Morris tribune., 1881-07-07
busy, employing three operators. Among the


kilograms received was one from Con- Grant
expressing sympathy and asking for further
particulars. Nothing was heard from Gen
Arthur, and although Secretary Blaine tele-
| graphed him four times, no reply was re-
ceived. Much bitter comment upon this action
was indulged in. Finally Gen. James sent to
New York the following Dispatch
washington, July z.-The secretary of state has
telegraphed Vice President Arthur four times to-
day. The gravity of the situation requires that we
should communicate with him at once. Can you
tell us where a telegram will reach him?
[Signed] "T l.. JAMES, Postmaster General"
The following message was shortly after re-
ceived:
To T. L. James: I have learned nothing officially
regarding the presidents condition. have relied
upon newspaper accounts. I hope to receive m ore
favorable tidings. Please answer at once Please
present my deepest sympathy to Mrs. Garfield.
THE FIRST TO sooTHE
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Mrs Sarah N. White,
the lady in charge Of the waiting room at the
Baltimore & Ohio depot, was the person who
first saw and reached the president after he
was shot. In reply to questions asked her, she
said:
The man came in from this door (ponting to the
door east from the waiting room just as the pres
ident entered the middle door from
street. when he approached within five feet of
the president he fred. He aimed. thought at
the horses were
PUT AT GALLoP,
and the cayalcade dashed up toward the White
House at full speed. Preceding the ambulance
few minutes we're several physicians in their
carriages. The avenue was crowded with
people, who stood upon the sidewalks watch
ing with fearful eyes the mournful procession
as it bore the almost lifeless body of the
president to the White House. The east gates,
south of the treasury building, were thrown
open. The ambulance passed within,
and the gates were closed against
the crowd Officers were immediately placed
at the entrances to the grounds, and the public
were excluded. As the ambulance was driven
up to the south entrance to the executive man
sion the president was lifted out He looked
up and saw Private Secretaries Brown
and Crook looking down from one
of the windows. He smiled and
saluted them with his uninjured arm.
Arriving at the stairway, directly back of the
blue room, the ambulance was brought to
stop, the president carefully removed and
placed upon stretcher, and brought up the
stairway through the blue and red rooms to
his private apartments on the second floor, and
on the south side of the mansion While be-
ing carried through the blue room, the presi-
dent made an effort with his left hand to salute
those who stood about the room, and whom he
apparently recognized Among those present
were Secretary and Mrs. Blaine, Mrs. Window,
Admiral Porter, Mrs. Blaine, Mrs. Attorney
General McVeagh and Mrs. Secretary Hunt and
others. The president looked very badly de-
spite IN evident effort to pacify the excited and
weeping friends who had hastily assembled in
this historic room to await his arrival. The
white covering of the stretcher was crimson
with the blood which had oozed from his
wounds While the body was passing through
the room to the apartments above
MRS. WINDOW WAS OVERCOME
with emotion, and had to be conveyed to q
sofa. Mrs. Blaine was also much af-
fected, and was taken from the room.
The others present engaged in sup
pressed conversation upon the horrible
crime, and at short intervals would indvidu-
ally visit tu apartments above to ascertain the
presidents condition Postmaster General
James and Attorney General MacVeagh joined
the assembly and participated in the converse
ton, the former detailing the incidents as they
occurred at the scene Of the shooting. Pres
House brought in the coat and vest of the pres
ident, which had been removed at tho depot
The coat had cut about two and q half
inches Immediately below the elbow of
the right arm, which presumptuously
had been made by the ball first fred.
The back part Of the vest near the buckle
showed hole an eighth of an inch in diameter
and was so shaped as to lead to the conclusion
that in firing this probably fatal shot the
assassin held the revolver in an inclined posi-
ton as though reaching over some obstruction
in order to make sure of his victim. Tho front
portion of the vest was covered with vomit.
THE SCENE AT THE WHITE HOUSE
has been beyond description. The ponderous
iron gates of the capitol grounds were closed
and three members Of the capitol police placed
on guard at each, with orders to admit no one
but members of the cabinet and relatives of the
family. Scores of congressman and senator's
were either turned away or compelled to cool
their heels at the gate until their cards could
be carried to the house and an order for their
admittance sent back. Newspaper correspon-
dents were furnished with passes and every
facility given for obtaining full and complete
accounts of the affair. The streets outside
the White House grounds we're packed
with mute crowd, many Of whom were cling
ing to the iron paling, staring at the White
House, with faces full of sympathy. and low