The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-09-28
SKAIM,8 3TA TENENT.

4 D. m.--Judge Advocate Gener,
Swain, who has been with PrGsideI
Garfield continuously since he was ShO
and who was the only one with th
President when he commenced sinkin
last night, made the following statemen
| TO a represe ntRiVe Of the Associates
| Press to-day at was my right t.
watch with the President. had beef
with him a good deal of the time from
8 o'clock In the afternoon. A few
minutes before 10 O'Clock left COlOne
Rockwell, with whom | had been talk
ing for some minutes in tho large hall
and proceeded up stairs to the Prsi
dents room. On entering found Mrs
Garfield sitting by his bedside. There
were no other persons in the room.
said to her "How is everything 60
ing ?"
She replied, "he is sleeping nicely,
then said. II think you had better
go to bed and rest"
asked her what had been prescribed
for him to take during the night.
She replied that she. ''did not know ;
that she had given him milk punch at
8 O'Clock. | then SAID: "If you will
wait u moment Twill go into the doctors
room and see what is to be given dur
ing the night.
She then sqid "There Is beef tea
down stairs Daniel knows where'to get
it."
81 then went from the doctors room.
| found DIR. 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 into you
pretty soon"
then went back into the surgeons
room and had some littl6 conversation
with Mrs Garfield. She felt Of the Fresi-
dents hand and laid her hand on his
forehead and said: He seems ia be in
a good candition," and passed out of
the room, Immediately felt his hands,
feet and knees, and | Thought that his
knees seemed little cool, and got a
flannel cloth, heated It at the fire and
laid it over his limbs. I also heated
another cloth and laid it over his right
hand and then sat down in chair be-
side his bed VAS hardly seated when
DR.. Boyaton came in and felt the the
pulse. l askc him how it
seemed TO him. He replied lit is not
IS strong as it was this evening, but is
very good" | said "Hc seems to be
loing we'll" "Ycs, he answered, and
passed out; lie was not in the room
more than two minutes, Shortly after |
his the President awake. AS he turned |
lis head on awakening, | arose and |
,oOk hold of his hand. | was on the |
eft-hand side of the bed "a he lay. |
You have had nice, com |
'ortable Sleep" He then said: "Oh |
SWAIN, this terrible pain - placing his
light hand on his breast, about over the |
egi0n of his heart. | asked him if | |
,Ould do anything for him. He said
Some water" | went to- the other side
If the room and poured about an ounce
nd a-half Of Poland water into q glass
nd gave il to him 10 drink dc took
he glass in his hand, raising his head
s usual, and drank the water very
aturally. then handed the glass to
he cQlOred man, Daniel who CAM in
nrIng tie time was getting the water,
forwards took napkin aud wiped
is forehead, as he usually peFspired,
o waking. He then said : "Oh
vain, this terribl-. pain press your
and on it," / laid my hand on his
hest, he then threw both hands up TO
is sides Anil about on line with his
cad and exclaimed "0h, Swain can't
GU stop this ." and again sob
vain - then saw him looking at me
Ie WAC suffering much pain. Receive
II no answer, | r6R0atef the question |
It'll the like result, / then concluded {
lat he was either dying Or was having
severe spasm aud called to Daniel,
no was at the door 10 tell DIR. Bliss
ID Mrs. Garfield to come In Immediate
!, and glanced 40 a small clock hang
z on the chandelier nearly over the {
OF OF his ped, and saw that It was tent ,
inutes past 10 O'Clock. pr. Bliss
lne ia within two or three minutes. I
ID Daniel to bring tho light, little
1dla which habitnally sat behind
reea neaF tLe door, When tbe light c
one full on Inns face saw that he was
ing. When Doctor Bliss cane in
amant after, I said Doctor, haYel
d sBy sttmRlantsf e seems 10 be
ing He took Efnla of his wrist as il 4
cling for his pulse, and said & fes. hH =
dying / then said totDaniel Run 5
d arouse the house. At that moment y