Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-06
FIRST EXTRA.
ll:5O O'CLOCK A. M.
THE PRESIDENTS JOURNEY.
INSTRUMENTATION HECITY
DISPATCHES FROM THE TRAIN.
THE PATIENT DOING WE'LL,
He SEEMS TO ENJOY THE CHANGE.
ARRIVAL AT PHILADELPHIA.
ALL GOING WELL so FAR.
ISDEPARTUREFROM THECITY
DISPATCHES FROM THE TRAIN,
HE PATIENT DOING WE'LL.
he SEEMS TO ENJOY THE CHANGE.
ARRIVAL AT PHILADELPHIA.
ALL GOING WELL so FAR.

morning. All night long the work of prepare
ton went on in the White House. The doctors
spoke not much of the Presidents condition
but OF the Presidents removal. Most of the
baggage from the White House was at the depot
and in the car by eleven o'clock last night. but
until one O'Clock this morning there were trips
to the train, with this or that thing that
had been forgotten. or was not ready when the
bulk of the baggage went down. The principal
points under discussion by the doctors and
nurses, were as to the exact method of the re-
mOval These discussions resulted in a slight
change from the plan of yesterday
The bed upon which the President
has lain was not taken into the eX-
press wagon, as was the intention. At half past
five o'clock the actual removal commenced
The President was removed from his bed and
placed upon stretcher, which had been
prepared during the night. The doctors and
nurses took the stretcher up and carried it feet
foremost down the stairs 1t was taken down
the private stairway, which is to the right of the
building as you enter brief stop was made
inside the glass doors which shut of the lower
corridor of the house rom the public vestibule
There the President was transferred to bed
which had been specially prepared for him
Along the sides of this bed had been
run an outer framework of white pine
From the framework there branched out three
handles on either side, braced with iron band
ages. Upon it was hair mattress, with sheet.
blanket and pillow. The head of the mattress
was elevated about ten degrees more than was
afforded by the pillow. The President was
changed from the stretcher to this bed in a few
minutes. The blanket and sheet were placed
over him Then o0mmanoad
THE PROGRESS To THE EXPRESS WAGON
The same people who had brought the Presi-
dent down stairs on the stretcher took hold of
the bed. They were General Swain, Colonel
Rockwell. Colonel Corbn, DR.. Boynton, DR..
Bliss, Dr. Reyburn, and Mr.. o. E. Rockwell.
When the President was out of the door and
being moved toward the wagon some Of those
who had hold of the stretcher were
relieved by Sergeant Dinsmore and Dubois,
AtchisOn. Louis and Smith. of the White House.
The express wagon, which had been in waiting
for some hours. had been backed close UP to the
eastern end of the porch. A movable plat
form OF boards nailed together was ex-
tended from the porch to the tabOard of
the wagon. Inside the wagon was set
OF double bed springs Lying thereupOn
and covering the springs was section of plank
ing made FOR the purpose. The bed was taken
in almost on level and rested upon the plank
ing. There were cleats in the plankn9 to pre-
vent shifting of the bed. although such a ng
could not have occurred. so gently but FIRMLY
was the bed managed by those
On THE WAGON
DR.. Boynton sat at the head of the bed. on
was Gen. Swain. and at the foot of the
bed on the same side was Mr.. O. E. Rockwell
On the left side of the wagon was Col Rockwell
nr LEG arI Tr Dnx
from the head of the wagon
Mr.. Warren S. Young, of the
White House executive force. STOOD at the foo,
of the bed. Dan Spriggins, one of the Pres
dents body servants. was also there. All hav.
ing been comfortably arranged the horses
which were to haul the wagon to the depot.
were put to the pole. They had been standing
congregation OF carriages, which, since half
past four, had been knotted around the White
House pOrticO, began to break.
THE PASSAGE TO THE DEPOT
First there went carriage containing Drs
Agnew. Barnes and Woodward. Next came a
carriage with Mrs. Edison, Miss Mollie Garfield
and Miss Rockwell. Mr.. Brown in his buggy
followed. These left by the front gate and
drove at good speed to the train. Mrs. Garfield
| and Mrs. Rockwell left about thesame time, but
by the back way. Then came the starting of the
wagon containing the President. Sergeant
DinsmOre was on the box with the driver A
slight word to the two horses and they
pulled over the sand which had been laid on the
six feet of concrete between the porch of the
White House and the roadway. As the wagon
moved away the President waved his left hand
to those on the porch, and commenced his Jour-
ney to Long Branch.
THE PRESIDENTS APPEARANCE BETTER THAN
EXPECTED.
His head was elevated considerably, and
the bed being pretty high up a good
view of him was to be had He Law on
his back squarely. A sheet and blanket
covered his body up to the arms Around
the head was bandage Of white. saturated
with water, to keep his temples cool. The
morning. even at that early hour, was very
warm. His face was pale, but did not look a.
| wan or wasted as it was thought by many il
would look. There was surprise on the part Of
those who had not seen him since he was shot
| to note how much better he looked than the,
thought possible. His face, by no means bore
out the reports that he was attenuated ever
| unto living skeleton. 1t was noticeable
where the whiskers had been cut off on the
right side In dealing with that troublesome
gland. The President looked one hundred pei
| cent better than any one who had formed ar
| opiniSA as to his appearance could have ex
pected.
OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE GATES
Slowly the wagon moved down the carriage
way. 1t was followed by Steward Crump in ;
market wagon, and by Mrs. Garfeld's maid,
in q carriage. The bed on its springs ros.
and fell easily with the heavy but plant mo
ton of the springs of the express wagon
There was no conversation among tios,
steadying the President. Col. Rockwell with ,
large palm-leaf fan, kept the air around tn,
Presidents head constantly in motion. Tn,
White House gates were passed in few min
| utes. and the turn was made down the Avenue
There was no jolting; there was no noise. saw,
the heavy, dull sound peculiar to the mo
ton of compact and heavily-built wagons
There were not over an hundred and fft,
people around the gate. Many of them hai
been there all night. They roasted and dozet
on the stone of the fencing around the grounds
| DOWN THE AVENUE.
There was not vehicle or o Car on the avenu,
from nth street down. Sergeant PER-
had stopped all vehicles from com
ing upon the street below nth street. Nov
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