New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-04
ANXIETY AT LONG BRANCH

AFFECTING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. INTEREST SHOWN
IFKoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE,
LONG BRANCH N. j., July 3.-The excite
ment caused by the attempt kill President Garfield
remained at fever heat all night At daybreak this
morning largo crowd OF people gathered around
the telegraph Offices In tho hotels and the
main once near the pier, and asked how
the injured President had passed the might and IL
11f nam c omee of the Western Union
the news as fast as it was received in the
% MacT' or tne the wS ose large number Of people
possible and almost PROBABLE recovery of President
posted at the ES"ron W.t BqGtns were also
Ocean Hotels, and at the Mansion House ~
- General Thomas T. Ecke :, who is at the West End
dispatches from Washington. so much interest Was
shown in the matter that General Eckert ordered u.
pmcc copy OF each one OF lis dispatches posted the
Az old farmer who had been greatly excited over the
fairly haunted the several telegraph Offices last night
morning, and when told that the man he so greatly
the wo ws and might lye he uttered
JOY coulsng down his checks started for church
gle copies Of rir TRIBUNE found ready sale at from
The 70 oo GEMS ,sn de interest Is SIN nnabatcd and
many cases received with tears and shouts OF low -
at o'clock ihs afternoon, stating that the condition Of
me following dispatch received about 4
who Is absent: f-''
10 In0s. MURPHY. Etderon, y. j.
The President's condition, though critical ia i'm
proved and encouraging The surgeons hopeful IIe
ID cheertui calm and conscious
Iuos. J.. JAMES, Postinastc r General.
President Garfield and his Cabinet attended serviccs
mt St. James's Episcopal Church while they were in
Long Branch The rector of the church. the Rev Elliot
d. Tonkins, was almost unnerved by news of the at
tempted assassination. In his this morning he
said
The attempt to assassinatc the President was an out
nNht uf ll..nx
which ~ caused universal sorrow throug hout this
the good and true suddenly stricken down bv
brutal nas''SSn Ny sentiments are best expressed by
published in The TRIBUNE OF yesterday. ''0'
The Kew Mr. Tomkins then read the greater part OF
tho article, and closed with asking the prayers of the
entire congregation in behalf Of the President
This evening Mr.. Tom,ins said
The news that the Presidents condition Is improved
has reached nnd chcrred Us today The prevailing dc
me spirit OF faction did this great crime. The
Ing ANA selling of public offices should be stoprei
0ny good ana proper men should be pat into Office
latest kilograms are favorable God grant our Prrsi-
The kew jones' nns Z" nf I in go@d hean
lie took for his text, The Lord God rcigncth@ Mr.
have the risH, to Gspress myself plainly at this
foulest blot to be found pages of history There
bitter feeling thar prevailed at Albany 1t the out
fh i. sr D,sr m%G b SI%sd ,h by Party faction
not die. He ia upheld by the PRAYERS of all and if he.
goes down c VIII have ~ his wding-shcet the rarnes
and heartfelt of millions of proul, I,
us Unite IN PRAYER ASKING God to spare
Onr wounded President which media
hun so badly, and to his beloved ana many friends
me Rev e. j. Young pastor OF the First Reformed
Church. warmly denounced the attempted murder lie
was so deeply affected he could hardly speak pray
cis lie asked God To grant the speedy recovery ol the
stricken President. - ~
number OF lawyers have been iScussin compli-
cations tint would arise the the Pres.
idcnt Ih"y say that II Vice President Arthur was not
porn III his country reported, the United States
Arthur not legally qualified for the Presidency and
formally declare speaker Randall President.