River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-09-29
At 1885 P. NJ Sept. 10
Surrounded by Physi-
clans, Family and
Friends, His Life
Went Out.
Firing of Minute Guns, Flags
at Half Mast, and Gen.
eral Sorrow Through
out the Country.
The Funeral Train.

Chief Justice Waite, Secretary and
Mrs Blaine, Secretary and Mrs. VIM
dom, Secretary and Mrs. Hunt, Post
master General and Mrs. James, and
Secretaries Lincoln and Kirkwood and
Attorney General MacVeagh arrived at
Franklin cot age and the doors were
closed to visitors. The religious servi-
ces were conducted by Rev. Chas. J.
Young, of Long Branch, at the request
of Mrs. Garfield. There was no one
present besides the family and atten-
dants and the Cabinet and their wives.
ARRIVAL AT WASHINGTON.
The train bearing the remains of the
late President Garfield arrived here at
4:45p. m.
Just as the train entered the depot,
the platform was cleared by the police,
and officers of the army, to the num-
Der Of $50, formed in single rank. As
the train slowly rolled into the depot,
every head on the platform was uncov-
cred, and stiffness as of the grave pre-
vailed for more than an hour. Soon
Mrs. Garfield, assisted by Secretary
Blaine, descended from the car and
took his arm on her right and that of
her son Harry on her left. She walked
directly to the carriage in waiting, her
face completely covered with black
veil, which hung nearly to the ground
and whatever emotion she may have
experienced were hid from sight. She
entered the state carriage and was fol-
lowed by her daughter The others of
the presidents party were, President
Arthur, who leaned on the arm of
Senator Jones, Gen. Grant, and Gen.
Beale, Gen. Swaine, Col. Rockwell,
Col. Corbin, Dr. Boynton, DIR. Agnew,
DR.. Hamilton, DIR. Bliss, the Attorney
General, wife and two sons, Secretary
and Mrs. Hunt, Secretary and Mrs.
Lincoln and son, Postmaster General
and Mrs. James, and Secretary Kirk
wood. The first three carriages were
reserved for the ladies of the party, who
did not accompany the procession to
the capitol. After they had moved but
short distance from the entrance the
coffin appeared, borne on the should
ers of eight soldiers and headed by
drummers and officers of the navy,
under the lead Of a rear admiral. As
the coffin was borne to the hearse the
Marine Band, stationed across the
street, played "Nearer Ny God to
Thee" while every head bowed
and many eyes were dimmed by strains
of sweetly familiar hymns. The hush
that had fallen on the scene and the
grief mirrored on thousands of faces
marked the picture with shadings
that grow from mercy on and about
the dead presid ent. After the coffin
had been placed in the hearse the
remainder of the party entered car
riages and took places in the pro-
cession. President Arthur's followed
-. -. ea;a4ais- afsar tho hes.rrse, and i'm it
were President Arthur, Secretary
Blaine, Chief Justice Waite aud Secre-
tarv Window. The carriage contain
ing Mrs, Garfield and daughter was
driven down Pennsylvania avenue to
Four-and- half street, and thence to
the residence Of the attorney general,
where the guests will be during their
stay in the city. As soon as the last Of
the presidents party had entered the
carriages a signal was given by bugle,
and the military escort formed in line
ahead and the procession started on its
way to the capitol in the following
order: Mounted police; Gen. Ayres
and mounted staff; Washington infantry
and band Union corps National
rifles; Washington light guards Capt.
toll city guard U. S. marine band and
drum corps of fifty men.
THE AUTOPSY.
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 21.-The autop-
sly is the most marvellous feature in the
presidents case. 1t shows that the
surgeons had absolutely no knowledge
location of the ball. What was called
''the track of the wound was, in fact,
burrowing pus cavity. The catheter
that was following the track of a sup
posed tortuous wound, was being push
ed into pus cavity. The ball which
DIR. Hamilton even thought he could
locate within half an inch, proved to
be mere ball of pus walled up. The
metal which the induction balance dis
covered was the same accumulation of
pus. The doctors all knew within an
inch where tie ball was, and could
have reached it Immediately with a
knife. Yet it was two feet, by the sur
face of the body, from where they
thought it was, and behind the heart,
instead of being in front of the groin.
The ball never went down and forward.
1t went sideways across the backbone.
The shattered rib, which was not known
to the consulting surgeons until July
%, was th obstacle which DETECTED
the bullet, ant caused it to locate
where no one ever suggested that it
was, and where it remained, perma-
nent danger tothe heart. The doctors,
however congratulate themselves that
the lung was not seriously affected.
That there was no metastatlc abscess.
The case illustrates how great the skill
of good nursing is, for it shows that the
president was kept alive for eighty days
solely by good nursing, while he had
mortal wound that was constantly
poisoning the system. But the autopsy
shows how greatly the most eminent
surgeons may err-plainly speaking.
the doctors knew very little about the
wound or the course of the ball.
THE FINAL RESTING PLACE.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept 20.-The
Lake View cemetery, where Presi-
dent Garfield's remains will be laid to
rest, embraces 800 acres on the south
side of Euclid avenue, just beyond the
east limit of the city, about five miles
from the business center. On the other
side of the avenue is a park, near which
the new western reserve university
buildings are now being erected.
Nature seems to have designed this
spot for the purpose to which it has
been devoted, and all which art and
money could do has been done. The
grounds are owned by an incorporative
association Of gentlemen of wealth and
refinement, and incorporated under a
law which requires that all
profits or gains from the sale If
lots or otherwise be appropriated to the
adornment and repair of the cemetery
land purchased ten years ago and laid
out by the landscape assigners and en-
gineers.
GARFIELD's MOTHER.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 20.-Mother Gar
field is now at Salon with her daughter,
Mrs. Larabee. A Herald special from
Salon says: Until three days ago full
particulars of the situation were tele-
graphed with the greatest regularity to
friends at Salon. Since that time only
meagre dispatches were sent, and the
suspense of the household can only be
imagined. Saturday and Sunday nights