Connecticut western news., 1881-09-21
PRESIDENT GARFIELD DEAD.
His Suferings Are Over
Vice. President Arthur S10OTT1
The Government at Washington Still Lives ]!

suffering, JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD, President | 5 of the United States, died at Long Branch on k ] Monday night at 1O.35 o'clock, but a shortE ] time after the attending physicians had pre- E 5 5dicted quiet, restful night. The immediateE E Bliss neuralgia of the heart. The frequent Arecurrences of chills, the first of which oc- 2 cured last week, had exhausted the little re- s maining strength of his once vigorous frame, , a and his debilitated system was unable toE acope with the last attacks. Although ahis death was expected soon, encouraged ment was given by. the bulletin sent to Minis R ter Lowell at London, at 10 o'clock, for think R Hing dissolution might not take place that night but at II. 30 the following official bulletin wasE aissued by the physicians, which turned theE faint glimmer of hope into gloom and grief: 1.-The President died at 1O35 p. m. After athe bulletin was issued at 5.30 this evening, Sthe President continued in much the same con- Edition as during the afternoon, the pulse va Frying from 1O2 to 106 with rather increased 1force and volume. After taking nourishmentI Ahe fell into a quiet sleep about 35 minutes be- ! fore his death, aud while asleep his pulse| Arose to 120 and was somewhat more feeble. zAt ten minutes after 10 o'clock he awoke| acomplaining of severe pain over the region off 1.-the heart and almost immediately became un- Sconscious, aud ceased to breathe at 1885. l The following imaginative description of 4the death.bed scene was given in the New York Evening Telegrams extra Monday Knight:
 ! "At his bedside, holding his poor, ,emaciated Shand in her own, and watching with an an-
 sguish unutterable the fast vanishing sands of 6life sat the faithful, devoted wife, during the aAround him were other weeping friends and ssphysicians, lamenting their powerlessness in sthe presence of the dark angel of death. To ssward the last the mind of the sufferer wan
 
 s5amid those scenes where the happiest hours |gof his life were spent. He sat in the dear Hold homestead again with the loved ones
 aaround him, the aged mother, so proud of her Ebig boy, the faithful wife, the beloved chil- aldren. It was blissful dream that robbed sgdeath of it's terrors and rendered the dying
 3man for the moment unconscious of the cruel Erending of his once vigorous frame. The Emoan of the restless ocean mingled with the Esobs of the loved ones as the lamp of life Efickered and went out forever. Every one Eseemed stunned. The blow was particularly kIcrue so soon after the journey which Was Ethought to be the only chance for life, and Etfrom which such good results were expected. klNearly every one around the president clune Sto hope to the last and refused to credit the napproach of death, until the shadow deepened Esand the destroyer's presence could be nc kjlonger unfeit. The flags hang at half mas Efrom every house on Ocean avenue, and the ,Hgayety of this favorite watering place is ob Wscured by the deepest gloom. The struggle k Hover and death is vlctor."
 lE The scene is thus described by the associat Bed press correspondent:
 ''There was present when the President was Estricken only Gen. Swain anl Col Rockwell Abut all the attendants were immediately sum 'Hmoned. Mrs. Garfield, Drs. Bliss, Hamilton HDr. Boynton, C. o. Rockwell and Private ESecretary Brown reached the room within { ,,Hfew moments. Mrs. Garfield sat upon tht 'Ebedside holding the hand of her dying bus Eband. Dr. Hamilton stood on the opposite EPresident, who was unconscious even before 'Ethe first of those summoned reached the Slchamber. No other persons were in the Broom. Mrs. Col. Rockwell with her daugh 'Ester and Miss Molle Garfield sat upon lounge Fin the hall. The colored servants of the EFrancklyn cottage were grouped outside the Edoor of the sick room, peeping in. The HPresident was breathing heavily, and at in Ecreasing intervals the doctors whispered to Beach other two or three times, but aside iron 'Ethis no word was spoken. Two or three Esighs and some suppressed sobblng was heard Errom the group of negroes iii the door, but al Mthe rest were silent. The heavy breathing o Eithe President continued for about ffteer Eninutes and then ceased. Consciousness kslid not return. Death was absolutely pain Bless. When all was over Mrs Garfield quiet Ely withdrew to her room. Dr. Hamilton Asmoothed the features of the dead President
 and the other physicians and attendants Eistraightened his iimbs. Mrs. Garfield return Eabout half an hour later and sat silently up
 o on the bedside, the tears running in floods Hover her cheeks, but her whole demeanol k kmanifesting her heroic spirit and self fcontro Ekin this the supreme honr of her grief"
 s The members of the Cabinet at Long EBranch telegraphed Vice-President Arthur s of the Presidents death, at once, and advised Ehm 10 take the oath of office without delay: Ewhich was administered at Arthur's New York residence at 2.l5 yesterday morning, by &Judge Brady.
 The remains will be conveyed to Wash kington to-day. where they will lie in state for Wtwo days, and will then be taken to Cleve- Mland, Ohio, where they will be inferred in Blake View Cemetery.
 H General Hancock was at Newport Wher 8the President died, and on hearing the news
 almmediately telegraphed to Gen. Mitchell, on gGovernor's Island, expressing his grief and Bordering flags to be placed at half mast. n By some means Guteau learned of theI Adeath of his victim, in hls cell, and he fell on s3 his knees, praying Justify. He fears mob vii