The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-09-29

took hold of his hand. | was on the left hand
SIDE OF the bod rs he lay. remarked. "Yo on
have had nice, comfortable sleep IIo then
said: 'Oh, Swain, this terrible painl" placing
his right hand on his breast over the tegion
OF the heart. asked him If could do any.
thing for him. He said "Some water"
went 70 the other side Of the room and poured
oue s6Ous en- ounce and . half Of PolHnd Wa.
ter into glass and gave him to drink. He
took tho glass in his hand, raising his head
as usual, and he drank wator vsry naturally.
l then handed the glass TO the colored man
Daniel, who game in during the time I was
getting the water. Afterwards I took a
napkin and wiped his forehead, as he usually
perspired on awakening. He then said, Oh,
swain, this terrible pain press your hand on
IT,. laid my hand on his chest. Ho then
threw both hands up to his side, about on a
line with his heart, and exclaimed, 'Oh
SWAIN, can you stop this" aud again, 'tOh
SWaim,'- then saw him locking at me with
staring expression. [ asked him if he WAS
suffering much pain. Receiving no answer I
repeated tho question, with like result. l then
having severe spasm, and called to Daniel,
who was ut the door, to tell DR.. Bliss and
MRS. Garfield 10 como Immediately, AMI
glanced ut tho small clock hanging On She
chandelier nearly over the foot of his bed, and
saw that 1t was nearly ten minutes past 10
oC,ock.
DIR. Bliss camo in within two or three min 4.
uteR: told Daniel TO bring the light. d little
candle which hnj;itualy sat behind the screen
near tho door. When the light shone full on
his face saw that he was dying. When Dr.
SsIsS came IN y moment after anil: Dnct0 Or,
have you any sIi:uWlantS? lie scam3 to be dy-
ing" i]e took hold Of his wrist ns if feeling
for his pulse ard said, ''Yos, he is dying" |
| then s2id to Dlnial, run aud arouse The house
at that iuor0cut Col Rockwell! camu IN, when
Dr. Bliss saiG, 'J.ct us rub his limbs." which
VIC did. IN Il very few nouorts Mis-. Car.
ttcldcalnc ii GN'i said, '"hpt docs tits mcau?"
and moment nfter exclaimed, "Oh why am I
! made 10 Suifv" this crECl wrong" At -. .35
=. nj, the aacriTco 2omplolcl lie brcat t.
ed his last calmly ana pemcHf;Iliy.
At the final moment the following persons
wore present; Mrs. Garfield and Mullic, Drs
Bliss, Agnew and Doynion, Cen Swain, Col.
and Mrs Rockwell. j. Stanley Brown, c. O.
Rockwell and Daniel $prlrgs.
PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR I!AGooD
State OF SoUTu CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE CAAMpHn,
Columbia, s. G., September 90, 1884.
James A. Garfield, The President OF the
United States, is dead. The people Of Suntl
C"rolnn recognize the fearful calamity wl;icl.
has bcfn!ru them, in common with tho people
of The whole Union, in the death ut the hand
of an assassin OF thoir Chief Executive of
fccr:
Now, therefore, 7, Johnson JIagood Gov
cl'nor O; South Cnro.i,ln, 10 rccommund - all
the good Puorlo OF The State that upon The
day cI w.iic!I tlia IuncrnI cercn!pnirs of the
President %hail be observed !hcy 10 lay aside
I'LL secular business ana, aascr!bliug iu thcr
respective housI" OF worship, roycreMtly bow
10 the r.Giivc decree Of Cod anI, in piorc lis
luorcY upon oar stricken cDnnirJ.
In Testimony whereof | hcreuo ST.! my
hand and cause the seal Of the State 10 br AT
hScd, n; Co!umhia, this 2nth day of Septe,n
bcr. A. D. 1881, and in the one hdndrcl ;.n,l
sixth year of isia lnloponLcnco CT l!e Uniled
9ta:c3 of America.
JOHNSON HACooD. Governor
BY the Governor: <. N. SIYs, Seorotar- =
of State.