Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-07
The President at Long Branch.
SCENES AF HIS ARRIVAL YESTERDAY.

noon few minutes after / o'clock Ten min
utes later the President was in his cottage
There were about 1900 persons in the vicinity O
the Presidents quarters. The regular troops
were on guard and no difficulty was experienced
in preserving perfect order. No sound wa:
heard to- mar the quiet of the neighborhood
Mrs. Garfield. upon arrival, passed from the
Presidents car to the preceding coach
special to the STAR, received too late for the
second extra yesterday, says members of the
family came out one by one. When the Pres.
ident s car was at the proper place for moving
him into the cottage, a stalwart man quickly
placed ladder on top of the car and the pre-
pared canvas was adjusted as tent covering
to protect the President from the RAYS of the
SUM- Quickly men appeared with his bed which
looked like litter and he was taken into his
room under the canvas way. No one could see
MS face. but the doctors announced that he was
better than when he started. The car in which
the President was caught on the telegraph wire
system that crosses Ocean avenue. The men
around uncOupled, and Immediately grabbed
the cars one by one. and pushed them in around
a difficult curve to the cottage. This work was
cheerfully done and men enough could have
been mustered to move by physical force twenty
cars. The grade being little down, aided the
volunteers.
THE SIGHT OF THE OCEAN PLEASANT TO THE
PATIENT.
The sight of the ocean seemed to give the
PRESIDENT delight. He said to those about him.
ut was refreshing to get where he could look at
the sea-" The room where he was placed is
large and handsomely furnished. When the
PRESIDENT was taken in he noticed at once that
the bed was so arranged that he could not look
out at the sea, and he insisted that change in
the furniture should at once be made. which
was done After short rest, the surgeons pro-
ceeded to dress the wound, and its condition
was found to be slightly improved. some healing
indications being observed. At six o'clock he
went to sleep quietly and had an unbroken sleep
OF about two hours. At the dressing of the
was found to be 1874 and temperature 1O1 Clio.
the highest it has been for some time.
THE EVENING BULLETIN.
The evening official bulletin was as follows:
. september q, $50 p.m.-Since the last bulle-
tin was issued the President has been removed
from washington to Long Branch. He was
more restless than usual last night, being evil
IDENTITY somewhat excited by anticipations Of the
Journey. This morning, at $50 o'clock, his
pulse was lis, temperature 1913, respiration 49,.
we left Washington with the President at $50
am owing to the admirable arrangements
made by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and to the ingeniOusly arranged bed designed
oy Mr. NJ Ely, the fatigue incident to the trans
portatlon was reduced to minimum. Never
theless, as was anticipated some signs of the
disturbance produced by the Journey have been
exhibited since his arrival, by rise of tempera-
ture and increased frequency Of pulse. AT pre-
sent his pulse is 124, temperature 1016, respira-
ton ~ lSigned by the six surgeons
SECRETARY BLAlNE's NIGHTLY SUMMARY.
secretary Blaine sent the following dispatch
last night to Mr.. Morton. minister at Paris and
to Mr.. Lowell, minister at London:
Lone BRANCH, Nj, Sept. 6.-The President
lett Washington at half-past six o'clock this
morning and reached Long Branch at 1:2O D NJ
He seemed to bear the journey well. though
-
ne was for several hours restless. He showed
signs OF great fatigue, and complained that his
back had a bruised feeling. His pulse rose TO
"a and his temperature to 1915. At this hour
1850 pm, he is sleeping, and his fever is abat-
ing His surgeons regard his symptoms as the
necessary result of the Journey and expect a
favorable change on this air within the next two
days. His fever is in part attributable to the
excitement he felt at the prospects of coming.
He earnestly desired to leave the White House,
and his weary eyes welcome the sight of the
sea. The developments of the next sixty hours
are awaited with solicitude.
''BLAINE, Secretary"
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
are at Long Branch. Secretary Lincoln is quar-
tered at Mr.. Pullman's cottage, on Ocean ave
nue., While the remainder are at the cottage
opposite the West End hotel. In conversation
last night Secretary Lincoln said the entire
cabinet would remain there for the present.
THE PRESIDENTS SONS.
The New York Herald of to-day says: An early
train from Washington yesterday morning
brought to this city Harry and James A. Garfield
lr. The young men are on their way to Will
Jamestown, Mass. where they expect to enter
Williams College on or about Thursday next.
They are accompanied by their tutor. Dr. d. w.
Hawkes.. During the terrible suspense of the
past few months both of the boys have been
kept busy answering the Presidents letters. &c
but anxiety has told upon them. and thew loOk ed
careworn and tired. Both are glad that their
father has been removed from the White House
and are united in thinking that he will now
rapidly improve. The party will remain at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel as long as possible so as to
be ready to go to Long Branch at once If it be-
comes necessary.
VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR.
The Herald also says: Vice President Arthur
was kept informed at hourly intervals yesterday
of the progress of the train which conveyed the
President from Washington to Long Branch. He
received dispatches from those in attendance on
the President and the official bulletins as we'll
The Vice President expressed himself as we'll
pleased that the journey had been completed
without injury to the patient. and said that he
sincerely hoped the change of scene and air
would combine to restore the President to health
and vigOr
The Presidents Removal