Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-09-22
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Pres. Garfield.
| The Struggle Ended.
|ThG President Died at 1896
/ Monday Night.
Twice president Arthur Summoned to
Take the Oath Of Office
as President.


the wear, week. that have passed. 1t was
noticed that his cough increased during the
night and although someW hat relieved dur
ny the day. FRIDAY, the sputa was purulentI
md ating that the lung trouble was increas
ing. The wound was not so healthy looking
and the discharge from il became thin and
watery. As early as Friday night slight ey-
.dences Of a chill were noticed BY the phys
icians. SATURDAY forenoon 4 severe chill set|
in, lasting about half an hour and followed
hy high fever and later by profuse per
,piration. The chill vas attributed, hy Dr.
Bliss. in great part, to the enfeebled condi-
tion Of the President Although the pa
tient appeared TO recover. somewhat, from
he effects of the chill and was able to re
tain nourishment. It was noticed that there
had been al appreciablc loss Of strength
which no amount Of nourishmeni or ,timu-
ants would restore. SUNDAY evening the
President was attacked with another chill !
which. though Of shorter duration than the
ONE Of SATURDAY. reduced the patient great
y, high fever setting in immediaiel, after
the chill had passed. These chilis excited
X he grayest apprehensions among the attend
ants Of the President Monda, morning
bis condition vas still unfa,orahe HIS
pulse While not 50 high was feeble and the
respiration more rapid. At $50 another
quite severe chill came on lasting nearly
twenty minutes. Doctor Boynton explained
that the chill came on while the morning
dressing was in progress. and that the dress
ing had 10 be stopped on account Of ii. The
patient first complained of feeling cold andI
almost immediately was attacked with par
oxysms Of shaking, During the time the
chill prevailed vomiting and severe reiching
occurred. After j, passed of the patient
became apparently comfortable and par,ook
Of some nourishment, and his pulse FELL
about three beats to l40; while the chill
was on his pulse was li3 and very feeble
DIR. Bliss briefly summed up the situation
a. decidedly critical lie said there ~, no
doubt that the rigor. were the result Of the
extended complications in the nigh, lung
aided by the exhausted condition Of the |
President, which has been caused b, blood
poisoning.
After the morning dressing va, completed
the President called for hand gas AndI
said Il cannot understand Nh, am "a
weak when look 80 we'll" At 10 o'clock
\. NJ. Attorney General MAcNeagh sent the
despatch to Wee President Al !
thur: Il; is impossible 10 conceal from
ourselves that the President j. rapid, grow
ing wore The two chllls occurring " thin
IA hour, warn Us 10 be prepared for any az }
fiction with which God in his mere, NAV
affiict Us"
At ll.30 7. NJ. Secretary Hunt ~ ho had
Just come from the Francklyn cottage. was
asked # the President realized the grayit,
Of the situation. YES. repl ed the SecEeiAr,
ne is said to be fully cognizant Of his low
The official bulletin. issued at d O'Clock
7. NJ, and signed by Doctor. Bliss. Hamil-
ton and AgneW, ~a' As follows Tn ough
the gravity of the Presidents condition con
,lnues. there has been no aggrayaiion of
symptoms since the noon bulletin was is
sued He had slept mos, Of the time
coughing but little and with ease The
sputa remains unchanged. 4 sufficient
amount Of nourIshment has been taken and /
Temperature 9S.4 pulse lO2 |
IS"
Nothing unusual va, noticed in the Presi-
dents condition during MONDAY evening
until shortly before his death at 1895.
Attorney General MacVeagh lett the cot
tage about midnight for the Elberon Hotel,
where, in answer to hundreds Of anxiou, in
quirles, he made the following statement
Il sent my despatch to Lowell al 10 o
clock. Shortly before that Dr. Bliss had
seen the Presiden: and found his pulse at
100, and all his conditions then promising
q quiet night The Doctor ask ed the Pres-
dent if he was feeling uncomfortable the|
President answered Not at all" and shortly
afterw ards fell asleep, and Dr. Bliss return
ed to his room across the hall from that oc-
cupied BY the President"
Coils. Swain and Rockwell remained With
7 ha A - I r. II
the President awakened and remarked to|
Col. Swain that he was suffering great pain,
land placed his hand over his heart. DIR
Bliss was summoned and when he entered
the room he found the President substan-
italy without pulse, and the action Of the
heart almost indistinguishable. He said al
|once the President was diving and directed
that Mrs. Garfield be called also the other
Doctors. The President remained in dy 4
ing condition until 1875, when he vas pro-
|nounced dead. lie died Of some trouble of
the heart, supposed to be neuralgia, but|
THAT Of course is uncertain"
Previous TO his death the only words
spoken by the President were that he had Al
severe pain in his heart. It is supposed by
the surgeons that his death was occasioned
|by a clot of blood forming on the heart
|Dr. Bliss was the first one to notice the
Presidents expression Of pain, and upon
entering the room be at once saw that the
lend Was near.
The members Of the family were imme
|diatelv summoned to the bedside. All ar-|
rived and perfect quiet prevailed. Mrs.
Garfield bore the trying ordeal with great
|fortitude, and exhibited unprecedented cour
age. She gave way to no paroxysms of
grief and after death became evident she
Quietly withdrew TO her own room. There
she sat q heart stricken widow full of grief,
but with too much Christian courage to ex-
[hibit it to those about her.
She Of course was laboring under a ter
(rible strain, and despite her efforts tie ar
Flowed from her eyes and her lips became
|dssgn By the noble attempt to bear the
burden With which she had been afflicted.
Miss Mollie was naturally greatly affected