The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-09-24

Boynton had told her some days. ago
that he did not believe the president
could live. She stood by the side of
the bed silently weeping. The two lit
tie girls stood in the doorway opening
from the hall into the chamber.
Acknowledgement MacVeagh gives
the following particulars
| sent my dispatch to Minister
Lowell at 10 o'clock; before that time
DIR. Bliss had seen the President, and
ascertained that his pulse was 106 and
that his temperature and respiration
were nearly normal. He asked the
President if he felt uncomfortable, and
he replied not in the slightest degree.
Everything indicated promising night.
Shortly afterwards the president fell
asleep, and DR.. Bliss retired to room
adjoining and across the hall. General
Swain and Colonel Rockwell remand
in the sick chamber for the night
watch. About ten minutes after ten,
the president awoke and said to Swain,
that he was suffering great pain. he
seemed to be dying and could speak on
ly with difficulty. He indicated the
neighborhood of the pain, by laying his
hand over his heart. Bliss was sum-
moned Immediately. He hastily drew
on his trowsers and rushed into the sick
room. When he entered he found the
president unconscious. He had no
pulse, and the action of the heart was
almost indstinguishable. Bliss said
at once, "The President is dying" and
Mrs. Garfield and Drs. Agnew and
Hamilton were summoned Immediate
ly. The President remained in a dying
condition until 1895 o'clock when life
was pronounced extinct. The immediate
cause of his death has not been deter
mined, but it is thought to be neural gia
of the heart.
Northumberland Swain, who
has been with President Garfield con-
tinuously since he was shot, and was
the only one with the President when
he commenced sinking last night,
makes the following statement: 1t
was my night to watch with the
President. | had been with him a
good deal of the time from 3 o'clock in
the afternoon. A few minutes before 10
o'clock ] left Colonel Rockwell, with
whom | had been talking for some
minutes in the lower hall, and pro-
coded up stairs to the Presidents room.
On entering | found Mrs. Garfield sit
ting by the bedside. There were no
other persons in the room. / said to
her, How is everything going ?"
She replied, "He is sleeping nicely"
then said, II think you had better
90 to bed and rest" I asked her what
had been prescribed for him to take
during the night. She replied that
she did not know; that she had given
him milk punch at o'clock. | then
said, eff you will wait moment l will
go into the doctors room and see
what is to be given during the night. )"
| She then said, "There is beef tea down
stairs; Daniel knows where to get it. y
| then went into the doctors room. |
found Dr. Bliss there and asked him
what was to be given during the night.
He answered. II think had betterfix
up list; and will bring it. IN to you
very SOON" then went back into
the surgeons room and had some little
conversation with Mrs. Garfield. She
felt of the Presidents hand, laid her
hand on his forehead and said, "He
seetns to be In good condition." and
passed out Of the room. [ Immediately
felt his hands, feet and knees. |
Thought that his Knees Seemed a little
cool, and got flannel cloth, heated it
at the fire and laid it over his limbs
| also heated another cloth and laid it
over his right hand and then sat down
in d chair beside his bed. / was
hardly seated when DR.. Boynton came
in felt the President'sp pulse. Iasked him
how it seemed to him. He replied: at
is not as strong as it was this afternoon
but very good. l said: "He seems to
be doing we'll" eyes" he answered,
and passed out. He was not in the
room more than two minutes. Shortly
after the President awoke. AS he
turned his head on waking [ arose and
took hold of his hand. [ was on the
left-hand side of the bed as he lay. |
remarked: "You have had a nice
comfortable Sleep" He then said
ooh, Swain, this terrible PAIN" plac-
ing his right hand on his breast, about
over the region of his heart. [ asked
him if [ could do anything for him.
He said: "Some water" I went to
the other side Of the room and poured
about an ounce and half of Poland
water into the glass and gave him to
drink He took the glass in his hand,
| raising his head as usual, and drank
the water very naturally. l then hand.
ed the glass to the colored man, Daniel
who camein during the time l was getting
the water. Afterward took napkin
and wiped his forehead, as he usually
perspired on awakening. He Their
said: ooh! Swain, this terrible pain;
press your hand on it" | laid nv
on his chest. He then threw both
hands up to the side and about on g
line with his head and exclaimed, Oh
Swain, can't you stop this ?" and again
ooh SWAIN" [ then saw him look al
me with staring expression. Iasked
him if he was suffering much pain.