The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-20
THE PRESIDENT DEAD.

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LONG BRANCH, N. j., Sept. 19.-The Presi-
3 dent died at 1895 From what can be ascer-
Htained death was from sheer exhaustion. War
Hren Young, assistant to Private Secretary
Brown, brought the news from the cottoge at
Sten minutes before IL. The first indication
i that anything serious had occurred was the APP
y pearanea- of messenger at the Eiberon Hotel
awho obtained a carriage and drove rapidly off
III is supposed ne has gone to summon members
&of the Cabinet, who left here about 30 p. m.
attorney General MaeVeagh has notified Vice
president Arthur of the Presidents demise.
[11.15 P. M.
The Cabinet has just arrived and gone in a
Sbody TO Franklyn Cottage. All are here ex-
scept Blaine and Lincoln. Attorney General
MacVeagh has telegraphed the latter two. who
fare now en- route to Long Branch, of the PresI
4ident's death.
4 Great excitement prevails here and particu-l
liars cannot be obtained. The guard aroundI
8the cottage has been doubled and no one is all
Flowed to approach it. The Government has
taken possession of the only telegraph wireI
(which is connected at Elberon. 1t will be all
most impossible to get further details tonight,
as we are shut off from all communication
with the cottage and its inmates.
[12M.1
Attorney General MacVeagh has just camel
Ito Eberon Hotel from Francklyn Cottage and!
i made the following statement:
sent my despatch to Lowell at 10 O'Clock. /
Shortly before that DIR. Bliss had seen the
President and found his pu'se LOG and all con
Editions then promising quiet night. The
doctor asked the President ii he was feeling
uncomfortable. The President answered, mot
lat ALL" and shortly afterwards fell asleep, and
lDr. Bliss returned to his room across the half
from that occupied by the President. ColonelsI
Swain and Rockwell remained with theI
President About fifteen minutes after 10;
o'clock the President awakened and remark
led to Gen. Swain that he was suffering great
lpain and placed his hand over his heart
IDr Bliss was summoned and when he enteredE
the room found the President substantially
without pulse and the action of the heartal-I
most undistipguishable He said at once the
President was dying and directed that Mrs.
EGarfield be called, also the doctors. Thee
President remained in dying condition until!
no So when he was pronounced dead. He died
|of some trouble of the heart, supposed to bel
neuralgia, but that of course is uncertain.
THE LAST MOMENTS.
THE Last Words the President Spoke
Mrs Garheld's Grief and Fortitude.
LONG BRANCH, Sept 2G-1 A.M.-Previous to-
his death the only words spoken by the Presi
'dent were that he had severe pain in his,
heart It is supposed by the surgeons that
death was occasioned by clot of blood form
ling on the heart Dr. Bliss was the one notiti- !:
led of the Presidents expression of pain, andl
upon entering the room he at once saw that
the end was near.
Members of the family were immediately
summoned to the bedside. All arrived andi
perfect quiet prevailed.
Mrs. Garfield bore the trying ordeal with
great fortitude and exhibited unprecedented
courage. She gave way to no paroxysms of
grief and after death became evident sheE
quietly withdrew to her own room. There shes
.sat heartstricken widow full OF grief, butt
with too much Christian courage to exhibit iii
Ito those about her. She of course was laboring I
under terrible strairsand despite her efforts
stears flowed from her eyes and herr
lips became drawn by her noble attempt
Ito bear the burden with which she has beenl
afflicted. Miss Mollie was naturally, greatly
affected, and burst of tears flowed from thes
schild's eyes, notwithstanding her noble etfortE
Ito follow the example of her mother.
The death scene was one never to be forgoti
ten. Perfect quiet prevailed, and there wasE
mot murmur heard while the President was
sinking. After death had been pronounced,
the body was properly arranged by DR.. Boyn-i
ton. kilograms we're Immediately sent to the
Presidents mother in Ohio and to the sons
Harry and James, who are now at Williams
FCollege. as also to Vice President Arthur and
other prominent public men.
THE LAST BULLETIN.
The Doctors Statement OF the Death.
[I15 a. M.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 20-The following Of
ffcial bulletin has just been issued:
I1.30 P. M.
The President died at 1875 p. m. Alter theI