New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-21


! she had given him milk punch at o'clock. then
said, If you will wait moment will go into the
( Doctors room and see what is to be given during
the night She then said There is beef tea
down stairs. Daniel knows where to get it, then
went into the Doctors room. / found DR.. Bliss
there and asked him what was to be given during
the night He answered l think / had better
iix mp a list, and will bring it in to you pretty
soon' then went back into the surgeons room
ana had some little versation with Mrs. Garfield
She felt of the Presidents hand and laid her hand
on his forehead and said, He seems to be in
good condition. and passed out of the
room. l Immediately felt his hands, feet
! land knees l thought that his knees
seemed little cool and got flannel CLOTH heated
4 it at the fire and laid it over his limbs. 1 also
heated another cloth and laid it over his right hand
4 and then sat down in a chair beside his bed. l was
hardly seated when DR.. Boynton came in and fell
the Presidents pulse. asked him how it seemed
to him. lie replied, 1t is not strong as it was
4 this afternoon, but very good said He seems to
( he doing WE'LL Yes he answered and passed
1 cut. He was not in the room more than two min
\ utes'
4 "Shortly after this the President awokc. As he
9 turned his head on awakening / arose and took
hold of his hand. was the left hand side of the
81 bed as he lay / remarked, You have had q nice
a comfortable Sleep
a He then said, Oh Swain, this terrible pain
y placing his right hand his breast about over the
4 region of the heart. asked him if could do any
q thing for him. He said, Some water | went to
8 the other side of the room and poured about an
y ounce and half of Poland water into a glass and
gave it to him to drink He took the glass in his hand
q raising his head usual and drank the water very
4 naturally. l then handed the glass to the coored
81 man Daniel who came in during the time | was
q getting the water. Aferward took O napkin and
wiped his forehead, as he usually perspired on
J0yu olyrn,r Hath
pain-press yopr hand on it, l laid my hand on his
chest. He then threw both hands up to the side
and about on a line with his head, and exclaimed
Oh, Swain, can't you stop thisP And again, Oh
: SWAMP
q q" then saw him looking at mo with staring ex-
3 preston. asked him if he was suffering much
pain. Receiving no answer, repeated the question
with like result. l then concluded that he was
q either dying or was having a severe spasm and
q called to Daniel who was at the door to tell DIR
q Bliss and Mrs. Garfield to come Immediately and
glanced at the small clock hanging on the chandc-
y er nearly the foot of his bed and saw that
was ten minutes past 10 o'clock. DR.. Bliss came in
z within two or three minutes told Daniel to bring
q the light. lighted candle habtualy sat behind a
8 screen near the door. When the light shone full on
q the Presidents face / saw that he was diving
4 When DR.. Bliss camo in q moment after
81 said, Doctor have you any stmulants
"a he seems to be dying He took hold of the Presl
q dents wrist. If feeling for his pulse and said
8 Yes, he is dying l then said to Daniel: Run
6 and arouse the house, At that moment Colonel
Rock well came in. when Dr. Bliss said: Let ma rnh
n his limbs which he did. In very few moments
n Mrs. Garfield came in, and said What does this
3 mcanf and moment after exclaimed: oh why
q avn niado To suffer this cruel NyrougF' At 1880
3 p. IN. the sacrifice completed. lie breathed his
q last canly and peacefully.
"a At the final moment the following persons were
. Ors Bliss, Agnew and Boyuton, General SWAIN
n Colonel and Mrs, Rockwell j. Stanley Brown. G.. O.
"A Rockwell and Daniel Spriggs."
DIR. Boynton gives the following full account
ID of the death
Just before 10 o'clock the cottage was closing
Y he went up to the Presidents room and upon feelinp
n the Presidents pulse noticed it was weaker With
|. out awakening the President he called the atten-
a tion of General Swain to the fact, and then think
q ing change was impending, he went over to the
g hotel to send some dispatch. He almost imme-
E diately summoned. Upon going over in haste and
g wcntering the room he clearly that the
rs was dying Most of the family had arrived in the
q room, all the surgeons We're found in time e1ccpt
q DR.. Hamilton. Scarcely word spoken by any
IS one 1t clear to all at glance
g that the President was dying As those
summoned camo in they silently took their
"a places about the bed Colonel Rockwell stood at
the head, General Swain first to the left, next Mrs
q Garfield who gently held her hand on the Presi-
"A dents face and breast Next stood Mr.. w Rock
we'll. Dr. Boynton stood to the right of the Presi-
"a dents head. next Dr. Agnew and next to him Dr.
Bliss. Private Secretary Brown stood little in TIE
Il rear and to the left of Mrs. Garfield. Dan" the
= colored man. was little way from the foot of the
Ia bed. Miss Molle Garfield was the door.
"a All stood silently III these positions watching the
q dying man. Once or twice there were low whispers
among the surgeons DR.. Agnew held the pulse
81 and DR.. Boynton listened for the heart but could
E hear 10 sound Tho only treatment attempted was
q to give hypodermic injection to allay pain. The
President lay perfectly still after he first called foI
y General Swain and told him of the pain over his
u heart. He simply gasped slowly and at intervals
b and thus watched he passed quietly away in about
twenty minutes. Not a muscle moved except in the
3 gaspng, and there was no quiver expression tc
tell of pain. AT DEATH the eyes rested half closed
n if i'll partial sleep. Mrs. Garfield was strongly af
y fected, but said nothing, and did not break down
After death she left the room quietly but returned
III about half an hour and sat by the bed, scarcely
n speaking until about o'clock. At that hour DR.
n Boyntcn urged her to retire, which she did.
n One present in the at the time of the deatl
says Mrs Garfield bore herself with surprising for
tude. Her Christian courage did not forsake hel
n or moment She remained short time after
~ the death apparent to all, then withdrew
quietly to her own room. Miss Molie Garfield wa,
b overcome from the moment of the sudden summons
M 20 go to her fathers bedside, and gave full vent Il
her grief III spite of every effort at scfcontrol T,
most there to all outside the sudden and unfore
VI seen news came more q bewldering shock thar
II as an evcut which could be measured or realized
n Hours after walked and talked OF it as of
y matter scarcely tangible.
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