New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-07
SAFE At ELBERON.

The wounded Preside MT left WashingtO on at
half-past six yesterday morning and at twenty
minutes past one WAS placed in the pleasant cot
tage selected for him close by the seashore at
Elberon, New-Jersey. He bore the Journey
upexp ectedy we'll A trip Of nearly $50 miles
by rail, on a day az sultry and oppressive as
was yesterday, is a fatiguing undertaking for IL
man in perfect health but thanks to the excel
lent arrangements made by the railway officials
in concert with tho physicians--the car cooled
by ice-boxes and protected by wire netting from
dust and cinders, the elastic support for the
bed, the steady, even rate of speed, the tracks
put down in Sixth-st., Washington, to bring the
car up to the smooth pavement, the track laid
at Elberon from the station to the cottage door,
and the careful and tender attention paid to
every small detail-thc patient suffered no harm.
When the train reached Philadelphia and the
President was todd that the journey was half
over, he is said to have replied that lie was
enjoying it, and that the day was the most in
teresting he had spent for long time. We
can imagine how grateful it must have been to
the courageous sufferer TO be taken from the
room where he had struggled for life for moro
than nine weeks, and where every object was
associated with his pain and helplessness, out
into the open air, and then TO be whrled along
across the fields Of Maryland, over the broad
estuaries of the Chesapeake and the majestic
Susquehanna, through the rich Pennsylvania
farms and along the banks of the placid Della
ware, with tho hope OF health to como from
reaching the pure sea air all the time in his
mind. The swift railroad ride must have
seemed to the President like q race to cscape
from the near presence Of death Every mile
the train made put Washington with its heavy
malarious atmosphere and its painful associa-
tons further behind, and brou ght him nearer to
the place where he had spent the only pleasant
and restful days since his Inauguration.
Probably no spot could be found possessing
more favorable conditions for General Garfield's
recovery than the little suburb of Long Branch
called Elheron. The cottage to which he has
been taken is separated from the beach only by
a few rods of green lawn. All the nvigoratng
quality of the pure sea air will come in at
his windows. The country back of Elberon is
well cultivated, and when the breeze blows
rom landward it will bring no masmatlc poison
to the sufferers lungs. The cottage is one of a
group that surround small quiet hotel, and is
at some distance from the public road and far
enough from Long Branch to !be beyond the
range of the crowds that frequent that popular
summer resort. The September temperature at
Elbcron is remarkably even, and no unfavor-
or cool nights. What is of great Importance
because Of its action on the mind of an en-
feebfed invalid, is the fact that the President
likes the place and believes he will get well
there He spent few happy, peaceful days at
Elberon before he WAS shot by the miserable
assassin. His mind was relieved from anxiety
account of his wifc's health, his two oldest
boys were ready TO enter the college which was
his own alma mater, he was about to make n
journey with them to Williamstown from which
he expected much pleasure in revisiting the
scenes of his school days and meeting his
classmates; and, freed from the opportunities
OF onice-scekers and the wearying round of
White House duties, he was able.to enjoy at ease
the society of his family and intimate friends.
AT Elberon, if anywhere, the President will
recover. The whole country is profoundly
thankful that he has arrived there without any
great drain upon his scant stock of vital force
All faces were bright yesterday when the tcle-
graph brought the welcome news that he had
reached the seashore in safety.