The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-09-20

3 from 1902 TO 1O6, with rather increased forc'
Aapd volume. After taking nourishment ht
FORE his death, and while asleep, his pulse
aarose 10 120, and was somewhat more feeble. A
stem minutes after ten O'Clock he awoke, com
5nlaining of severe pain over the region of tn,
gheart. and almost Immediately became uncon
9scious, and ceased to breathe at 1035.
a (Signed,) n u ", BLISS,
q Il. ID. HAMILTON,
4 d. HAYES AGNEw
3vice President Arthur Officially Notified
4 Lone BRANCH, Sept 19.-Attorney Genera
SMacveagh has just sent the following to Vic,
sgPresident Arthur:
y 1t becomes our painful duty to inform you O
athe death of President Garfield and to advis'
6syou to take the oath of office as President o
1.-THE United States without delay. If it concur
with your Judgment will be very glad if you
Twill come here on the earliest train tomorrow
a VIM, WINDOW Secretary OF the Treasury,
u w. III. HUNT, Secretary of the Navy,
n THos. L. JAMES Postmaster General,
Il WAYNE MACVEAGH, Attorney General,
j S. j. KIRKwooD, Secretary Of the Interior
2The Cabinet in Session at Francklyr
4 Cottage.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 19.-The Cabinet a
Jthis hour, a. IN, is still in session at Franek
Slyn Cottage.
q THE NATION IN MOURNING.
Il demonstration of Grief all Over thu
Country.
New YORK, Sept. 19-11.15 P. NTH
%church bells are tolling for the President
Ndeath.
BosToN, Sept. 19.-On confirmation Of til,
n 10 daath fNaIlo
8of this city and suburbs began tolling, and il
1an incredibly short time the streets 10 the vi
Scinity of the newspaper and telegraph office
Nwere filed with crowds awaiting details
There was no confusion aud bulletins wer
Sread in subdued silence, which was at las
Sbroken only by expressions of deep sorrow.
q NEW YORK, Sept 19-News of the Presi
Sdent's DEATH al hough not unexpected, prove,
Va severe shock to those who heard il tonight
&Crowds of people had surrounded the bulletin
xboards in the course of the evening, ant
awaited patiently for any cheering news of the
PRESIDENTS condition, but the bulletins gave
$no hope, and when those were put up annouDc
Sing the President was dead, genuine EXPIRES
asons of regret and sorrow were heard on al
4sdes The news spread with lightning rapid
%ty through Jh5 city, and was the universe
@topic of conversation.
8 The bells of the churches of Trinity parish
8were tolled, at short intervals, for an hour
ssafter the news was received, which was eager
ely purchased at any price
y AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept 20-The bells of thu
Getty are tolling for the Presidents death.
d BANGOR, Sept. 20-The church bells all owe
lsthe city are now telling for the President
Adeath.
q Boston, Sept.20.-Despatches from all part
Eof the country indicate deepest sorrow ant
@mourning at the death of the President Bell
Shsve been tolled, buildings are draped ant
flags half-masted.
PRESS COMMENTS.
Newspaper Tributes the Dead President
NEW YORK, Sept. s20.-The Tribune says
Tue reaper Death gathers the bravest and best
AAfter struggle Ehicb has kindled the ad
Smir. tion of the world for his heroic manhood
i president Garfield has gone. From the still
$heights where crime aud pain come not he
1 looks dow upon a mourning nation which ht
chopped TO help by the wise discharge OF duty
4 Worthier men than Abraham Lincoln ant
Flames A Garfield this country has never seer
Bin high station and each was taken early in thu
%term of power an in the prime of manhood
SThe Presidents adeath will cause less shock
;sbut far more sorrow than if he had been sho
Sdead on the I'd of July. There Hhas been tint
Eto learn that the government cannot be shaker
sby the death of any man however high O.
sgreat or good. But there has been time tC
zlearn how great and good man was lifted tc
sthe Presidency by the votes of last November
xHe is President no more Only four months
I he held the helm, but a work done in thai
Short time will bless the land for ages.
n The World says: No man was bettel
4equipped by study and experience in public
4affairs for the special work of the Presidency
*taking into account the conditions under
(which he came to it, has been chosen to tina
%great Office since John Quincy Adams. Wha
lscan We better say of such death after such
Hlife full of honors but not yet OF years than tt
.7repeat the solemn and memorable words o
%Bnrke: "The melancholy eysnt of yesterday
Breads to us an awful lesson against being too
smuch troubled about any of the objects OF or
Culinary ambition"
4 The Sun says that in his death the warm
Shopes and sympathizing aspirations of thu
whole people are painfully disappointed
Z While we do not rebel at the advent of new
Administrations every America will feel him
#self bereaved by Garheld's death. Fairly
8elected to be President, he was attacked IN the
Edischarge of that great representative office
8When he was struck by the assassin "then vol
Sand I and all OF us fell down." and his re-
#mains will be borne TO their last rest attended
#bs the unanimous and heartfelt sorrow OF hfty
MmillioDs of free men.
The Times says: The long suspense is over
Il A crime more wauton or purposeless than any
srecarded in history. has comprised the death
Eof the President Of the United States. 1t il
t5tl5 10 say tiiSb no puDiiC uldu ufts
lever departed this life amid sorrow so pro
Sfound and universal AS that which attends the
apassing away OF James A. Garfield. 1t ma.
abe confidently asserted that among the things
(which his slow martyrdom has made plain e
4this people is that there can be no stable gov
5ernment for them at home, nor respect abroad
&while political partizanship tends to stimulats
Nthe lowest passions of our nature, and place
2hunting becomes the parent of the most re-
Smorseless hatred and foulest revenge. The
eblood of the dead President WILL we believe
land trust, nourish such hatred andssorrow fol
sthe evils out OF which its shedding grew, that
athe potency of his death may prove, in the
providence of God, to be greater than augh
(which should have attended the unhagging
aand best energies of his life.
CoLuMBns, Sept. 19-News OF the Presi
Sdent's death caused the most profound grief
zrhe bells are tolling. The Republican State
sCommittee at once Withdrew all appointments
Sfor this week.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.-The fire alarm notified
Jail bell towers in the city at 1890 tonight O
sthe death, and Immediately the slow and sol
semn tolling of the bells called thousands o.
people out on the streets.