Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-09-21
LONG BRANCH.
The Funeral Train Remains will Lie
in State in Washington Two Days
Thence go to Cleveland-Inquest at
Long Branch Said TO be Abandoned
The COttage..President Arthur.

Lone BRANCH, Sept. 20. Attorney Gen.
eral MacVeagh, who has charge of the ar
engagements for moving the remains from
Long Branch to Washington says the Penn
sylvania Railroad will send four coaches here
to be used on the occasion.
The train will be made up as follows First
cars baggage: second car remains of the
President: third car. Mrs. Garfield and FAM
ilv: fourth car, members of the Cabinet and
| attending surgeons.
The train will take the same route as that
taken when the President was removed from
Washington. No stops will be made except
at water stations and no newspaper cores
pondents will be permitted on the train.
1t is the desire of those managing the ar
engagements that no trains shall be run either
in the advance or after the Presidents spec
ial for observation or other purposes.
The special train will be run slowly and
all through trains will be laid over for it to
pass. The present intention is that the train
shall leave here about 10 A. NJ and arrive
IN Washington between and p NJ.
After lying in state in the rotunda of the
| capitol, Thursday and Friday. the remains
will be conveyed to Pittsburg, thence to
Cleveland. The Attorney General says he
does not apprehend that an inquest will be
held here. but that the matter was still in
| allowance.
The Attorney General is in communication
with a district attorney of Monmouth comfy.
and the L. S. Attorney for this district. on
the subject. A coroner's inquest on the
Presidents remains, has been abandoned bv
the local authorities.
There is no change in the outward appear
ance of the Francklyn cottage this morning
except that the military guard has been doub-
led and the soldiers are walking their beats
with fixed bayonets.
Attorney General McVeagh SAYS the New
Jersey Central and Pennsylvania railroad
companies have placed their facilities at the
disposition of Mrs. Garfield and the cabinet
and that an engine and special car of the
New Jersey Central has slready arrived. He
thinks the body will be taken directly 10
| Washington by special train tomorrow.
He says that Mrs. Garfield is bearing I'D
bravely and doing we'll.
DIR. Bliss this morning said that the an
parent cause of the death was neuralgia of
the heart, of which he had symptoms before
in the history of the case. Ii was not prob
ably emboism. He suffered acute pain only
for a moment. After that his death was
painless He was awakened BY the attack.
Private Secretary Brown watched with the
body. He says that Mrs. Garfield exhibits
great calmness and fortitude. There was
report that she tainted once during the night.
This, Mr.. Brown denies, saving. "Mrs Gar
field is not woman who faints''
Attorney General Mcveagh has just re-
ceiv.d this reply to a dispatch sent BY the
Cabinet to Gen. Arthur last night II vas
addressed to all the members of the Cabinet.
and savs:
Il have your message announcing the
death of President Garfield, Permit me to
renew through you the expressions of sor-
row and sympathy which | have already
teiegraphed to Attorney General Mcveaeh.
In accordance with your suggestion. have
taken the oath of Office as President of the
United States, before the Hon John Bracy.
Justice of the Supreme Court of the State Of
New York will advise you further ,n
regard to other Suggestions in your tele-
3 ans
(Signed) CA. ARrHrR.