Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-09-21
Sentiments OF - mpashy.

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Grant, who is in town, was inter.
viewed at midnight and said the
event was sad and unexpected. He
sent the following to MacVeagh al
Long Branch: "Please convey to
the beresved family of the Presi'
dent nay heartfelt sympathy and
sorrow for them in theirdeep fiji ie.
ton. The nation will mourn with
them for the loss OF her Chief Mag
istrate so recently called to preside
over its destinies. I shall return
to Long Branch In the morning
and will tender my services ii
they can be of any use to them"
(Signed) U. 5. GRANT.
Later from L.nK Branch.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 20-12:30 A.
M.-Shortly after the afternoon bul.
letin was issued DR.. Agnew said in
substance to q reporter that the ex-
animation showed there was no
material change in the situation
of extreme gravity. Col. Rock
we'll end Swain still exhibited their
usual oheerfulness and hoped the
patient would rally. Col. Rock
well said he had pinned his faith to
the unusual strong constitution of
the President throughout, and was
unwilling to give the case up as
hopeless. In reply to a question
regarding the Presidents mind the
Colonel Ssaid; "When hallucina-
tions occur they do not continue
any length of time, and when the
President is spoken to during such
periods he invariably comes to him.
self and answers intelligently. He
rested comfortably during the
afternoon and If there il any
change 1 think 1t Ia for the better"
Hamilton arrived about hall-past
four. MacVeagh expressed the
opinion that there was no reasona-
BILE ground for expecting the Pres
ident would recover; that no new
strength had been gained and un-
less he should rally rapidly he can.
not last long especially as the rigors
continue which the doctors are
of. MacVeagh said:
"There is no doubt the President Is
weaker now than he has ever
been, and that all his reactions
have been of but temporary dura-
ton. The President fully realized
his condition aud has since he was
fret wounded" He also said the
patients mind has been perfectly
clear throughout the day and that
the President had taken an unusu-
al quantity of liquid nourishment.
Agnew considered that there was
little ground for feeling of reas-
surance and that the case was de.
critical. Once, during the
afternoon, the President asked for
a mirror and upon placing it in
front of his face he remarked:
swell, [ do not understand how
it Is that l am sick while I look so
we'll" Boynton said to night that
every effort had been made
the entire day to pre-
vent recurrence of the rigors.
The lower portion OF the Presi-
dents right lung is covered with
small pustules about the size
of a pin head; il these
could be concentrated into
drained, but in his present condi-
ton but little can be done to re-
lieve it. AT 10 o'clock Hamilton
felt somewhat encouraged with the
present outlook; he would say moth
ing further. Bliss told his hopeful
story; in examining the lungs to.
night he found the arc of dull
ness diminished in a slight degree
and the respiration murmur could
be more distinctly heard. The
pulse had ranged from 1O2 to 106
and was fuller and sounder pulse
than the President has had for sew
eral days past. The doctor talked
at length, but his remarks were to
no effect. There was not ma
terial change and no ;mme-
diate apprehensions of danger.
Everything seemed indicative of
quiet night. AT half past 10, while
Boynton was conversing at Elbe-
ron, a messenger suddenly appear
ed and spoke to the doctor in an
and he imm ediately
left the table ut which he was sit
ting and started on run for
Cottage. This move.
ment was a signal to representa-
tives of the press congregated at
the hotel that something unusual
had occurred. But a few moments
when Warren Young, one
of the Executive Clerks, came to
Elberon Hotel and announced that
the President was dead.
rhs Afflicted Fanny.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 2O.-Mem-
bers of the family were i'm mediate
ly summoned to the bedside of the
President. All arrived and perfect
quiet prevailed. Mrs. Garfield bore
the trying ordeal with great forth
tude, and exhibited unprecedented
courage. She gave way to no par
oxysms of grief, and after death be-
came evident she quietly withdrew
to her own room. There she sat, q
heart-stricken widow, full Of
grief, but with too much cOur-
age to exhibit to those about her
that she was laboring under q ter
rible strain, and despite her efforts
tears flowed from her eyes and her
lips became drawn by her noble
attempt to bear the burden with
which she had been afflicted. Miss
Mollie was greatly affected, and
bursts of tears flowed from the
child's eyes, Notwithstanding her
noble effort to follow the example
of her mother. The death scene
was one never to be forgotten. Per-
feet quiet prevailed and there was
not . murmur heard while the
President was sinking. After death
had been pronounced the body was
properly arranged by Dr.. Boyn-
ton. kilograms were immedl-