The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-09-24

THE END.l
President James Abram Garfield
DEAD
The Deadly Assassin's Work
Complete.
THE COUNTRY'S GREAT LOSS.
The Soldier, the Statesman and
the President No More.
Eg.lxssG 2SEENXxaiS
He Passes Away Quietly at Praucklyn
Cottage.
HOW THE PRESIDENT RECEIVED RIS
DEATH WOUND

President Garfield. whose DEATH after
heroic struggle for seventy nine days,
occurred at the Francklyn Cottage. at
/ Elberon. Long Branch. on Monday night
at 1875 o'clock, was shot by Charles j..
Guiteau at about $50 o'clock on the
morning of Saturday, July End. in the
Baltimore and Potomac Railway station.
Il few minutes before he was to take the
train from Washington to New York on
his way for trip through New England.
The story of the tragedy briefly told is
as follows: The President. accompanied
/ by Secretary Blaine, left the White
House for the depot a few minutes after
8 o'clock. in the carriage of the former
| When the carriage stopped the President
said to Officer kearney. who stepped for
ward to open the door: How much time
have we otiicer?' to which kearnev re
piled: About ten minutes, sir. The
President fingered in the carriage for a
few minutes. as if to finish Il convcrSa-
ton with Secretary Blaine, when he
alighted, and, followed by the Secretary.
proceeded to the ladies' entrance. the
two gentlemen passing lcisHrely through
the ladies' waiting room arm in arm, the
President being on the left of Mr.. Blaine
They had proceeded only few feet into
the general passenger room. when two
pistol shots were fired in rapid succession
from the rear and to the right OF Secre-
tary Blaine The first shot passed
through the right coat sleeve of the
President, inhicting no injury, but the
second shot entered his body above the
third rib. When the President was
struck he turned sharply to the right.
but, before he could take step or make
another motion, he sank heavily to the
floor. Secretary Blaine turned toward
the assassin, but discovering that he was
in the custody of an officer. his attention
/ was Immediately given to the PROSTATE
President. who was carried to a room in
the second story of the depot building
/ where are situated the offices of the rail
road company. Drs. Bliss. Reyburn and
I other physicians We're hastily summoned
and preliminary examination OF the
wound was made. 1t was found that the
( ball. which was of II calibre. fired from
| pistol Of the BritiSh~' bull dog" pat
tern, had penetrated the back about four
inches to the right of the spinal column.
! In few minutes the President was re-
moved to the White House in an ambu-
/ lance, and ut 11.30 \ NJ, it was officially
! announced that he had returned to his
normal condition, and that his pulse was
/ 6:;. In the afternoon the reaction took
! place. and the patients pulse ut r. NJ
stood at 40. lie was reported to be
/ bleeding internally. On the arrival of
Mrs. Garfield from Long Branch, early in
the evening, the President became easier
/ and his pulse fell to L.. 1t was at this
! time supposed that the right lobe of the
| liver had been penetrated. Nausea and
vomiting had occurred during the day.
! In the course of the night the sick man
complained of pains in his feet. indcat-
I ing that main nerve in his back had
been affected by the ball. Few people
expected him To live. sunday was day
of alternating hopes and fears In the
morning he seemed brighter, hat in the
evening his pulse rose to 100. Feritoneal
inflammation was feared. The 1920 A.
/ VI. bulletin was signed by Snreeon-Gen-
eral Barle, and DIR. j. j. Woodward in
addition to Drs. Bliss and Reyburn. On
! Monday morning Dr. ID. Hayes Agnew.
of Philadelphia. and DR.. Frank H. Ham
ilton. of New York. arrived in Washing
ton. havin" been summoned 1T the re-
quest Of Mrs. Garfield, and approved of
the course which had been taken by the
attending physicians. In the morning
bulletin the tympanites Swelling Of the
abdomen) was referred to as not having
increased. The President vomited slight
ly during the day. DR.. Agncw it was
reported, stated that the kidneys and
stomach were uninjured, but that the
liver had been laceratcd, Altogether it
was a dismal Fourth Of July all over the
country.