Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-09-22

afterwards fell asleep, and DIR. Bliss re-
turned to his room across the hall from
i that occupied by the President. Coils.
Swain and Rockwell remained with the
president. About 10 minutes after 10
O'Clock the President awakened, and re-
marked to Col. Swain that he was suf-
sfering great pain, and placed his hand
over his heart. DR.. Bliss was summon
led. and when he entered the room he
found the President substantially with
sout pulse and the action of the heart
was almost indisting Hishable. He said
\ at once that the President was dying,
and directed that Mrs. Garfield be cali
Jed, also the doctors The President re-
manned In dying condition until 10 :35,
iwhen he was pronounced dead. lie died
sof some trouble of the heart supposed
/ to be neuralgia, but that of course is un-
acertain. | notified Gen. Arthur and sent
dispatches to Messrs. Blaine and Lin
zcoln, who are en- route from Boston to
{ New York. The Cabinet, now at IL 80
4 P. NJ, are in consultation.
INCIDENTS OF THE LAST HOURS.
New YORK, Sept. 19-From the Times
Long Branch dispatch: The President
died at 1885 tonight. At the evening
bulletin his condition was thought to be
Ia trifle more comfortable. There was a
feeling of c0ngratulation ON all sides
THAT he had escaped another rigor, which
had been anxioHsly feared since the
5chill of the morning.
DR.. Boynton, during the early part of
sthe evening, talked even little hope
fully, and people about the hotels pre-
pared to retire at the usual hour, having
almost no fear of any serious change be-
sfore morning. At 10 o'clock Secretary
Browns cottage was dark and deserted.
/ A few of the more Yigilant newspaper
1 representatives sat talking OH Elberon
piazza, DR.. Boynton among them.
At 10 20 colored messenger called
! DR.. Boynton in the dark and whispered
Ito him excitedly. The Doctor turned
3back to the group of reporters, "the
President is sinking rapidly" he said,
land disappeared in the gloom across the
3lawn toward the Presidents cottage.
In minute the scene had changed.
3and word was quickly sent the length of
Long Branch that the President was
greatly worse.
At 10:12P. NJ. Capt. Ingalls, came across
from the cottage slowly as if nothing
] was wrong, and upon being questioned
answered very quietly: IL was just sent
flor by the officer of the guard to send
|my men to the camp surgeon for mus
Itard for application to the Presidents
body"
The reporters went out on the lawn
las far as the guard lines to wait for the
Itidings. The report that mustard had
been sent for pointed to the occurrence
lof another chill. A voice was heard,
Fit is all over. The President is dead. >"
lit was Warren Young, one of the secre-
lCaries, who spoke. In an instant the
little telegraph Office in Elberon HOTEL
WAS surrounded, and there was d show
Ter of bulletins thrown upon two paral-
iyze6 operators. No more than the Sim-|
'ple announcement of the death could be;
sent off, as the Government at once took
Exclusive use of the telegraph office att
|Elberon. No personal messages werel
sent.
Warren Young sent the first Officially
dispatch to Washington and Mentor
|The President had been dead for half AMI
hour, when at IL 80 Messrs. Window j
Hunt and James arrived from the West
End. They went into the Hotel ofiicel
and were met by Attorney General Mae
Veagh, who led them away to the cot-|
|tage.
At 80 the members of the Cabinet
|were inside Francklyn cottage engaged
lin consultation. A great crowd waits|
outside for further particulars and thel
excitement is intense.
The Presidents words when he feltI
THE death pang attack him, were, 81 ami
Suffering great pain, and fear the endI
lis near"
IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF DEATH.
It.is supposed by the surgeons that
death was occasi0ned by clOt of blOOdE
forming on the heart.
DIR. Bliss wls the first one notified oil
the Presidents expression of pain andI
lon entering the room he ut once sawy
that the end was near. The melnbersI
|of the family were at once summoned to|
the bedside. All arrived and perfect
quiet prevailed.
BRAVE TO TIE LAST.
Mrs. Garfield bore the trying ordeal
with great fortitude, and exhibited uni
|precedented courage. She gave way toI
mo paroxysms of grief, and when death!
became evident she quietly withdrew toI
|her own room. There she sat, hearth
Stricken widow full of grief, but with
too much Christian courage to exhibit
lit to those about her. She was laboringl
under d terrible strain, and despite helj
efforts, the tears flowed from her eyes|
land her lips became drawn by her noblcI
attempt to bear the burden with which,
she had been afflicted.
Miss Mollie was greatly affected andI
bursts of tears flowed from the child'sI
.eyes, Notwithstanding her noble effort toI
follow the example Of her mother. TheI
death sce:Ie was one never to he fofgot-'
ten. Perfect grief prevailed and therel
was not murrnuf heard while theI
President WAS sinking. After DEATH
had been pronounced the body was prop-l
|erly arranged by DIR. Boynton.
+ Telegrams were at once sent TO theI
Presidents mother, in Ohio, ami To his!
Sons, Harry and James, who are Row att
Williams College, as also to Vice Presi-|
.lent Arthur and other prominent pub
|lic men. Mr.. Morris. the undertaken of
The village, will he in charge of the body.
THE PRESIDENTS APPEARANCE.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 20 Benedict
|the undertaken, says of the appearance
|of the President after death: His facej
had life-like appearance. There wasl
mo look of pain upon it. He looked justI
las if he had fallen asleep. Ii he suffered
|extreme pain his snfferings must have!
been short. His form'i3 greatly wasted,
|but it is not skeleton by any means
|'The President will be dressed in the;
same suit of clothes that he wore in de-;
|livering his inaugural address, with theI
exception of IA pair of silk stockings, knit
for him by his mother, and lately rel
ceived.
TIE AUTOPSY.
ELBERON, Sept. 2O-One of the frstH
made was a large clOt of
blood in the heart. which corroboratesl !!
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