight???a little
til three days ago, the full particulars of the situa
tion were telegraphed with the greatest regularity
to friends at Solon. Since that date only meagre
disjiatehes were sent, and the suspense of the house
hold can only be imagined. Saturday night and
Sunday, Mrs Larabee und the president???s mother
slept together, and the former affirms that Mrs Gar
field did not sleep at all. Her anxiety rendered
sleep ontof the question. During the last week or
two, her general health has been remarkably good.
During all these days of susjiensc, since July 2,
the mother of the president liad remained hopeful.
She had faith that her noble son would be sjiared to
serve Ills country aud comfort her declining years.
Mrs Larabee, his sister, on the contrary, has had u
feeling of discouragement and fear from tlie first
Even on the day when he left Mentor, she says that
her mind was tilled with vague forebodings she
could not drive away. As Garfield went about his
farm giving tilings a farewell look, she felt a pre
sentiment tliat it was a long good-bye. During tlie
day she had been constantly busying herself ubout
the house. Mrs Larabee besought her not to do any
work. ???Mother,??? she said, ???you will only worry
yourself.???
???Oh no,??? replied the gl>] ludy, ???if I am active I
shall ho able to sleep better." Her exhaustion, oc
casioned by lack of rest the two nights previous, in
duced sleep which the members of the family say
exceeded in length any previous sleep of the old
lady. At 5 o???clock Tuesday morning, the village
hell tolled. At 0 o???clock came the private telegram:
Elberon, N J, September 19???To Mrs Eliza Gar
field: James died this evening at 10:35. He calmly
breathed liis life away. D G Swaim.
Mrs Larabee???s first thought was to her mother.
Tlie latter was sleeping calmly aud they did not
awake her. Not until 8 o???clock did tlie old lady
awake, having slept constantly since 11 p.tn. At
tha t hour Mrs Larabee passed her door with a heavy
heart and found her up, dressed and engaged in her
custom of reading the Bible. It was thought best
not to break the news until Mrs Garfield bad eaten
breakfast. Oddly enough the old laily did not in
sist upon hearing tlie news until she finished the
meal. Then taking up the fatal telegram from the
shelf she was about to read it, but Miss Ellen took it
from her trembling hands.
???Grandma,??? she said, ???would you be surprised to
get bad news this morning????
???Why, I don't know,??? said the old lady.
???Well, I shouldn???t,??? said Mrs Larabee; ???I have
been fearing and expecting it all the morning.???
???Grandma,??? said Miss Ellen, ???there is bad news.???
???Ishe dead???? asked the old lady, tremulously.
???He is.???
The quick tears started in the sensitive eyes.
There was no violent jairopxsm of grief. No exj.res-
sjon of frenzy told of the anguish within.
???Is it true???? she asked, with quivering lips.
???Then the laird help me, for if he is dead, what
shall I do?
She was rendered weak and a little nervous by
the announcement, and was obliged, once or twice,
to repair to her room, where in solitude she might
begin to comprehend the awful truth, but she was
not contented to remain there, und soon returned
to the sitting room. About half-past 9o???clock, Mrs.
Garfield was found sitting in a rocking chair, wait
ing for the news. The morning jmper she read with
eagerness.
???It cannot be that James is dead,??? she mur
mured. ???I cannot understand it. I have no fur
ther wish to live, and I cannot live if it is so.???
Although her general health Is good at present,
many fear her words are jirophetie. Mrs Larabee
does not hope otherwise, but feeling keenly as she
does her great affliction, never once has hinted at a
lack of faith iu the Supreme Oue that all is not in
tended for the best. ???It is providential,??? she said;
??????I can firmly believe that God knows the best, aud
I must not murmur.???
Mrs Meliit&ble Towbridgc, the remaining sister
of President Gartield, was also notified of his death.
Having been sick for several weeks, it was feared
that this blow might jirostrate her, but she bears up
better than might be expected. Both of the sisters
appeared more unnerved than did tlie mother her
self. Fhe fortitude of the latter can be better aj>-
witha shudder, was: ???I never should have recog
nized him. How he must have suffered.??? His
shrunken earthly form told how much. It was most
marvelous to us he lived so long.
THE ARRIVAL OF TJIE TRAIN.
