New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-05
THE CITY STILL ON THE RACK
ANOTHER ToRTURNG DAY OF SUSPENSE

ANOTHER TORTURING DAY OF SIrsprysr
AGAIN cHEERED BY HOPEFUL REPORTS yoR
TINE, ONLY TO BE DEPRESSED AND sAppESy,
BY GLOOMY NEws-MEssUREs TAKEN TO pro
Ttcr NIX CoNKlING FROM ANY POSSIBLE Dan
GER. -1 DAS
NO relief which was lasting came To the ann
i""s' troubled city yesterday. Ii is true thai
Tile dispatches i'm the morning and afternoon
aS 10 The Presidents condition were mors
ia'"iaoie tfan the very depressing bulletins Of
o""oay night. But after the experience O
sunday, when the most cheering ae
Souh's during the day were followed
ny SAD news at night, the citizens
gehcrally were apprehensive and disheartened
lheir Tears were confirmed by the unfavorabl,
statements which came from Washington las,
night. As on Sunday evening the bnllerin.
posted by the Western Union Tclegr.nh Com,
pahy uptown and messages received he
prlVate persons were more loSitive I'm tbo;,
dispintlng statements and i'm their nredict;ons
OF the near approach of the calamity which all
ureadcd' Than were the official bulletins from
.ne Nhte House. A remarkable feature q,
'he day was the posting Of many policemer
ana detectives in the Fifth Avenue Hotel
me purpose of this action was eyi-
ueh'ly to guard against any danger
10 Mr' Conkling from the excited feel.
MS "S'hs' MN Which was observed
some OF the police officials made lame at
""p's at denlais, but there were many reasons
for believing that this was the true exnlana-
ooii OF tle unusual precautions. As on Sunday
night the anxiety, depression and grief were
intensified as the evening advanced. and the
news became mere melancholy and the citv
was gwen over TO sorrow and forrhudiuc
IN TIE SHADOW OF A GREAT CALAMITY
HOW THE HOURS OF ANOTHER WgETCUrD n.y ON
ANXIETY AND AFFLIcnON woRs AWAY IN rus
CITY
Are the hags at halfnast :, was the frs, tbopsht
t''at came INTO many minds the city woke lpto
lie Yesterday The nnfavorible news received late
Sunday night sent hundreds to their beds with
achihg hearts drcading the tidings that the morn
il@ 'nlgh bring. But in the morning tie flags tod
that IN" Chief Executive still lived Th., the
dreaiy mockcry Of holiday began Externally m.
rliy WAS In festal dress Banners and hunting
""''rrn braVeiy, as if pre;enling that a
''ai h"hiaN was taking place. But in
gong through the ci Y no sigus Of
holiday spirit could he found Silence ard o-ro,v
w'r" everywhere. The sire cts and avenues we've a.
gnlri as on a Sunday morning. save for the iufrc-
qhrnt explosion of "A cracker "a bomb. Instead ~
te pandernohilun of gunpowler and horns tha, ust,-
ally begins long before light the morning of tbe
Fourth only an occasional sharp report broke tho
Fourth.
recalled the day with a Of wonder when the
fact iorcibly brought to their attention For
mems thonghis were far away from the city and ON
TAR different subjects than holidays and ..rlehra-
Mons. HE stricken President fighting for life in
the Whit House was IN every mind. In comparl-
son with the anxiety about his condition all other
subjects were dwarfed mo utter no; hinrness
There was but one thought throughout the city
"Will President Garfield live ~ From an this ab-
ll- Col 81.
aho'ilay went for nothing. 1--WE never known n
quieter day in New-York," said al old policeman.
but the quiet was ths hush of sorro Nful suspense
The eag"rncss for news continued. Extras were
Snatched mp whenever thcv appeared with later
hhihsS. Men stood on the street corncrs in the
morning talking of the one enCrossing subject over
and over again, until the heavy shower cleared the
streets The news received varied like the weather
Now The faces around the bulletins or bent over an
extra frightened as though ray Of sunshine passed
over them when reports of Improvement and
greater strength were seen, and now cloud
settled over the anxious features of those
who read of more unfavoTabe symptoms
ana incroa ed danger The dispatches received
uptown were some what less encouraging than tboss
"a the news spaper Offices although here the accounts
varied But the general tenor of dispatches was
hopeful up TO the latter part of the Afternoon Men
came To tne hotels early in the morning and find
ing cheering news remained a short time 10 ex-
change congratulations and then took the tidings
10 ilcir families. But the feeling Of strained sus-
pense Was ever present. On the excursion boats and
trains that left the city the topic absorbed all
Others and drew the zest from any enjoyment Of the
DAY. One feature was particularly noticeable in
addition t" the unusual quiet, that so many who
usually 20 out of town re,maiuel in the
city to procure the latest news Men
hung with such hrcathlcss anxiety on the
reports from the Presidents bedside that they had
10 disposition TO leave the centres of information
j. lore The window OF the Twcmiy-fiipl-Si telc-
sIeph "icc a crowd was collected most of the time
throughout the day. Carriages with richly dressed
women paused before the door and csscnsors wcre
sent to copy the latest bulletins. The passengers
left the strcet-carS they passed while tine drivers
called out for the news they reluctantly X. pf on
\ common anxiety affected all. At the Fifth Ave-
me Hotel constant stream of men anxious Ia hear
from Washington came and went throughout the
day. crowd greater than on Sunday filed
the lobby of those who shared the
general suspense too keeIly to leave
II city for the day. The Presidents chances for
recovery, and the results which woald follow his
death were on every tongue among the groups
gathered at the hotels and elsewhere through tho
day On the streets every little "a hering at the
corners every couple that encountered the pas
sergers i'll every car could talk only of the terrible
tragedy. Men forgot the ordinary yeniionalties
under the burden Of the common alliction and ac-
coSted srang rs for news, speaking of The one sub
jeet as freely as to their friends. The universal
feeling OF personal outrage had created = certain
kimsh,p in sorrow and suspense.
Down town 4 strange contrast 10 past holidays
was presented. Usually the lower part of the city
is deserted a holiday but yesterday crowds stood
patiently all day long before the bulletin boards of
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