Huntsville gazette., 1881-09-10
THH PREsIDllNTe
Re,paved 10 long HIsGoA.suScenes
and incidents.
His Cgnditioa Slightly Imps9ved.

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G ,rtield was removed from tho Ex-
.cutive Mansion at an early hour
this mo ming, to special train at
the depot which was to convey him
d Long Branch. The entire route
vas ke"' clear of vehicles by police.
men st ton. d It every in'e Sc. ting
st.et. A number of people remain
ed up all night outside the gates in
front of the mansion, and by the
ime the conveyance containing the
President passed through the gates,
bout $50 persons had assembled to
witness the departure and 20 obtain
. glimpse of the patient. When the
| Presidential, par, y reached the depot
perhaps 1000 persons had gathered
tn re. The crowd was very qnie'
md orderly. and the transfer of the
President from the conveyance in
which he rode to the car was watch
ed in silence and with apparent sol
citude lest some accident might oc
cur. The President appears great,
.naciated, and his face, though care
worn and thin, seemed natural. AT
the depot, and after the President
had been placed npon his couc'a iii
the car, Gen. Swain said the patient
had not been disturbed or disquiet-
ed in the least, but, on the contrary,
he seemed to enjoy the ride. At pre-
| .isely $40 the President was carried
from the sick room to the express
wagon, which had beeu backed up t.
the steps of the front portico, by Drs
Bliss. Reyburn and Boynior, Gea
Swain, Coils. Rockwell and Corbin,
and Messrs. G. P. Rockwell and
Warner Y n lg, who remain d with
the patient during hfs removal to
the depot. The President was re-
clining in peaceful posture on the
bed npon which for SO msny days he
had beeu suffering aud fighting for
iife. His right hand was laid upou
his breast, while his left arm was
stretched at full length upon the
coverlet. His high forehead was
covered by line cloth, aud his fea-
tu es, though emaciated, wore a
patieut aud resigned expression. A
small platform had been erected
from the portico to the wagon, and
across this bed he was tenderly and
carefully carried and depo> ted in the
wagon. Thore was no mishap what
ever in the transit, and when the
horses were hitched up to the We
hicle and started at $50 for the de-
pot, feeling of relief took possess
ion of the bystanders. for in the
opinion of many the most perilous
complished. The conveyance was
to the depot by carriages containing
the remainder of the party which
was to accompany the President TO
Long Bra ach AS the express wag
on moved, away from the Executive
Mansion, the President feebly but
cheerily lifted his left hand aud wav-
ed farewell to the Inmates of the
house, who had assembled on the
porch to wish him God speed on his
journey. The wagon was driven
5 owlv through the grounds of the
Mansion and down Pensy lvania ave-
nue. to he Blltimore & Potomac
depot, the horses at no time being
driven faster than a walk. at the
head of the horses stood man read !
to ssnm CO. ol of the animals II
case o need. Tue crowd which fol-
lowed was orderly and anxious. not
only for the safe transportation of
the patient, but also to catch a
glimpse of his face This it was not
difficnlt to do as the curtains Of the
wagonwere rolled up to enable the
President to breathe The pure morn
ing air, which at that hour had not
yet become sultry. The depot being
reached, the horses were detache
from the wagon. which was backe
up to the CIR selected for the rem "
al of the President, and the same
gentlemen who hal before transfer
ed the patient from the White House
to the wagon removed him from the
wagon to the railroad CIR. rhongh
they met with some slight difficulty
III DONG this, owing to the fact that
the Car was rather high, the deli
cate task was performed successfully
and without appearing to disturb
the patient. When inside the cal
he was transferred from the bed on
which he had been carried thus fal
and placed npon a spring bed pre-
pared ior his reception The re
nalnder of the party having already
taken seats, the signal for departure
Was given and amid silence the
train at $3.50, began to move.
THE ARRIVAL.
Long Branch, Sept, 6--rhe Presi