The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-22
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE DlspArcH.l
nrrlcllL REPoRr or ruE AurOPsY.

OFFICIAL REPORT or THE AUTOPSY.
vtBkEoN. September 20.-The following
,nrisl bulletin in relation TO the post
1srt,m was prepared by the surgeons who
we're In attendance upon the late President {:
nv ureyiOus arrangement a post morton
sv,mipation Of The body OF President Gar,
Ss3 WAS ioade this afternoon 10 the pre-
.ssee and with the assistance Of Drs. Ham
ihon. Agnew. Bliss, Barnes, Woodward,
Peyburn, Andrew II. Smith 81 Elberon, and
Acting Assistant surgeon ID. s. Lsmb OF the
ARMY Medical Museum. Washington. The
o~persiion was performed by DIR. Lamb. IL
was found that The ball, after iraeturing the
right eleventh rib, had passed through the
spioal column In front Of the spinal canal,
Featuring the body OF the hrst lumbar YER
Zebra, driving a number OF small fragments
Of bone into the adjacent soft parts and
lodgiog below the p2ncTeas, about two
inches and a bali to the left OF the spine
aud behind the ~peritoneum, where it bad
become completely encysted. The imme-
diste Cause Of death was secondary hemOr-
Ibsge from one OF the mesenteric arteries
scjoiDiDg the track OF the ball, the blood
UplunBg the ~peritoDeum, and nearly a
pint escaping into The abdominal cavity.
Tbs henOrrbage is believed TO hsye been
the cause Of the severe pain in the
lower part Of the chest complain
ed Of Just before death. An sb-
sees clyiiy, six inches by iouR in
dimensions, was found IN the vicinity Of the
gs~ll.blsdder between the liver and the trans
verse colon. which were strongly adherent.
Itdid not involve the substance OF the liver,
snd no communication was found between
il and the wound. A long suppuratiDg
channel extended from the external wound,
between The loin muscles aud right kidney,
almost TO the light groin. This channel,
now known to be due TO the burrowiDg OF
pus from the wound, was supposed during
lie TO have been the track OF the ball. On
an examination OF the organs OF The chest
evidences Of severe bronchitis were found
on both sides, with broncho-pneumonia
Of the lower portions OF The right
lung, though TO a much less extent
q The left. The lungs contained no
assesses and the heart no clOts. The liver
was enlarged and fatty, but free from alb
scesses. Nor were any found in any other
organ except the left kidney, which con-
tanned near iis surface a small abscess about
one third Of an inch in diameter. In re-
viewing the history OF the case in cOnnec
ton WITH the autopsy, IL Is quite evident
that the different suppurating surfaces, and
especially the fractured, spongy tissue OF
the yertebra, furnish a sufficient explanation
Of The septic condition which existed.
ID. w. BLISS,
j. X. BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
ROBERT REYBURN,
FRANK II. HAMILTON,
ID. HAYES AGNEw,
ANDREW II. SHITB,
ID. s. LAME.
ELBEROy, ". j., September 2l.-Dr. Bliss
stated al a la,e bour last night that the au-
tOpsy hsd been very tedious, and the time
occupied in searching for the ball alone was
nearly three quarters OF an hour. In reply
10 sn inquiry. the Doctor said that since The
conclusion OF the autopsy Mrs. Garfield
was feeling much relieved, as 1t established
the fact that the Presidents death was in
eyitable. He stated, further, that the point
Of the ball was somewhat blunt or in a bat
tered condition, caused by The force with
which IL stTnek the rib. In other respects
lie original shape was not altered.
TIE BODY DRESSED FOR TIE GRAyE-A PLAs-
TER CAST TAKEN " FACE-TERRIBLE
EVACUATION OF II REMAINS.
NEW YORK, September q. The EUeaiRg
Posts Elberon special says The President
Is laid out 10 the suit OF clothes which be wore
on Internationally. His left baud is iald
across bis breast after The manner be had 10
life. The body Is so greatly shrunken that
artificial means had to be resorted TO 10 give
The clothes the appearance OF fitting. In
addition to the natural shrinking from bis
Illness The operation connected with the au-
topsy has left the body In an even more
emaeiated state.
A plaster cast was taken OF his face yes
terday as well as Of his right hand. The
eject Of The oil used upon the face prior TO
bking the cast dlshgured the features
somewhat aud slightly altered the color OF
TIE face, so that its appearance Is very much
iess natural even than IL was Just alter
death. The President had a massive bead
and large bones, showing plainly. His
cheeks are fallen In, but the beard has been
50 arranged about the parotid gland as to
that terrible scar, and such ar
Engagements have been made about ihe pill
low as still further to conceal the swelling
winch helped 10 sap away bis life.
The undertaken says that, in his opinion,
u viii not be safe TO expose the body after
II leaves here. The effects Of the fluids
used IN embalming are such as 10 have 81"
fesoy hardened the features.
The coiin was black, with silver handles,
Dlaek rods run alongside, aud upon the top
was the inscription "James Abraham
Da!neld; born November 10, 1881 died,
resident Of The United States, September
~ 1881" The cofin was lined with white
sain; across the top and crossing each
ysosF were W long leaves OF palm. Only
sne lace and shoulders were visible, and
vee NEEDED 70 know that all that remained
y ssmes A. Garfield lsy there to recall The
,ssiufes so familiar during life. The face,
y dose who knew General Garfield only
slon his portraits, could not have been re-
sngnlzed. The checks were gone. the brow
sso lost tie massive appearance which bad
ssafseterIzed u 10 life. Involuntary the
,Molspefed remark OF all as they eazed upon
spe loved fora with a shudder was.
nvsef should baye recognized bin bow DO
muI baye kpeeIedl1 The s~brnnken,
so.suj form told bow much. II was most
A4i ftIlolia that he ffvad az fnu0-. 4