, 1881-09-06
PREPARATION

Special u4tpdfth II Iht Ehleaqp Tribune.
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Sept. bit has been
j slny VI feyerish a,,xiety au'l of active pret,-
aratton ut tho Willie llnusc. Unless tile
statements or tile physicians were entirely
Fnlst,, within twc1tty-fnrr hours the ilnxarsl-
ons experiment OF removing tue suffering
President was TO be made. Yet last nfsEtt
he PASSED II Ind night Therc were ereat
fluctuations In Ills pttlsc alld lie was restless.
Tile tnlk abnut his removal Latl excited
him, nlid during tho night, ut intervals.
despite the l,rutcstalions Ut llls attend
ants, he. WIS anxious to talk about
tic arrangements. lie wanted to know
when i,u WIS to ba moved; llow II
was 10 be done; how he was to be taken
down the stairs u,lll from the White uouse
grounds to the cars; how liz WIS tu he
placed III the car, and how tho cur was tn 6e
equipped, and It WIS mt Until utter
T1lt; SURGEONS HAD GIVEN VERY POSITIVE:
ASSURANCES
TINT they wouft not change their mtnlts and
that lic was to bc removed, that he could
rest, Even then Ills rest was ttttll and fever
ist,. This morning lie was very weak, SO
weak tint 10 Ole would ever think III
lifting lin oT that cot and cnrryihg
him over 200 miles OIL IL rallroall, II q council
Ut eminent Surgeons lialt hot said tlnt tO re-
,s,a.M WAS DEATH. What Is 1t, tl!en,, to go9
In 1t life: Tint is tho houc. but not the Ger
tainty. Still, he WIS no wnrse tllls morning
than yesterday. lle WIS surnly weaker, but
increasing weakness too long continued
must mean collapse. lio l'rcakfusteu upon
bccfstcak md chicken broth. a1la retained
tl,e f0o,l. Besides, tho stimulating c1lcllintn
are continued, ali contain
iAI.uEN QUANTITIES OF WHISKY.
All tho stlnl,|ants thu President couh bear
havo bcan furccd upon his stomach for the
lust week III tho hone Ut strengthening HIN
sufficiently to enter Upon tllts tlreafietl md
fntefNl journey. As the Hay. proceeded the
President did not grow bettcr. Iii fact, ha
was mitch more restless, aud the fever III
CREASED ,lntll-:at MDn1-the temperature lin.l
gono TO o.IN drsrco above normal, Ai'd Ills
ptttse Ind run up tho doctors saitl. to liz
we know not l,nw much more. Besides,
every moment Ut tho morning. wllon ttle
doctors lid not succeed III restraining him
from asking, llq was
GOING ovE1s TIE STORY OF Ills REMOVAL.
md OF the nea,'s provided to etfect 1t. lilo
was particularly ailNi0lls t1lls morning,
among othor things, to know how lie WIS tU
DO taken frunl tlle cnrs ut Lung Brunch to
tIto cottage, wllern hc IL to stay, md lla
aEEHlEll F&EH3Ctl ~ 5EhA&] kA4ht - k+AIh AFT-
lug built W tllat I,o roul. be taken om the
curs tn tllo vary doors Ut tho Franklin cut
tagr, All uiTorts tn ql,iut tho President dur
luz tho morning seemed unayaillng. Tic
first thing l,o lsked Dr. bliss, wI'en the lat-
ter entered Ills room thls morning, was !:
swell,
's THIS THE nAsT ;;x',xnAx pAx IN rne WHITE
question which, to those who read 1t, cut,
scarcely scoil other tlAn pathellc. Dr. U!tss
yat.Iy sought to quiet him by saylng that
TIERS was nj necessity for Immediate ~
NAVAL, rs llu was doing 10 well, but the Pres.
Ident was mt to bu put oil, alau sattl: Mo,
no. DO not want any moro tlelay." a
group Of Notable surgeons chanccl to l,e to-
gottior When tbs story OF tho Presidents ILL.,
tense longing to lcayo tho city was told.
THEY AIIuOK THEIR HEADS stOutSFuI.t.r,
aud said Tint toy fcurcl that that desire w.ls
similar to tho symptoms which occur with
collsuMp&iyes aiid Others US they asu nearing
taoIr cntl. and wish 10 reach thetr homes.
but tlIa Presidents physicians toHk ll0 Ktc,l
mourMsui yIow Ut the Presidents interest IN
Ills removal. aud certainly no one could lro,ts
their manner lnfor tint they t1'uugl't tint
tlfs nlay, in fact, be thv Presidents lust ttay
IN tho WI!te House. III theml 1t scon,e.l "
1t lls wa enterlng upon II joNEIley for rccll-
peratIon, ula routeof Which WIS IlxMl alld the
time Ut whicl. WAS known, a,ld ttsat 1t was u
question Of but u few months or wceks Wien
Ile would return aXa!h to bu ouce lnUro tho
President Ut tho unltetl States.
AZ TIT: AFTERNOON FHOt1ltEaaED,
the President grow Il lftslo better, hts pAlso
AiRli. Tho evening bulletin wl!lls not ax-
oo&tv ft,a tfr,i IF t,nt,.t1n TINT t,DA syf,u III