The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-07-07
PRESIDENT GARFIELD SHOT
AN .tSSASSl.S FROM CHICAGO con.
M!TS THE ATROCIUUS DEED.
PARTICULARS OF THE TRAGEDY.
" A>I;I>t;roN. .1l;lr


ll:30 Il. m The presidents condition
has improved, and his pulse, which was
As low as -, has raised 10 t;; :t> soon rs
ii reaches 30 the physicians will probe
fo- the ball. and will then l'' able 1" lei!
the nature of the wound.
The man who did tic slootin. is
Charles Guittcau, attorney 1T law, Chica-
70. lie is 4 foreigner by birth, and has
been very persistent applicant for con-
sui, which was refused him by the presi-
dent. He has haunted the executive
mansion for two or ;hrc. wcekS. ami his
not getting what he wanted, il is hcl!cv-
ed. resulted in temporary hhrrrali"n ~
the mind.
NEw YORK. July =, 1889 a. III. The
best information We can Obtain IS that
the president is lying in :. critical cnndi-
tiun One Of The balls is supposed TO
have entered his bowels.
HOW THE DEED WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
WA>uISGTnH, July The shooting
wa. lono by slender man. about live
feet seven inches III height. He refused
10 give his name hGt it is said by per-
SONS who profess 10 know him that his
name is Gilittcali. an'! that he is a;l ex-
consul T., M;l>cilles.
The man WAS arrested immediately : ana
carried to police headquarters. and sub
Scgucntly removed to jail. The shoot
ing occurred in the laGiics' room If the
depot. Immediately after the president
had entered. walking arm in arm with
Secretary Blaine on their way /" the
limited express train, which WAS about
ready to leave. Secretary Blaine on hear
ing the pistol shots lt%o in mlmtcr).
~, y N-l,i l.,
they came, with u view - arrestin% the
assassin. Before reaching the man. how
ever. he noticed tue president fall. and
returned 10 him and lifted him up. Bo:h
shots took effect the first in the right
arm and the second Just abnvc the right
hip and near the kidneys. Physicians
have probcd for The ball unsucccsstuiiv.
Two companies Of regulars were ordered
from the barracks. and lave heen posted
around the executive mansion. There is
great excitement and the streets are
thyongcd with anxious inGuir"rs. eager
10 learn the condition IT the president.
The shooting occurred in The presence of
fifty or sixty ladies The president has
been made az comfortable "a possible,
and ali persons cXcluucd from the
grounds. lie is CONSCIOUS and docs not
complain OF great suffering. II is ilnpos,
Siplc to say, a> yet, what the r2Su!. VIII
be but the surgeons are of opinion that
the wounds are not necessarily fatal.
The following dispatch WAS ecilt 10
Mrs. Garfield, Il: Eibcron. Long Branch,
y. j.:
''rhe president wishes ne To say 10 YOU
from him that he has been seriously
hurt: how seriously he canmo: yet say.
He is himself. and hopes you wil come
to linn soon. He sends love to You.
"A. r. ROCKWELL.
Long BRAScu, July $50 far the on
" particulars received Of the shooting of
the president is that learned from the
following dispatch dated At the executive
mansion, Washington, July =, addressed
to General Swain. Elbcron, y. j.:
N'o have the president safely and COM
for,ably settled IN his room at the eSccu-
tive mansion. and his pulse is nearly
normal. So far as can determine. and
from what the surgeons say, his general
condition and feeling is hopeful. Come
OIL soon as you get this. Special advices
of the movement of your train, and
when yo,i can be expected. As the pres
ident said OH 4 similar occasion sixteen
wears aro, God reigns and the govern
inent at Washington still lives.
IA. t. ROCKWELL.
The following physicians are IN consul
;atiou at the executive mansion: Drs.
Bliss. Ford, Huntingdon, W0o1warn,
L. S. a.: Townsend, Lincoln, kcyburd,
Norris, luryis, Patterson. Surgeon Cen
cral Barnes and Surgeon General Wales.
