New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-22

drove to the Fifth Avenue Hotel. There the party
was joined by General Grant and it drove ut once 10
the foot of Libersy-st The river crossed, ana
the Presidential party took the same ecial tram
that placed at the disposal of President Arthur
and his friends on Tuesday. Owing to the com
paratiyeiy early hour, the movements oil inc rrcSi
dent attracted little attention.
SADNESS AT GOVERNORS ISLAND.
dow THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED TuEEE-GENERAL
HANcoCK's RETURN
When the bells began tolng Monday night for
The Presidents DEATH nearly all the inhabitants of
Governors Island had gone to bed. Some Of
the officers of the garrison, however, were
awake. The sound of the bells convinced
them that the President was dead. Captain
Thomas Ward. who commands in the alb
eence of Major Mendenhall, said to TRIBUNE re-
porter Tuesday: Though confident in my own
mind that the President was dead, could not act
upon a superstition. No telegram re-
ceved, and the first boat does not from
the city till o'clock; so at revelle ran the flags
up to the top of the masts usual. But when the
O'clock boat brought papers in which printed
official announcement, signed by the Cabinet,
ordered the flags all lowered to half-mast."
The first ntimaton of the Presidents death re-
ceved at Department Headquarters when the
morning papers arrived. The officers, many of
whom had known General Garfield personally, were
deeply affected. The headquarters building
Immediately closed, the clerks sent home and
all work ceased. Captain Ward gave orders to stop
all work among the soldiers of the garrison, the
sent to their quarters. A deep grief
settled upon the island, so that when q TRIBUNE
porter visited it SHORTLY after noon scarcely per-
sentinels slowly and with
mournful faces walking their posts The men We're
IN their quarters the officers i'll their houses and
the island seemed deserted.
AT IL O'Clock n service was held in the Chapel of
st. Cornelius the CeutuTian the Rev. DR.. Goodwin
officiating. 1t was the usual NOR ing service of the
wit no lfnn n1H art nf he
Burial Service added. Dr. Goodwin also read the
prayer usually offered ia the English churches for
The ROYAL Family, substituting Tor the Royal
Family" the most afflicted family of our late
President" General Hancock was not on the island
when the news arrived, having gone to Newport OF
business, but telegram was received from him
Saying that he had started for New-York
General Hancock returned TO Governors Island
from Newport yesterday mornng, and Immediately
began to make preparations Tor his journry to
Washington, ior which city TIC started IA the alter
noon. TO TRIBUNE reporter who called upon him
he said Il am expecting momentarly an order to
newspapers this morning that have been
designated as one of the persons TO accompany the
probably receive today an order similar To the one
already published in the papers, providing for the
hrIng minute guns to-day III compliance with old
regulation OF tie Army providing for such o5serv-
ance IN case OF the death of the Commapdcr-ln-
Chief Tomorrow, not only here, but everywhere
III my department., thirteen guns will be med al
at sunset"
Did you observe particularly the state of feeling
Yes ii was deep sincere sorrow. The mourning
deco atoms on private houses and ON the engines ol
people aud their sympathetic and SOrrowtul words
all showed deep guet, Ii could not he OthcTw Use.
What do you think of the new Administration ~
i have every confidence III 1T, but "a cri icism of
President Arthur wonld any case, be OF place
Al me, an officer of the army"
SYMPATHY OF THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB
LARGELY ATTENDED MEETING LAST NIGHr-AD-
DRESSES BY JUDGE DAVIS JOSEPH II. CHoATE
AND L. r.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN REFERENCE
TO TIRE PRESIDENT ADOPTED.
One of the l.rgest meetings of the Union League
Club ever held occurred last evening in the theatre
of the club building at Thirty-nnth-st. aud Fifth
The front of the stage draped with heavy
black curtains. In the absence OF Hamilton Fish
the president of the club. Joseph II. ChOate pre-
sided and called the meeting to order. On the
platform William Dowd. Salem H. Wales, DIR.
Cornelius Il. Agnew. Judge Noah Davis. and
Walter Howe. who acted secretary. Among
those present in the body of ii hall were George
Cabot Ward ex Mayor Vance, NJ. w. Cooper, John
+. Pluumer. Locke Winchester, A. 2. Man. Henry
Bergh Stephen b. FIeoch. William A. Patton.
George c. MagOum, Etngham Nichols. Elihu Root
George Jones, Oliver c. Billings Charles Ora
ham, James NJ Varnum. ID. T. Appleton Hugh n
Camp, Richard Butler, Charles Il. Isham, Edward
Ensten, Luther X. Marsh, James Armstrong
Dexter A. Hawkins, George Lyons. Leonard Haz-
eltine and Isaac III. Bailey.
JOSEPH H. CHOArE's REMARKS.
Jose IA III. Choate in opening the meeting said:
In the absence of the president who liz detained by
sickness the Executive Committee has requested me TO
ca the meeting to order and to state its object in
sembngtO give the club opportunity express its
OF tue great calamity that has befallen US i'm The
death o. President Garfield and sympathy with our
honored associate, who has been called 10 the
discharge OF the duties of great office under
circumstances OF unusual responsibility. lie is en-.
COUNTRY 70 and is lifting a THIS OF Club fVe sono Yef Of h
him words of sympathy and encouragement The Execn
i've Committee has taken action To the drapng
OF the clubhouse ana has prepared resolutions which
Will be read by George Cabot Ward after
zion from the president Of the club has presented
Then opportunity will be afforded members vi the
Club to express their sentiments.
The following extract from letter from Harni-
ton Fish, president of the Union League Club, was
then read by the secretary:
The Nation mOurns. Weeks Of anxiety, alternating be-
tween hope and fear, end with the death conrys
Chief Magistrate: \ great and good fallen
meet at the club house this evening expression
20 their deep sympathy with the grief which covers
on OF TIE character and the virtues OF the lented
president OF the United States, take snch meas
ares as shall be appropriate on the sad and occs
sion.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Ward next read the following resolutions:
1t has pleased Almighty God in His Providence To
take from us and from the Nation cd and non
Ored President James A. Garfield.
Inc circumstances Wlcn attended the act of his
eassnatfon, the long life which he had the
vice of his country, selfdenying, selfsacrcng and
eelf-consecrated and the patient herosm with wbjc
curing the weeks OF suffering sroyc To live for
hts country III the spirit he had so often
offered his life for it, surround his death tue nos
tender sympathies.
We for him for friend
OF and express 10 Ills family the
most for their and our loss