The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-13
The Presidents RcmovaI.

without any mishap whatever. The rail-
road officials had cleared the track, and
the Presidential train had the right of
way. At precisely $40 A. M. the President
was carried from the sick room to the
up to the steps of the front portlco, by
Doctors Bliss, Reyburn, and Boynton,
General Swain, Colonels Rockwell and
Corbin, and G. o. Rockwell and Warren
Young, who remained with the patient
during his removal to the depot The
President was reclining in peaceful
position on the bed upon which for so
many days he had been suffering and
lighting for life. His right hand was
laid upon his breast, while his left arm
was stretched at full length upon the
coverlet. His high forehead was covered
with linen cloth, and his features,
though emaciated, wore patient and
resigned expression. A small platform
had been erected from the portico to the
wagon, and across this the bed was ten
derly and carefully carried and deposited
on the wagon. There was no delay
whatever in the transit, and when the
horses were hitched to the vehicle and
started at $50 for the depot, a feeling of
relief took possession of the by.standers,
for in the opinion of many the most
perilous portions of hejourney had been
accomplished. The conveyance was pre-
ceded to the depot by carriages contain
ing the remainder of the party which
was to accompany the President to Long
Branch. AS the express wagon moved
away from the Executive Mansion the
President feeblyfbut cheerily lifted his
left hand and waved farewell to the in.
mates of the house who had assembled
on the porch to wish him God speed.
WEST PHILADELPHIA September c.
Passengers on the presidential train say
that the speed over the Philadelphia,
Wilmington and Baltimore division of
the road approximated forty nine miles
an hour. When the president was in
formed that more than one-half of his
journey had been completed, he seemed
greatly pleased, and said this was de-
cidedly the most interesting day of any
since he was shot.
LONG BRANCH, September 6.--The
exact time of the arrival of the train at
Elberon wvs nine minutes after !
o'clock, New York time. AT twenty
minutes after the president was in his
room. His pulse at this time was 102,
which was source of great satisfaction
to the physicians. His windows look
out upon the ocean, not over 100 feet
away, and by opening windows and door
the breezes from the east, south and
west can blow in upon the sick man.
To-day the promise of fair weather is
good, and the sound of the sea comes in
over the shore on breezes laden with
tonic saltness. The presidents car ap-
preached the cottage from the west and
passed around to the eastern ocean front
of the house. The railing of the broad
piazza had been taken down and the
president was carried on his bed through
a large double window into the dining
room, and thence into the large hallway
to the front of the broad staircase. The
staircase is of easy ascent with two land
ings. The room at the head of the
stairs had been taken out, so that the
bed could easily be carried up into this
room, which is handsomely furnished,
just as Mr.. Francklyn's family left it
recently. Fully two thousand persons
assembled in the neighborhood of the
Francklyn cottage, many of them hav-
ing taken places from which they be-
lieved an hour ago that they would be
able to see the president carried into the
house. Their hopes were dashed by the
appearance of gang of men at 10
O'Clock bearing an awning borrowed
from the surrounding cottages, with
which covered passage way was quick
ly built from the door on the piazza to
the track. The total distance is $50
miles, and the average running time
was thirty-seven miles per hour, which,
embracing stoppages, is equal to more
than forty miles per hour for the entire
| trip.
The iron and ties for the railway from
the station were delivered before o'clock
yesterday afternoon, at very short no.
tice, and was at once sent out for volun-
teer teamssers. With hardly any ex-
ception there was an instant response,
and long before dinner time thirty or
forty wagons with Long Branch team
sters were hosting iron and ties.-