The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-09-27

3iitfl 1911 AitOItitT tfcIff1l 1fac
3yeagh's cottage for the station
iThese carriages were occupied by
POSTMASTER General James, Secrcta
4ries Window and HUnt and Attor
jney General Macveagll. Returnins
from the station the frst carriag'
3was occupied bv President Arthm|
land Secretaries Blaine, Windon
3and Hunt, the second contained
33ccrctary Lincoln and Attorney
Gencrai MacVeagii, and PostmasteI|
General James and Secretary Kirk
wood occupied the third carriage
AS President Arthur and his escort
passed the Elberon Hotel ON his
Iway 10 Attorney General MacVeagh's|
cottage the excitement became in-l
tense, and several hundred persona
3rushed after the carriages and fol-
lowed them TO the cottage. The oc-
3cupants Of the different carriages
quickly alighted and entered the!
house and the doors were closed.
The crowd, however, continued tel
increase, and it was found necessa-
1ry to call out a special guard.
After q consultation General Ar-I
Thur called upon Mrs. Garfield and!
was seen by her. Then he walked!
: arm in arm with General Grant 70!
the carriage which conveyed them!
to the Elberon station. They thertl
took a special traia at 40 p. IL.
for New York. General Grant alsoI
called uponMrs. Garfield during the|
lay.
THE FUNERAL TRAIN.
The Pennsylvania Road viii sendI
iour coaches here to be used on the|
occasion. The train will be madeI
i up as follows First car, baggage l
second car, remains of the President
and escort third car, Mrs. Garfield
md family /; fourth car, members of
/ The Cabinet and the attending sur-I
yeons and others. The train will
take the same route as that takenI
when the President was removed
from Washington. 1t is the desire.
10f those managing the arrangements:
tor the removal, that no train shall:
De run either in advance or after the,
Presidents special, for observations
4 Or other purposes. The special train;
Twill be run slowly and all throughs
trains will be laid over for it to pass.
The train will be appropriately ar:
ranged and draped.
THE WISHES OF MRS. GARFIELD.
Attorney General MacVeagh saysf
that it has been definitely decided
that the train will 70 through toa
Washington without stop, except att
|the water stations. The officials OF
several cities, including Philadelphia
Ind Pittsburg, have requested that
the body might lie in state in their (
cities. But, in accordance with +
Mrs. Garfield's wish, there will be /
mo delay in taking the remains to (
|the place of burial as quickly as
practicable. The Governor of New
Jersey and staff are now here andE
will escort the remains to the depot (
President Arthur, General Grant and 8
wife, and Chief Justice and Mrs.
Waite viii accompany the remains
TO Washington.
GRANDMA GARFIELD Will SOON BEk
WITH HIN.
CLEVELAND, September 20.-Ak
Herald special from Solon says the
news was broken to Grandma Gar
field about 9 o'clock this morning
At first she was very much shocked
but soon came to and talked calmly :
and said II was probably all foI 4
the best, if the people were ready TOT
receive it." She then said 1T is
not possible that my son James Is
dead. | do not wish to live any 1
longer. will soon be with him."
SECRETARY BLAINE TO MINISTER LOw-E
Secretary Blaine sent the follow
ing dispatch to Minister Lowell to-
day:
LONG BRANCH, September 20.
! To L0arell, Ninister, london
James A. Garfield, President of
the United States, died at Elberon
y. j., last night at ten minutes be- /
fore II O'Clock. For nearly eighty
days he suffered great pain, and
during the entire period exhibited
extraordinary patience, fortitude anG
Christian resignation. The sorrow
throughout the country is deep and
universal. Fifty millions of people
stand as mourners by his bier.
"To-day, at his residence in New
York, Chester A. Arthur took the
oath of office as President, TO which
he aceeded by virtue of the Consti-
tuition. President Arthur has enter
ed upon the discharge of his duties
You viii formally communicate
these facts to the British government E
and transmit this despatch by tele-
graph to the American ministers OF
the Continent, or like communica-
ton to the governments to which
they are respectively accredited.
(Signed) "BLAISE, Secretary.a
A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN.
The Queen of England eabled
Mrs. Garfield as follows
"Words cannot express the deep
sympathy | fell with you at this ter /
rible moment. May God support
and comfort you as he alone can.
TSignedl THE QUEEN.
"BALNoRAL Court, Sept. ~, 1881
ARMY ORDERS.
Headquarters OF THE ARMY,
ADJuTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 90, 1881.
General Orders, No. II:
The following order of the Secre-
tary of War announces to the army
the death of James A. Garfield (
President of the United States
WAR DEPART,l'T, Sept. 20, 81.
With profound sorrow the Secre
tary of War announces TO the army
that James A. Garfield, President o.
the United States, died at Elberon
n. j., at twenty-five minutes before
IL o'clock, on the evening of Sept
ember 10, 1881. The great griei
yb,ob 10 falf hv tho nation at ths