The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-09-10
The Train on Its Way.

The President appeared greatly emaciated,
and his face, though careworn and thin, seemed
natural. At the depot, and after the President
had been placed upon his couch in the car,
General Swain said the patient had not been
disturbed or disquieted in the least by the
journey, but on the contrary seemed to enjoy
the ride.
The party who accompanied the President
exclusive of the railroad attaches) consisted OF
twenty persons as follows:
Mrs. Garfield and her daughter Mollie, Drs
Bliss, Agnew. Barnes, Woodward and Reyburn,
Colonel and Mrs. Rockwell and their daughter
Mis- Lulu Rockwell; General Swain, Colonel
Corbin. Private Secretary Brown, DR.. Boynton,
Miss DR.. Edison, G. o. Rockwell and Warren
s. Young. Three colored servants Daniel
Sprigg, Mary White and Elizabeth Cutten, also
accompanied the party.
The following were the bulletins telegraphed
from the prominent places passed by the train:
BALTiMoRE-8 A. M.-Engine No. 5, in charge
of Train Master Bell and Assistant Road Fore
man Wallis, running as pilot engine ahead OF
the train bearing the President, passed thu ongh
Union depot at 7:4S. At the depot perfect quiet
prevailed, the building and track in the vicinity
having been cleared of all engines and cars
Passing trains had been held back and the
tunnel from one end to the other was entirely
clear and free from smoke. The train bearing
the President passed at slow rate of speed on
the track outside the depot, making no stop.
The arrangements are so complete in every
detail that the inconvenience to the President
is reduced almost to minimum. The bed
upon which he is now lying is so carefully adj
justed that the vibration is hardly noticeable
The train ran from Washington to Baltimore
at an average speed of thirty miles per hour.
1t is found that this rate of speed causes less
annoyance than if it was reduced one-half. At
z O'Clock the President took three ounces OF
beef tea with relish.
WILMINGTON, Del-The presidential train
passed through here at 1910 A. NJ, moving
through the city at the rate of about ten miles
an hour. About O0people assembled at the
depot. 1t was reported tn the President was
in good condition, the only change since leav-
ing Washington being slight acceleration of
pulse
CHESTER, Pa.-The Presidents train passed
the derot here at 1925 A. NJ, running at the
rate of about twenty-five miles an hour. The
Presidents car was apparently tightly closed,
and no bulletin was thrown Off. While the
locomotive of the presidential train was receiv-
ing coal at Lamokin, DR.. Agnew told DR.. Mil
ner, of Chester, that the President had I'M
proved since he left Washington, and was get
ting along very comfortably. They were glad to
get out OF Washington, for the heat was oppres-
sive. The doctors on the train were well pleased
with the progress the train was making, qtlte
free from jolt or jar aud had high hopes of
reaching Long Branch in good time and with
out any serious results. The President had
suffered very little fatigue" The crowd at the
depot were very orderly, and showed their re-
spect by not attempting to board the train.
Dr.. Agnew spoke from an open window and
seemed in excellent spirits
GRAY's FERRY, Philadelphia President
c ntinues to do well A brief stop was made at
Bay View and the wound successfully dressed.
Out of Bay View, by reason of good track the
speed y as increased to fifty miles per hour, and
IA l. H.
vibration of the bed was no greater than at
lower rate of speed