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Wearied by the cares 81 official lif,
and the hArTassAeDt cf the s;Tugys,
over the New York appointments
President Garfield hsd foI week. bees
locking forward % . TIP thtcugi
N-s England ia which he ~as oao.
more Ia revisit the scenc ol hss sch.-,l
attic studies aud ,Ake . needed r~.
amid tie Berkshire halls, in one y
tie most beautiful valleys of Nz.eA
c..u.etts. At y O'Clock on the morn
ing Of Saturday July ii, accompanied
ty Secretary Blaine. he entered q
carriage al tie white house and droy.
towards the baltimore 4 Potoma.
depot, where he was ~ take the %
train 10 Long Branch. During Tia,
drive the president convened an
happy tone over his release from
official cares and spoke in a hopelu
manner over the prospects ola recon
citation between tgo wings OF Tia,
republican party. The carriage droy,
up to the door Of the depot a. twenty
minutes past > and the president snG
Secretary Blaine alighted. Entenn.
the depot 10y the main entrance anG
walking side by side, passed into til,
ladies reception nj aud walkeo
toward the door leading out To tn.
platform, wherea special train stooo
IN waiting. As the president entered
the IL street door "A man .! small staiu,
walked toward him, and raising hi:
arm, fired "A shot at him from a re.
yolver of the English bull dog pattern
General Garfield, not noticing TIA,
shot, walked ON toward the door
when a second report vas heard and
the president lay PROSTATE on th.
iioor with an ugly wound in his back
from which the blood flowed p~rofuse,
~. The sound Of two pistol Shots IL
rapid succession attracted the atten,
ton of the bystanders, who at frs,
failed To bake III the horrors of the
situation. The assassin. Charles
Guiteau, n disappointed ofiice-sseker,
was instantly pinloned by strong arms
and hurried To Jail. Il have killed
Garfield" he shouted: Arthur will be
president. / am a ~stalwart." Around
the bleeding form of President Gar,
field were gathered mos, of the mem.
bers of his cabinet. A mattress WAS
brought, the president Was placed
upon 1t and tenderly carried 10 a
private room in the depot building.
Aldlspatch was instantly sem for sur
gcons. The president Was faint and
weak from loss Of blood. Take me
home" he murmured TO his son,
Il am content 10 live or die, Gods
will be done" An ambulance was
quickly summoned, and escorted by
a guard of mounted soldiers, the
sufferer was driven to the white
house. From the time he was placed
upon his bed, the condition of the
president vas considered critical. AT
J O'Clock a consultation of physicians
was held and n bulletin was issued
pronouncing his case hopeless.
Meanwhile kilograms had been sent
to Mrs. Garfield, who was GONZALES
ing from her sickness at Long Branch;
urging her to come ut once to Wash
Before the President was
removed from the depot, he directed
the following dispatch to be sent to
his wife:
The president wishes me TO say To
you from him that he has been Sc
riously hurt. How seriously he can
not yet say. He is himself, and
hopes You will come to him soon
He sends his love To you.
A. +. ROCKWELL"
Mrs. Garfield left Long branch at
1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon i'm Il
special train, and arrived in Washing
ton At : O'Clock IN the evening. The
meeting between the husband and
wife was inexpressibly touching, bu,
her presence seemed at once To soothc
the sufferer. His pulse diminished
and at y o'clock he was sleeping
quietly. Later in the evening he
rasied and asked DIR. Bliss to tell him
the truth regarding his condition.
IL consider your casc very critical
said the doctor, ''and that you have
probably one chance in a hundred oI
recovery. We'll" replied the prcsi-
dent c%heerfully, Eve will take that
chance" Shortly afterwards he drep-
ped quietly to sleep.
II EFFECT on THE COUNTY.
The news that President Garfield
had been assassinated was immedi-
ately flashed across the wires to every
town and city of the country. In New
York, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati
and other large cities public senti-
ment was aroused as by a mighty
whilwind feeling. Crowds gathered
around the newspaper offices, block
ing the streets and watching eagerly
for the latest bulletins. Horror and
sorrow were expressed on every face.
Strong men wept like children. AT
first there was a tendency to connect
the assassination with political fact
ionism. Cooler moments banished
the idea and attributed the crime to
the act of a mailman. As the day
wore On the excitement was increased.
Business was largely suspended and
the eagerncss TO get the latest news OF
the presidents condition was earnest
and pathetic. Notwithstanding the
broiling sun, thousands stood patient
ly in the street watching for the news
as it came in. The extra issued by
the papers were eagerly purchased as
fast as printed, and the great Journals
found themselves unable to supply
the demand. The universal senti-
ment was one of amazement and sor-
row. The large place which the
president had obtained in the great
heart of the country was evidenced
by the universal grief. Political dfr
erences, factional disputes, all were
buried, and words OF tender solicitude
for the wounded president were on
every ones hips. In the south the
feeling of sorrow was as genuine As
the north. Every portion Of the
country were united by a common
sentiment which abolished sectional
lines. In England, in Germany, in
France. in Russia, and Spain the
news created unmingled surprise and
astonishment. England's queen was
the first to cable her coincidence and
anxiety for later news. From every
country Of the civilized world came
of tender solicitude indica-
tive of respect for our country and its
chief executive. The shock given TO
the people of the United States seemed
to have communicated itself around
tho plOhp and IFS influence uas felt