The daily gazette., 1881-09-20

stumbled up the low porch Of the hotel
almost exhausted in bis breathless haste
and waited for the precious medicaments
to be got. Warren Young, the military
messenger, meantime galloped At head
long speed 10 camp, almost half mile
away, for the mustard and ammonia,
while those In the rooms stood breath.
less. There was not q word to say.
There was only one thing to do. 1t
could not be done.
INTO THE DARKNEss.
Alone among many who loved him,
helpless 10 the presence of the arch
enemy even amid all bis friends, and
surrounded by all the appliances that
modern science could coDjure up except
the two simplest that were needed, the
great soul OF the chief went forth into
darkness. 1t was not all in . moment.
The great heart that had fought 30
manfuliy against death 90 long was not
stilled ct once. Ra1lying from the
exhaustion that set the seal Of dissolu-
tion on his brow be awoke only to the
consciousness Of physical pain. "Oh
how 1t hurts there !" said he aga D, with
his hand still on bis heart. Modern
scence was powerless. The man at last
was dying. There were by his bedside
those who had at their fingers end the
utmost appliances of skill, the utmost
resources of modern knowledge, yet
death was there and General Garfield
was bis victim.
AROUND THE DEATHBED.
Mollie Garfisld was close beside
him. Drs. Bliss snd Agnew were there
10 were Colonel Rockwell, Mr.. q. o.
Rockwell. General SWAIN, DIR. Boynton,
Mr.. j. Stanley Brown, private secretary;
Mrs. Rockwell, Miss Lulu Rockwell, two
messengers, Mr.. H. L. Atchison, Mr..
John Ricard, Mr.. Lancaster Mr.. Spriggs
and two other faithful attendants.
"Ob, how It hurts here!" the President
said once more; then with an uneasy
motion be seemed to try to turn over,
and drawing one loug breath that was
almost gasp his tortured lungs refused
their service. the heart was siilled and
life was gene.
ANNOUNCING THE SAD NEWS.
As soon as the death had been ans
nounced Attorney General McVeagh
gave notice to the superintendent Of
the telegraph Office in The Elberon
Hotel that the Government would
take charge Of the wires. After that
time no dispatches were sent from the
Elberon, all news being forwarded
from the West End. Private Score
tary Brown came at once to Elberon
Hotel, and, in o private room and to .
stenographer, dictated dispatches con-
veying the sad intelligence to all the
officers Of the Government to Mrs.
Eliza Garfield, at Hiram ; to Colonel
Rudolph, at Cleveland, and Mrs.
Swain, ut Leavenworth, Kan. The
dispatches conveyed simply the news
and gave NO par iculars.
DURING THE EVENING.
Most Of the evening the President slep
or dozed. His mind, when aw wakened
was not clear, and the perspirations
whose drain upon his strength had beer
few days, continued, while the doctor
themselves were unable to terminate
them. The parotid gland also gave
trouble to the sufferer, the poisoned Of
the blood preventing its healing and per
petuating the suppuration that drained
upon his physlcal strength and ate W
his tissue. The fow Of pus from hiI
wound remained unhealthy in character
and the stomach gave continual signs o
rebellion. Stimulating continued, ant
every three hours So pony" Of brandy
with milk-in fact, milk punch-wa
administered. Quinine was given as
tonic, not a. check to malarial trou
bles. Mrs. Garfield to the last remained
hopeful. Sbe appreciated the gravity o
the situation, and her wifely care an,
attendance at the bedside never relaxed
Last night she never slept at all, and to
day when she sought some rest 1t wa
only upon the promise of DR.. Bliss tha
she should be called at the appearance
Of any new symptoms In the case.
DISPOSITION OF THE BODY.
Even at such time speculation be-
gius as TO what shall be done with tn
Presidents body. 1t has generally beel
accepted as fact that in case Of deatl
his remains will lie IN state In New
York and perhaps some other cities an
then be finally carried for interment I,
Mentor. There is NO further reason 70
| buiu Doilct VcyoHo tho law shes sho L ioo
ident has made Mentor his home 70
some years, and Ssunfeld, the name G
the homestead, has become familia
word in current history. He has n
associations there beyond that short res
dence, nor has his family any bnryin
plot In Washington or in Cleveland, .
has been frequently stated. In the littl
town of Hiram, on the ridge which di
vides the waters which How into tho lax
from those that are drained into tn
Ohio, there 10 little graveyard, jus
back Of Hiram College, In the village O
Hiram. There lie buried two OF hi
children, the oldest,a daughter who die
before the President left the army :
represent the Nineteenth Congressions
district Of Ohio In Congress. To th
friends OF the family she bad no othe
name except that of "Little Trot," an
the white stone over her grave bears th
inscrlption:-
| .......s.............s.. s..s......''..s
LITTLE TROT. :
She wears the crown without the
conflict.
1 .
Il Four years ago Edwin, the younges
, 500 Of tho family, died in babyhood
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