The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-09-23

minutes past 10 colored messenger called
DIR. Boynton out in the dark and whispered
to him excitedly. The Doctor turned back
to the gang of reporters. 1.-THE President is
sinking rapidly" he said and disappeared in
! the gloom across the lawn toward the Presi-
j dents cottage. In minute the scene had
: changed. There was hurrying about the
! house, and the word was quickly sent the length
of Long Branch that the President was greatly
1 worse. At 1870 Capt. ingalls, came across from
the cottage slowly as if nothing was wrong,
I and, when questioned, answered very quietly:
4 81 was justsent for by the officer Of the guard,
I to send one of my men to the camp surgeon for
mustard for an application to the Presidents
body" The reporters went out on the lawn as
4 far as the guard lines to wait for
tidings The report that mustard had
& been sent for led to the report of anoth-
/ er rigor. The reporters were nearly all
pense. Suddenly, with q rush, the reporters
/ came across the lawn. THAR boots sounding up
4 on the hard piazza like horses srampeded. In
an instant the little telegraph Office in the Ell
q beron WAS surrounded, and there was shower
of bulletins thrown upon the two paralyzed
u operators. she is dead, was all that could
1 be heard. .stse E7t
q The President had been dead half an hour
when, at 11:10, Window, Hunt and James ar
z TlYeQ 1iOH west Euu. IQoy went ulLO TIE
s hotel Office and were met by MacVeagh who led
4 them away to the cottage. It was then
/ learned that the President had not died
G in rigor. He had suddenly shown
gsigns of failing, and messengers were sent
& out for all of the doctors and attendants
s Every possible application was used to revive
al him from the stupor which was apparently
overtalzing him. The end was plainly at hand,
and presently he sank away. He was dead.
G1.oI
4 confirmed, and the messengers who hurried
q away in carriages and on horseback were called
4 for confirmation of the distressing news by
people along the wayside. The guests at the
4 hotels who had retired were at once aroused.
4 Attorney General MacVeagh. as soon as pos
#slble after the death, came to the Office of the
Elberon and made the following statement at
ato the death-scene. He said: CDR. Bliss at
3 $3.50 went to the cottage to make his final exam
:slnation before he retired. He found the pulse,
u Temperature and respiration exactly az
8they were when the evening bull
Sletin was issued. There had been
kno change of any kind. There was every
@promise of a quiet night. All Of the doctors
Esretired at once for the night, as did all of the
sattendants except Gen. SWAIN and Col. Rock
well They remained, and nothing transpired
9until about 1920. Then the President said :
- am suffering great pain. l fear the end is
#near."
q The attendants sent for Dr. Bliss, who had
Aretlred to Private Secretary Browns cottage
q Dr. Bliss came very rapidly. When he entered
#the room he found the President in an uncon-
Ksc1ous state. and the action Of the heart had
b almost ceased DR.. Bliss said at once that the
4 PRESIDENT was dying, and directed the attend
3 ants to send for Mrs. Garfield and Drs. AgneW
Sand Hamilton. The President remained in
dying condition until 10:25, when DIR. Bliss
spronounced life extinct
y j. Stanley Brown, the Presidents Private
sSecretary, gives the following description OF
8the death scene: When Mr.. Brown entered
4the room, Mrs. Rockwell and Miss Lulu, who
chad just come in with Mrs. Garfield and Mol
Gle, left the room and stood in the hall just
4outside the door, DR.. Bliss stood at the head
8of the bed, feeling the pulse. AS he came in,
& taking his place among the people pr sent, Drs.
B Agnew and Hamilton were trying to revive the
i President with hypodermic injections of brandy.
Il Col. Rockwell then went out moment and
sreturned with Molhe Garfield. As the Presl-
Z dent passed into the sinking condition and be-
Mgan to breathe in great, slow gasps Col. Rock
i wei went quietly to the windows and closed
gthem. Mr.. Brown walked to Mrs. Gar
aheld, and she leaned upon his arm as
s the President slowly breathed his last Mrs
q Clarified was calm, save for the convulsive
y shoulders that at times oyermastered her. Mol
4 lie came up to her a moment later, and
ncI illoIner put ner arm around ner as
q the little girl sobbed bitterly. Her weep
ing and the Presidents gasping breath were
& the only sounds in the room. Then
& Gen. Swain came to Miss MolIie, fearing her
grief would be too much for her mother, and
D led her away out of the room. There was
Speriod of gasping, and then the President
sceased to breathe. Mrs. Rockwell then placed
j her arm around Mrs. Garfield and led her
away AS Mrs. Garfield left the room she
turned and said to Mr.. Brown, as she wrung
\ his hand: ~ shall depend upon YOU"