The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-09-27
AFTER Life's FitfuI Fe-
yer, He Sleeps Well, :
The Spiritof the Noble Pres
ident Takes Its Flight
AMID SWEET DREAMS OF
HIS ONCE HAPPY HOME.
THE MOAN OF THE RESTLESS
|aOCEAN MINGLES WITH THE SOBS
lot Those Who Mourn tor the Great
the Noble and the Geod.
Death OF the Martyr President.

Death OF the Martyr President.
ELBERoN. N. j., September 10 The
President died at 10 :35 tonight. From
what can be sscertained his death was
from sheer exhaustion. Mr.. Warren
Young, Assistant to Private Secretary
Brown, brought the news from the cot
tage at ten minutes before II o'clock
The first indication that anything 60
|nous had occurred was the appearance
Of messenger at Elberon hotel, who
obtained carriage and drove rapidly
oft. 1t was supposed he had gone to
summon the members OF the Cabinet
who left here about 8 80 Tonight. At
tdrney General MacVeagh has notified
Vice President Arthur of the President's
Mdemise.
NEW YoRK. September. pa Tele-
gram extra says: 'At ths Presidents
bedside, holding his poor wasted hand
in her own, and Watching with anguish
Iunutterable the fast vanishing sands Of
lite,
kSat tho Dutifu1 sud Devoted Wifa
during the closing hours Of the Presi-
.dent's career. Around him were other
Nfriends and physicians lamenting their
powerIessness in the presence OF the
iark angel OF death. Toward the last
the mind Of the sufferer wandered. He
was once moro back IL Mentor amid
those scenes where the happIest hours
LOT his life we're spent. He sat in the
Idear old homestead again With the loved
ZONES around him--his aged mother 90
proud of her big boy, his faithful wites
ibis beloved children. II was blissful
dream that robbed death of it's terrors
and rendered the dying man for mo-
ment unconscious of the rending OF his
once vigorous frame that was constant
by going on The moan Of the restless
ocean mingled With the sobs Of the loved
zones, as the lamp Of life
FlicKered and Went Out Forever.
Nearly every one around the Presi-
dent clung to hope to the last, and re-
fused to credit the approach Of death
until the shadow deepeued. and the
destroyer's presence could be no longer
unfelt. Flags hang at half mast from
every house on Ocean avenue and the
gaiety OF this favorite watering place Is
folio wed by the deepest gloom. The
struggle is over, and death is victor.
Attorney General acveagh's state
ment.
ELBERoN, September 10. IL 40 p. m.
attorney General Mac veagt just came
to Elberon Hotel from Francklvn Cot
tage and made the following statement:
4 sent my reportto Mr. Lowell a
|l0 q. N. Shortly before that, DR..
Bliss had seen the President and found
his pulse at lee, and all the conditions
we're promising of quiet night. The
Doctor asked the President II be was
feeling uncomfortable in any way.
The President answered. mot at all,"
and shortly afterwards fell asleep, and
DR.. Bliss returned to his room acf0ss
the hall from that occupied by the
President Coioneis Swain and Rock.
we'll remained with the President. About
|ifteen minutes after 10 o'clock the
President awakened, and remarked TO
Col. Swain that be was suffering great
pain, and placed bis hand over bis heart.
. DR.. Bliss was summoned. and when be
entered the room be found The President
SUBSTANTIALLY without pulse and the &C.
tion OF the heart swas almost indistin.
cuishAble. He said at once that the
President Was dying, and directed that
R~~ GnlA hn ln.y IL h.
tors. The President remained 10 dy.
ling condition until 10: :35 when he was
pronounced dead. He died OF some
trouble Of the beart-supposed to Be
neuralgia, but that Of course IL uneerL
tain. notified General Arthur and
sent dispatches to Messrs. Blaine and
Lincoln, who are en- route from Boston
TO New York. The Cabinet, aow q
III 80 p. M, are In consultation.
Mr. Arthur Summoned.
Loxo BRANCH, Sept. 20, 1875 A.n-
attorney General Macveagh has Just
sent the following to Vice President Ar
thur:
It becomes our painful duty to inforn
you OF the death OF President Garfield,
and advise you to take the oath OF of1cs
as President OF the United States With
nut delay. lit concurs with your jude,
ment, will be very glad II you will coms
here on the earliest train TO morroy
morning. VIZ. WMpox,
Secretary Of the Treasury,
W. II. HuNT,
Secretary Of the Navy.
THoKAs L. JAMEs,
Postmaster General.