Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-07-07

| lodged IN the anterior portion OF the
abdomen. The President fell to the
floor, bleeding profusely. The would
be assassin turned and attempted to
pass out by the b street entrance to a
carriage which he had in waiting, but
was stopped by Officer Kearney. "Ar.
rest that man !" shouted the crowd
he's killed the Presdentw and the
officer fell upon him. "ies, | have
| finished Garfield he cried. Arthur
| is President now. | am n stalwart OF
the stalwarts.n And then he was hur.
ried off To jail Secretary Blaine at
first rushed towards the assassin and
then returned to the PROSTATE Presi'
dent. The Presidential carriage, still
outside, was quickly dispatched for DIR.
Bliss, who found the President in yery
weak condition.
TAKEN To the WHITE HOUSE.
The excitement was intense. The
news travelled all over the city in an
| incredibly short space OF time and in
few minutes the depot was surrounded
by thousands OF people. The President
was conveyed to an upper room, where
he vomited. This made him 80 weak
that the gravest doubts were expressed
for his recovery. An ambulance was
sent for and drew up TO the door, and
at quarter past ten the victim OF fanati
cism was borne mourniully from the
| depot, while the thousands without
| stood with uncovered heads. IL might
have been in the quiet recesses OF some
old forest, so respectfully and tenderly
quiet was the assembly. Before the
ambulance they gave way to the street
above. Once on the smooth asphaltum
Of Pennsylvania avenue the ambulance
team was urged to q gallop. and, sur.
rounded by mounted police, the cayal.
| cade swept Gathering up the street to.
ward the White House. The waiting
| public hsd Just begun to understand
that the President was still alive. There
was great commotlon along the ave-
nue.. Word was passed from mouth to
mouth with much greater rapldIty than
a horse could fly that the President was
being removed from the depot to the
| White House. The crowds rushed to
the curb and awaited the approach OF
the procession. First came mounted
policeman, on gallop, about sixty
yards in advance OF the police ambu.
lance. In front Of and surrounding the
ambulance were eight other mounted
officers. The vehicle WAS drawn by
pair OF gray horses, which, under the
lash OF the driver, went at full. gallop
up the south side Of the avenue. Col.
| Corbin, OF the Adjutant Generals office,
sat on the seat 10y the driver, and three
or four men on the steps in the rear.
Several physicians preceded the cayAl.
cade in carriages, and the rear was GOV.
| cred by four mounted officers. The
| gates at the east entrance OF the White
| House grounds, south OF the Treasury
building, were thrown open "a the am.
bulance approached, and the mournful
procession entered. The crowds of peo-
pie on foot who ran at full speed behind
the escort were prevented from enter.
ing the ground by the closing of the
gates, and policemen were stationed at
every entrance TO prevent people from
invading the grounds. The ambulance
was driven to the south entrance OF the
building and the wounded President
was carefully carried 10 the northwest
chamber on the second floor. Before
the removal was effected the Secretary
OF War had ordered four full batteries
and a mounted battalion numbering
$50 men on duty, the first as infantry
and the latter as cavalry. The CLEAN Of
bayonets shone around the Baltimore
and Potomac depot within few min.
ules and glisteued over the green sward
about the Executive Mansion. When
the Deputy United States Marshal ten.
dered his assistance to the Secretary Of
War Mr.. Lincoln gravely said: II have
charged myself with the public peace. =
lie was very moody and much affected
by the unhappy tragedy which 80 terri
bly, reminded him OF the death of his
father by the hand OF an assassin. An.
other military provision was the order
ing Of the District Militia to guard the
District jail, where the prisoner Guiteau
had been taken.
Ouce At the White House the Presi.
dent was made as comfortable as posi-
BILE. Halt a dozen Of the best physi.
clans in the city were called in. At
first the news was given out that the
wound was not necessarily fatal, and
the President, who had never once lost
consciousness, dictated a note 10 his
wife at Long Branch. IL was this;
MRs. GARFIELD, Elberon, Long Branch
The President wishes me 10 say TO you
from him that he has been seriously hurt.
How seriously he cannot yet say. He is
, himself and hopes you will come 10 him
soon. He sends bis love 10 you.
A. +. ROCKWELL.
AZ the afternoon wore on the Presi.
dents symptoms grew worse and IL was
J telegrspbed all over the world that
there was but very slight ground for
hope. The President conversed freely
with those about him and was very
anxious for the arrival Of his wife. She
left Long Branch shortly before
o'clock on . special train, placed at her
disposal by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
: The distance is about 200 miles and she
| reached Washington in less than six
| hours. From Gray's Ferry TO Bay View,
distance Of 96 miles, the trained trRv.
eled in 100 minutes. What journey
3 that was 10 one sorTowing, griefstricken
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