The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-07

Executive Mansion, " &SlIngsON
Las a.m.-At this hour the Presiden
is reported TO be resting q ,ietly. ~
unfaVOraDle symptoms and no ma
teriAl change IN the patients cOndi
ton was observed up to midnight.
THE REMOVAL.
Washington. 6, 5.5I am. - Pres
ident Garfield has just been removed
from the Executive Mansion, and i;
now being taken to the Baltimore
and Potomac depot.
Secretary Blaine and wife, Score
tary Hunt and wife, and Secretaries
Lincoln, Window. Kirkwood anC
Postmaster General lanes left OIL
the 1890 train for Long Branch.
The President WAS removed from
the Executive Mansion at an early
hour this morning to the special
train at the depot, which was tC
convey him to Long Branch. The
removal was successfully performed
without any mishap or noteworthy
incident. The entire route was kept
clear of vehicles by policemen
stationed at every intersecting
street. A number Of people re-
manned up all night outside the
gates in front of the Mansion, and
by the time the conveyance con-
tanning the President passed
through the gates, about $50 persons
had assembled to witness the de-
parture and to obtain glimpse OF
the patient. When the Presidential
party reached the depot perhaps
1000 persons had gathered there
The crowd was very quiet and or
derly, and the transfer of the Presi.
dent FROM the conveyance in which
he rode 10 the car was watched IN
silence and with apparent sOlicitude
as if some accident might occur.
The President, at the depot, ap.
peared greatly emaciated. His face
was careworn and thin, but natural
Gen. Swan said he had not been il
the least disquieted, but enjoyed the
ride. At $40 he was taken from
his room tOan express wagon, which
was backed UP to the front pOrtico
Bliss, BJyton, Reyburn, Swain
Rockwell and Corbin carried him
C. ID. Rock well and Warren Young
remained with the President during
the removal to the depot. TIE
President reclined easily on his bed
where he had been So many day:
lighting for life His right hand lay
on his breast, and his left arm wa:
stretched az full length on the GOV
eriet. He WAS covered by Il liner
cloth and there was patient, re
signed expression ON his counter
ance. He WAS carefully and tenderly
deposited il the wagon, and at SIS
the horses were were started for thu
depot. The bystanders were merel.
relieved, as many considered
this the most perilOus par
of the journey. The remainder q
the party preceded the conveyance
to the depot. The President cheeril!
but feebly lifted his left hand anC
waived a farewell as the c&rriagt
moved from the Mansion, who's,
inmates were on the porch to wisl
him Godspeed. The wagon wa:
Driven slowly. never faster than {
walk. There was one man 1t thu
head Of each horse for precautiOn
No incident occurred. The GROVE
was orderly and anxious. not onl.
for transportation in safety but t
see the President. This was easy
for the President was breathing TN
pure morning air, not yet sultry
At the depot the horses were un
hitched and the wagon backed up t.
the Presidents car, and he wa
moved as before, not so easily, bu
successfully, without appear
Tag to disturb the Presi
dent. Inside the, ear he wa
transferred from his bed to tn
spring bed, and the train moved out
The party on board were Mrs. Gar
field and Mollie, Bliss, AgneW
Barnes, Boynton. Woodward ant
Reyburn, Colonel and Mrs. Rockwell
and daughter, Lulu, General SwaiE
Colonel Corbin, Secretary Brown
DR.. Edison, Rockwell, Warren
Young, and servants,
Baltimore, 6.-7.35 am.-The trail
bearing the President passed Bowie
seventeen miles this side Of Wash
ipgton, at ITO, Philadelphia time
The following dispatch was thrown
off: "The President is so far dom,
so well that surgeons would like t.
increase the speed where it cal
safely and comfortably be done"
The train with the Presiden
passed the Union Depot in this cit.
at 9.O2 this morning. -
The President has stood TIN
fatigue of travel up to this heu
with remarkable fOrtitude. Hi
pulse is even less frequent than i
was before leaving Washington. i
is now 1O6. The arrangements arr
so complete in every detail that th'
| inconvenience to the President Il
reduced almost to a minimum. Tn
bed upon which he is now lying L
so carefully adjusted that the vibra
ton is hardly noticeable. The traiT
ran from Washington to Baltimor
at an average of thirty miles al
hour. It is found that this rate o
speed causes less annoyance than /
| it was reduced to one-half. At
o'clock the President took tire
ounces of beef tea with a relish.
The following was thrown off:
To. DR.. BaStSr:
Pulse, on leaving, ia; now, 10t
He has slept, and is doing slendidly