Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-04

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=. .he entrance OF the stairway. Here he al
miDistered aromatic spirits OF ammonia ana
T Thsn p Which had the effect OF reviying him.
Inc PRESIDENT on opening his eyes said .'Doo-
apr, l wlsn you would remain with me" In
Dr. Townshend (who was one OF those tha,
received the above notice. states thai fhe ,nr
s,cians or This city are considerably exercised
spout TIE action or DIT. Bliss In the matter but
least said. soonest mended." de ssid thai ,S Ss
PRESIDENT had DO other treatment than thai az
mlnls.ered ey him from the time he reached
DIS slde up 10 the time he received the hyner
demic injection OF morphine after he reanSas
the mansiop; that so far as he is Concerned he
cares very little about the way he has been
the life OF the President FULLY realiziny the
great responsibility, and would do the sauna
s "a ne mas already done were he 70 have it 10
DR.. ruRyIs
arrived, and soon afterwards DR.. Bliss fol-
lowed later by Drs. Barnes and Woodward.
On being restored TO consciousness. ana A
casual examination as to the location or his
wounds. some one OF the physicians spoke or
removing him TO the White House. and the
police ambulance was sent for. but before N
a Map,e II was suggested by others that it
JAMES Hotel parlor. MT. Woodbury. was
standing by at the time. and replied. sBy an
WA g.. VIII 20 at once and prepare room"
some say the crowd and excitement was 40
great In that neighborhood. it was deeneS
psst 10 remove MIN AZ once TO the Mansion
DIS. Townshend and Bliss
RODE IN THE AMBULANCE
with him and Col F. A. Rockwell rode on the
seat with the driver. The progress through
tne CROWD was slow until they passed 7th street
when the horses were put into a brisk drive ma
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, and instead OF turning
up 18th street Col. Rockwell directed them "a %
ss raot me gateway leading past the south
speed here was 1udiciously checked as this part
OF the way was paved with stone the iolting
making II quite painful for the President The
gate separating the roadway from the grove
southeast OF the mansion house. was onenei
oy direction of Col. Rockwell and the ambu-
lance proceeded up the gravel roadway TO the
through the south entrance door of the man
sion. 1t Is the opinion OF those best able In
Judge, that the removal from the railroad sta
, u0n 10 1he wnte House was no injury TO the
The Public Feeling.
UNIVERSAL MANIFESTATIONS OF ANXIETY AND
GRIEF.
AS each successive bulletin from the White
House yesterday announced the continued i'm
provement OF the President there was general
feeling OF relief experienced. The anxiety ana
dread which had oppressed everybody gave
way before the continued good news, and feel
Ing OF actual hope inspired the people. The
change was visible everywhere. Everybody
spoke hopefully. 1t is rather remarkable that
great many persons, scores and, perhaps.
hundreds OF them, adhere to the same mistaken
faith In the Presidents final recovery that Mrs.
Garfield has expressed. "He'u get well. L
know he will; l just feel that he will" is a
declaration OF belief frequently uttered. Per-
sens who feel thus DO not undertake to account
for their feeling upon any rational basis.
They proclaim 1t as simply a faith that is
strong within them; faith that the GOD who
rules over nations Will spare TO this country a
President in whom such universal Coincidence
is felt. and who is SO universally admired, re-
spected and revered by the people over whom
he has been called to rule
THE PRESIDENTS HEROIC CONDUCT
since he was shot has Increased the national
respect for and confidence in him. He has
shown that under all circumstances and condl-
lions he Is the same. With death staring .a.fil-
IN the face. he is Just exactly what he was
when In the full vigor OF splendid manhood. ON
every hand, In every way and by all sections {
the country, proofs OF the deer hold the Presi-
dent has upon the popular heart are abundant,
Hundreds OF persons from north, south, east
ana west have come to Washington since SAT-
urday In order that they may De near enough
to hear the hrst news. Every train brings new
arrivals. Crowds continually hang around the
White House grounds, ana every person who
comes out is eagerly asked for the latest Jews,
All through the night hundreds maintain their
position at the eastern gate OF the White House
front, through which visitors enter and depart.
These crowds ere entirely orderly. They talk
IN low tones and keep back upon the lines
marked hy the guard They ask the visitor
as he comes out for the --latest from the Presi-
a Pu1
the best citizens Of the land are TO be seen In
the groups
AT TIE WHITE HOUSE GATE,
standing there by the hour, waiting for the
latest Information OF the Presidents condition.
There is no disposition among the people TO
indulge In pleasures OF any kind. Anxiety Is
In every household. The excursion trains left
the city to-day with but very few pleasure
seekers On board. In all the cities OF the
south public meetings have been held and reso-
buttons expressing the greatest admiration for
the President, and hope OF his recovery have been
adopted. The feeling In that section u.s. as one
leading paper expresses 1t, that the assassin
struck at the nations heart when he shot down
the nations President No ruler has ever more
completely won the affections OF his people than
President Garfield.
Opinions Of q e New York Press.
THE TRIBUNE ON THE INVESTIGATION.
The preliminary investigation OF the affair
must be conducted with the greatest secrecy,
lest the ends Of Justice should be thwarted ny
| an untimely exposure OF threads of circu J.
stantial evidence leading to other pDccrsons. II
any such threads have been found. We u,asi
oe content with the knowledge that the WORT
Oh INVESTIGATION Is In skillful and iud,c,ou,
nahos. Attorney General MacVes1h viii nrono
the dastardly crlr.s to the bottom. Thus far
there is nothing of public knowledge to war,
rant the suspicion that the assassin had abet-
tors or cohfldants. and we may reasonably hope
that when the whole truth is known II viii
chow that the responsibility for the Infamous
and cruel deeds rest with him alone,
NOT VICTIM OF A POLITICAL ACT
The Herald says: "When the nation is
tranquil and politics quiet James A. GARFIELD
man without personal enemy and q Presi-
ceLt without an ill-w1sher, falls by the
baLd OF mailman. But, except so
lar as the deed OF q monomanfac acting
alone Is political matter, the Precedent was no
more the victim OF a political act on Saturday
than he would have been had he suffered q sun
stroke or had met With serious accident on the
train which was waiting to carry him IN search
of needed rest and recreation; while it would
have been Just as rational or Irrational for
Guiteau to have shot down the president OF q
five thousand dollars to buy Chicago daily"