Daily Republican., 1881-09-20
SECOND EDITION,
PASSED AWAY.

~A EEooAV0nS 0ofUAt0--80W
eH the News Was Ressiv ved In fhss
: City-The ToilinE or the City HAIL
e& He'll PrOciafms the Soc Event
n Intense Excisemeat.
About 10 last night, many of our
Ecitizcns were aroused from their slum-
5bers by the loud tolling of the City
EHdll bel, and almost simultaneously the
kbells fthe different tirs engine houses
Rchimed in the sad solemn music, No
carrier could have carried the news
Gqulcker, and as the deep tones of the
Ebell contilned to sound upon the mid
8nlght air, the news spread from house
Eto house, and from lip TO lip, Garfield
Ris Dead
Men who were seeking needed st
Eafter their hard days labor sprang
IRON their beds, and many rushed
&breathiess, and half dressed into tte
&streets scarcely believing, yet being
ssalmost positive, that the dreaded crisis
Ehad at last arrived and the nation S long
Nsutierlng patient had passed to rest.
4 In few minutes after the bells com
|m-nced TO tol! the streets were filed
Mwltll people, many of whom were gath
Hered INTO groups on street corners, and
EotAcr places eagerly discussing the
Slnonrniul event, and many felt as
Mthough instead of the angel of death
Sbrlng ti.r away that the insatiate arch
&er had entered their home and snatcbed
prom their embrace one OF the loved ones.
9o;rong men Wept, aud the gentle heart
kof women went ont in burst of love
{and sympathy to the crushed and bleed
|ih& heart OF that brave little woman
(Who Aa assisted and cheered the loved
husband SO long i'll his battle with death
but row alas the destroyer has gained
the victory and she hearT broken weeps
AT The midnight hour over the remains
OF her loved one
This morning the flags on the public
:uldings and else where were at half
mast ana many draped with mourning.
Shortly after midnight the members of
smyth post No. !, q. A. H., procured
large cannon and continued to dis
charge 1t AT short intervals for several
hours. The young Mems Republican
club rooms Oh Market street above Fifth
are handsomely and eabOrately draned
IN mourning fro1. the second story 10
The root In front Of the building at
the second floor is "A life size picture of
President GARFIELD, ieStOoned with crane
while Immediately over it hangs a
arge flag craped in a similar manner
The following places of business and
iwel!ing houses also wear the sombre
ones OF mourning. The REPUBLICAN
building at Third and King streets.
II. Gallagher, No. w. Second street:
'larpIe ana Thackrry. S. Il. cor. md
md Shipiey, made d handsome display:
!. v Chrlsty and Son, 5. W. cor. md
md Smpley have their store deeply
RAPED: James x Webb, Crosby e. Hill,
Ohm Il. Holt, Baynard Il Dawson,
ohn Ii. Moore, on Market between
second and Third have their places all
IAN !somely decorated; T. l.. Russell.
Ohm Wainwright, SuCterley's Photo
,raph Gallery, on Market between
Third and Fourth streets John Y.
'hepp"y, Adams X Bro, the cid Jour
ial husldlug, on Market between Firth
md Sixth; q. A. Il. room in the Me
jIary building; Jefferson Democratic
iuh, cor. .tn and Market; Samuel
hurphey \ Son, john L. Graham, Il.
'lorrlSon, Finley. Garrett a. Wilson,
'hlrd and Shlpley streets; James Brad
ord, W. f. Morrison, Third street be-
"een Market and King NJ. L. Riley,
lrs. Simpson, Jos. Stoeckle. on King
rect between Second and Third. The
lilerent tile engine houses are deeply
raped III mournin. as are also the
dams Express and Seals baggage
agons. Private residences in all sec
ons Of the city are being draped ard
Ii on Wilmington will present the
VI Spectacle of a city in sack cloth
ournlng the loss OF "a loved Ruler.