The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-08
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drivers an the express company'S TIM
ploy-
AS the wagon reached the train the
first conspicuous person seen was DR..
side of the wagon, mopping his face
with his handkerchief. Then as the
vehicle came closer other figures were
recognized. Sergeant Densmore
and Stewart Crump sat on the
front seat with the driver, and
through the open side of the storm cur
tains, which were raised, were seen Gen.
Swain, Col. Rockwell and Mr.. G. o.
Rockwell, Col. Corbin, and Drs. Rey-
burn and Boynton, the latter seated at
the Presidents head.
But the figure most earnestly regard
ed was that of the President himself, al
though it was not until the ambulance
came very near that he could be distin-
guished. At first several women in the
large concourse muTmured in sympathy,
but the noise was promptly stopped.
The form of the President lay on the
bed On which he had passed so many
weary hours and was covered to the
chin leaving his face exposed about the
top of his head was a white bandage
and roll of cotton batting was placed
under the right jaw, where the
parotid swelling had disfgured him.
In the dim daylight his face looked
ghaslly, the skin was of livid color,
the cheeks were hollow and the nose
was pinched; he was lying on his
back and his eyes were open and
looking out straight ahead. Only when
he moved from side to side was
there evidence that it was other than
a corpse that was lying there so still and
| apparently lifeless- Yet it could be
seen that he was awake and keenly con-
cious of what was going on, seeming in
| full possession of his senses.
AS was afterwards learned he had
passed quiet though somewhat restless
night, looking forward hopefully how
| ever to his removal in the morning. at
O'Clock he was awake and given some
nourishment, beef extract fixed by his
wife and brought to him by her, and an
| enemata of the usual ingredients.
He seemed cheerful and anxious that
the preparations for his removal should
take place at once. About quarter be-
| fore six o'clock he was carefully wrapped
up after an examination made by the
physicians, and then his bed was lifted
| by the men who are his most intimate
! friends and who have been with him
during all his sufferiHgs, and he was
carried out of the room, and three min
utes later was outside the house from
which he had so earnestly pleaded To be
removed. Very gently the bearers of the
wounded President conveyed their bur.
den through the grounds and tenderly
they lifted the cot into the wagon, rest
ing it on the mattress of springs arranged
in the bottom of the vehicle, and then
taking their places quietly about it, DR.
Bliss standing by the Presidents side
and watching the tremulous pulse. Then
the ambulance slowly moved off. 1t was
10 minutes to 6 when the vehicle left the
White House gate and 10 minutes after
that hour when it arrived at the train
Here the wagon was drawn up along
side and the horses taken from it, after
which a detail of artillery of General
Ayers command from the arsenal seized
the wheels and the tongue and backed
it gently against the open door of the
car. The wagon was soon in position
and then the cot was lifted in. Here an
unfortunate accident occurred the col
by some means was jolted roughly
against the jam of the door, shaking
ing his eyes to fairly jump in his head
A moment after the cot was inside and
the President was quietly lifted on the
mattress and laid on the bed. ar
ranged in the car. Hardly had ht
been laid down when Mrs. Gar
field, who had watched the am
bulance from its appearance, was at his
side and gently tanning him. DIR. Boyn
ton Immediately took the chair at the
foot of the bed. DR.. Bliss felt of the
pulse and found that it had decreased
five beats from the time of leaving tht
sick room. He communicated this fac
to those in the car, and in moment thu
news had found its way to the outside
and was evidently passed around among
the people AT 6 :20 DR.. Bliss, standing
in the door of the Presidents car, waved
signal to the engineer to start and thu
train pulled slowly out to the end of th'
newly laid track. There it waited few
moments to await the incoming traiE
from New York, but at 6 80 orders weIt
again given to go ahead, and the trail
slowly glided out on the main track ant
in few moments was out of sight. Be
fore leaving. Col. Corbin informed re
porter of the National Associated Pres
that the President had improved from
the moment he passed the portals of th'
White House. DR.. Bliss corroborateC
this and added tina: the President seem
ed in good condition to bear the trip
This was the last unofficial bulletin iron
the Presidents attendants before he lief
Washington.