Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-09-29

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possible that my son James is dead? d.
not wish to live any longer-I will soon b
with him."
REVELATIONS OF THE AUTOPSY-THE BUL
LET FOUND NEAR THE HEART.
ELBERoN, N. j., September 2l.-The fol
lowing official bulletin was prepared last nigh
by the surgeons who have been in ATTENDANCE
upon the late President By previous ar
rangement the post.mortem examination o
the body of President Garfield was made thl
afternoon in the presence and with the assist
ance Of Drs. Hamilton, Agnew, Bliss, Barnes
Woodward, Reyburn, Andrew H. Smith, O
Elberon, and Acting Assistant Surgeon Lamb
of the Army Medical Museum, Washington
The operation was performed by Dr. Lamb
1t was found that the ball after fracturine
the right eleventh rib, had passed through
the spinal column in front of the spinal canal
fracturing the body of the first lumbar verte
bra, driving number of small fragments Of
bone into the adjacent soft parts and lodging
below the pancreas, about two inches and 8
half to the left of the spine, and behind the
peritoneum, where it became completely en-
cysted. The immediate cause Of death was
secondary hemorrhage from one of the mes
enteric arteries adjoining the track of the
ball, the blood rupturing the peritoneum and
nearly pint escaping into the abdominal
cavity. This hemorrhage is belived to have
been the cause of the severe pain in the lower
part of the chest complained of just before
death. An abscess cavity, six inches by four
in dimensions, was found in the vicinity OF
the gall bladder between the liver and
the transverse colon which were strongly ad-
herent. 1t did not involve the substance OF
the liver, and no communication was found
between it and the wound, although the sup
purating channel extended from the external
wound between the loin muscles and the right
kidney almost to the right groin. This chan
mel, now known to be due to the burrowlng
of pus from the wound, was supposed during
life to have been the track Of the ball. On
examination of the organs of the chest evil
dences of severe bronchitis were found in
both sides, with bronchial pneumonia of the
lower portions Of the right lung, also, though
to much less extent, on the left. The lungs
contain no abcesses and the heart 10 clots.
The liver was enlarged and fatty, but free
from assesses, nor were any found in any
other organ except the left kidney, which
contained near its surface a small abscess
about one-third of an inch in diameter.
In reviewing the history of the case in con-
nection with the autopsy, it is quite evident
that the different suppurating surfaces and
especially the fractured spougy tissue of the
vertebra furnish a sufficient explanation of
the septic condition which existed.
Signed D. w. Bliss, Frank H. Hamilton,
]. K. Barnes, D. Hayes Agnew. j. J. Wood:
ward, Andrew H. Smith, Robt. Reyburn, and
D. S. Lamb.
FoRTY.FIv MINUTES IN FINDING THE BALL.
ELBERoN, N. j., September 2l.-Dr. Bliss
stated at late hour last night that the au-
topsy had been very tedious, and the time oc,
cupied in searching for the ball alone was
nearly three quarters of an hour. In reply
to an inquiry the doctor said that since the
conclusion of the autopsy, Mrs. Garfield
was feeling much relieved, as 1t established
the fact that the patients death was inevita-
bic. He stated further that the point of the
ball was in somewhat blunt or battered con-
liton caused by the force by which it struck
the rib. In other respects its original shape
was not altered.
THE BODY AND THE COFFIN.
New YORK, September 2l.-The Evening
Posts Elberon special says: "The President
is laid out in the suit of clothes which he wore
on Inauguration day. His left hand is laid
across his breast after the manner he had in
life. The body is so greatly shrunken that
artificial means had to be used to give the
clothes the appearance of fitting. In addition
to the natural shrinkage from his illness, the
operation connected with the autopsy has LETT
the body in an even more emaciated state.
A plaster cast WAS taken Of his face yesterday
as we'll as his right hand. The effect OF the
oil used upon the face prior to taking the
cast dis6gures the features somewhat, and
slightly altered the color of the face, so that
the appearance is very much less natural
even than it was just after death. The Pres
ident had massive head, and the large bones
show very prominently. His cheeks are tal-
len in. His beard has been so arranged about
the parotid gland as to conceal that terrible
scar, and such arrangements have been made
about the pillow as still further to cover the
swelling which helped to sap away his life.
The undertaken says that in his opinion it
will be safe to expose the body after it leaves
here as the effects of the fluid used for embalm-
ing are such as to have already hardened the
features.
The coffin is black with silver handles.
Black rods run along the side and upon
the top is a silver plate with the inscription,
James Abram Garfield, born November
18th, 1881. Died, President Of the United
States, September, 10, 1881" The coffin was
lined with white satin across the top, and
crossing each other were two long leaves OF
palm.
Only the face and shoulders were visible
and one needed to know that all remained OF
James A. Garfield lay there to recall the
features, so familiar during life. The face
to those who knew Gen. Garfield only from
portraits could not have been recognized
The cheeks were gone, the brow had lost It's
massive appearance which had characterized
it in life. The involuntary whispered re
mark of all as they gazed upon the loved
form with a shudder was, IL never should
have recognized him." How he must have
suffered. The shrunken form told how mar
vellous it was that he had lived so long.
REMOVING THE BODY FROM LONG BRANCH
LONG BRANCH, September 2l.-Early thi:
morning an additional guard was placed abou
FranckIyn Cottage for the purpose of preserv
ing order while the remains were lying II
state. Hundreds of people were constantly ar
irving. Arrangements having been completed
and notice given that all those desiring Nigh
view the remains of the late Chief Magistrate
line was formed and people passed in sin
II. eIo .Lronrb tho nottape Two sentinel