New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-09-28
The DEAD AND THELlYlNG.
THE DEAD.

THE DEAD.
Our honored and beloved Presi-
dent Garfield sleeps the sleep that
knows no waking, and his remains
were consigned to their last resting |
place on earth last Monday after.
nOOns
The news of the Presidents de 9TH |
was received with sorrow by all CT.
vilized nations on earth. His long
weeks of suffering and his heroic |
battle with death had won for him
the sympathy Of all classes of peo-
pie. Their respect and esteem he
had already, and when the news
was heralded to the country that
death had been the victor, the ma
ton bowed its head in sorrow, and
strong men wept bitter tears. The
crowned heads Of Europe sent their
messages of coincidence to the strick.
on widow, and the south We'd with
the north in honoring the memory
of the illustrious dead. ,.}. %".'.
On Tuesday, the attending physi.
clans. made an autopsy Of the body
of the President. The fatal ball
was found in the region Of the
heart. It was found that after
fracturing the right eleventh rib it
had passed through the spinal col
umn in front of the spinal canal.
The ball had become completely en-
cysted. The immediate cause of
his death was secondary hemorrhage
from one Of the messentric artaries
adjoining the track of the ball, the
blood rupturlng the peritonium and
nearly pint escaped into the alb
dominal cavity. This hemorrhage
10 believed to be tho cause of the Sc
we're pain complained Of in the low
er breast just before death. An abs.
cess six inches by four in dimension
was found in the vicinity of the
gall bladder, between the liver and
the TRAVERSE collar, which were
strongly interadherent. The opin:
ion Of the physicians was unani.
nous that the President could not
have got we'll. ...s,1t Il
AS soon as the autopsy was con-
cluded the body was turned over to
the embalmers, who prepared it
for ipterment. Early Wednesday
morning it was placed in an ,ele-
giant casket, which bore the follow
ing inscriptions: -
died, President Of tho United States september 1s
The only decoration of the casket
was a large V shaped sage palm
which extended from the foot of the
asket upwards. "-f %
The remains laid in state in one
of the rooms in Franklin cottage
previous to being taken to Wash
ington, and in the few brief hours
thousands of people viewed the! . DO.
dy. The appearances of the late
Pre- ident was SO changed that per.
sons familiar with his natural coun.
tcnance scarcely recognized him.
.At9:30 thelwindows and doors of
the cottage were closed and religi-
Gus services were held in the pres
ence Of the family and its immedi-
ate friends. A few minutes before
10 o'clock the casket was closed and
soon after the remains were convey
ed to the funeral train and at ten
O'Clock the party started on, its
mournful journey to Washington.
The train was heavily draped in
mourning. All along the route
people stood with uncovered heads
waiting to get a momentary glimpse
at The car which bore all that was
mortal of the dead President.
The funeral train reached Wash.
ington at 4:34 Wednesday after
noon. A procession of civic and
military societies stood in waiting,
and the remains were at once taken
from the train and conveyed to the
rotunda of the capitol where it
laid in state upon catafalque un-
til Friday afternoon. As the pro-
cession passed from the depot to the
capitol the streets were lined with
people from far and near. Men and
women were weaping and children
regarded the unusual solemnity with
awe. The public and many private
buildings were profusely ,draped in
mourning, and the expressions of
grief were apparent on every hand.
1t is estimated that nearly 200, ZOO
people viewed the remains while it
laid in state in Washington. Even
after the casket was closed, thous-
ands Of people were passing in and
out of the capitol apparently con.
tented with view of the casket
that contained the remains of their
dear, lamented President. At II
o'clock on Friday the rotunda doors
were closed and the funeral services
were commenced at 3 O'Clock. The
services were very impressive and
were witnessed by President Arthur,
ex.President Grant and Hayes, and
large number of distinguished la.
dies and gentlemen. Mrs. Garfield
visited the casket at 11:30 a. m.
What transpired for the next TWEEN.
ty.tve minutes, what words were
uttered by the bereaved wife over
the body of him who could never
more reply, what tears were shed
none but those in the rotunda can
tell. The meeting was sacred one.
At the conclusion Of the religious
services the remains were conveyed
to the funeral train, again escorted
by large procession. :. Arriving at
the depot, the pail bearers delivered
the casket to soldiers who bore it to
the car for the last journey on earth.
Thr funeral train consisted of six
cars trimmed heavily with black
without and within.
A lone tho ,,n,,or ,>o,oI,