Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-21
Tie LATE president.
TIE AUTOPSY.

WAS uot uhli g quarter past cltVe1 D c!ooh h'
night that The result was made known by means
Of bulletin signed by all tho attending sur
geons, Dr.. Limb. of tbc Army Medical Mu
scum. who did the cutting. Ind Dr.. Smith, OF,
lIberon, who was called 10 in order TO comply
with the requirements of tho laws of tho State.
Tho bulletin is IS follows:
BY provioua arrangement post morttln OK
| animation Of tho body of President Garfield was
| made this afternoon 10 The presence and with
| tho assistance OF Drs. Hamilton, hgnew, Bliss,
Barnes, Woodward. Reyburu, Audrey Fl.
Smith, Of lGberon, and Ac inE Assistant. Sui
geOn Lsmb, Of tho Army Medical Museum,
Washington. The operation was performed by
De. Lamb. 1t wa found that tho bail, sitter
rsotuIiag the right eleventh rib, had passed
| through tho spinal Column 10 front OF the spinal
canal. frao,uring tho body of The first lumbar
veftebra. driving q number of small fragments
| OF bone int0 the adisocnt soft parts. and lOds-
| ing below tho panorcas. about two inches ard q
halt 10 the lcft OF the spine md behind tho per-
| ltoneum, whore it became completely cEeyaltd.
The lmmedlst0 causa of death was secondary
| hemorrhage from one of tho mGsontcriu arteries
| dI0lnng tho track OF the ball, tho blood iups
| turiog tho pRrlLonenm, ard nearly Pint cs-
Gaping into lho abdominal cavity. This hem
orrhage is believed to havo baen tho Cause OF
the severe pain 10 the llwor part Of his chest
| cOmplsiued of Just before death. An abs,css
cavity, six inches by four in dimension, was ounj
10 tho vicinity of tho gnlI bladder between the
liver unl the transverse colep, which were
strongly adheront. 1t did not involve the tut.
| stare, of tho liver, and % communication was
found between it and the wound. a lOug, tuc-
! puratl0g channel exleadad FROM t'!a cxcGnsl
| wound, betw1Cn tho lcia muscles and i" right
| kidnoy, almost 10 tho tight groin. rhis oahnne,
| DOW Known 10 BE- due 10 the buir0Ainx Of pua
| lfon tie wound. was SUPPOSED dating lilo 10
| hGv! betn too truck of The bal o. OH exam
| 'naton CT tho organs OF the C;ies1 cgilcDc: Ct
severe bronchitis Wero iuund % both sides,
with trjrCGlsl pneuDl0rla ut th.: il~fr ,,or-
| tlona "f tho hight lung, AID though to &
muoh tsH tXtont, oo ihA Gl. iua LOGS
contain no assesses and he heart no ciu:F.
Tic liver was enlarged and Ia;ty. tut i.eo I.an
! ahsccsses. Nor wrra unr Cusd IN aaF otiur
organ, except The LETT kidney, whiuh collaiuci
| nosr its suffice, a Rmtl nbs,ets about enc
! third OF en- inch in dismal ter in reviawnx tho
| history OF Tho CASIO in connection with tho aIl-
topsy II is quite ovlden: that the different sun.
Inratlng surfaces, and especially tho fractured
Rpongy issue OF the vortebtso, furnished u sui-
HSiehs pinuatipl VI Tue septic GONulJlnn WHICH
existed.
| (Signbd)
~. ". BLISS. FRANK II. HAMILTON
j. X. BARNES ID, HAYES AuNEw
| J.". WOODWARD. ANnRHW ii. FMuH
Enir FEYRuRN, ID. 5. LAME.
TIE DEATH.
Az no TUNED his head, il awakins, rnse
| md took hol,l Of his hand. WAS On tho left
| hand sido Of tho bed, as no 10y. remarked,
"Ytu havo had n nice, comfortable ri, op."
lilo thcn raid. 20, Swain. this !clrihlo pnio' -
placing his right hand On lis breast, atou. over
tho region Of tho heart. | atkcd him if
could DO anything for him. lilo said, Some
water. went TO the other side Of tho room,
! and poured about an ounce md half Of 20.
| land water Toto glass. ned gave him to ItDk.
de took tho glass 10 hia hand, .aians his
hcad as usual, and bD drank tho water very
| naturally. then handed Tho glass 10 The COL
| nred man Daniel, who came 10 during the limo
| | Was getting tho water. Altor2ard | took q nap
| kin and wiped his forohosd. IS hu usually yer
| splred on aWakirg lilo then said: 20, stim,
this terrible pain; press your hand on IT,"
| laid my hand on his chest. lilo then chew
| both hands up to tho sido aud hboat on liuc
Will ulo Hehu.huu CHOlNilncc. ", DWhltD, Gan {
sou stop this?' and agsia, 20, Swain
thcn saw HIN looking ct mo with Htaroc cx
preston. | a.ksd him if ho was suffering
much pain. EeoeiVing no answer, | repeated
tho question, with like result. then ojnclu-
| dcd that ho was either dying, or was having q
severe spasm, aud called TO Daniel, who waa at
| tho door, 10 tell DR.. Bliss and Mrs. Garfield to
como 10 Immediately, and elanuud at tho small
| clock hanging on the chandelier noal y over tho
| foot Of his bed, and saw that it was ton min.
| utcs past 10 o'clock. Df. Bliss osmo in within
two or tlr5o minutes. told Daniel To bring
| tho light. Iiltlo osbdlc, VII ca hshiiualy sat
behind screen boar tho door. When tho
| light Sh0no full in hIs lacU saw that 10 was
dying. When Df. Bliss oSml ia u mnnlout
aftor said, Doctor, hsVG you my stinulan.s;
| no seems to be dyinl?" lilo took hold Of hia
wrist us if feeling iOr. his pulse, aud said. ~ e.,
| be Is dylug.' then said 10 Daniel to run 1nl
alarm tho house. At that momen Colonel
Rockwell came in. Wheu d.; Bias said, LOT
Us rub his limbs" mhioli W. did In very
| fow moments Mrs. Garfield o,mo in aad said,
| What does this meat?" ADD moment after
exclaimed, 70. Why nm made To s"isr Ihs
cru,l wrong p
MAS. GARFIELD
| Ellly in tho morning tbs ,int.ti IL tho last
lew minutes of tho lilo II ;hc dead lro.iden.
were ob!aiRed. and ISL IA il baoatuo known that
Mrs. Garfield had ant by Tho b,dsd, If her
| desd hu,hlnd from half pass eleven O'Clock
until near two o'c'Ock, sayIng nothing. but
| giving Vent now AID then IL her pant up Hor
row by Suppressed S,ha. tho hearts OF all were
touched Ia Tho jaercat n1auncf anl ~ i filled
| with tears. There WAS 40 early report that
A. fall knd hs-I, H.
this was soon after corrected ny Dr. Boyntou.
Tho Doctor sad that while hlrs. Garfield was
suffering the deepest Of stll.GtioD, yet che was
exhibiting wonderful heroism. iartilulu std
self control. Only oaoc during the day did she
completely succumb to tho great sorro8, aad
tbas Wss when her two bays, Jam, % ADD HAIRY
Who had been summoned from Wiliisus;owu
clmo into her presence. Then her pens up
grief could no long;r ta controlled. nud she
yielded to her feelings fer saTersl minutes.
Tho bcyJ were still left TO hcT, AID this gave
her great comfort.
Mrs. Garfield foels mgro kecoly the eGrro77
NH q Nh hnr L. II,