The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-09-24
IRE DEAD PREsfDEEr.

/ Iy Buliot.
LONG RRANcH, September co.
Judge Acknowledgement Swain, who
has been with President Garilold con-
tlnnously since lie was shot, and who
WIS the only one with the President
when he commenced sinking last night,
made tho following statement to q rep
rcsentativG OF tho Associated Press: 1t
was my night to watch the President.
had been with him good deal of tho
, time from three O'Clock In the after
noon. A few minutes before ten
O'Clock left Colonel Rockwell, with
whom hnd been talking for somc
; minutes IN the large hall, and proceed
ell up stairs to the Presidents room.
On entering, l found Mrs. Garfield by
) his bedside. There were no other per-
sons III the room. I said to her:
GLOW Is everything goingr She re-
piled: ole IL sleeping nicely" then
said, ~ think you had better 70 to bed
and rest" asked her what had been
prescribed for him to take during tho
night. She. replied she did not know ;
that she had given him milk punch
at eight o'clock. then said: "lf you
will wait moment will 20 to tho
! Doctors room and sec what Is to be
given during the night" She then
said: "Thcrc is beef tea down stairs.
Daniel knows where to get it," then
went to the Doctors room. l found
DR.. Bliss there and asked him what
was to be given during tho night. He
answered: 81 think / had better fix up
q list, and will bring it into you pre-
sently." then went buck into the
surgeons room and had some little COLI
vcrsation with Mrs. Garfield. She felt
for the Presidents hand and laid her
hand on his forehead and said: ole
seems to he in a good condition." and
passed out Of the room. l Immediate
~ felt his hands, feet and knees. l
thought that his knees seemed little
cool, and got flannel cloth, heated 1t
ut the fire, and laid 1t over his limbs.
l, also, hcntcd another cloth and laid it
over his right hand, and then sat down
III a chair beside his bed. | was hard
~ seated when Dr. Boynton came in
aud felt the Presidents pulse. Iaskcd
him how it seemed to him. Hc re-
piled: 'lt is hot rs strong rs it was
=, this afternoon, but very good" I
said: ale seems to be doing we'll"
EYES," he answered. and passed. out.
He was not in the room more thun two
minutes. Shortly after this the Prcsi-
dent awoko. AS he turned his head,
Oh awakening, arose and took hold
Of his hand. l was on the left hand
side Of the bed, as he lay. I remark
cd: "You have had nice, comfortable
sleep" lie then said "Oh! Swain,
this terrible pain" placing his right
hand on his breast about over tho re-
gion Of bis heart. asked him if
could do anything for him. lie said:
"Some water" | went to tho other
side Of the room and poured about al
ounce and u half of Poland water into
II glass and gave him to drink. lie
took the glass in his hand, raising his
head, rs usual, and drank the water
very naturally. then handed the
glass to the colorcd man, Daniel, who
came in during tho time I was getting
tho water. Afterwards took nap
kin ard wi ipcd his forehead, as he usi,-
ally pcrspircd on waking. fIc then
said: "Oh! Swain, this terrible pain;
press your hand OH it," | laid nv
hand OH his chest. He then threw
both hands up to his side, and about on
linc with his head, and exclaimed:
"Ohi Swain, can you stop this?" and
aeaiu: "Oh! SWAIN" then saw him
, looking ut mo with stnring express
sion. l asked him if he was suffering
much pain. Receiving no answer re-
pcatcd tho question, with like result.
! then concluded that he was either dy-
ing or was having a severe spasn and
called to Daniel, who was ut the door,
to tell DR.. Bliss and Mrs. Garfield to
, como in Immediately, and glanced ut
tho small clock hanging on the chandc-
lier, nearly over the foot of his bed,
and saw that it was ton minutes past
ten o'clock. DR.. Bliss came in within
! two or three minutes. told Daniel
. to bring the light, little candle which
; habitually sat behind tho screen near
the door. When tho light shone full in
his face, saw that he was dying.
When DR.. Bliss came in. q moment
after, said: "Doctor, have you any
, stimulants2 He seems to bc DYING"
lie took hold of his wrist, rs if feeling
his pulse, and said: eyes; he is dy-
ing" then said to Daniel: "Rnn
| and arouse the house." At that mo-
ment Col. Rockwell came in, when Dr..
Bliss said: "Iet us rub his limbs"
which we did. In a very few mo.
ments Mrs. Garfield came in and said ::
"What does this mcan?" and in o mo-
ment after exclaimed: "Ohl why am
l made to suffer this cruel wrong ?'
AT 1896, p. M. the sacrifice was COM
plctc. He breatilcd his last calmly and
peacefully. AT the final moment the
following persons were present: Mrs.
Garfield and MoIlie, Drs. Bliss, Ag-
now and Boynton, Gen. Swain, Col.
and Mrs. Rockwell, j. Stanley brown,
q. .. Rockwell and Daniel Sprigs.
ANOTHER Description OF THE DEATH
| SCENE.
NEW YORK, September 21,-The
E1re@tng Posts Elbcron special says
DR.. Bliss, speaking Of the Presidents
last moments, said: "Ic was not con-
ecious after I arrived. The attendants
did not fully realize his condition. He
had spoken to Gen. Swain only mo-
ment before, and the latter could not
believe the end was coming. As soon
as l entered the room | saw that it
would soon be over, and | exclaimed !:
NY God, Swain. he is dying, send for
Mrs. Garfield lie was never con.
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