The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-22
FUNERAL AND sEPULTURE

THE PROGRAMME NEARLY COMPLETE.
LONG BRANCH, Sept l0.-Mr. Morris, tho
Long Branch undertaken, was summoned i'm
mediately and he will have charge Of the re-
mains until tomorrow, when AZ embalmer
and All undertaken from New York, who has
been telegraphed for, will arrive, The body
will b. embalmed Immediately thereafter. An
autopsy will take place tomorrow afternoon.
DR.. Curtis of Washington and the three surgeons
who were formerly connected with the case.
DIS Barnes, Woodward and Reyburn have
been tclegraphed for, and they will be present
when the autopsy is made The arrangements
for the funeral have not been finally COM
pleted The wishes of Mr. Garfield will be re-
spected and obeyed. 1t is expected, however,
that q special train will leave hero Wednesday
morning for Washington; and that the remains
will lie in state in tho rotunda
Of the capitol O. Thursday and Friday.
On Friday night the body will be taken from
Washington to Cleveland It will DO in state
there over Sunday; and on Monday it is in
tended to bury tho remains in Lake View
cemetery in Cleveland. 1t was the presidents
request that he should be buried in this cemo-
try. for which he had great admiration, it he
died. OF course this programme is subject to
notifications. It is. given upon the
authority OF Mr.. MacVeagh. He has
conferred upon the subject with the
members of the cabinet and with Mrs. Garfield
Efforts will undoubtedly be made by the poo
pie OF New York to have the body brought to
that city to lie in state in the city hail. Wheth-
or Mrs. Garfield will consent to this desire is
not known. Mr.. Macvaegh. says that Mrs.
Garfield Is bearing this terrible affection with
the san,e fortitude with which she has borne
her previous trials.
THE FIRST TELEGRAM
announcing the death Of the president was sent
to his sons at Williams college. His aged
mother was also notified by telegraph i'm
medately: Four members Of tho cabinet,
stopping at the cottages attached to the West
End hotel, had retired tor the
night when Mr.. Janlisou, special
agent Of the postofice department. at present,
have, with Mr.. James, knocked At SECRETARY
Hunts door and told him that dispatch had
just been received that tho president was fast
sinking, and that all the surgeons had been
summoned. Secretaries Window and Kirk.
wood and Postmaster General James were
quickly aroused and proceeded to prepare
themselves for trip To Elberon. Mr.. Jamison
stepped out to call = car
riage, and learned that the president
was dead. Returning to the house, he broke
the news to the four cabinet officers awaiting
the coinage. They were stunned and supplied
and could do nothing but gaze at one smother
in horror. They had left the Elberm an
hour or 90 before and the last
reports from. the sick chamber had
seemed to foreshadow good night for the
president Mr.. James last words before re-
firing had been: "Well, think there is no
cause of alarm tonight. ut least" As quickly
as they could recover from their surprise aud
inform Mrs. Sames, Mrs Hunt and Mrs. VIM
dom, the four cabinet officers sprang into
. carriage and were driven at
once to the Elberon. In
the meantime Mr. Jameson had returned to
the West End and took Mrs. James, Mrs Hunt
and Mrs Window to Elberon, where they went
to the cottage of Secretary Brown and remained
for time, when they wont to FRANKLIN cottage
to be with Mrs. Garfield