The Evening critic., 1881-09-20
Third Extra.
400 p MI
The Death Bed.
Another Account of the Part
ing Scene.
A Very Pathetic Description
A Very Pathetic Description
Account OF tho Dcath-rcd

Account OF tho Dcath-Bcd|
scene.
ny National Associated Press.
LONG BRANCH, N. j. Sept. 20.-J. STAN
ley Brown, the Presidents private secretary
and Warren Young, his assistant, sat upI
during the night with the President before
and after his death. When Mrs. Garfield
was summoned to her husbands bedside byf
DR.. Bliss she entered the room calmly. The'
after he told General Swain that
he was suffering from great pain in the re.
gion of the heart,
Never Uttered n word,
and soon fell into state Of profound slcnceI
and quiet 50 closely bordering on uncon-
hciousncss as to be almost indistinguishable|
from it. He appeared to notice nothing!
He kept his eyes wide open, and bent them
steadily upon the door as If
Expecting Some One to Enter There.
|It was apparent that, although extremely
weak, his mind was still clear. Tho mo-
|ment the figure of Mrs. Garfield appeared
lin the doorway there was perccptiblc in.
|dication of life in the President, and he
Hooked as if he would rise toward the door,
hc tS M IOtu NhSss
land Mrs. Garfield for an instant looked
down to the floor and during the moment
|her head was inclined, q trcmor was seen
|ened her figure again,
Looked Her Husband Full in the
Face.
land, greeting him with smile, moved
|quietly to place at his head on the right
side of the bed and seated herself there.
The secretaries, judging from the steadi-
mess of the Presidents gaze when Mrs. Gar.
field entered the room, thought he was in q
'dazed condition, looking without seeing.
THEY carefully watched him rs Mrs. Gar
field passed around the bed.
|The Presidents Eyes Followed Her.
1t was evident that he fully recognized
|her. When she seated herself at his side
the President moved his head slowly upon
Ibis pillow until his face was turned fully
toward her.
1t was the first time he had moved his
head since the attack of heart pains. He
made no attempt to speak, but lay
Looking Closely Over His Wife's
Face.
Mrs. Garfield reached over and took both
his hands in hers.
Once or twice he convulsively prcsse
her hands as if he would like to
Say Something If He Only Could.
1t was evident from Mrs. Garheld's man.
ner that she was under tremendous strain
to keep from breaking, but no sign of this
was shown upon her face. She sat there
holding his hands until he died
and he passed away with his head turned
toward her, and looking straight into hci
face, and expired without closing his eyes
His demise was so quiet and impercepti
BILE that he must have been dead few sec.
onds before life was known to be extinct
When the doctors pronounced him dead
Mrs. Garfield uttered no word, but sat per
fectly quiet,
Great Tears Falling Down Her Face
She was so very still that the doctors
whO had been very anxious concerning he
ability in her weak condition to bear NJ
when the crisis came, feared she was abou
Ito sink to the floor, and moved. toward her
She then arose and left the room, going t,
her own apartment, where she remained
alone about five minutes. At the expiration
of that time she
Repaired Again g her Husb"nd'
and exhibited not the least trace of agita
tion afterward. Subsequently, when tn
surgeons spoke to her about the disposition
|Of the remains, she nut and answered uues
tions in n clear. firm voice. and discusse,
|the ARRANGEMENTS reasonably. Mrs. Gar
field was naturally opposed to an autopsy
She only consented finally when the cas-
was strongly presented to her In the lirh
M public interest and iustice TO the sur
|reons who had attended the patient. At,
late bour the surgeons induced Mrs. CARTEL,
|to retire far rest assuring her that II was
dutv to secnre the refreshmcnt of slcer
sbe went to her room and remained thcr
MI the NIGHT Afterward DR., RIiss who's
room was sdio;ping saws sbe naccd tbc foo
mil ,norn;To Te.5ay
Mrs. ainrfie1d shows Plainly the Et
fects of the Reaction
from the long struggle she has undergone
The physicians saw that while she is dom
as we'll as could be expected under tn,
circumstances, vet they arc extremely SO
|licitous about her health.
The Poor Daughter.
Mollie is a delicate girl. and had bee,
given only the most reass,lring news abou
liner fathers health nm to the time of hi
death. When She learned the truth Mt las
she tainted. and II was long time befor
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