The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-27
THE DEAD PRESIDENT.
THE CLOSING SCENE.

Judge Advocate General Swain. who
has been with President Garfield continu-
ously since be was shot5 and who was the
only one with the President when be com
menced sinking, made the following
statement To q reporter of the Associated
Press: I, Fl
- 1t was my night to watch the Presi-
dent. l had been with him . good deal
OF the time from O'Clock in the after
noon. A few minutes before 10 O'Clock
left Colonel Rockwell, with whom bad
been talking for some minutes in the
large hall, and proceeded up stairs to the
rresldent's room. On: entering found
Mrs. Garfield sitting by his bed side.
There was no other person in the room.
ga said to hef,, How is everything goingp'
She replied He is sleeping nicely. i
then said, Tthink you had better 90, TO
bed and rest l asked her, what had
Deen prescrl bed for him to take during the
night. She replied that she did not know;
that she had given him milk punch. at g
O'Clock. l then said, If you will wait q
moment will go to the doctors room
and see what is to be given during the
night She then said, There is beef tea
down stairs. Daniel knows where to get
It. then went to the doctors room.
found DR. Bliss there, and asked him
what was to be given during the night
He answered, 4 think l had better fix up
a list, and will bring it in to, you pres
emily [ Z hen went back into the pa
tents room and had some little CONVEX
sation with Mrs. Garfield. She felt ofthe|
Presidents hand and laid her hand on bis
forehead and said, He. seems to, be in al
good condition. and passed out of the
room. | immediately felt his hands, feet
and knees. 1 thought that bis, knees
seemed little cool and got a ! Aanpel|
cloth, heated it at the fire and laid it oyer
bis limbs. / also heated another cloth
and laid it over his right hand, and then
sat down in chair beside bis bed, /!
was hardly seated when Dr. ,BoyHtpn|
came in and felt the Presidents pulse. d
asked him how it seemed to him.; He!
replied, 1T is not as strong as it was ,this|
evening, but very, good.'' ], said, she|
seems to be doing we'll yes he ami
swered, and passed out, He was not in|
the room m pre- than two minutes. ShortlJ|
after this the President awoke. AS, bel
turned his head on awakening, I arose.
and took hold of his hand. I was on|
the left hand side of the bed, as he lay. Il
remarked You have had nice, comforta.|
Die sleep" He then said, sOb, Swain,
this terrible pain ~ placing, his right
band on his breast about over, the region|
Of the heart | asked him if could dol
anything for him and he said, Some
water I went to the other side of ,tbd|
room and poured abont an ounce and, a
half of water into a glass and gave IT. tItd|
him to drink. He took the glass 10 his
hand, raising his head as usual, and
drank the water very NATURALLY. I then
handed the glass to the colored man Dan
iel, who Dame in during the time ] Wa
getting the water. Afterwards / teek !
napkin and wiped bis forehead. ss he
usually pefspires on awakening. he tben|
said, oh SWAIN, this terrible paia Il
Press your hand on it.'sf He then athmw
both hands up to his side and abeuv ON q
level withthis head, and exclaimed, 'Oh
Swain, can you stop thisifs and sgain,
fOhs Swaimi's L. then saw him slookihkI
aIsme witt q staring expfession. aaT Tasissd
him if he was suffering mach pain. q Re
ceiying nq answer, I sepeatsd tho qaes-
|tiop, With s like result ,Ikben coh0luaedI
that he was either dyinga oFuhAshgda|
p severe spasm, and called TO Dahibk kiRhbI
was At the door 10. tell De- Bliss go
Mrs Garfield to come IN immadistsly,
and glanced ati q small clock hanging onI
the chandelier nearly oyer the foot Of this|
bed, and saw that it.lwas4 ten nlinntes.
past 10 O'Clock. DIR. Biiss came in within|
two or three minates- I told Danisla t6
bring the light, . little candleswhich baB
itually set behind screen near the door
When the light shone falln on his face II
eaw that be was dying. WhenoDr BlissI
Iame in a moment after, Isaid, tDocto5,
have you any stimalaatas hslssems. tosbsI
dying he took bold bf ,I,iss wrist, - III