Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-09-24
THE NATIONS WOE.
The President Expired at lO;35 p. m.
on the 10th.

New York, Sept. 20.-The Herald
post-crip says The dcathbed scene .
the president Was peculiarly sad an'
impressive. As soon as the doctors fei
there was no longer any hope, the mem
bcrs of the family assembled. Bliss
stood at the head of the bed with his
hand on the pulse of the patient anc
consulted in low whispers with Agnew
1ne private secretary stood on the op
po>ite side of the bed with Mrs. Garfield
at the bedside, she at times leaning OF
I his arm. Mrs. Lulu Rockwell and Mis-,
Mollie Garfield came into the room al
/ the time the pre- ,deHt lost CONSEQUENCES
/ Alierward they went into the hall, the
door of which remained open, and wait
cd there. What conversation was hao
WAS conducted in whispers. Those
about the bed occasionally went into tn,
corners OF the room and spoke 10 each
other The sulvmnity OF the OCCASION
iul'y Impressed i,eclf u!on them. There
Wa- no sound heard except the gdsping
tyr breath Of the sufferer. whose chang.
lN@ color gave indications Of the near
approach of thc end. Arcr he had re-
peatcd 1t hurts he PASSED into "A state
IF uncOns,iou-EeSs, breathing heavily at
,imc' and then giving a sight indica-
Iiun that his breath was sill in his
body. The only treatment that wa,
given was hypOdcrmic injections of
brandy by Agucw, assisted by BuyHton.
Occasionally they spoke with Or. Bliss
in quiet whispers. The president suffer
ed 40 pain after the time he placed his
hand upon hiS heart. He pas, ed away
almost quietly The tim bctW cen life
and death was not marked by ANY
physical exhibitions, nor any word
There WAS absolutely no scene The
intervals between gaSpings became
longer and presently there was no
sound. Every one present kucw death
bad come quickly without pajh. When
it became evident he was dead. Mrs
Rockwell placed her arm around Mrs
',arlield and led her quietly from the
room. Size uttered no wort. One by
one the spectators filed slowly out
The remains of the late president
were removed 10 Washington bv special
rain "Wednesday, leaving EIbcron at 10
"A. m.. and reached Washington 1T p.
IN. Religious Sc vices were observed in
the rotGnGa al , o'clock on Friday even
ing and u; } o'clock the remains were
transferred 20 The funeral car and re
moved to Cleveland, Ohio via the reln-
e,lvauia railroad, arriving there thi-
afternoon at p. IN. In Cleveland the
remains viii lie in state until Monday
a. " O'Clock, and then be inferred il,
Lake View cemetAry.- Ed.
PRESIDENT ARlniE.
New York Sept 60, 3:l5 p. m.--In ac
corLance with a dispatch received FROM
the cuDue III regard to taking the oa,h
of off @, messages were sent to the diff
tcrent Judges Of the supreme court The
III ~ " 'ltt III dii N'to
John b. Brady, who was clio ely follow
cd hy Justice DonOhoe The party CON
sisted ofthe vice president and jrdges
named. besides District Attorney Rollins
tlihu Root, and the oldest son of the
lpw president assembled in the front
,arior of No. lo3, Lexington Auenue,
len. Arthur's residence, where the oath
Of Office was administered and he be-
came president Of the United States.
The first ofiirid, act Of the President was
the suing on Thursday OF Il proclama-
ton appointing Monday. the 26th, as a
dav to be observed throughout the
United States as day of humiliation
nj mourning. The members of the
| cabinet have also requested TO keep their
respective positions. There Will be no
session Of congress until the regular >es-
sion. In his address President Arthur
! ,pnites his intention 10 follow the pol
lev of his noble predecessor in the ad
Ininist.ation of national affairs Ed