Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-09-14
THE PRESIDENT.
The Journey from Washington to
Long Branch.

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Presidential train arrived at Elberon
at LILO p M, and reached the cottage
ten minutes later. There were about
10000 persons in the vicinity of the
Presidential quarters and every one
expresses feeling of qualification that
he stood the trip so well
Shortly before noon about $500 per.
sons gathered about Franckly n cottage
anxious to witness the arrival of Presi-
dent Garfield. Guards kept the throng
back and, although a rush was made
when the train arrived, no difficulty
was experienced in preventing too near
an approach of people. No excitement
prevailed, only natural curiosity. just
before reaching the cottage, at lis a.
M, the train was brought to a stand
still and the first car, used by the at
tending physicians, and the baggage
were detached and pushed by hand
around tie sharp curve making a semi.
circle about the Presidents cottage.
Following this the preceding car in
which the patient was lying was gent.
ly pushed slowly over the same course
until it reached the entrance of the cot
tage, at which point it was stopped
and large awning was thrown around
the portico, so that the sun could not
fall upon the patient and as be could
not be observed by the anxious watch
ers. The removal from the car into
the room prepared for the reception OF
the President was accomplished with
out exciting him in any manner what
ever, and while he was apparently a
little iatigued he did not complain and
seemed to be perfectly calm and well
satisfied.
Private Secretary Brown makes in
substance the following statement Of
the trip from Washington to Elberon :
Upon leaving the Executive Mansion
the President appeared to enjoy the
scenery and looked around inquiringly.
He noticed several of the employees
standing in front of the Mansion and
waved his hand to them at the same
time smiling as if it were very crafty
ing to him to leave the scene of his
long illness. All the way to the depot
the President was very anxious to OBJ
serve everything, and this he was not
prevented doing. Upon arriving at
Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue
the patient was removed from the ex-
press wagon and placed upon snring
mattress which had been prepared for
his reception. The President expert
enced little or no disturbance in being
transferred from the vehicle to the car,
and his pulse, although slightly accele-
rated, reaching about lis, fell to about
LOG before the train started, and short
ly after it fell to 104 and again to 102.
The first stop of the train was at Pa
tapsco, at which point the parotid
gland was dressed. The passengers
on the special train besides the Presi-
dent were Mrs. Garfield and Miss Mol
lie Garfield, G. o. Rockwell, the Presi-
dents brother-in-law, Colonel A. F.
Rockwell, wife and daughter, General
D. M Swain, j. Stanley Brown, Colo
mel Ell. G. Corbin and Warren S. Young,
assistant to Private Secretary Brown.
The surgeons in charge were, namely,
D. w. Bliss, j. K. Barnes, j. J. Wood
ward, Robert Reyburn and D. III. Ag-
new, Messrs. Drs. S. A. Boynton and
Edison.
Beef extract was administered at 10
a. IN. A stop of four minutes occurred
at Lamakin for coal The only other
time coal was taken in on the trip was
at 1890, at a stop of FIVE minutes,
which was made at Gray's Ferry for
water between Philadelphia and Mon
mouth Junction The special train
made several miles at the rate of seven
ty miles an hour. Bay View was
reached at sos aid brief stop was
made to enable the surgeons to make
the morning dressing OF the wound. 1t
was found to have suffered no derange-
ment by the travel. The dressing was
soon accomplished and the train after
leaving Bay View was run at the rate
of about fifty miles an hour. The track
in this locality is very straight and in
good condition, and though the speed
was at times greater than fifty miles
an hour, the vibration of the Presidents
bed was no more than it would have
been had the train been moving at but
twenty-five miles an hour The attend
ing surgeons feel very much gratifed
with the manner in which the removal
was conducted, and are generally of
the opinion that with the exception of
being slightly fatigued the President
bore the journey exceedingly well.
The practice of issuing bulletins
three times per day will be continued.
There will be no distribution of
bulletins, excepting at Private Secre-
tary Browns Office where anyone who
calls will be served with copies. AS
an appreciation of Mr.. Ely's services
Private Secretary Brown has invited
that gentleman to be his guest at his
cottage during his stay at Long
Branch.
WASHINGTON, September 6.-Secre-
tary Blaine and wife, Secretary Hunt
and wife, Secretarys Lincoln, Window,
Kirkwood, apd Postmaster General
James left on the 1880 train for Long
Branch
LONG BRANCH, September 6.-Dr
Hamilton, one of the consulting sur
geons, arrived at Long Branch this A.
NJ. In conversation on the train the
doctor expressed the opinion that the
Presidents removal from the malari-
GUS atmosphere of Washington would
soon prove beneficial. He did not
attribute so much Importance to the
sea air, as to the general change of
scenery, etc. He thought the fact that
the Presidents desire to leave Wash
ington had been granted would have a
good moral effect upon him, and he
would commence to mend almost i'm
mediately upon his arrival
When asked how long he expected
the President would remain at Long
Branch. DR.. Hamilton said he could