Daily Republican., 1881-09-23
president ARrhU YRS FAMILY
A Elm el1h0Od That One OF His Sis
ters VIII be aistressUf the White
House.

The household now called to tho
White House by the death OF President
Garfield has no lady presiding over it..
President Arthur lost his wife a year
ago last January. and acute feeling
over her loss is among the sad reheC-
tions which press upon the President
at this time. She was the daughter of
Lieutenant-C Commander of the United
States Navy, who went down on his
ship, the Central America. A gold
medal in recognition Of his bravery
was voted by Congress to his widow,
and monument to his memory was
erected in the Naval Academy grounds
AZ Annapolis. Mr.. Arthur married
Miss Herndon in the early part Of his
career as lawyer in New York city.
He has two children-one a youth of II
named after his father. but called Allen
By the family, the other, a girl of II,
named Nellie. These with the servants,
constitute the household of the modest
Lexington Avenue residence.
The President has one brother, Ma.
jor VIM Arthur, Of the regular army.
He has three married sisters. OF these
Mrs. Mary M. Elroy, Of Albany,
has spent much time at his house
of late, and has looked rs much after
his household affairs az size could.
President Arthur accession to his new
responsibilities has been too recent for
him to give any consideration to family
arrangements for his residence at Wash
ington, but if the cares of her own fami-
ly will permit, Mrs. McElroy will most
probably be the lady who will preside
in the White House.
THE DEAD Presidents PHYSICIANS.
Thirteen directors have had to do
with the treatment Of the Presidents
case since the morning he was shot.
They are Drs. Hamilton, Agnew, Bliss,
Reyburn, Barnes, Woodward, Hunt
ingdon, Norris, Purvis, Townshend,
Lincoln, Patterson, Wales and Ford.
The first physician who had charge of
the case was DR.. Smith Townshend,
who administered yestoratives; DR..
Purvis came next, and then DIR. Bliss,
followed by others. DR.. Bliss took
hold of the case AZ soon as he got to the
depot, and has since then had special
charge of it. The President was re-
moved to the White House, and a con-
held In the afternoon. Post
James gave to the re-
porters then the names of the consult
ing physicians. They were Drs. Bliss,
g. Nj. Ford, ID. l.. Huntington, U. 5.
A; j. j. Woodward, L. S. A.; Smith
N. S. Lincoln, Robert
Reyburn, Surgeon General Barnes,
Basil Norris, Surgeon GeLeral Wales,
U. S. N: ID. q. Patterson and 9. Is.
Purvis. There was trouble from the
very first consultation. Surgeon-Gen.
eral Wales was present at the examin-
alton and wanted to take charge. DR..
Bliss says before he knew what the
latter was about he thrust his finger
into TIE Presidents wound. That
caused some trouble. 1t was evident
that there were too many physicians.
Mrs. Garfield and the President both
agreed thai such was the case. They
gave Dr. Bills. charge OF the case and
full power to do what he thought best |
The result was that on the afternoon of
the 4th, Dr. Bliss wrote notes to all of
the physicians, except Doctors Barnes,
and Reyburn, informing
them, al the request of the President,
that his symptoms being then so favor
able any further consultation was
leelned unnecessary. The letter |
thanked the doctors most cordially for
heir attention and advice. About
his time DR.. Hammond, of New York,
wroto to Secretary Lincoln, offering his
services in attendance upon the Presi-
lent. Tney were not accepted.
The doctors who were retained were
selected by DIR. Bliss. The President
md Mrs. Garfield both told him, Dr.
Bliss says, to select whom he chose.
DR.. Barnes was taken because of his
,reat knowledge Of gun.,hot wounds
DR.. Woodward because of his emln-lce
~ patholoyist, aud DR.. Reyburn as
special assistant to Or. Bliss. Besides
he difficulty and little scene with Sur
,eon General Wales, there WAS anOt her
If the same character the very morning
Ifter the shooting DIR. j. H. Baxter,
Who had attended the President and
nenbers of his family, claimed to be
he Presidents private medical adviser.
10 was out of town at the time OF the
hooting, but came back as soon as he
leard of it. He went to the White
House the next morning and asked to
70 the President. DR.. Bliss refused,
aging, RI know your sneakiLg ways.
'ou want to work yourself in to get
barge of the case" There were SOME
ot words. DIR. Bliss called DR.. Baxter
lobbyist, and DR.. Baxter retorted by
alling DR.. Bliss liar. DR.. Bliss iii d
hreA ening manner advanced toward
)r. Baxter. Ellis Bliss, the doclors
Oh, took DR.. Baxter by the shoulders
nd sad he would pat him ont uf the
Olse. There was interference which |