Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-02

caused slight hemorrhage. l then de
cided to have him moved up-stair
from the crowd. Shortly after get
ting him there Doctors Smitl
and Purvis arrived, and upon con
sultatiOn with them it was decided t.
remove him to the White House. Dr.
Smith and myself accompanied the presi
dent in the ambulance to the White
House, where another examination was
made and stimulants again administered.
An Intellectual attempt was made to trace
the course of the wound and at 1920, the
president suffering much pain, hypoder.
| mic injection Of morphine was admins
tered"
Doctor Townshend left the president
afterwards somewhat recovered. The
doctor said at p. m. that he could not
give any intelligent opinion as yet, but
pronounced the wound as dangerous. but
not necessarily fatal.
The Presidents Death Expected.
WASHINGTON, d. c., $40 T. M.-Dr
Beckwith, an old physician of tho presi
dent, says that President Garfield has but
few chances of recovery, and that lie may
not live twelve hours. The general i'm
preston at the executive mansion is that
the president is sinking.
Worse and Worse.
EXECUTIVE MANSION 2:45 T. Mo Of
ticial bulletin has been furnished by DR..
Bliss since o'clock. The condition of the
president has been growing more unfavOr-
able since that time. Internal hemOrrhage
is taking place and the gravest fears are
felt as to the result.
Mrs. Garfield en- Route.
PHILADELPHIA, July Mrs. Garfield
left Long Branch at 12 40 in special train
on the Pennsylvania railroad; she will
arrive at Monmouth Junction at ? p. m..
West Philadelphia 5, and Washington
about 7 p. NJ.
Excitement IN the Stock Market.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2.-12:JO L. NJ
The stock market shows increasing excite
ment and prices on some of the stocks arc
passed a resolution to continue in session
common is quoted at 40.
The Assassin.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Charles J. Guitteau
has been known here for the past twelve
years, and for half of the time been con-
sidered as more than half insane. He
may have had French blood in his veins,
but was to all appearance an American.
He was a married man, but shiltless and
general nuisance.
An Eye Witness relates the Story.
Special to the INrELLlaENcER.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 2, p. H.
MIR. James Il. Young, executive clerk of
the Senate, was on the platform to leave
ON the same train. He says 81 was talking
to Postmaster General James, when his SOD,
who was in the street looking
for the presidents carriage, rushed to his
father and said. the president is shot,"
and VIC rushed to the place and there was
Garfield being carried to the ladies' room.
A room and mattress were secured and
he was laid down. He said nothing and
his face bore look as if he was suffering
internally. l noticed that at about the
Liiddle of the abdomen there were great
stains on his shirt, which indicated
that the intestincs has been pierced
by the bullet. The crowd soon became so
great that it was necessary to take the
president to one of the upper rooms. There
were hundred people about the depot ut
the time"
[Thc above dispatches close tho regular
associated press reports. The bulletins
issued every few minutes from the White
House are, however, received ut the In
TELLIc ENCER; and also prompt adviccs
from our Washington correspondent. Any
further particulars received or changes re-
ported in the presidents condition will
appear IN our later editions. Eds. INTEL