The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-07-14
BOUND TO MAKE THE LANDING.
Or, Bliss Cheerful and Happy Over the
Presidents Condition.
The Latest Bulletins From the White House
Full of Encouragement.
Some Interesting Points Regarding Sec
ondary Hemorrhage and Blood
Poisoning.
Nicholas iaekson's Story.-what an Al.
legged Eyewitness of the Shooting of
President Garfield Has to Say.

President Garfield Has 10 say.
Interesting Points Regarding the Assault
Upon the President.
New YORK, J uly "a Washington spe-
cial has the following interesting points
concerning the attempted assassination:
Col Rockwell, after expressing strong
hope Of the Presidents recovery was
asked: allow is it that you were not
with the President at the time of the
shootingg' ''You sce," said the Colonel,
"The boys, James and Harry, started off
in the Presidents carriage to pick up
Dr. Haws, their tutor, who was stopping
on F street The President had arrang-
ed the night before for Secretary
Blaine to call at the executive man
sion to go To the depot with him.
The Secretary came round in his
own carriage. Mine was in reserve
and followed just behind the secretary.
| had several pieces of baggage 10 dis
pose of and so drove directly to the bag
gage room and was getting checks when
heard crack, crack, with an interval be-
tween shots as long as il would take to
cock a pistol. On the sill of the
door leading from the ladies'
parlor into the general reception
room or main hall, stood Secretary
Blaine calling for me and
. POINTING TO THE WOUND
and the assassin Guiteau. Il was ter
rlble thought but nevertheless one which
flashed across my mind that the Presi-
dent had been shot Quickly l
had the Presidents carriage brought
to the main door, the cushions arranged
to make the President comfortable as
possible and was prepared to take him
directly to the Mansion. The physi-
clans advised against it and for the best.
After I had written from
his dictation a Washington telegram
to his wife, and hasty examination had
been made up stairs, he was removed to
the ambulance. The President put his
right hand in mine and the driver was
cautioned to proceed slowly over the
cobble-stone pavements until we reached
the concrete at Seventh street. We
had travelled but two squares
from the depot, when he asked: allow
far are we now?" and in subdued voice
said:
GIT HURTS; oHI IT HURTsr'
At 18th street he again asked: where
arc we now?" l told him, and he urged
us to go a little faster.
Question-"Has the President said
anything more to you about the affair %
Answer-"He would if we would let
him but the physicians forbid his talk
ing. AS to Mrs. Garfield, it would be
impossible for me to describe
this brave heroic wife and
mother. She realizes the restraint
which the medical advisors have been
compelled to put upon her visits to the
Presidents bedside. The sympathy be
tween them, the union of their hearts
impels the President to want TO exert
himself, and thus we have TO protest, and
the good woman retires
s'ls it true, then, that on the morning
of the deed the President turned hand
spring over his bed?''
at was the morning before the day a
week. Jimmie-hcre the fellow sit.
pointing to Secretary Browns desk
came into his fathers chamber, half
dressed, and in his nettled way turned
a hand spring over the bed, and bach
again. "Sce, here, papa! If you were
not so stout you might do that, too
couldn't your" The President KEEP
on with his toilet until Jimmie's ban
tering somewhat nimblcd him, and be
fore the boy could realize it tie Presi
dent had turned gracefully from one sid
and came down with thumI
on the floor. There, my boy; thu
son is not greater than hi
father. Now, finish your dressing
suppose, confined the colonel, "the story
was told to illustrate the strength of thu
president and his supleness at his age o
life. Very few men of fifty years, for h,
will be that old the fifth day of Novem
Der next, would dare undertake such
feat; but the story has thrilling sequel
You know the ladies' room where tn,
shots were fired is about as wide as from
the sill to the opposite hall. The aisli
way leading to the main hall is formed
of double rows of seats, heavily cush
IOHCIl, Gt ldTSc IEtlillC hOIhs w uCn III
| President entered the department will
Secretary Blaine he was in the cherries
mood. He passed half way down tn,
aisle, Blaine preceding him few steps
Guiteau stood at the inside end of thu
row of seats at the main entrance, OIL
the left when he fired the first shot. VIVA
did the President do? He turned to Sc
whence the sound came, and saw Cult
eau advancing. He was preparing Il
leap over the seat; that is, he realized
when he turned partly around that tn
man had fired at him. He instant
ly determined to attack the man. TIL
next instant the President would hav,
been face to face with Guiteau. Hi
confidence in his ability to spring owe
the barrier, for the back of the seat
is about four feet high, flashed upol
him, and his whole muscular strength
was strained for the act when he fell fol
ward, struck by the second shot Guiteal
was behind him. The instant he pulleG
the trigger the first time he stepped fol
ward four feet. Il was but q very fraC
ton of a second between the explosion
and the Presidents alarm. That Fraction
was on the side of the would.be assassin
His purpose was also to fire a secont
shot, and he stepped quickly forward t,
get as near the President as possible
They were not six feet apart, so that tn
instant the President realized the situa
ton his intense activity of mind an,
muscle made him aggressive, and it wa
that instant he received the staggering
bullet, and fell forward against the win
dow of the reception room, at the hea'
of the aisle leading to the main hall
Till now the impression seems to hav
gained hold that Guiteau's act wa
done so quickly that the President dit
not comprehend what was goinl
on. 1t is true, as told vol
a while ago, that the reports O
the shots were so close together that i
could not have been longer than it tool
TO cock pistol; at this time Guifeal
i was advancing and the President wa
preparing to advance upon his assailant
One who will take his watch and care
fully observe the beats of the second
hand will be surprised at the distanc
gotten over in single second, if impellel
bya strong motive. The position in whicl
Guiteau stood made it necessary for hin
to shoot at an angle of forty degrees
while the position OF the body of tn
President was also at about the sam
angle with the seats when the ball stFucI
his right side. With this understandin,
of the position of the two tits evlden
that the ball, with the great resistance
was DETECTED. It's natural course wouI,
have been through the body, passin,
J out over the pelvis; so il is REASONABLE
theory that upon entering the interior o
the body its force had been exhausted
i, and its internal injury is less than it wa
at first supposed; all of which gladden.
us with increased hope, and the conviC
ton that his recovery is now only ques
ton of time.
BLISS INTERVIEWED.
NEW York, July ia Washington
special says: Upon being asked thi
morning If the President was GROWN,
stronger DIR. Bliss impaiientiy asked
"H0w do you expect a man to groy
stronger on twelve ounces of liquid foo,
"a day, with a pretty higl
ten DAYS fever and draiI
of a dangerous wounds No. he Is no