The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-09-29

be banished everything suggestive of the
iIwfulneSs of death. No fence either
iron or wood; no coping or curbine OF
brick or stone; no hedge or wooden
trellis, posts, and cham, or anyting to
make an enclosure is permitted. Head
stones are not allowed TO exceed
fourteen inches in heighth. This GENE
terry rather esembleS n vast and we'll
kept park. with stately shafts and mod
est vaults. in lieu OF the statuary and
structures. President GARFIELD loved to
stroll in this cemetery. 1t was his ideal
OF afinal earthly resting place.
DREAMING THE NEWS TO MOTHER GAR
FIELD
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 20.-The
Rerald's special from Scion says the
news was broken TO Grandma Garfield
about 8 O'Clock this morning. At first
she was very much shocked, but soon
came To and talked calmly and said !:
1T was probably all for the best, if the
people were ready Ia receive it. Il is
not possible that my son James is dead
| do not wish To live any longer. I will
soon be with him.
CLEVELAND. Sept. 2O.-"Who shall
break the news to Mother Garfield ?" u
Leader Special says, was the query this
morning. At The home of her son ill.,
law, 6. NJ. Larabee, at Scion, Mother
Garfield watched anxiousIy for the 6
O'Clock bulletin Monday evening, feel
ing il IL was favorable she might hope
on. Worn oat by anxious days and
sleepless nights, her strength be-
came SO much exhausted that admins
tration of stimulants was found necessa-
ry. Though hoping against hope, she
could not realize her son in immediate
danger. "He will live she said but
yesterday. "God makes so few men
like rim He will not take them away
when they are living lives of usefulness.
There are SO many men who are of no
use to any one, who live on, that can
not believe God will take my James
away when he is so much needed ~
Shortly after 8 O'Clock this morning Mrs.
Garfield arose, and after dressing, spent
some time in reading her Bible as was
customary. Then she went into the
DINING room where her breakfast was
being prepared. Refrt shed by a night
of rest, she was more cheerful than she
had been for several days. Mr. Larabee,
unable 10 conceal his emotion, left the
room in tears. Mother Garfield walked
about, looking out of the windows
Finally, she turned to her daughter
Mary, saying: us there any news yet,
this morning, Nary" Mrs. Larabee's
heart failed. She could not blast the
hope expressed in that voice and exhi-
bited in that dear old face
Eat your breakfast, mother: it is
ready now" she said But I want to
hear from my James first" said the low
ing mother. The telegram that was so
soon to bring grief and anguish to her
hopeful heart lay on the shelf, and see
ing it she took il and was about to read
it, saying, Here it is now; I must read
il before eat.' Her granddaughter, FL
len Larabee, fearing that so sudden u
shock would be fatal, took the dispatch
from her hand and said, Il will read it
TO you, Grandma. Are you prepared for
bad news ?" why, no." said Grandma;
II am not prepared for bad news, and
there isn't any bad news this morning,
is there ~ Yes, Grandma" "Oh,
Nelly, he is not, he cannot be dead"
"Grandma. his spirit passed away last
night" "Oh, it cannot be; il must not
be, cannot have it so; cannot have it
SO. My James, my James. No; can
not believe you. Let me see the dis
patch"
She took it. read it, and dropping the
message on the floor, fell backward in a
chair, moaning and wringiDg her hands,
bitter tears coursing down her cheeks.
1t seemed to me she gave way to uncOn-
trOllable grief, but at length subdued her
feelings, in a measure. Mother Garfield
said:
Tomorrow will be eighty years old,
but will not see the beginning of an
other year. James is gone, and shall
not be long after him."
a. After, this she. succeeded in somewhat
controlling her emotion until the arrival
of James Palmer, husband of grand
daughter now dead, a daughter of Mrs.
Larabee. When he entered she again
burst into tears, and between sobs re-
peated over and over in her anguish of
soul: "He is gone; he is gone! Oh, ]
can not have it sol" When the morning
paper arrived. although advised
by her daughter not 10 read it,
she insisted upon it, and eagerly scan
ned the dispatches for awhile then throw
ing it down exclaimed: 81 cannot read
any more" Then she went to her room
and lay down, but soon arose and re-
quested her granddaughter to read to
her further, listening with fearful eyes
and aching heart, making noble efforts
to restrain her emotions. In the after
noon somebody remarked TO her that it
seemed so very still to-day. "Still," re-
sponded she yea, but it is the stiffness
of DEATH"
Mr.. Larabee, the Presidents brother
in-law, said he had known James A
Garfield since he was three years old,
and added: "One thing gives me slight
comfort to-day. My belief is that he
was a sincere and earnest Christian if
there ever was one. That partly
my sorrow; for that is the
kind of man we need at the head of
Il L.. Ev11
HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED Ar
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept 20.-The
news of the Presidents sudden and IN
expected death fell upon the city like a
pail The bulletins of last evening
were of such an assuring character, it was
generally accepted that the President
would finger several days, and that
there was perhaps, bare chance of pos
sible recovery. AS a consequence, peo-
pie retired from the streets at an early
hour and sought their homes. The first
news received was at the private wire OF
the associated press. Some gentlemen
called to ascertain the -tidings from
ElberOn, as nothing had been heard
from there since Z p. IN. The gentle
man in charge had just received mes
sage to the effect that the President was
comfortably, and was reading
it to the callers, when the instrument
licked the words, The President is Dead,
which caused the operator 10 bound
from his chair. In an instant all was
The callers rushed from
the building, and, although the streets
and public places were deserted, the ter
rible news they proclaimed acted like
fr,n fun hn cfP at5
about the treasury department and ho-
tells were alive with an excited popuiace.
The tolling of bells throughout the
city announced to the siumbering in.
mates. who knew by the mOurnful
sounds that the President
WAS NO MORE
IL short period ncwsbpys were cry
ing extras in all sections of Washington,
and there was no more sleep in the city.
At daylight all the flags on private and
public buildings were at half mast, and
people were busily employed shrouding
houses and stores in mourning. All the
public buildings are heavily draped,
also every store on Pennsylvania
houses are being draped in black. The
feeling is that Of universal gloom. The
closed at an early hcur and
business was generally suspended. The
fact that Vice President Arthur was
sworn in as president is received with sat
isfacfion. General ArthGr's demeanor
and conduct since Garfield was shot has
been so considerable and commendable
that people of all shades of political
opinion express their confidence n his
high honor and official integrity. Tele-
grams are pouring in from ali sections
of the country, evidencing great and
profound sorrow, none more so than those
from the Southern ana Gulf States.
When the news of the Presidents death |
was communicated to the assassin, Cult |
eau, he received it like the craven he is. !
He trembled like leaf, and begged the |
warden TO protect HIM from mob vio- |
lence. There is no danger, however, of
any lynching. Parties sworn to kill |
Guiteau are doubtless on their way here /
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