The special train bearing tlie remains of President
Garfield, which left Elberon at 10 a m to-ilay,
reached Washington at 4:35 p m. The passage from
Elberon to Washington was one continued manifes
tation of symjmtiiy. and sorrow. In the
populous ??? cities, in tlie suu.???Kt villages,
and even in the country through wltith
the mournful train passed, demonstrations
of sympathy and sorrow were ever present. In the
larger cities, multitudes of people assembled and
stood absolutely silent with heads uncovered ns the
train passed by, while tlie tolling of bells,
llugs flying at half mast, nnd the
funeral drapery which covered many
buildings, all added to the solemnity of tlie scene.
At numerous places ulong the route beautiful floral
offerings were observed, and, at several places the
track was literally covered for the distance of more
than one hundred yards with ferns nnd flowers.
Even iu the country along tlie route there
was no lack of evidence of affection, regard, sym
pathy and sorrow. Men, women and children col
lected on the porticoes of residences near the
track, at the crossings anil on embankments com
manding a nearer view of the passing train and
with bowed and uncovered heads, for the
fleeting instant as the train rushed past,
gave evidence of their sorrow; the laborer tin the
fields watched the coming of the train bearing the
dead president, and with bare arms and uncovered
heads stood mute and sorrowful while the
funeral train passed. No incident worthy of
???note occurred on board during the passage and
at 4:35 p.m. the train slowly entered the depot,
when the casket was at once removed to the liearsc
in waiting. The funeral party took seats in the
carriages and under military escort the procession
at once proceeded to the capitol.
A vast throng had assembled about the depot,
every avenue and approach being densely packed
six men of the; Second artillery and placed on
board aud the train started at 5:16.
It was followed by a second section with the sen
ators and representatives on board. At 5:24, before
the train was four minutes on its way tlie coup
ling pin between, the engine and tlie
first car broke, causing a delay of
ten minutes. Both sides of tlie track were lined
with jieople along tlie road as far as the arsenal, g
little over a half tulle from tlie city. The crowd
must have been much greater when the funeral
train passed, as many people could be seen disap
pearing in the distance. There was a slight shower
after the funeral train started, which proba
bly hastened their departure. Tlie first
car of tlie train is a dining-room car, and tlie re
mainder are occupied by senators and representa
tives as follows: In the first car after the dining car,
are Senators Bayard, Delaware; Anthony, Rhode
L'land; Cdlhdcn, West Virginia; Sherman, Ohio;
Ingalls, Kansas: Pugh, Alabama; Morgan, Ala-
Kilim; Blair, New Hampshire; Miller, New
York; Sergeant-at-arms Bright; Executive
Clerk Peyton,Stenographer Murphey.and Mr. Chris
ty, Deputy Sergcant-aV-amis. The next ear contain
ed Messrs Jonas, Louisiana; McMillan, Minnesota;
Jones Nevada; Garland, Arkansas; Beck,Kentucky;
Jones,Florida; Edmunds, Vermont;Kellogg, Louis
iana; Grootnc, Indiana, Then came the rail
road officials??? car followed by two
coaches occupied by representatives, in tlie
first of which were Messrs Jacobs, o?? New York:
Harris, New Jersey; Brewer, Errctt, Pennsylvania;
Wilson, West Virginia; Candler, Massachusetts;
Belmont, New York; Chauneey, tlie messenger;
Smith, the librarian and Jordan, the janitor. In
tlie next car were Messrs Iloge, of West Virginia;
Townsend, Ohio; Hill, New Jersey; llardenburgh,
New Jersey; J It Thomas, Illinois; Clark, Missouri;
Dezenilorf, of Virginia; Nathan O Schultz, of Ohio;
Camp, of New York; Hiscock, of New 5'ork: Bayne,
of Pennsylvania; John II Statin, General Banks,
and Dr Loring; Evans, South Carolina: Robinson,
of Ohio; McCook, of New York; McKinly, of Ohio;
Briggs, of New Hampshire; Dowd, of North Caro-
with quiet, orderly citizens. Tlie casket containing Untt; Henderson, of Illinois; Watson of I???ennsyl-
the remains of the president was borne on the I Vania; McClure, of Ohio; Maury,of Ohio; Dawes, of
shoulders of eight soldiers and placed in the hearse???
whieh was draiied in black of rich aiid heavy mate
rial. The hearse was drawn by six iron-gray horses,
whose * trappings were also drajied in
sombre black. As the casket was borne
to the hearse the Marine baud played ???Nearer, My
God, to Thee,??? while every llead was bowed and
many eyes were dimmed with tears. As soon as the
???residential party had entered their carriages,
tlie military escort formed in a line and
mournfully proceeded on their way to the cajiitol.
