The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-04-14

Secretary OF war.
j.. ]. CRITTENDEN,
Attorney General.
FRANCIS GRANGER,
Postmaster General
REPORT OF THE PHYSICIANS.
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1871.
DEAR SIR: In compliance with the re-
Quest made to US by yourself and the
other gentlemen Of the Cabinet, the atten
ding and consulting physicians have drawn
up the ahslrac, Of report on the fre'
siden,'s case, which herewith transmit
to you.
Very respectfully, your ob't. serVt'
THOS. MILLER.
Attending Physician.
To the Hon. D. WEBSTER.
Secretary Of State.
On Saturday, March 81, lSll, Presl'
den, HARa1soN, after several days pre-
vious indisposilion, was seized win
CHILL. and other symptoms of fever. The
mex, jav pneumonia, with congestion o!
the liver, and arrangement of the sto,
mach aad bowels, was ascertaIned to ex'
is,. The age aud debility of the patient
with the Immediate pros.ration, forbade
resort to general hIoud-letting. Topical
depletion, bistering, and appropriate in
tcrnal remedies, subducd, in great mea'
sure, the disease Of the lungs and liver;
but the stomach and intestines did not re-
gain healthy condition. Finally, on the
81 Of April, at 3 o'clock, p. m. prot"se
diarrhea came ON, under winch ne sanK
at thirty minutes to | O'Clock, on the
morning Of the fourth.
The last words uttered by the President
as heard by Dr.. Worthington, were these;
"Sir | wish you to understand the true
nrinciples of The Government. l wish
them cacried out. ask nothing more. "
THO. MILLER, NJ. D.
Attending Physician.
FRED. MAY, NJ. D.
N. w. WORTHINGTON, M. d.
j. G. HALL, Nj. D.
ASHTON ALEXANDER, M. D.
Consulting Physicians.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FUNE
RAJ.
WAsuINGToN, April i, 1911.
The circumstances in which we are
placed by the death of the President ren
der it indispensable for us, in the recess o
Congress and in the absence of the Vice
President, to make arrangements for th'
Funeral Solemni,ies. Having consulted
with the family and personal friends of th'
deceased, we have concluded that the fu
neral be soemnizcd on Wednesday, tn,
7lh instant, atl2 o'clock. The religion
services to be performed according to tn
Usage Of the Episcopal! Church, in which
church tho deceased most usually worship
ned. The body to be taken from the Pre-
sidents House to the Congress Buryin
Ground, accompanied by Military an
Civic Procession, and deposited in tn
Receiving Tomb.
The military arrangement is to be unde
the direction of Major General Macomt
the General Commanding in Chief In
Army of the United States, and MaJo
General Walter Jones, of the Militia
the District Of Columbia.
Commodore Morris, the senior CaPtal
in the Navy now in tho city, to have In
direction Of the nava! arrangements.
The Marshal Of the District 10 have III
direction Of the civic procession, asslste
by the Mayors Of Washington, Georg'
town, and Alexandria, the Clerk Of I'll
Supreme Cour, of the United States, an
such other citizens as they may see fit
call to their aid.
John Quincy Adams, ex.President
the United States, Members of Congre
now in the city or its neighborhood,
the members of the Diplomatic body res
dent in Washington, all officers Of 6
vcrnmenI, and citizens generally, are
vited to attend.
And it is respectfully recommended
The officers of Government that they we
he usual badge of mourning.
DANIEL WEBSTER,
Secretary of State
THOMAS EWING,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
JOHN BELL,
Secretary Of War.
JOHN ]. CRITTENDEN,
Attorney General.
FRANCIS GRANGER,
Postmaster General