Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-09-23
Death of the President.

~ VI.
From what can be a>ceriaircd. his
death was from sheer exhaustion
Warren Young, assistant to Privat.
Secretary Brown, brought the new.
from the cottage at ten minutes be
fore eleven. The first indication
that anything serious had occurred
was the appearance of the messenger
at Elberon Hotel, who obtained q
carriage and drove rapidly of. 1t i.
supposed he had gone to summon
the mem bers of the Cab; t, who left
here about half past nine tonight
Attorney General MacVeash has
notified Vice President Arthur of. the
Presidents demise.
The Cabinet at Eiberon.
11:15 p. Milne Cabinet has lust
arrived and gone in body to
Franklin cottage. All are here ex.
cept Blaine and Lincoln. Attorney
General McVeagh has telegraphed
them of the Presidents death.
Great excitement prevails here and
particulars cannot be obtained. The
guard around the cottage has been
doubled aud no one is allowed &c
approach it, The Government has
taken possession of the only tele.
graph wire which is connected al
Elberon. 1t will be almost impos-
sible to get further details toni lit
as we are shut off from all communi.
cation with the cottage and it's in.
mates.
The Closing Scene.
New YORK, Sept. ia TELEGRAM
extra says that at the President bed
side, holding his poor, emaciated
hand in her own and watching with
anguish unutterable the last vanish.
ing sands of life, sat his faithful and
devoted wife. During the closing
hours of the Presidents career
around him were other weeping
friends and physicians lamentine
their powerlessness in the presence
of the angel of death. Toward the
last the mind of the sufferer wand
cred. He was once more back a,
Mentor amid those scenes where the
happiest hours of his life were
spent. He sat in the dear old home
stead again with his loved ones
around him, his aged mother, SC
proud of her big boy, his faithful
wife and beloved children. 1t was
a blissful dream that robbed death
of its terrors and rendered the
dying man for the moment uncon.
scious of the cruel rending of hi:
once vigorous frame that was con.
stan,ly so ng on. The means of t;l
restless ocean mingled with the sobs
! of loved ones as the lamp of life
]flickered and went out forever.
Nearly every one around the Presi.
dent chung to hope to the last and
refused to believe the approach OF
death until the shadow deepened
and the destroyer's presence could
be no longer unfelt. Flags hang al
half mast from every house or
Ocean avenue. and the gaiety of this
favorite watering place is followed
by the deepest gloom. The struggle
is over and death is victor.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 20-12:2O A.
M.-Attorney General NJ lcVeagh has
just sent the following to Vice
President Arthur: "It becomes our
painful duty to inform you of the
death of President Garfield, and te
advise of taking the oath of office as
President of the United States with.
out delay. If it concurs with your
judgment, will be very glad if you
will come hero on the earliest tran
Tomorrow morning.
W. H. HUNT, Sec'y of Navy,
VIM. WINDcM, Sec'y of Treas.
THos. l.. JAMES, Postum Genr,
WAYNE MAcVEAGH, Atty Genl,
j. j. KIRKwooD, Sec'y of Int'r.
4 Tho Funera, Cortege.
MacVeagh, who manages the re
moval of the remains from Long
Branch to Washington, says the
Pennsylvania railroad will send foul
coaches here to be used on the oc.
casion. The train will be made VI
as follows: First car, baggage
second car, remains of the Presiden
and escort; third car, Mrs. Garfield
and family; fourth car, Cabinet and
surgeons. The train will take the
same route as when the Presiden
was removed to Long Branch. NJ
stops will be made except for water
No correspondents will accompany
the train. 1t is the desire of thos.
managing arrangements for removal
that train shall be run either il
advance or after the Presidents
special for observation and Other
purposes. The special train will bt
run slowly and all through trains b.
laid over for it to pass. The pres
ent intention is that the train shall
leave here about 10 A. NJ. tomorrow
and arrive at Washington between 4
and 5 P. M. After lying in state il
the rotunda of the Capitol Thursday
and Friday, the remains will be taker
charge of by the Pennsylvania rail
road aud be conveyed direct te
Pittsburg, and from thence to Cleve
land.
The Funeral Preparations.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The Wal
Department will tomorrow issue an
order that every military post, sta.
ton, fort and arsenal shall go into
mourning for thirty days. All ex'
penses of arsenal mourning obser.
vances will be paid by the Govern.
ment; that Gen. Sherman will have
charge of the general conduct of the
Presidents funeral and all matters
relating thereto; that there should
: be prepared and published schedule
giving the date of the funeral, the
hour the remains and cortege viii
leave Washington, time of arrival al