The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27

Speared in the doorway there was
'Isperceptible indication of life in th
.SPresident, and he looked as if b
,Ewould rise toward the door. Tn
#ey6s Of both met and Mrs. Garfiels
Nfor an instant looked down upol
#the floor, and during the momen
Cher head was inclined tremor wa
k5een upon her lips, but she imme
.Ssdiately straightened her figure again
&looked her husband square in th,
Eface, and greeted him with smil
tmoyed quietly to place at hi
Ehead, on the right side of the bed
gand seated herself there. The Sec
@retaries, judging from the steadi
@ness of the Presidents gaze wher
4when Mrs. Garfield entered tn,
Groom, thought he was in a dazet
&condition, looking without seeing
MThey carefully watched him. A.
gMrs. Garfield passed around tn,
Nbed his eyes followed her, and il
izwas evident that he fully recogniz
sed her. When she seated herself Al
Ahis side the President moved his
@head slowly upon Jhe pillow unit
2his face was turned fully toward
Cher. 1t was the first time he had
:xmoved his head since the attack OF
Hthe heart pains. He made no at
sstempt to speak, but lay looking
i#closely over his wife's face. Mrs
@Garfield reached over and took both
Shis hands in hers Once or twice he
s3convulsively pressed her hand, as
sif he would like tS say something If
zhe could. 1t was evident from Mrs.
sGarfeld's manner that she was un-
xder tremendous strain to keep
Sfrom breaking down, but no sign
sswas shown on her face. She sat
2there holding his hand until he
Ndied, and he passed away with his
Shead turned towards her, and look
sing straight into the face, and ex-
Spired without closing his eyes. His
Sdemise was so quiet and impercep-
Stible that he must have been dead
Hsome seconds before life was known
sto be extinct. When the doctors
pronounced him dead Mrs. Garfield
Suffered no word, but sat perfectly
zquiet, great-tears falling down her
@face. She was so still that the doc
ztors, who had been very anxious
concerning her ability in her weak
zcondition to bear up when the crisis
Scame, thought that she was about
ITO sink to the floor, and moved to-
3ward her. She then arose and left
Sthe room,' going to her own apart |
ament, where she remained alone
Eabout five minutes. At the expira-
4tion of that time she repaired again
ito the bedside Of her husband, and
exhibited not the least trace of agi-|
station afterwards. subsequently,
swhen the surgeons spoke to her
Sabout the disposition of the remains
sshe put and answered questions in al
sclear, firm voice, and discussed the
arrangements reasonably. MRS.
lGariield was naturally opposed to|
fan autopsy. She only consented
sfnally when the case was strongly
presented to her in the ligit-of pub
slic interest and justice to the sur
geons who had attended the pal
1 stient. ct q late hour the surgeons
induced Mrs. Garfield to retire for|
crest, assuring her that it was a duty
ito secure the refreshment of sleepI
iShe went to her room and remained
there all night. Afterwards, Dr.|
sBliss, whose room was adjoining,|
Says she paced the floor until morn
ling.
To-day Mrs. Garfield shows plain
Tly the effects of the reaction FROM
the long and terrible struggle she
4 has undergone. The physicians
SAY that while she is doing as we'll
2as could possibly be expected under
,the circumstances, yet they arel
Extremely solicitous about her|
;health. Mollie is a delicate girl,
|and had been given only the most
|reassuring news about her fathers
health up to the time of his DEATH
when she learned the truth at last
she tainted, and it was a long time
before she could be restored. Herr
Health is much affected by the|
shock.
Harry Garfield, who left Williams
college, Mass, this morning left
iword that his brother, James A. Gar
field who is confined to his room
with a severe attack of malarial fe-
Iver, contracted at the White House.
should not be informed of his faith
ier's death until he was better. The|
Itolling of the church bells, and the
prevailing excitement aroused his
Suspicious, and it was thought best
;by DR.. Hubbell, his attending phy-
,sician. that he be informed of theI
truth. This was done by judge
Mott. A burst of grief followed, but
the is now bearing the trial bravely,
Though he is still in a precarious
condition. He was removed this
afternoon to ex-President Hopkins'l
house.
GEN. swAIM's DESCRIPTION OF THE
DEATH.
Judge Advocate General Swain, |
who has been with President GAR
field ever since he was shot, and
who was the only one with the Pres
ident when he commenced sinkingj
last night, makes the following state |
ment
1T was my night to watch with
the President. | had been with himI
a good deal of the time from three
o'clock in the afternoon. A few min
utes before ten o'clock / left Colon
el Rockwell, with whom l had been
talking for some minutes in the
lower hall, and proceeded up stairs |
to the Presidents room. On enter
ing / found Mrs. Garfield sitting by
his bedside. There were no other
persons in the room. / said to her,
how is everything going p She said
he is sleeping nicely l then said
i think you had better 60 to bed
and rest. / asked her what had
been prescribed for him to take dur
ing the night. She replied she did
not know, that she had given him o
milk punch at 5 O'Clock. / then