St. Landry democrat., 1881-10-01
Additional Dispatches.
TIE DEATH SCENE DESCRIBED BY GEN.
SWAIN.

| Judge Advocate General Swain. who has
been with President Garfield continuously
since he was shot, and who was the only one
with the President when he commenced
sinking last night, makes the following
statement: ''It was my night to watch with
! the President. | had been with him a good
deal of the time from clock in the after
noon. A few minutes before 10 O'Clock I
left Col. Rockwell, with whom l had been
talking for some minutes, III the lower hall
and proceeded upstairs to the Presidents
room. On entering | found Mrs. Garfield
sitting by his bedside. There was no other
| person i'll the room. | said to her, How is
everything going" She replied:
| ''He is sleeping nicely
| ~ then said, Il think you had better 20 to
| bed and rest / asked her what had been
prescribed for him to take during the night.
She replied she did not know; that she had
given him milk-punch at s o'clock. then
said, If you will wait moment l will 30
| into the Doctors room and see what is to be
| given during the night She then said sthere
is beet tea down stairs; Daniel knows where
to get it, I then went into the Doctors
room. l found DR.. Bliss there and asked
| He answered, Il think [ had better fix up a
list and will bring it into you very soon.' I
then went back into the surgeons room and
bad some little conversation with Mrs. Gar
| field. She felt of The Presidents hand and laid
her hand on his forehead, and said she seems
to be in good condition. and passed out of
the room. | Immediately felt his hands, feet
and knees. l thought that his knees seemed
little cool, and got a flannel cloth heated
at the fire and laid it over his limbs. ! also
heated another cloth and aid it over his
right hand, and then sat down in chair
beside his bed. l was hardly seated when
DR.. Boynton came in and felt the Pres-
dents pulse. asked him how it seemed
to him. He replied. 1T is not as strong as it
was this afternoon, but very good.' / said,
He seems to be doing welI.' 'Yes, he an
swered, and passed out. He was not in
the room more than two minutes. Shortly
after this the President awoke. As he
turned his head on awakening I arose
and took hold OF his hand. l was on the
left hand side of the bed as he lay. l re-
marked, You have had nice, comfortable
Sleep He then said, 90, Swain, this terri
bic pain!' placing his 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 poured about an ounce
and half Of Poland water into glass ana
gave him it to drink. He took the glass in his
hand, | raising his head as usual, and he
drank the water very naturally. l then
handed the glass to the colored man, Dam
iel, who came in during the time I was get
ting the water. Afterward took napkin
and wiped his forhead, as he usually per-
spired OIL awakening. He then
said: 'Oh, Swain, this terrible
pain! Press your hand on it, I
laid my hand on his chest. He then threw
both hands up to the side and about on a
line with his head and exclaimed, %. Swain,
l then saw him looking at Inc with staring
expression. 1 asked him if he was suffering
much pain. Receiving no answer, repeat
ed the question with like result. l then con-
cluded he was either dying or was having
severe spesm, and called to Daniel, who was
at the door, to tell DR.. Bliss and Mrs. Gar
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 10. DR.. Bliss came in
within two Or three minutes. | told Daniel
to bring the lght-a lighted candle,
which he habitually set behind screen
near the door. When the light shone full on
his face / saw that he was dying. When DR..
Bliss came in moment after l said, 'Doc-
tor, have you any stimulants? He seems to
be dying, He took hold of his wrist, as if
feeling his pulse, and said, Yes, he is dy-
ing.' then said to Daniel, 'Run and arouse
the house, At that moment Col Rockwell
I came in, when DR.. Bliss said, sLet us rub
his ,limbs,' which we did,. In a very few
moments Mrs. Garfield came in and said,
what does this mean?' and moment after
ward exclaimed, 'Oh,Why am made to suf-
fer this cruel wrong?' At 1926 p. M. the
sacrifice was completed, He tbreathed his
last calmly and peacefully" .t Efa
'a'' PRESIDENT ARTHUR's ARRIVAL.
| At12:15 o'clock the special train from New
| York, with President Arthur and Secretaries
Blaine and Lincoln on) board, arrived at Ell |
beron Station. As President Arthur and his.
escort passed the Eberon Hotel, on his way
to Attorney-G General MacVeagh'si cottage,
the excitement became intense and several
hundred, persons rushed after the carriages
and followed them to the cottage. The oc.
cupants Of the different caarriges quickly
alghted and entered the house and the.
| doors We're closed. The crowd, however, |
continued to increase, and it was found nee
Iessary to call out the special guard. Presi-
dent Arthur called upon Mrs. Garfield DUR
ing the &y to tender his condolences, and |
later in the day the President, acconeanied
by Gen. Grant, took special train for New
York City,N return Sin to Elberonj in time
to accompany tin funeral cortege to Wash
ington.
THE 4e4pNSI
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