Daily Republican., 1881-10-07
FOURTH EDITION.
THE DEAD PREsIDEAT.
MIS- RemaiDs Pinced in = Bronze
Cask eta Cryps to be Prepared
for the Coffin Instead Of Buryiug
fs--The Ataiemess Of DR.. nOy u.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 6-At a
late hour last night President Garfiefd's
remains were transferred very quietly
from the casket in which they had come
from Elberon, to an air tight casket.
Mayor Herrick received letter. dated
September 29th, stating that on the
representations of the Union League
Club and prominent citizens of New
York the body was not placed in a
proper receptacle, and the Metallic Bu-
rial Case Company Of New York had
offered easket which was made espe
cially for the purpose. Mrs. Garfield
and Dr.. j. II. ltobeson were summoned
by telegraph, and arrived here yester-
day, to see thc casket, which was sen.
on 10y special car. Mrs. Garfield was
much pleased with the gift, and, in ac-
cordauce with her wishes, the transfer
ence of DR.. BoyntOn, Internal Revenue
Collector w. s. Streaton and Mayor
Herrick, besides two undsrtakers.
The casket is Of SECT bronze, e,a-
boralely wrought with gold trimmings.
a solid gold plate is to he fixed on the
top OF the casket, as Mrs Garfield dir
ects. The remains were in an unex-
ectedly good state of preservation, and
now that proper cas&et has been pro-
vided it is probable tha, the plans of the
Monument Committee will be changed,
and, instead Of the body being put into
the ground, "A crypt will be erected and
the caSket tNposei TO view.
WAsHINGToN, October ct is as
!, a Il.L ft.t f.Nl l.
that Mrs. Garfield has requested DR..
EoyLtun 10 withhold the statement
whc' he had prfpai ed relative to the
autopsy and the general treatment o;
the late Presidents case, As she was
satisfied that the Presidents wound
was norta.. aud did not desire TO have
the controversy further prolonged. II
/, learned from "a suurC equally entitled
u credit That SON. of those who were
Il, ar To the Presi lent duriug his eh;i!e
illness, besides Dc. BuSn,ON, were near
) ready with statement slmiiar To
that which il was supposed DR.. Boyu
ton had in consultation.
\ man who has means Of knowing
what RpyntUh's statement would be
says that it, among thcr things, would
contain the following: That from Au-
gust T. the President had imperfect
command OF his men,al faculties, and
that he had only luciu intervals. he
often found it diiticul. 10 complete ZEN
tences, and his mind would wander
toward the end Of nearly every attempt
AT sentence making. Many OF the say
ingS attributed 10 him were either mis-
Understood or were not correctly re-
ported from he sick chamber. The no.
table saying as II worth while to con.
tinue this struggle louger go is said "
have originated i'll thi, statement made
in the Presidents wauderings when he
was rv.,leut'y gong over his work as "a
member OF the Electoral oommlssioa !:
"ls it worth While 10 60 into this
Florida business further On arriv-
ing AZ Long Branch he fell into s,upor,
,rom whlch II was d,!hGult 10 arouse
h. ID, and from which he did not
all oeethsr rally until the next day.
WI en- he did arouse he was surprised
TO t:.nd where he was. requested 10 be
tASe' away, and said that he had asked
- l.r taken to McutOr and wished to 20
there, He frequently asked for MIR.
B.aine, and wondered .Wny he did NOT
G ,mr, but did not make general
quest chat al! tIe members of the
Cabinet visit him. Towards the layter
plrt o. TIE tim the physicians and
attendants were compelled 10 satisfy
his req Ies.s and commands with
evaslons,