Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-07
ARRIVAL ATLoNa BRANCH.
Scenes and Incidents on the Road and at
the Sea Shore.

Scenes and Incidents on the hoao ana at
the Sea Shore.
LONG BRANCH, September 6.-Shortly
before noon about twenty. five hundred
persons gathered about the Francklyn
cottage anxious to witness the. arrival OF
President Garfield. The guards kept
the throng back, and although a rush
was made when the train
arrived, no difficulty was ex-
perienced in preventing the too near
approach OF the people. No excitement
prevailed-only natural curiosity. Just
before reaching the cottage at ll:l5 A.
NJ. the train was brought to a standstill,
and the first car, used by the attending
physicians, and the baggage car, were
detached and pushed by hand around a
sharp curve, making a semi-circle about
the Presidents cottage. Following them
the Presidents car, in which the Presi.
dent was lying, was
GENTLY and Slowly Pushed
over the same course until it reached
the entrance of the cottage at which
point it was stopped and large awning
was thrown around the portico, 30 that
the sun could not fall on the patient,
and he could not be observed
by the anxious watchers. The removal
from the car into the room prepared for
the reception of the President was ac
complished without exciting him in any
manner whatever, and while he was ap-
parently a little fatigued, he did not
complain, and seemed perfectly calm
and we'll satisfied. Private Secretary
Brown makes in substance the
following statement OF the
trip from Washington to Elberon:
Upon leaving the Executive Mansion
the President
Appeared to Enjoy the Scenery,
and looked around enquiringly. He
noticed several OF the employees stand.
ing in front of the Mansion, and waved
his hand to them, at the same time
smiling as if it were very gratifying to
him to leave the scene OF his long illness.
All the way to the depot the President
was very anxious to observe everything
and this he was not prevented from do
ing. Upon arriving at the corner OF
Sixth and Pennsylvania avenue the pa
tient was removed from the express
wagon and placed upon spring mat.
tress which had been prepared
for his reception. The Presi-
dent experienced little or
no disturbance in being transferred
from the vehicle to the car, and his
pulse, although slightly accelerated,
reaching about ll5, fell to about 100 be-
fore the train started, and shortly after
fell to lO4, and tgain to l02 The first
stop Of the train was made at Patapsco.
at which place
The Psrotid Gland was Dressed.
AtlOA. NJ. a stop OF four minutes
occurred at Lamokin for coal, the only
time coal was taken in on the trip. A
stop of FIVE minutes was made
at Gray's Ferry for water
Between Philadelphia and Monmouth
Junction the special train made
several miles at the rate OF seventy miles
per hour. Bay View was reached at
sos, and brief stop was made to ena-
BILE the surgeons to make the morning
dressing of the wound. Itwas found to
have suffered no arrangement by travel.
The dressing was soon accomplished
and the train after leaving Bay View
was run at the rate Of almost fifty miles
per hour. The track in this locality is
very straight and in excellent condition,
and though the speed was at
times greater than fifty miles per hour,
the vibration of the Presidents bed was
no more than it would have been had
the train been moving at but twenty
five miles per hour. The attending sur
geons feel very much eratified with the
manner in which the remov-
al was conducted, and are
generally OF opinion that with the ex.
csption OF being slightly fatigued the
President bore the journey remarkably
well. Phe practice OF issuing bulletins
three times per day will be continued.
A Dull Day at Washington, but Hopes
and Prayers for the Best,
WASHINGTON, September 6.-This is
the dullest and most quiet day Wash
ipgton has seen for a long time. The
Departments were all closed by reason
of the proclamation OF the District Com.
missioner, making this day OF prayer
for the recovery OF the President.
Scarcely any business is being done,
MANY stores being closed. Ii is dulleI
than ordinary Sundays. The only stir
to be seen is found at the places where
bulletins Of the Presidents condition at
different stages OF the journey are posted
up. Crowds gather about these bulle-
tins and the case now is most eagerly
watched, for everybody feels encour.
aged over the news from tue President
and there seems now to be a settled be-
lief that the change will benefit him. 1t
was generally expected that the first
news would be unfavorable asit Sassup--
posed that the excitement Of removal
would bring on fever. but this expecta'