The bulletin., 1881-09-24

On the 18th ''the President had al
chill lasting about twenty minutes, afterI
which he yomited and perspired freely.I
The pulse ran up to 1877, and the patient waeI
delirious. On the 18th the President had an
other chill, of less duration than the former,
but sufficient to increase the very great anxiety
already existing. He was very slowly growlngI
weaker but very perceptibly.
On the 10Th. the fatal day. all arrangements
for the dressing of the wound were completed, !
and the President was about to be turned onI
his side where the wound could be reached
when he said, Il feel cold" st thel
same instant he turned his face and yOmited.
Prior to this he had eaten two spoonfuls of milk
lpolridge, but had not completed his breakfast
when the rigOr seized him and held full sway forI
over tenmnutes. The extremities were blue and|
cold. There was an intermittent spasmodic con
traction aud relaxation Of the muscles. One mol
ment the frame would appear to be drawn to-
gether as tightened with ropes, after short
time the system would be relaxed and with al
shiyer and signing respiration the body would
resume its normal condition. The strain upon
the overtaxed and PROSTATE form of the man
was intense. The physicians wondered how
lie ,ouid endure H. They stood around tue Ded
watching the attack they had been powerless
to prevent. and which they could not relieve.
The moments seemed as hours, for it looked as
though every spasm which racked the patient
dr. gged him down rresistibly towards death.
The pulse of the patient ran up to 143 or pos
sbly higher it was so indistinct and uneven
! the physicians could hardly keep track of it.
The respiration, it is said, was not ken, but
according to the descriptions Of his difficulty
in breathing it must have increased to % or 80.
After the rigor had ended, the President
4 called for a hand-glass and looking at himself,
( said Z" can't understand, Doctor, how it is,
| am so weak, when I look so WELL" and he
B dropped the glass on the bed, unable to longer
i hold it up.
Il And now, while we are mourning the death
Of ON iIustrious Chieftain reader, think you
4 Of Mrs. Garfield, that patient woman, whose
Endurance has been the talk of the world. DR..
SBovnton, who told her in Washington several
! weeks ago that her husband could not live,
ssafter tie rigor on the last day had passed
#of. told her that the chances Tor re-
S9coverv were poorer than ever. She understood
I the gravity of the case, and was not surprised
3 at the hopelessness of her friends and the ply
Il sici rs but still she had hopes-hOplng against
Mhope.
= = As the day drew to close, so the life oi
Il the President grew fainter, like the dying
II omber. still glowing, but consuming its Owl
g substance and going out in darkpess. The
81 bulletins were eagerly read ana as each came
81 forth. the sad news only became sadder, ant
N death made to appear closer upon its illustli iou
e victim.
81 At the Presidents bedside holding his poo
"a emaciated hand in her own, and watching will
IS anguish unutterable the fast vanishing sand
q of life. sat the faithful, devoted wife during
= the closing hours of the Presidents career
n Around him were other weeping friends ant
@ physicians, lamenting their powerlessness L
the presence of the dark angel Of death.
Is Toward the last the mind of the suffere
H wandered. He was once more back
81 Mentor, amid those scenes were th
~ happiest hours of his life were spent
"a He sat in the dear Old homestead agar
n with loved ones around him; the age
~ mother so proud of her big boy, the falthtl
81 wife and beloved children. 1t was bhsstl
= dream that robbed death of its terrors, an
Il rendered the dying man for a moment Ill
& conscious of the cruel rending of his onc
n vigorous frame that was constantly going ol
81 The moan of the restless ocean mingled wit
III sobs Of loved ones, as the lamp Of life fickere
Il and went out forever.
S Nearly every one around the President clur
t 8 TO hope to the last, and refused to credit Il
ID approach of death until the shadow deepen'
ID ana +l,e de-trover's rrpsence could be no long
= R unfelt The President was dead
n THR news Of the Presidents death W
S broken to his aged mother by Mrs. Larabe
8 her daughter, and Ellen her granddaughtt
( b The following is related: Grandma" So
az Ellen, "wouId you be surprised to get b
8 news this morning?" "Whv. II dor