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THh' WEEKLY CONSTITDTIO VOLmiE XIV. - 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?.] indistinct print