Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-09-07

The signal event in the ninth week of the
presidents disability is his removal from
Washington to Long Branch. His return a
week ago to a position that seemed to JUS
tify faltering hope that he would recover
has not been followed up by any appreciable
said to have refrigerated, unless in his re-
duced condition not to advance is to recede.
The bulletins of the early part of the week
told of the stomach taking and retaining
in condition practically unchanged, and
the parotid gland discharging freely and
diminishing in size, and at length the sur
geons spoke of an improvement in his con-
dition and a pulse record below one hun
bred. The later bulletins began to weaken
as to the signs of improvement, and spoke
of returning nausea, which, however, was
not regarded as indicating a new break
down of the stomach, but was attributed to
causes which were not regarded with alarm.
The ruling passion with the president has
long been to get away from Washington, to
Mentor if possible, to Long Branch as his
second choice. The increasing danger from
malaria in Washington and the importantly
of the president induced the surgeons to give
the project of removal second consdera-
ton, and on Saturday it was decided to take
the president by railway to Long Branch
on the earliest practicable day. Preparations
for the removal were vigorously commenced
at the White House and by the railway au-
thorities. A car specially fitted to secure
the patients ease, comfort and safety was
made ready by the Pennsylvania Company at
Altoona in few hours by the busy hands
of forty workmen. Ice boxes built into the
side of the car, arrangements to secure
copious supply Of fresh air without exposing
the president to draughts, protection against
dust and unavoidable disturbances, with
arrangements for placing the softest mat
tress on the easiest springs in the center of
the car, were some of the safeguards against
exhaustion and the dangers incident to so
radical change. Two other cars for the
accommodation of the physicians and the
presidents family made up the train. A
track was laid from the station in Washing
ton along Sixth street to Pennsylvania
avenue, to which point the president was
carried and placed in his travelling quarters
at half-past six o'clock Tuesday morning.
The cottage of Charles G. FRANKLIN at
Elberon, Long Branch, was placed at the
disposal of the president. This cottage is
about sixth of a mile from the railroad
station at Elberon. On Monday the request
by telegraph of Attorney General McVeagh,
who has had charge of the arrangements
for the removal, that track be laid to this
cottage was quickly responded to, the route
surveyed, and Monday night large force
of men put down the rails and completed
the arrangements for the arrival of the
presidents train on the following day.
Tuesday afternoon the grateful news was
telegraphed over the country that the presi-
dent was in his room at the FRANKLIN cot
tage, and that he arrived all right without
the least unfavorable symptom. Let hope
that the sweet ocean air and the healing
there is for an invalid in coveted change
of scene will aid the work of the surgeon,
and assist the efforts of nature to give vital
ity to the wasted powers OF the president, ant
put far away the evil day impending owe
this nation since that fatal July morning.