Bulletin Of the presidents condition
are telegraphed every half hour.
MANSION. p. m;-lhe prc sid"''t j.
pain. Pulse H.: Soinc ual,ea and
Vomiting has recently occurred; consid'
e,al IL hemorrllage has taken place from
the wound. u. ". BII>>.
ri!EsTEirHEN WIFE.
Mrs. Garfield is almost frantic over the
news. Her physiciars allow her to SEE
none of the serious dispatches, hui dictate
hopeful ones 10 her.
The utmost cxrilcmcn, prevails .rrt
over the sad news. .Hhc dispatch 10 Gen.
eral Grant has somcwha: relieved Mrs.
Garfield : anxiety. t! says: "Tla rrcsi-
dents wound h"t Dlurlai; shot in The
ARIA and hip
Mrs. Garfield left Long Branch Ill l..::i'
o clock on !; special train on the PnnnSvl-
vania railroad She will arrive at Mon
mouth junction a, O'Clock =. In..
" est Philadelphia al :: p. m. and Wash
il"ton aiou; =. III.
vIcE-rRE>IpEHr AKiBvE N"IIr.rp.
WAsIIIS,;roN. tIuly TIL" fol!"wing
dispatch has been sent:
WA>UINGToN. July 10 Hon. {. A
Arthur. Vice President. New York: Al
this hour, p. ll., the presidents synlp'
toms are not regarded - unitvorable.
bu. no definite assertion can he given
until after the probing of the wound at
:: o'clock. There are strong grounds 70.
hope, and At the Sarlr ;ii,r grca! anxiety
as TO the final result.
WA>iuNGr"N. .jHiv Tu lion. itr>'
ter \. Arthur. vice president. New York
City: AT this hour, 80. the symptoms
are .lot favorable Anxiety decpcns.
JAMES 6. BLAlNE, Sec. nt state.
The following waS sent Il, i p. m:
lIo:. Chester y Arthur. ,'icc-I'rc>i-
dent. New York 'lty: At this hour. six
O'clock, the conditions "i ;lic president j.
VERY alarming. He i losing strength
and TIC wor>, may he apprchcnde'l.
.l,lE, q. BI.AlNE, Soc. Of STATE.
Executive M;,isipll. p. M. i" Hon
C.. 4. Arthur. Vi.c- President. New
Iv., Ilrs. Garfield iia, iust arrivcd--s
uuar;cr l,cinr" : O'clock. The president
WAS able Ia recognize ana converse Will
l,rr. bul in the illdgIncii, o! hi. phys
clans he j. rapidly sinking.
JANIS & BLAINE.
Surcla! Bullc,iiI> were sen, out III in
tcrvals II every half l,"ur, giving til:
conditions "i ih,. president. of which lll'
iuli,win" intricate ,h'. changes ihat pr'
carried
W,siII>oruH. July :. 20 p ~. Haas
4 20 The last report is tilal the rrcsi
d...jl c,I'i .iy" 'wrnty-fuur hours.
w s HENDERSON.
W>>uIS..r"N. July =. -" T. m.'Tit
condition al the president is more unfa
vorablc and it j. believed Internal hem
Orrha"cs nave commenced.
3 +. m. Hon samuel Shclla5arYcr
who has ust iclt the br.lsi,i" ni ,li: prcsi
dent. says there Sccnis ~ L., ;,bsu!utcl y IL
i..r". al his rallyinG His symptoms az,
growing i"ic and moro alarming. an'
| his death j, thought :" l." very near.
i p. n,-'I'hr ',,iowim" official b'iii"lm
las .iusl ic"n issued - 'n.-'I'llc prc>i
d"ut : condition i >"nirWl:! r>> i;N"r
,yi,!cnc,~ IL internal lrinurrag'
| lcu- distinctly recognized. Pulse -
t.mirr.,,ig.. u; ,Ial j. II iitiIr bclp" tin
normal H." suffers rather nor. pain