Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-09-28
SYMPATHY FROM ABROAD.
Organization OF the Senate

The solemn tones OF the bells which
on Monday night, announced to every
civ in the Union the death Of Presi'
dent Garfield, struck deeply to the heart
of the nation, and Yesterday, when
men began to consider the event calm
ly and quietly, the full measure of the
loss sustained dawned upon them.-
Every village. town and city draped
Itself In mourning; the stars and stripes
which only lately had bsen unfurled to
mark national holiday, droeped their
folds in the sighing breeze and every
"jutting frieze and colgns Of vantage"
in spite Of the bright sunshine, looked
dark and sombre in their trappings OF
grief. Business was generally inter-
ruptes; a hush pervaded the usually
noisy marts of trade and commerce, and
all, although they knew that the end
had come and the long weeks OF anxiety
and suspense were over, seemed eager
to catch any news from the village by
the sea. where, after life's fitful fever,
the President was sleeping we'll. Across
the electric wires that bind two con-
tinents together there flashed words OF
,ympsthy and coincidence from mon
srchs and princes, and the strife and
turmoil of daily life seemed hushed in
the presence Of common and univer'
sal grief.
AT an early hour yesterday morning
Vice President Arthur took the oath oil
Office in New York, and during the day
vent to Long Branch, where all ar
ranaements were finally perfected for
the funeral Of the President. The body
will be taken to Washington today, and
lie in state in the rotunda Of the Capitol
on Thursday and Friday, when 1t Will
be transported to Cleveland, arriving
there on Saturday. No inquest Will De
held at Long Branch, oz account OF the
delay which would necessarily occur IN
bringing those from Washington who
were witnesses to the shooting. The
| result of the autopsy of the bsdy OF the
President, which was held yesterday by
the attending physicians, disclosed the
fact that the ball had lodged six inches
and a halt to the left of the spine' and
behind the peritoneum, where it became
.ncysted. Ihe immediate cause oi
death was secondary bsmorrhage. The
special dispatches gwen below furnish
a full history OF the events OF yesterday
not only at Long Branch, but also al
| Washington and New York.
| LONG BRANCH, n. j., Sept. co.
The single telegraphic wire at the
| Elberon has been employed all day
conveying official messages and bring
inc replies. The trains to day bronghl
nav representatives from all sections o.
| the country, until, with those already
here, they constituted an army by them
selves. Early in the morning the de-
| tails of the last few minutes OF the lie
Of the dead President were obtalued,
and when it became known that Mrs
Garfield had sat by the bedside Of bel
| dead husband from half-past eleven
I o'clock until near two o'clock, saying
nothing, but giving vent now and then
to hear pent-up sorrow by suppressed
sobs. the hearts OF all ware touched IL
the deepest manner and eyes filled
with tears. There was an early re-
port that Mrs. Garfield had broker
completely down, but this was soor
after corrected by DR.. Boynton. Int
Doctor said that while Mrs. Garhelt
was suffering the deepest OF afaiclion
vet she was exhibiting wonderful hero
: ism. fortitude and self-control. Oul.
once during the day did she completed.
succumb TO the great sorrow, and tina
was when her two boys James an'
Harry, who had been summoned, iron
Williamstown. came into her presence
Then her pent-up grief could no long'
he controlled, and she yielded to be-
feelings lor several minutes. The boy
we're still left TO her, aud this gave he
great comfort.
Mrs. Garfield feels more keenly tn
.orrow which has come upon her tor Il
reason that she never was IN favor 9
the trip to Long Branch, and onl
Welded her own opinion after long argr
ment. She wanted her husband take
TO the Soldiers Home, as she was Gel
tain that in his infeebled conditsn d
could never recover from the fatigue
the Journey to this place. Notwllf
standing the statements 10 the conlrar
this brave and heroic woman has, froi
the very fret, had forebosings OF th
fate which at last overlook Gen. Gar
field, and she freauentlyso expressed he
self to her friends during those long an
weary days Of summer at the Whit
House.
After the cabinet consultation th
afternoon, Gen. Arthur, accompan!e
= by Gen. Grant, went oyer to the Francl
lyn cottage and called upon Mrs. Ga
field. The scene 10 described as a pail
iul one, but Gen. Arthur bore himse
well and Mrs. Garfield afterwards sal
that the visit had been one Of NUT
comfort 20 her. Cen. Grant went bac
to New Yerk this afternoon with tn
new President but lie said II possible b
would try to arrange 1t so that he coul
accompany the party to Washington
msrrow. If it had not been for u
death of Gen. Garfield, Gen. Gran 10
|, tended to leave for the West today.
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