, 1881-07-20
His Conversation with q Friend
the Day Before the As.
sasfnation.
A Recital of Some of His Nu-
mcrous Marrow Escapes
from Death.
The Strength Of President Garfield
in the National Admins.
tration.
EIo Ia Controlled hg M Ono, anil Is the
Alaster.Spirlt of the Govern. =
nlcmt.

CLEVELAND, a.. .fn!y S.-tnI't - e.
Henry, Marshal Of tho District hf Colnlnbia,
mud we'll known tu l,e 0,,e nf Tit 1At'st ihtf
n,,,ts friends of The President, Is spcn'llnE n
few ttays a,l'onE tho breezy Hills ot MS
(;eauco County fArni. lie rcnnlnr,i IN
Washington until lie considered tho FRESH
dc,,t practically out nf ,lnngcr, AMI Is any
inl,sly uxnittsg the tt,nn 10 arrive wien the
President shHlt bu nb!c tn confer Will liEni
on yurfn,,s matters Df business. spciat
pleasant lulf.ttny with lin yesterday.
"lt,ave left word" "sat,t the Captain, "forn u
telegram 10 hr Immediately sent Tic Whit
tic President ,ieslr1s tt, usl; H any question
TINT no one rise cAIi uMswer; niitl ut sIcll |
timu shall l,pstcM buck tn Ills Side"
II Inns nIreuly t'een published IN tile pAprts
tliat Capt. llenry was III Ills &ny to Oh1o
when the tragedy acctlrrtll, arl how liz lm-
lpcdtntcy turned abDut Rnd hurried 10 the
Capltal.
.s'rhu night before the tragedy lined
with tho President" snil tile Captain, "ard
after supper We were nlUnG Tor II consider
able ti!nn IN the library VI tic White llni'se.
Our conversation wnA
,,tlrt: uEMAI,KAHtE IN Sns,E WAYS,
and ,nthing Of it ins ever hecil p,'s'ts''otl. |
tnlh him tint wn1llu rtufer tn remain Ill tile
city nntt after he departed. lie replied that
If wnitul until after lIe left wuMltl mi lM
nb!c II, ret llu,nr until A[untlny, a,,A tl.at
had hetter 70 O,, M | 1md intended. Frm
that tho conversation hrltlHl IN 10 vnriol1s
subjects. liz remarked tint liH hui that dizzy
,ioMe one nt tho pl.asaltast things In his
w!,ote ntlipial career: liz lni promoted
Capt. Mitchell, nj ten. llnnr0ck's stnlf, tn
Majority. While We were talking, tile new
1y-,n:.ln Major sent II. his rur&, lm this Pres
ident remarked, : 1lrra he II nnw.' anl la.l't
thtt
TN, mil, Aftrr cordially thinking tho Prcsi-
.lcnt for tho prs'lt.ntloll. WIS Introduced tn
ne, and then took his departure. Then the
conversation .rlftcti nn. ainl. iaost str1.nsc tn
say, thu President presently. began talklug
nbDlitthe
NEMA lKAHIE ESCAPES FNOM DEATH
thu,ugl, which lte 1ln.t t;tssctt. ! Ind never
llears him speak Of these IN tho Why lle did
Tint night u1ll thu llrst a1,d nIUst remarkable
t,,,e he hnt never told l,!c hGforc."
"ll0w did lle come to lc spcnkfng 0f such
tlinKs?" Aske,l. ".l}n y0u think he WIS In
Il certnil, why warned 0t approaching dis
asterm'
ale WIS undoubtedly dwelling upon tho
uncertainty uf life, tn IL certain extent. lhlt
tho iNincdinle cuase Of IL WIS tho terrible
nccltlsnt that l,ah just happened tn Ills
fnyurit uncle, Thu,n,,s t'urllultl, anti Ills
'u"S.t' Atta. 4N4''''. .
"lt would ba II matter OF grent INTEREST," 10
the public to read III arr,n,nt ut tllese ,,ar-
row cscnnts If the President from ,teutl,,
1ln,.a WI, n,,v ,,iJuct,,m tn ,,Jv,n,, thn,n ~
iiS s"'t "',s upes..'.a " s.t s'.'n s w.
nearly ns possible III the Fses'dei'ts own
wit,ls."
"N0ne Mt Mt. Tile first occurred when he
WIS
oSLr ABOUT y fE.AIts Oil.
LIS ,'lon'eE "'" not uwn y n"se' a'u nv nv
Thought there was nothing Ill the worlsl a'ite
80 llirc us riding on horseback. Ills utlcic,
MIR. lInvuton wtu ownr,l tho farm next to
nta u"n,hcr,s I,uI a viii 4.vrn,-olI coit.
which '"tl never Dea'l tal1a'e" ~ ~. ~ fa'
1oosc III II pasture ne,r his notl'cr's 'Io!,su.
The buy by grutI,,al slcgrucs got tlle anInal
W. M MG' eo," tI ~ '' 'e'.' ~, , ~ " h1 "opt ~
Aha I'hltei' llo eoHtlhms" W po. nhM ''a LUZ
many dnSs. nad h'"l'y 'ise'l tt ei'''o t'!e
ftltcu md rub hlA htGk. At lg1lKtll liz put ILLS
imri. ffIlt over tllo ion Uf te fence nili lI,H,l