Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-09-21

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as follows 81 The announcement of the,
Sdeath of the President We're received here
with universal expressions of profound re-,
gret. Special editions of papers published
i the news with heavy mourning borders.
Flags are at haif-mast on the town hall, q
large number of private buildings and on
shipping. 10 te@z 6eT .7etaiv sEt ga
Lone BRANCH, 4 p, m.-Soldiers are,
performing picket duty about the cottage
With the exception of two or three excited
men who threw up their hats rs Arthur
passed up the lane to the cottage, there were
4 no vulgar manifestations. The crowd, though
excited were decidedly quiet, and appeared
d to properly realize the sitnation. At this
hour, p. M, quiet prevails. All members
fof the cabinet are assembled in Attorney
kGeneral1 McVeaghs cottage. An autopsy
will be made this afternoon by Dr.. Curtis,
kof Washington, -, The carriage used to-
carry President Arthur and Secretary Blaine
: from the depot to Gen. McVeagh's cottage
Twas purchased by the dead President only
shortly before he was shot, A monogram
formed of the letters J. A. &c. is on the
door panels on each side of the vehicle.
$50 p. m.-District Attorney Laning
said to an Associated Press reporter:
t''There is no doubt but that the State of
New Jersey has legal right to try Guiteau
for the murder of President Garfield, but
i he is now United States prisoner. If the
II United States authorities demand the right
to try Guiteau, and insist on holding him at
y Washington to await trial, the New Jersey
4 State authorities will not ask to have him
fsent here We have not come to any con-
clusion on the matter. United States Att
torney Keasley is now with the Cabinet in
: General MacVeagh's cottage and the cor
4 roner and will see him before we can tell
fwhat we will do" - - .'" cog ""
3 D. m.AJudge Advocate General Swain,
Twho has been with President Garfield con-
tinuously since he was shot, and who was
the only one with the President when he
scommenced sinking last night, made the
/ following statement to a representative of
{ the Associated Press to-day: "It was my
I right tr watch with the President. 1 had
I been with him good deal of the time from
7 o'clock in the afternoon. A few minutes
before 10 o'clock I left Colonel Rockwell,
swith whom 1 had been talking for some
minutes IN the large hail. and proceeded up
stairs to the Presidents ROOM On entering
II found Mrs Garfield sitting by his bedside.
There were no other persons in the room.
Il said to her: 'tHow is every ything going ?"
Il She replied, che is sleeping nicely"
N then said ''I think you had better go
to bed and rest" ~
y / asked her what had been prescribed for
/ him to take during the night
, 3 She replied that she 'sdid not know; that
f she had given him milk punch st o'clock" "
mi then said. eff you viii wait a moment
j : will go into the doctors room and see
| swhat is to be given during the night
4 She then said: ''There is beef tea down
l stairs; Daniel knows where to get it."
D Z Z" then went from the doctors room.
Q found DR.. Bliss there, and asked Linn what
-fwas to be given during the right"
He answered, 81 think I had better fix uI
e "a list and will bring it into you pretty
: 8 SOON" I.a.f ers 20 E5rE .l. 81.
"a then went back into the surgeons room
t and had some little conversation with Mrs
!. 4 Garfield. She felt of the Presidents han6
J. ii and laid her hand on his forehead and said
d |" " He seems to be in good condition." an(
l. { passed out of the room. | Immediately fel
70 1 his hands, feet and knees, and | though
n ! that his knees seemed little cool, and go
II flannel cloth, heated it at the fire and lai
# I 1t over his limbs. I also heated anothe
IS cloth and laid it over his right hand and the
E sat down in a chair beside lis bed; wa
al hardly seated when DR., Boynton came il
n 6 and felt the Presidents pulse. I asked hi1
a how it seemed to him. He replied
ct f"t is not as strong as
is Twas this evening, but is very good"
to said ''He seems to be doing well,
% 3''Yes," he answered, and passed out. Il
So was not in the room more than two minute
ct tShortly after this the President awoke.
ne and took hold of his hand. / was on I'll
left-hand side of the bed as he lay. l r.
oe marked, "You have had a nice, comfortab
Id sleep" He then said: ''Oh, Swain, tn
y. terrible pain!" placing his right hand on b
1t breast, about over the region of his hear
cd ] I asked him if I could do anything for hin
at SHe said "Some water" [ went
e, the other side of the room al
ts 3poured about an once and a-half of Polar
ty4 4water into glass and gave it to hi
", to drink. He took the glass in b
is yhand, l raising his head as usual, al
drank the water very naturally. l the
r. handed the glass to the colored man, DAME
MS who came in during the time l was gettir
IS. 1.-THE water, afterwards l took napkin an
les Ywiped his forehead as he usually perspire,
Dr. on waking. He then said ''Oh! Swain, tn
il s terrible pain; press your hand ON it."
RS j laid my hand on his chest, he then thre
b. both hands up to his sides and about on
ulo Will LIS ue6AA hllu cACId-nco. "
he 3Swaim can't you stop this 2" andagain ''Ol
er ISwaim ~ l then saw him looking at n
he with staring expression. I asked him
as I he was suffering much pain. Receiving I
ke Yanswer, l repeated the question with Il
lal 4 like result l then concluded that he W
he Eeither dying or was having a severe spas
all 4 and called to Daniel, who was
re- 81 the door to tell DR.. Bliss and Mrs. Carrie
to come in Immediately, and glanced at
las Il small clock hanging on the chandelier nea
g ly over the foot of his bed, and saw that
of was ten minutes past 10 o'clock. DR.. Bli
he came in within two Or three minutes.
he 4 told Daniel to bring the light, little cand
,e which habitually sat behind screen ne
he the door. When the light shone full
his face 1 saw that he was dyin
h. When Doctor Bliss came in, a nome
ou fafter, l said: Doctor, have you any sti1
RS. ulants? He seems to be dying He to-
took hold of his wrist as if feeling for
for pulse, and said: Yes, he is dying l tn
IL: RI said to Daniel: Run and arouse the hOus'
Bile AT that moment Col. Rockwell came
ng DR.. Bliss said: Let us rub his limbs, whi
ar we did. In few moments Mrs. Garfield caI
ief 4 in and said: What does this mean?' and
ov- u moment after exclaimed: "Oh, why an
ce- made to suffer this cruel wrong" At 10. 80
nts M. the sacrifice was completed. He breath
the \ his last calmly and PEACEFUL. At the fin
ich moment the following persons were prt
lis ent Mrs. Garfield and Molly, Drs. BIZ.
the 1Agnew and Boynton, General swain, Co