Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-20


dents condition continues, there
mas been no aggravation of symp-
toms since the noon bulletin was
issued He has slept most of tbs
Itime, coughing but little and with
ease. A sufficient amount of nour-
llshment has been taken and re.
|tained. Temperature 1914, pulse
|l02, respiration.
(Signed) D. w. BLISS,
+. H. HAMILTON.
ID. Fl. AGNEw.
Not Discouraged.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 10th, 7:2:
|P. MIR. Agnew says that b,
does not feel much encouraged by
the evening bulletin. The case il
critical.
ELBERoN, Sept. 10th, $40 P. M
In an interview with u represen.
tative Of the Associated Press f. W
moments ago, Attorney General
MacVeagh there were no new
grounds for hope, and that the
President could not last long in his
present weak condition. He i,
weaker now than at any time, anG
the Attorney General has the gray.
est apprehensions. The mind OF
the President has been perfectly
clear all day. There is no reason
4 uow to believe that he will have
Sanother chill. The Attorney Gen
erel Gays that be understands thai
every precaution has been taken
during the day to prevent recur-
renee of the rlgors.
Esseatdsns Garfield Dead.
ELBERoN, Sept. le.-The Presi.
dent is dead.
H.csiug scenes.
ELBERoN, Sept. 1o.-The Presi.
sdent died at 1926 P. M. From what
: lean be ascertained the death of the
President was from sheer exhaus.
ton. Warren Young, assistant to
Private Secretary Brown, brought
the news from the cottage at ten
minutes before IL. The first indi
8cation that anything serious bad
occurred was the appearance of a
messenger at the rlberon Hotel,
who obtained a carriage and drove
srapidIy off. It was supposed that
She had gone to summon the mem.
sbers of the Cabinet, who left here
Sabout $3.50 tonight.
4 Acknowledgement McVeagh has
Anotified Vice President Arthur OF
sthe Presidents demise.
NEW YORK, Sept. l9th.-A Tele-
fgram says: At the Presidents bed
aside, holding his poor, emaeiated
hand in her own and watching
with anguish unutterable the fast
Evanishipg sands of life, sat the
faithful, devoted wife during the
closing hours of the Presidents ca :.
reer. Around him were other
weeping friends and physicians,
lamentipg their powerlesspess ip
he presence of the angel of death
Toward the last the mind of the
sufferer wandered. He was once
mole back in Mentor amid those
scenes where the happiest hours of
= his life were spent. He sat in the
|dear old homestead again, with the
loved ones around him. His aged
mother, 30 proud Of her big boy,
his faithful wife, his beloved child
rem. 1t was a blissful dream that
robbed death of it's terrors and left
the dying man for moment un.
CONSCIOUS of the cruel rending of
ahis once vigorous frame that was
constantly going on. The moan of
1.-THE restless ocean mingled with
the sobs Of loved ones as the lamp
/ of life hickered and went out for.
ever. Nearly every one around
he President chung to hope to the
last and refused to believe the ap-
oroach of death until the shadow
(deepened and the destroyer's pres
epce could be no longer upfelt
Flags hang at half-mast from
every house on Ocean avenue, and
the gaiety of this favorite watering
place is followed by the deepest
gloon. The struggle Is over and
death is victor.
Further Psrstcuinrs.
ELBERoN, Sept. 19.-II:15 PM
The Cabinet has just arrived and
gone In body to franklin College,
All ere here except Blaine O nd
Lincoln. McVeagh telegraphed
them of the Presidents death.
Great excitement prevails here
and particulars cannot be obtained
The guard around the cottage a.
been doubled and no ore is allowed
to approach it. The government
has taken possession of the only
Telegraph wire which is connected
at Elberon. 1t will be almost i'm
possible to get further details to.
night, as we are shut off from ali
communication with the cottage
and it's inmates.
MacVeagh has just come to the
hotel from Franklin Cottage and
said: 81 sent my dispatch to Mr..
Lowell at 10 p. M. Shortly before
that Bliss had seen the President
and found bis pulse 106 and all cor.
tliions promising quiet night.
The Doctor asked the President il
| he was feeling uncomfortable in
any way: The President answered;
I"Not at ALP Shortly afterwards
he fell asleep and Bliss returned to
bis room, across the hall from that
occupied by the President. Colonel
ESwaine and Rockwell remained
with the President. About fifteen
minutes after ten the President
awakened and remarked to Col.
5waine that he was suffering great
pain and placed his hand over his
heart. Bliss was summoned, and
when he entered the room he
found the President substantially
without pulse and the action of the
heart was almost undistinguisha-
BILE. He said at once that the Pres
|ident was dying and directed thai
Mrs. Garfield be called. The Pres.
|ident remained in a dying condi-|
|tion until 1926, when he was PROF.
nounesd dead. He died Of some|
trouble of the heart, supposed to bel
neuralgia, but that, of course, isl
uncertain. l notified Gen. Arthur