Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1881-09-24
DEATH OF The PRESIDENT.
STORY OF THE LAST HOURS.
the Beginning OF the END.

steadily declined, although during tn
early days of the week, the oficia
bulletines held out some encourage
ment.
1t was impossible to conceal the fact
that an abscess had formed in the
right lung, and that this new compli-
cation was hurrying him fast to the
end. He suffered with distressing
cough, and the expectoration of peru.
lent matter, was symptom that did
not permit of any doubt as to the true
character of the disease that had taken
hold Of his lungs.
On Tuesday following, the patient
at his own request, was lifted from his
bed to his reclining chair, where he
rested for half an hour, and found the
change exceedingly agreeable. This
was repeated on the two succeeding
days, and when it was announced on
Thursday that he had remained
in his chair an hour and half with
out fatigue, many people supposedthat
the predictions of Dr. Bliss as to the
patients convalescence was about to
be realized. Then next came the ON
nous announcement that on account
of the febrile rise which set in about
IL A. M. and lasted until 2 P. M, the
President had not been put in his chair
All this time his pulse showed that
he was losing instead of gaining
strength, and the quickened respira-
ton was sure indication that breath
ing was becoming more difficult.
Even during the hopeful days the
pulse scarcely ever fell below 100, and
it sometimes rose to 100. The official
bulletins of Friday gave the pulse as
ll6, and respiration as %.
4 On Saturday there was recurrence
of the dreaded "rigors," which was
interpreted as sign of approaching
death. 1t was followed by fever,
and the temperature again rose to
dangerous point. From this time for
ward the SYMPTOMS were those which
precede the morbid condition, quick
respiration, feeble fuctuating pulse,
which sometimes rose to one hundred
and forty beats q minute, tempera-
ture that varied two and sometimes
three with the rise and fall of the
fever, and frequent spells of delerium.
The alimentery organs having ceas-
ed to perform their office, stimulents
were freely administered, and in this
way life was sustained a few hours
beyond the time death would inevita-
bly, have occurred from inanination.
THE ENDING OF THE END.
Shortly after 10 o'clock on Monday
evening, he was seized with acute
pains in the region of the heart, and
DR.. Bliss, on being summoned to the
bed side found the pulse was no longer
distinguishable. The catastrophe SO
much dreaded had arrived, the pus
had found its way into a vein, and
obstructeds the circulation, SO that
death was inevitable.
Mrs. Garfield was hastily summoned
and spent the feeting moments that
remained at her husbands side. At
1910 o'clock he awoke, complaining
of severe pain over the region of the
heart, and almost Immediately became
unconscious and ceased to breathe at
1875 o'clock, P. M.
Arrangements have been made in
all respects in accordance with the
wishes of Mrs. Garfield.
At the time of this writing, nothing
had yet been definitely determined
upon, but it is expected that special
train.will leave Elberon for Washing
ton and the Presidents remains will
lie in state in the rotunda of the Capt.
tol during Thursday and Friday. On
Friday eveningit is expected the body
will be taken to Cleaveland, where it
will lie in state over Sunday, and the
funeral will take place on Monday.
The place of interment will be Lake
View Cemetery.