Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-09-24
.FUNEE IL AND sEPULIuEE..


-Hr PROGRAMME NEARLY COMPLETE
LONG BRANCH, Sept l9-Mr Morris, the
Long Branch undertaken, was summoned i'm,
mediately and be will have charge of the re.
mains until tomorrow, when an embalmer
aud All undertaken from New York, who has
been telegraphed for, will arrive The body
will By embalmed immediately thtreafter. An
autopsy will take place tomorrow afternoon.
DR.. Curtis Of Washington and the three surgeons
whowero formerly connected with the case.
DIG. Barnes, Woodward and Reyburn have
been telegraphed for, and they will be present
when the autopsy is made The ARRANGEMENTS
for the funeral have not been finally COM
pleted. The wishes Of Mr.. Garfield will be re-
spected and obeyed. It is expected, however.
that q special train will leave here Wednesday,
morning for Washington, and that the remains
will lie in state in the rotunda
OF the capitol q sThursday4 and Friday
On Friday night tho body will be taken from
Washington to Cleveland. It will be ID state
there over Sunday, and on Monday it is In
tended to bury the remains in Lake View
cemetery in Cleveland. It was the Presidents
request that he should be buried in this ceme-
try, for which he had q great admiration, il he
died OF course this programme ID subject to
notifications. 1t is given upon the
authority OF Mr.. MacVeagh.. He has
conferred upon the subject with the
members of the cabinet and with Mrs. Garfield
Efforts will undoubtedly be made by tho pso-
pie OF New York to have the body brought =
that city to lie in state in the city hall Wheth-
Z or Mrs Garfield will consent to this desire Il
not known. Mr.. MacVaeghs says that Mrs
Garfield is bearing this terrible amiction with
the same fortituds with which she has borne
her previous trials. ..,.,.:-.-,.... .,se...s, 4.
TIE FIRST TELEGRAM 2E B
announcing the death Of the president was sent
to his sons At Williams college. His aged
mother was also notified by telegraph i'm
mediately. Four members OF the cabinet,
stopping at the cottages attached to the West
End hotel, had retired for tho
night when Mr.. Jamisou, special
agent Of the postofioe department., At present.
have, with MI. James, knocked 1T secretary
Hunts door and told him that dispatch had
just been received that the president was fast
sinking, and that al tho surgeons had been
summoned. SECRETARIES Window and Kirk
wood and Postmaster General James were
quickly aroused and proceeded to prepare
themselves for trip to Elberon. Mr.: Jamison
stepped ont to call - car
riage, and learned that the president
was dead. Returning to the house, he broke
the news to the four cabinet officers awaiting
the, coinage. They were stunned and supplied
and could do nothing but gaze at one smother
in horror They had left the Elberm an
hour or so before and tho last
reports from the sick chamber had
seemed to foreshadow a good night for the
president Mr.. James last words before re-
firing had been: SWELL, J. think there is nc
cause Of alarm tonight. at least'' As quickly
as they could recover from, their surprise and
inform Mrs. Sames, Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Win /
dom, the four cabinet officers sprang iuto
carriage and were driven At
once to the Elberon. In
the meantime Mr. Jameson had returned to
the West End and took Mrs. James, Mrs. Hunt,
and Mrs. Window to Elberon, whore they wen,
to the cottage Of Secretary Brown and remained
for q time when they went to FRANKLIN cottage
to be with Mrs. Garfield.