The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-21
4trIk rHE pnEaiDEN7'S DEtTH.
How The N-ws WAS l'irHi H~at1-Nire-
President Arthur S"t:hrd.


ELHtRoS, Sptcm!,m i9.1hr President
died al iO:s' T. NJ From what can br ~.
.prtainrd h,- ir.,A wa, ,ronn sheer rxhans
Secretary Brown. brought th" newa FROM The
cottage = few minutes !stUrc Il o'clock.
The Il, 1T Indication t!,at anything ,riiOus
ha, occurred wss the appearance "l a iits'
scnycr at the Elberou Hotel who oltuine,i =
carriage and drove rapidly OF. IL Ia sup
posed he has gone ia summon tne uiembtiS
OF the Cabinet who left here about half-p.at
9tonisbt. Attorney. .ueuural Macveagl, ta.
notified Vice. President Arthur OF the P.esi.
dents d-lu,r. Particulars viii I've obt;si sin.hls
presently.
The Cabinet nIeeting-The Government
aionopoiizen the wires.
ELnlRoH, y. j.. Ills I. NJ The C.llne.
ha, Just arrived and gone in q body to
Franckiyn cottage. All are herr except
Blaine snd Lincoln. Attorney General
Ma.. eagi, haa trl-g era phei TO the latter two
who are now enruute 10 Long Branch. al the
President death
Great excitement prevails and particulars
cannot b,. obtained The guari around the
cottage has been doubled. and no one is 81
lowed tU approach II. The Govtrnuieni i,ls
taken possession ui the unly telegraph wire
which is romnccted with Elbrroi. II will Ia
night, as we are shut ohf from all cominnni
cation with the cottage and It's inmates.
The Attorney-Geuer,Nn Prescription of the
Deaih- Il. a Scenes.
ELBxRoN, \. j., 1920 +. NJ. Attorney.
General Macfeagh las just come iu The
Elberon H0t. from 'rancklvn Co.tag. And
made the following statement: Il sent III.
dispatch 10 Minister Lowell ~ 10 T. II.
Shortly before that DR.. BliIs hnd seen the
President and tonud his pulre Al lMi beats
per minute, and all the conditions were then
promising Vuief night"
The Doctor asked the President ii l,r was
feeling uncomfortable in any way The
President answered moi at aIl' and shortly
afterwards fell asleep and DR.. Bliss returned
10 his room, across the hall from tina, occu.
pied by the President Cois SwaG AMI
Rockwell remained with the President.
About fifteen minutes alter 10 o'clock the
President awakened and remarked 10 Col.
Swain that hr was suffering great pain. and
placed his hand over his heart. nt :;.;s
was summoned. and when he ru,ert-. :.
! the roam he found the l'reslden. sub.
stantially without pulse und ncton
Of the heart. or tiiin was almost undistin-
guishablc. He said nj once that tho l'resi.
dent was dying, and directed ut once that
Mrs. Garfield be called, also the doctors Tho
President remained in a dying condition
uhti' Ao.S'' "uci NC WIN FEouoNuctu uedI
He died of some trouble nf the heart. sup
posed 70 he neuralgia.
Tho Last Official Bulletin.
ELBEgoS. l.l5 A. M.-11,e following
official bulletin hss just been Issued
EIDEROH. n. j.. l.30 T. M--The Presi-
dcnt died ut 1895 T.. NJ. After the bulletin
| was issued ~ $40 this evening the presi-
dent continued In much the same condition
as during the evening. his pulse varying
| from l02 to l06. with rather Increased force
aud volume.
| After taking nouriahment ne fell into n
| qniet sleep about - minutes before his
death. aud while asleep his pulse rose 10 i2t
| and was somewhat more feeble.
| AT ten minutes after 10 o'clock he invoke
complaining Of severe pain over the regior
of the heart, and almost immediately be
came unconscious.