The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-09-08

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likely to be called on soon to assume
the duties of executive.
Bliss said, last night, that it woulC
be at least twenty-four hours before
the President could possibly recover
from the extreme fatigue of the
journey. He expected that tenor
row he would be able to give to the
public a more favorable bulletin
There is no concealing the fact that
for the next twenty-four hours the
situation of the President is very
critical. The question is now
whether he can rally from the
fatigue. He has at hand every.
thing that is needed now to secure
his conYaleScence. His Impotence
to reach a resting place at the side
of the sea was one of the most pa
thetic features of the day. When
he arrived he was too weak to talk
He whispered once, when the pure
air OF the sea came in to him, after
he was moved into his room: 1T is
good to be here
The chief inspector of the Penn
Sylvania railroad said to reporter
that everybody was on his good be-
havior. Every one seemed to thor
oughly appreciate the situation and
to know exactly what to do. There
was one amusing incident-when
coming through Frankfort where
one man in the crowd had a horse
shoe nailed to a pole and waived it
as we passed. People everywhere
stood with uncovered heads.
Every heart seemed touched with
one common sympathy. IT was
the first time [ ever saw such sue
cession Of motley crowds i'll which
someone did not de something ridic-
ulous. While coming down Penn
sylvania avenue the President said {:
This is jolly" He knew every
place we came to.
Mrs. Garfield is in hopes OF good
results from the journey, and is
doing all in her power to keep up
the Presidents cheerfulness. She
has inspected the whole case and is
thoroughly acquainted with all the
facilities at her command. One of
the most touching evidences of af-
lection on the arrival of the Presi-
dent was the great quantity Of beau
tiful flowers taStefully disposed in
the room to be occupied by the in
valid and throughout the cottage.
Going down slowly across the
bridge over the Susquehanna, the
train drew up at PerryVille,
the engine took water, the engineer
got out and felt the bearings of his
splendid machine and oiled the
places of friction. isn't she doing
well - he said, with proper pride.
The train men examined the
journals and found that they
were getting hot. Already
one had begun to smoke
and the smell thereof, as everybody
knew, who has inhaled the OdOr of
creased rags, was something to
trouble. The doctors sent out some
thing to kill the smell. 1t was used
with instantaneous good results.
III buy some of that for the use
you make of it" said the superin-
tendent Of the road. 1T will cost
you 500 an ounce" was the reply.
No stop was made at Wilmington.
There was quite crowd there, how
ever, and they stood uncovered as
the train glided by. The President
on his high bed could look out at
them, and his interest was SO intense
that he showed signs of excitement.
His pulse ran up to 10, so they drew
the curtains on him, but he pro-
tested and said he wanted to see the
people. When Philadelphia was
passed Mrs. Garfield came into the
car. The President was lying in a
half doZe, but he seemed to recOg-
nize her presence, and opening his
eyes he said: "Well, this is Il great
relief" Are you weary" she
asked. s"NOt a bit" he said. But
his weak condition gave patent
contradiction to his words. He then
kept quiet for awhile and hardly
spoke again until the train was at
the end OF its long and wonderful
journey.
The engineer of the train de-
scribed the incident thus: The en-
CINE behaved wonderfully, so for
half the way between Bay View
and Lamakin 1 threw open the
throttle and let her go one mile at
seconds, and did not feel
a jolt or jar, as she went tearing
down the track, and 1 know then
that if the President had mind he
could get the sea breeze sooner.
The President was asked how he
liked it. "Tell him to go ahead, l
want to get there" After that the
continued, L went pretty
much at the speed I thought best
according to my knowledge of the
road.
SLEPT WELL.
Elberson, 7.-S.3O-Gen. Swain,
this morning, said the Preside t
slept well all night. His pulse was
not more than 1O6, and te Lperature
but slightly above normal. There
is a very sanguine feeling among
the attendants this morning. a
bulletin will be issued shortly.
Long Branch, Z, noon. = The
continues favorable and
surgeons and cabinet
officers express themselves as en-
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