St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-09-23

PRESIDENT ARTHUR AND MRS. GARFIELD.
On Tuesday afternoon President
Arthur called on Mrs. Garfield. The
is described in Cabinet cir
cles as very touching. Mrs. Garfield
maintained perfect composure, and,
after accepting the coincidence of the
man who has become President by
virtue of her husbands death, said
that she hoped that General Arthur
would las one who knows of the in
terview puts it) carry out the glories
of her husbands administration. Some
of the Cabinet ladies called on Mrs.
Garfield that evening. They found
her sOrrOwing, but not cast down. She
was satisfied everything had been done
for the President that could be done,
but she was a little rebelliOus at fate,
and not reconciled to the fact that her
husband had been shot.
THE AUTOPSY.
The autopsy was a surprise. The
doctors all knew within an inch where
the ball was, and could have reached it
Immediately with knife, yet it was
fully two feet from the spot where
they thought it was, and behind the
heart instead of being in front of the
groin. The ball never went down.
ward and forward. 1t went sideways
across the backbone The shattered
rib, which was not known to the con-
sulting surgeons until July 23, was the
obstacle which DETECTED the bullet and
caused it to locate where no one even
suggested that it was, and where it re-
manned a permanent danger to the
heart. The case illustrates how great
the skill of good nursing is, for it
shows that the President was kept
alive for eighty days solely by good
nursing, while he had mortal wound
that was constantly poisoning the sys-
TEN. But the autopsy shows how far
surgery is from being an exact science.
and how greatly the most eminent sur
geOns may err.
THE FUNERAL.
President Garfield's remains were
taken to Washington on Wednesday
afternoon on Thursday and on Friday
until o'clock in the afternoon the
body will lie in state in the rotunda OF
the Capitol. At that hour it will be
put on board of a special Pennsylvania
railroad train and taken to Cleveland
by way of Pittsburg. The train will
arrive at Cleveland on Saturday night
The remains will lie in state in that
city. On Monday they will be inferred
in Lakeview Cemetery. Although
Mentor was the Presidents home
| Cleveland is the metropolis of that par
/ e thA TOD Of Ohio auI n, hi w
political life it was here that he formed
the most of what may be called home
aquaintances. 1t was the late Presi
dents wish that he be buried there.
The Assassin.
The District Attorney says there il
no need for trying Guiteau in New Jer
sey, and he will be tried at Washing
ton. There was some expectation o
popular vengeance on Guiteau Tuesda!
morning, but the crowd of peOpl,
which gathered about the Jail preserv
ed moderation. When Guiteau wa
informed of the Presidents death, h,
inquired at what time he had died
and after being informed, said that h,
was glad the President had at last beef
relieved from his sufferings, as h
would not have committed the deed i
he had known that he was to suffer a
he did. He did not show any increas
ed fear that morning, but has had al
along IA constant fear of mob violence
Messages of Sympathy.
Queen Victoria sent the fOllOwin:
message to Mrs. Garfield, "Word
cannot express the deep sympathy
feel with you. May God support ant
comfort you as He alone can"
From all parts of England have com
messages of coincidence to the bereav
ed woman whose fortitude has endear
ed her to the whole world.