Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-09-22
SINKING RAPIDLY


changed all this. Pyerson & Brown, the
|liverymen at the West End, had all their
men within call, and the first coach
Preached Elberon within the lapase of
Ieight minutes from the receipt of the
first dispatch at the West End, two miles
away, over bad road and on a dark
might. Coach followed coach by the
score, back and forth from that hour un-
It'll the daylight began to be seen. At the
first alarm sleepy porters and half awak-
3ened operators came down the stairway
half dressed and rubbing their eys, while
ION the outer porch shoes were hastily
buttoned and coaches started, one after
another overloaded with whoever could
scramble in. The ocean drive for the
two miles was for six constant hours
RUNNING PARADE
zof over.driven horses and excited mer
accompanied by glittering carriage lights
5Greatly as the apprehended facts had
been discounted over several weeks, the
announcement caused a severe shock
land there were tremulous voices and
4 moist eyes even among the busiest and
hardest worked, and among those who,
4 by the fact had lost no time to stop to
think or feel.
Mrs. Garfield and Miss Mollie Garfield
were to such an extent the objects OF
sympathy that their loss seemed to form
1.-THE running comment and conversation
almost of more Importance than that of
sthe Nation. This feeling was intensi-
fled at the Elberon and among the sur.
Founding cottages from incidents of the
afternoon which probable would never
have been alluded to, or thought of
|again, had it not been for the sad results
|of the night.
ARTHUR NOTIFIED.
LONG BRANCH, Sept 20, 1925 A. NJ
Acknowledgement MacVeigh has Just sent
Ethe following to Vice. President Arthur
at becomes our painful duty to in
form you of the death of President Gar
field, and advise you to take the oath of
Ioffice as President of the United States
without delay. If it concurs with your
Judgment, we will be very glad if you
Twill come here on the earliest train to-
morrow morning.
[Signed] WIN. WINDOW,
Sec'y of the Treasury
w. FL. HuNT,
Sec'y of the Navy.
THos. L. JAMES,
Postmaster General.
GEN. WAYNE MACVEAGH,
Attorney General,
S. j. KIRKwooD,
Sec'y of the Interior.
OATH OF OFFICE.
New YORK, Sept. 20.---General Arthur
Twas sworn in at a quarter past two this
morning at his house. Two Judges of
|the New York Supreme Court had been
sent for, j. R. Brady and Chas. Donahue.
Judge Brady arrived with Messrs. Rollins
land Root at ten minutes before two, but
1.-THE ceremony was out of court, and de-
!ferred until Judge. Donahue's arrival at
la little after two O'Clock, with Ex-Com-
missioner French.
Judge Brady stood on the one of
1.-THE table facing Gen. Arthur. Grouped
|around the two men were Judge Dona-
hue, Elihu Root, Commissioner French
land Daniel G.. Rollins, and Gen. Arthur s
son. Judge Brady slowly advanced a
step and raised his right hand. Gen. Ar
thur did likewise, A moment of impress
five silence followed. Gen. Arthur's
features were almost fixed. Then Judge
BRADY
ADMINISTERED THE OATH,
Gen. Arthur speaking in clear ringing
voice:
II do solemnly swear that will faith
fully execute the Office of President of
lthe United States. and will, to the best of
Imy ability, preserve, protect and defend
Ithe constitution of the United States. "
After this he remained standing mo-
|ment longer, his hand still raised. No
.one spoke, nor did the President after
wards give expression to any emotion.