Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-09-28

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said, "there is beef tea down stairs.
Daniel knows where to get it," then
! went into the doctors room. | found
DR.. Bliss there and asked him what
was to be given during the night. He
answered, II think | had better fix up
list and will bring it to you pretty
soon" / then went back into the sur
geon's room, and had some little con-
versation with Mrs Garfield. She felt
of the Presidents hand and laid her
hand on his forehead and said, he seems
to be in good condition, and passed out
of the room. Immediately felt his
hands, feet and knees. / thought that
his knees seemed a little cool, and got
a flannel cloth, heated it at the fire, and
laid it over his limbs | also heated
another cloth and laid it over his right
hand, and then sat down in a chair be-
side his bed, / was hardly seated
when DR. Boynton came in and felt the
Presidents pulse. | asked him ho v
it seemed to him. He replied: at is
not as strong as it was this afternoon,
but very good" | said: "He seems
to be doing we'll" "Yes," he answer
ed, and passed out He was not in the
room more than two minutes Short
ly after this the President awoke. AS
he turned his head on awakening |
arose and took hold of his hand. l
was on the left hand side of the bed as
he lay / remarked: "You have had
nice, comfortable sleep" He then
said: 'Oh, Swain, this terrible pain,
placing his right hand on his breast,
about over the region of the heart. |
asked him If | could do anything for
him. He said some water / went
to the other side of the room and pour
ed about an ounce and half Of Poland
water into glass and gave him to
drink He took the glass in his hand,
| raising his head as usual, and drank
the water very naturally. | then hand
ed the glass to the colored man Daniel,
who came in during the time | was
getting the water. Afterwards | took
a napkin and wiped his forehead, as he
usually perspired on awaking He
then said oh, Swain, can't you stop
this p and again oh, Swain then
saw him looking at me with staring
expression. / asked HIM if he was suf-
fering much pain, receiving no answer.
| repeated the question, with like re-
suit | then concluded he was either
dying or was having a severe spasm,
and called to Daniel, who was at the
20 toll hr
field to come in Immediately, and
glanced at the small clock hanging on
the chandelier, nearly over the foot of
his bed, and saw it was ten minutes
past ten o'clock DR.. Bliss came in
within two or three minutes. | told
Daniel to bring the light, lighted can
die which habitually sat behind screen
near the door. When the light shown
full on his face | saw that he was dy-
ing. When DR. Bliss came in mo-
ment after | said, doctor, have you
any stimulants? He seems to be dy-
ing.' He took hold Of his wrist, as if
feeling for his pulse, and said: Yes,
he is dying / then said to Daniel,
Run and arouse the house, At that
moment Col. Rockwell came In, when
DR.. Bliss said, Let us rub his limbs, )
which we did. In very few moments
Mrs Gar0eld came in and said, What
does this mean p and moment after
wards exclaimed. Oil Why am I
made to suffer this cruel wrong p
At 1926 P. NJ, the sacrifice was com
pleted he breathed bis last calmly and
peacefully.
DIR. BoYNToN's ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH.
The preparations for the removal Of
the effects Of the Presidential party are
beginning Attendants and workmen
are engaged in packing trunks at the
cottage OF Private Secretary Brown
The extreme emaciation of the Presi-
dent was surprise TO the undertaken
and embalmer 1t is possible to clasp
the leg above the knee with one hand.
There are some doubts whether, If the
President lies in state at Washington,
it will be deemed wise to show his re-
mains.
Dr. Boynton gives the following ac-
count of the death scene: "He had
been sleeping quietly until about iif-
teen minutes before his death / step
ped into the room to examine his pulse
and found it had grown little weak
er, but not alarmiDgly so / remarked
to General Swain that bis pulse had
grown weaker, but not dangerously
weak. The President said to Swain,
oh, Swain, what terrible pain |
] have here and he placed his hand
upon his breast over the heart. The
doctors and members of the family had
by that time gathered and | and a
colorcd man stood at the door There
was scarcely q preccptible movement
anywhere on the sutiprer's features
aud no movements of the limbs. His
pulse grew less frequent. DR.. Agnew
bent over him and examined the pulse
He found no pulse. ] put my ear
down to his heart but discovered no
pulsation. Mrs. Garfield placed hor
head upon tho chest, partly bending
over him until after he died. Al OF
us sat there little while and then we
left the room The first time that
Mrs. Garfield broke down in tears was
when she was left at the door Of her
room. She returned in half an hour
and remained with her husband till
A. NJ Dr. Agnew and myself and
General Swain remained for some
time Secretary Rrown watched until
morning,"
TIE AUTOPSY.
LoN0 BRANCH, September 20--The
autopsy on the body Of the President
was made this afternoon, and was tho
most remarkable, perhaps one of the
most thorough on record. The meth
od Of procedure was discussed and
agreed upon. IL was concluded TO ask
all those surgeons who had been oiti.