Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-21
THE NATIONS SORROW.
Description Of the Late Presidents
Last Hours.
PROGRAMME OF THE 0BsRQUIBs.
Breaking the Sad News to the Aged
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CHICAGO, September 2oth.-From ]. Stanley Brown
the Times correspondent has the following descrip-
ton OF the death scene: When Mr. Brown entered
the room, Mrs Rockwell and Miss Lulu, who had
Just come in with Mrs. Garfield and Mollie left the
room and stood in the hall just outside DIR. Bliss
stood at the head of the bed feeling the pulse As
he came in, taking his place among the people, Drs.
Agnew and Hamilton were trying to revive the
President with hypodermic injections of brandy.
Colonel Rockwell then went out moment and re.
turned with Mollie Garfield. AS the President
passed into the sinking condition, and began to
breathe in great slow gasps, Colonel Rockwell went
quietly to the windows and closed them. Mr.. Brown
walked to Mrs. Garfield, and she leaned upon his
arm IS the President slowly breathed his last Mrs
Garfield was calm save for coDyulsve shudders that
at times overmastered her. Mollie came up to her
a moment later, and her mother put her around
her as the little girl sobbed bitterly. Her weeping
and the Presidents gasping breath were the only
sounds in the room. Then General Swain came to
Miss Mollie fearing that her grief would be too much
for her mother, and led her away out OF the room
There was period of gasping, and then the Presi.
dent ceased to breathe. Mrs. Rockwell then placed
her arm around Mrs. Garfield and led her away.
AS Mrs. Garfield left the room she turned and said
to Mr. Brown, as she wrung his hand 81 shall de-
pend upon you"
aOh Cay fha nfrnan CT tarfc for Woc nofn
Wednesday, will lie In state in the rotunda of the
Capital Thursday, and leave tor Cleveland Friday,
where the funeral will be held Monday and the re.
mains be inferred in Lake View Cemetery in that
city.
At the Presidents request autopsy will be held
Another Account.
The Presidents remarks to Colonel Swain, who
was with him when he awoke from his sleep, were
+" Oh Swain. What a pain placing his hand on
his heart. Can't you do something for me? Oh
Swain y At this time Mrs. Garfield had been out
OF the room for about fifteen minutes, and had re-
tired for the night Previous to going to his own
room, DR.. Bliss says he conferred with Mrs. Garfield
on the general condition of the President and that
she expressed the opinion that her husband not
weary and that he had awakened feeling comforta
BILE and experiencing little or no pain. st was
about ten minutes past 10 o'clock" said DR.. Bliss
q that the President awakened and complained of a
severeipain in his heart" The doctor referred tc
the fact that the former attending surgeons in the
case had been called to attend an autopsy and that
Curtis, OF Washington had been selected to do the
cutting.
DR.. Bliss said the formation of blood clot in the
y;c of
trouble.
Statement Of General Swain.
ELBERos, September 0th.-Judge-Advocate Gen
eral Swain, who the only one with the President
when he commenced sinking last night, makes the
following statement 1t was my nights watch with
the President. had been with him good deal oi
the time from o'clock in the afternoon. A few
minutes before 10 o'clock left Colonel Rockwel
with whom had been talking for some minutes in
the lower hall, and proceeded upstairs to the Pres
ident's room. On entering the room l found Mrs
Garfield sitting by his bedside no other person be
ing in the room. said to her, How is everything
going ~ She replied, He is sleeping nicely
then SAID, think you had better go to bed and
rest then asked her what had been prescribed
for him to take during the night She replied tina,
she did not know. She had given hru milk pupcf
at o'clock. l then said g II YOU il wait
o moment ] will go into the doctors
room and see what is tc be given
during the night She then said, "There is beei
tea down stairs; Daniel knows where to get it."
then went into the doctors room. l found Dr.
Bliss there, and asked him what was to be given
during the night. He answered, az think l had
better fix up list and viii bring it in to you very
soon." l then went back into the the surgeons
room, and had some little conversation with Mrs
Garfield She felt of the Presidents hand, and LAID
her hand his forehead and said, " He seems to be
in a good condition" and passed out of the room
l Immediately felt Of his hand, feet and knee.
thought that his knee seemed little COOL and got
flannel cloth heated at the fire and laid it over his
limbs also heated another cloth, and laid it over
his right hand, and then sat down In chair beside
his bed. was hardly seated when Boynton came
in and felt the Presidents pulse. / asked him how
1t seemed to him. He replied Il is not as strorg
as it was this afternoon, but very good" said he
seemed to be doing we'll. Yes" he answered, and
passed out. He was not in the room more than two
minutes Shortly after this the President awoke
As he turned his head on awakening / arose ard
took hold Of his hand. l was on the left hand OF
the bed as he lay. / remarked, &c Yon have had a
nice comfortable Sleep He then said, Oh
Swain, this is terrible pain," placing his
right hand his breast, about over the region Of
the heart l asked him if could do anything fol
him. He said, Some water" went to the other
half of polara water into glass and gave it to him
to drink. He took the glass in his hand, raising
his head as usual, and drank the water very natu
rally. then handed the glass to the colored mar
Daniel who came in during the time was getting
the water. Afterward took napkin and wiped
his forehead, he usually perspired on awakening
He then said, "oh Swain this terrible pain
Press your hand Oh it," / laid my hand
on his chest. He then threw both hands to one
side, and about on line with his head, and ex
claimed, "oh, Swain Can't you stop this p and
again, "oh Swain :. l saw him looking at me
with staring expression. | asked him if he wa:
suffering much pain. Receiving no answer l re
peated the question, with like result. ths n con
cluded that he was either dying or having severe
spasm, and called to Daniel who was at the door, tc
tell DR.. Bliss and Mrs. Garfield to come in
Immediately, and glancing at the small clock
hanging on the chandelier nearly over the foo,
of his bed, l saw that it was ten minutes
past 10 o'clock. Dr. Bliss came in within two OF
three minutes. told Daniel to bring lighted can
die, which was habitually behind the screen near
the door. When the light shown full on his face
saw that he was dying. When Dr. Bliss came in, a
moment after, said "Doctor, have you any
stimulants? he seems to be dying" He took hold
of wrist, feeling for his pulse, and said Yes
he is dying" 1 then said to Daniel, "Run and
arouse the house." At that moment Colonel Rock.
well came in, when Dr. Bliss said, Let us rub his
limbs" which we did. In a very few moments Mrs.
Garfield came M and said, ''what does this
meant and a moment afterwards exclaimed, "Oh
why am 1 made to suffer this cruel wrong" At
1o:35 P. NJ. the sacrifice completed he breathed
his last calmly and peacefully.
Coroner's Inquest Abandoned.
LoSG BRANCH, September 20th.-The proposed
Coroners inquest over the Presidents remains has
been abandoned by the local authorities
for Removal-Extreme Ema.
citation.
NEW YORK, September eoth.-The Posts Long
Branch special says: Preparations for the removal
Of the effects Of the Presidential party are begin
ming. The attendants and workmen are engaged in
packing the trunks at the cottage Private Secre.