The Cecil Whig., 1881-09-10
FROM WASHINGTON To LONG nRANcH.

FROM WASHINGTON TO LONG BRANCH.
The train bearing the President passed
through Union Depot. Baltimore, at
I.4S A. NJ. Its speed was increased soon
after leaving Washington, by direction of
the physicians. the patient bearing the
Journey well. The arrangements were so
complete Ill every detail that the ineOn-
venience to the President was reduced
almost to a minimum. The bed upor
which he was lying was SO carefully ad-
,justed that the vibration was hardly
noticeable. The train ran from Washing
ton to Baltimore at an average speed of
thirty miles per hour. 1t was found that
this rate OF speed caused less annoyance
than if it was reduced one-half. At 7
clock the President took three ounces
of beef tea with relish.
At Bay View. this side of Baltimore. a
brief stop was made, and the Wo,nd was
successfully dressed.
After leaving Ray View the speed was
increased tn 30 miles per hour. without
any discomfort to the President, the Vi
hration of the bed being no greater than
at n lower rate of speed
The train passed Iavre de Grace Mt
$50, EllSton at 9.2S, Wilmington at 9.l1.
and stopped some minutes at Iamokin to
coal. 1t left 1.amokin at 10.2l. passed
Chester at lGat, left West Philadelphia
at 1912, Mantua at 1853 North Penn
Junction at li.0l, Fankfori Junction at
ll.0S5, lIolmeshnrg Junction at lila,
Bristol at llaGl, Tullytown at LBS,
Morrisville at 1l.47, Trenton at II Is.
Princeton Junction at / 80, Monmouth
Junction at 1907. Dayton at 12.10.
Jamesburg at 12.14, Engishtawn at
1928, Freehold at II rs trunning at the
rate of Il mile a minute at the latter
place.. Farmingdale at l2.3et. Manasquan
at =. Ats sea Grit at l24S, and arrived at
Eiberop at l.10 p. NJ,
AT LONG BRANCH.
Long before the train bearing President
Garfield arrived, hundreds of carriages
and wagons from the Branch and yicin-
ity poured into the space near the El-
beroD depot and at the Elheron Hotel.
the latter expecting 10 see the President
carried into his cottage. About the cot
tage itself ii is estimated that there were
fully 1900 persons. Along the line of
; The special track laid for the purpose of
carrying the train from the New Jersey
Central Railroad to the cottage, We're
also large numbers of people, Shortly
after 10 o clock IN the morning. an avn
ing was erected from the track to the
cottage to protect the President from
! the gaze of the curious as we'll rs from
the sun. This extended entirely from
| the doorstep of the rear door to the train
steps. The track is about 600 yards in
! length. and with several easy curves f.
nally ends Immediately in the rear of the
cottage. There was an ambulance ready
! provided, if there WaS any need for its
use. Attorney General MacNeagh had
this hraughi Oil from New York in case
there should I've any disarran9ement of
the track, but that was TOO solidly built
for any one 10 reasonably suppose that
7 anything would happen to it. Still every
, necessary precaution was taken. Attor-
ney General and Mrs. MacN eagh were at
the Elberon. and in almost constant coIii-
munication with the train i'll !ts move
ment from Washington, and bulletins
We're also posted lh all the hotels now
open.
AS the time approached at which the
I tram was expected the crowds at the no.
Z tel became larger. and the expressions of
! sympathy for the President and his
heroic wife We're many and heartfelt. AS
: the train slowly turned from the main to
! the Sfuq track, mats were Il1ted amlu 4
pnieinrss broken only by the noise of the
moving wheels When the cottage was
reached the crowd was kept back by a
detachment of artillery from Governoy's 5
Island. and arrangements were at once
made for the removal III the President.
With much care AND tenderness he vas
placed wpon q litter and carried from the
,3r to The cottage by . numher Of mon
Of tbe artillery letachment and thence
/ to his rooH, which Is the one in the sec
ond story back, facing the ocean. From
his bed in this room the patient can see
the ocean and feel its hreezeS. Imme-
dately after the President arrival at
the cottage, military guards were plar2 i
around the house, and they VII patrol
day and night allowing 40 one to ap-
proach who is no; airectly connected with
the household.
When the President arrived at the Fl
beron his pulse was lt0. but tbs was a.
tributed to the eXeitcmapt Gf .he Jour
uey. lie Was mHch exhausted and was
at once put TO bed, being previously
dressed and bathed. The wound appear