Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-07-13

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room of her husband by her son
James, a youth Of about IA years.
The President put his left arm around
her as she stopped to kiss him All
friends and attendants left the room,
and no one was present to witness
the silent and impressive meeting OF
about Is minutes of father, mother
and son.
DURING THE AFTERNOON
that preceded the above sad family
meeting, that part of the United
States connected by telegraph was
informed of the fendish act or at
tempt to kill the President The
assassin had been arrested and lodged
in Jail. Troops were called out to
guard the prison, so that the muir
derer might not be taken out and
hanged by the infuriated people.
Troops were also placed around the
Presidential mansion, for no one
knew what the shooting of the Presi-
dent might indicate. Mrs. Eliza Gar
field,
The MOTHER
of the President, was telegraphed to,
at Solon, Ohio, and she sent dis
patch in return, that is characteristic
of the heroism and virtue of the
Spartan mother that told her son
that she preferred to have his body
borne home dead upon his shield to
having him return home with the
brand of a coward attending him.
She sent the following dispatch:
"Tell James that hear he is cheerful
and that am glad of it. Tell him to KEEP
in good spirits, and accept the love anc sym
pathy of a mother, sister and friend"
SECRETARY BLAINE,
who was overwhelmed with grief. did
not for q moment forget his duty as
the first and nearest officer to the
President; he at once caused dis
patch to be sent to American lega
tions across the sea, and to Vice
President C. A. Arthur in New York
and to other officials close up to the
Administration. which were all re
sponded to in the most sympathetic
dispatches.
The PRESIDENT CONDITION
was one that awakened the most Sc
rious apprehension in the minds o.
DIR. Bliss and other attending doc
tors. and Cabinet officers and private
friends at Washington Dispatches
that indicated the speedy demise o.
the President were sent out over the
wires of the country at short inter
walls from the time of the shooting ot
the President till at 4 o'clock on
SUNDAY MORNING, JUL 3,
when the glorious discoverywas made
that the President had just awaken
ed from a short sleep greatly re
freshed. The favorable manifesto
ton brought forth from most of thu
persons around him the hearty ejacu
lation, THANK God!" and when thu
news was dispatched over the wire
throughout the land on that brigh
Sabbath morning, the people tina
heard it uttered the same ejaculation
and smiled amidst their sorrow. DIR
Agnew, of Philadelphia. and othe
prominent surgeons and doctors helt
a consultation, and the view OF tn,
case in the main was favorable; still
the conditions were not so favorabl
as to warrant declaration that tn
President could live on the
FOURTH OF July.
Many took it. that as Thomas Jei
ferson and John Adams, both repre-
sentative men and both Presidents
had died on the 4th of July, that th'
condition of Garfield certainly mus
needs terminate fatally on the nata
day. The work of the murdere
wrought on the minds of the publ
so powerfully that the festivity ant
hilarity that is now common in larg
towns and cities on the 4th of Jul,
was almost entirely suspended, an
such celebration as was lndulged Il
was of the most subdued quality
The country felt like the President
not killed but shocked. The da
wore away and the Presidents cond
ton was no worse, but slightly i'll
proved. At an hour to midnight tn
following dispatch was issued:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, July ALL P. NJ
To THE Pass On behalf of the Pres
dent and Mrs. Garfield | desire TO max
public acknowledgment OF the very nume
Gus messages of coincidence and affectio
which have been received since Saturda
morning. From almost every State in ii
Union, from the South as bountifulty
from the North, and from countries beyon
. the sea, have come messages of anxious il
qury and tender words of sympathy in sue
numbers that it has been found impOssib
to answer them IN detail. | therefore as
the newspapers to express for the Presidel
and Mrs. Garfield the deep gratitude whiC
they feel for the devotion of their fellow
.ountrymen and friends abroad. in this hol
of heavy affliction.
JAMES G. BLAINE,
Secretary OF State.
OK THE FIFTH OF July
the pulse of the Chief Executy
came down to ia; it had previousl
been up to 156. His condition wa
reported as still favorable, with IL
creasing chances for recovery. On
of the Washington incidents of tt
day relative to the case may be incl
toned Every day since the mu
derous attempt to take the life of tt
President, meeting had been hel
4 twice a day for prayer in the Chri
tan Church which Garfield attende,
, but the pastor withheld an accouI
of his first meeting with the Pres
dent after the shooting till to-da
when he said: Il was passing dow
, Pennsylvania avenue at the time ,
the shooting, when 1 was called an