A dense mass of jieople lined the sidewalks all the
way from the depot to the capitol. As the proces
sion moved up the avenue scarcely a sound was
heard save from tlie feet of the moving men and
horses, und heads were bowed as by a common im
pulse of deep and unfeigned grief.
THE SCENES IS THE ROTUNDA.
There has never before lieen such u scene as the
capitol witnessed to-ilay. The stream of jieople wus
endless. They stopjied jmssing by the body of the
lute jiresident about 2 o'clock this morning. There
Massachusetts; Brumm.of Pennsylvania; Taylor,of
Ohio; Ritchie,of Ohio; Bujk,of Connecticut; Kasson,
Iowa; Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania; Muklilcr, of
Pennsylvania; Turner, of Muryland; Wesley Rai
ney, deputy sergeant-at-arms; Field, doorkeeper;
Randall. Pennsylvania; Ermeutraul and Tucker,
of Virginia. There are only two representatives of
the press on this train???oue from the New 5???ork as
sociated press, and one from the Nulionul associated
press???and there are none on tlie funeral train.
It being Mrs Garfield???s wish that such should be,
many of the correspondents left this morning for
Cleveland and others this evening. For over three-
quarters of a mile on the outskirts of Baltimore
both sides of the track were crowded with men, wo
men und children. It was quite dark when the
train reached tlie city ami notwithstanding the fact
thnt the funeral train had passed some 20 minutes
previous, the crowd was enormous.
Special disjmtch to The Constitution.
Harrisburg, Pa, September 23???The funeral train
bearing the remains of the late President Garfield
arrived at Marysville to-night ten minutes late.
was a respite then until 7 o???clock this morning I After a stop of ten minutes the journey westward
when they commenced to come again; they have I was continued. There was a large gathering of pco-
kept it up all day long. It would lie simply pleat the depot at Marysville. The town was draped
impossible to estimate the number of people, I in mourning, nnd a meeting was held an hour prior
of all ages, who passed by the clay of President Gar- I to the arrivul of the train. At almost every station
field to-day. It was a bewildering, constantly mov- along the line there was an outpouring of people
ing stream. Outside of the capitol; from the east | to catch a glimpse of the train as it jiassed. At 5???ork
portico there was a scene of moving life. As far as
the eye could take in a stream of people were
formed into line. There was no pushing anywhere
along the line. There was no excitement and the |
the crowd was very large, and as the train sped iiast
nn appropriate dirge was played by the Kind iu at
tendance. Tlie stations were all draiied. Opposite
this city there was an immense gathering. When
jieople waited for hours, content to stand in the I the train was within several miles of this city a na-
sun and advance towards the bier inch by inch, tional salute was commenced, and continued until
Some jieople had stood in line three hours before I it had gone some distance west. The military or-
they jiassed the coffin nnd in one brief glance paid I ganizations and the Grand Army of the Republic
theirtribute.Thejicople who did not get in line stood j jiosts of the city were ranged on either
by in crowds and watched the faces of those march- side of the track. No stop was made. At several
ing on to the entrance as they slowly filed two by jioints Colonel Rockwell and Dr Boynton visited the
two. Carriages were packed nil around the plateau car in which were Mrs Garfield, Mollie and Harry,
east of the capitol. Their oecujiants did not get out, I Tlie former manifested no disposition to recognize
but seeing the rush contented themselves with her surroundings at the different stations. Once she
watching the pilgrimage of the thousands who 1 was noticed to give way to her feelings in tears. At
slowly, but surely, got nearer the jxiint for which I other times she maintained her usual cool and
they had started. Many colored people from calm demeanor that has characterized
V irginia and Maryland had come afoot and in the her throughout the president???s illness,
oddest kind of vehicles to take a look at the late I Mollie and Harry evinced no outward
chief of the nation. They were but jioorly clad, I symptoms of grief. Postmaster-General James also
aud they showed In their faces and general appear- I spent a few moments with Mrs Garfield In quiet
ance that they had traveled far by the high roads, j conversation.
Those in conveyances which were drawn by lean ' [See ???By the Lake??????Fifth Pag?.]
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