Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-20

ments of the Dying Man.
 LONG BRANCH, Sept. 19.-When the end came scarcely anyone believed 1t, as nothing had led to the belief that death would be so sudden. Some hours of more positive mo- tice than even that of this morning had been expected. From the best early information it is believed that the Presidents family had been fully warned. Every member of it who was in the cottage at the time was pres ent fully ten minutes before death came. The source of information were quickly cut of, and the few who knew the details were not in condition to give the news at the quietly and peremptorily shut of. Death occurred at 1O:35, and the first announcement of it was made at the Elberon at 1O:53 D. m by MT. Warren Young. This announcement only followed by very few moments the ru- nor that the President was sinking fast Death had already taken place when the ru- nor of a new trouble was first heard. His condition had been such that the cottage had been closed and most of the reporters Lad gone back to West End Some of them were in bed with the expectation of hard day tomorrow to begin early in the morning and even Dr. Hamilton was Of the opinion that death was not imminent. He was not within call and was not present when it came.
 THE WITNESSES OF THE END
 The newspaper men who were present started to get the details only to find that the lines of the guards had been extended to a distance from the cottage that the line could not be approached or passed, that Captain Ingalls,, who was in command, had received positive orders that all passes issued up to that hour had been declared void and of no force. The most trustworthy of the first in- Jones of the Elberon had been upon the cot tage steps when the news first got beyond the sick room, and heard the conversation of the outer household. He said that the whole family had known of the crisis in time to see the President while he was still conscious or apparently so, although it was not known that he had spoken or even recognized any one Mrs. Garfield, Miss Mollie Garfield, Colonel Rockwell, General Swain and Drs. Bliss and Agnew were present during the en- tire time, but none left the house immediate ly afterward, and the only one to enter was Dr. Hamilton. It is understood that for 8 long time it has been Mrs. Garfeld's wish that if the crisis finally came the family should be in all possible privacy, and that the public should not expect details, but be con- sidered as private and sacred.
 OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF HIS DEATH.
 At this hour (11:3O D. m. )Attorney General MaeVeagh has assembled the members of the press together and gave the following state ment of the Presidents death: At 10 o'clock I telegraphed to Minister Lowell that shortly before that time Dr. Bliss had seen the President and found him to be comforta- ble, with his pulse at 106 and the conditions promising quiet and comfortable night. Dr. Bliss asked the President if he felt any un- easiness, discomfort or pain and he an- swered, Not at all.'' Soon after this the President fell asleep and then Dr. Bliss re- tired to his room across the hall. General Swain and Colonel Rockwell after the retirement of Dr. Bliss remained with the President. About fifteen minutes after 10 o'clock the President awoke and he said to General Swain that he was suffering great pain, placing his hand over the region of his heart. Dr. Bliss was at once called from his room across the hall. When he en- tered he found the President unconscious without any pulse and with the action of the heart almost indistinguishable Dr. Bliss said at once, 'The President is dy-
 
 Swain to send for Mrs. Garfield, who was in another part of the house, and for Drs. Az new and Hamilton, who were in their apart ments at the Elberon, and for pr Boynton. They all repaired to the Presidents bedside at once. The President remained in a, dying condition until 1O:3O o'clock, when life was pronounced extinct The President said nothing after his utter ance to General Swain. He died of some trouble with the heart. The surgeons say the trouble was probably neuralgia of the heart, but of course this is uncertain I at once notified General Arthur of the Presi- dents death. I also cabled the announce ment to Minister Lowell as soon as I csuld also attempted to have the announce ment reach Secretaries Blaine and Lin coin, who were at the time on their way hither on the train from Boston The other members of the Cabinet were at their respective apartments at the West End and were at once summoned. They are here now and we are all together in consulta- tion, the result of which will be given out as soon as it is at an end. All the rela- tives and near friends have been sent the news of the Presidents death.
 THE PHYSICIANS LAST BULLETIN.
 ELBERoN, Sept. 19, 11:30 p. m.-The Pres ident died at 1O:3O p. m. After the bulletin 1roc iSo,,a1 of 2. fbic %bo Drooidapf