The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-09-27
SWANS Account of OF the Last Mo-
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mentS.
ELBRnnN, September 20.-Judge Advocate
General Swain, who was the only one with
the President when lie commenced sinking
last night, makes the following statement
sit was my night to watch with the President.
[ had been with him a good deal of the time
from three O'Clock in the afternoon. A few
moments before ten l left Rockwell, with
whom l had been talking some minutes in the
lower hall, and proceeded up stairs to the
Presidents room. On entering l ound Mrs.
Garfield sitting by his bedside. No other per-
SOUS were in The room. l said to her, 'how is
everything going onT"
"Sle replied, 'he is sleeping nicely"
81 then said, Il think you had better 20 to
bed and rest"
Il asked her what had been prescribed for
him to take during the night"
She replied that she did not know; that
she had given him milk punch at 8 o'clock"
81 then said if you will wait a moment |
will 20 into the Dr's room and see what is to
be given him during the night. She hen said:
'thele is beet tea down stairs. Daniel knows
where to get it,"
~ then went up to the Doctors room. l
fluid DR.. Bliss and asked him what was to
be given during the night"
He answered, 81 thought | had better fix
up a test, and l Will bring it into you very
soon.'"
81 then went back into the surgeons room
and l.t s,,po littla ,o,,~arc.ti,,, viii, h,a
Garfield. She felt of the Presidents hand
and laid her hand upon his forehead and said:
'he seems to be in good condition. and passed
out of the room. l Immediately felt his
hand and knees and thought his knees SEEM
ed a little cool, and l got a flannel cloth and
heated it at the fire and laid it on his limbs.
also heated another cloth and laid it over
his right hand, and then sat down in a chair
beside his bed. l was hardly seated when
Boynton came in and felt of the Presidents
pulse. l asked him how il seemed to him.
He replied:
:" Il is not as strong as it was this afterL.oon,
but is very good.'"
81 said: he seems to be doing well,' to
which he swered and passed out. He was
hot in the room more than two minutes
Shortly after his the President awoke and as
he turned his head in awakening l arose and
took hold of his hand. l was on the left hand
side Of the bed as he lay. l remarked, Jim
you have had a nj ce, comfortable Sleep He
then said
q i" .Oh Swain, this terrible paint
placing his right hand Oh his breast near
the region of his heart. L asked him ii l
could do anything for him. He said -
"'Some water.'"
III went to the other side of the room and
poured out about an ounce and a half of po-
Jared water into a glass and gave him a drink.
He took the glass in his own hand, and rails
i'g his head as usual, and drank the water
very naturally. l then handed the glass to
the coiored man, Daniel, who had come in
during the time 1 was getting the water. At
terward took a napkin and wiped his FORE
head as he usually perspired on awakening
He then said .'oh, Swain, this terrible pain
press your and on IT, l laid my hand on
his chest and he then threw up both hands on
q line with his head, aud exclaimed
aoh, Swaiu, cau't you stop this 2' and
again: "Oh, Swain !" then saw him look
ing at me with . staring expression and l