Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-09-23

long prOGTdCG0u 1lluGSS duu Gu0 lOTGlGuue
with which he bore it. made friend for
him in the heart Of every American citi-
zen. His successor, President Arthur.
will have the good will of all who wish
their country well. The body of the
President has been taken to Washington
where the obssquies will be held to-day.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD DEAD.
The following, to the New Y ork papers,
gives the full account of the death of Pres
ident Garfield:
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 1e.-The Presi-
dent died at 1926 tonight. At the even
ing bulletin his condition was thought a
triAe more comfortable. There was a
feeling of congratulation on all sides thai
he escaped another rigor, which had been
anxiously feared since the chill of the
morning. DR.. Boynton during the early
evening talked even little hopefully, AND
the people about the hotels prepared to re-
tire at the usual hour, having almost no
fear of any serious change before morn
ing. At 10 O'Clock, Secretary Brown q
cottage was dark and deserted. A few of
the more vigilant newspaper men sat talk
ing on the Elberon piazza. DR.. BOyntOn
was among them. At 1920 a colored mes
senger called DR.. Boynton out in the dark
and whispered to him excitedly. The Doc
tor turned back to the group of reporters
1.-THE President is sinking rapidly!' be
said, and disappeared in the gloom across
the lawn toward the Presidents cottage.
In minute the scene had changed. There
was hurrying about the house, and the
word was quickly sent tue length OF Long
Branch that the President was greatly
worse. At 1O9 Capt. ingalls, came across
from the cottage slowly as if nothing was
wrong, and when questioned, answered
very quietly: II was just sent for by the
officer of the guard to-send one of my men
to the Camp Surgeon for mustard for an
application to the President s body"
The reporters went out on the lawn as
far as the guard lines to wait for tldings.
The report that mustard had been sent for
pointed to the occurrence of another rig
or. A voice was heard saying: sit is all
over: the President is dead" It was War
rem Young, one of the Secretaries, who
spoke.
In an instant the little telegraph Office
in the Elberon Hotel was surrounded, and
there was shower of bulletins thrown
upon the two paralyzed operators. No
more than the simple announcement of
death could be sent off, as the GovernAneni
at once took the exclusive use of the tele-
graph Office at Elberon. No personal de
spatches were sent. Warren Young sent
the first official announcement off to Wash
ington and to Mentor.
The President had been dead half an
hour when, at lilo, Window, Hunt, and
James arrived from the West End. They
went into the hotel Office. and were met
bv MacVeagh. who led them away to the
cottage.
Mr.. MacVeagh made the following
statement: II sent my despatch to Mr.
Lowell at 10 P. M. Shortly before that
DR.. Bliss had seen the President and found
his pulse at 100 beats per minute. and all
the conditions were then promising a qui
ct night. The Doctor asked the President
if he was feeling uncomfortable IN any
way. The President answered mot al
ALL and shortly afterward fell asleep. and
DR.. Bliss returned to his room across the
hall from that occupied by the President
Gen. Swain and Col. Rockwell remained
with the President. About 1918 the Pres
ident awakened and remarked to General
Swain that he was suffering great pain
and placed his hand over his heart Dr.
Bliss was summoned. and when he enter
ed the room he found the President sub
stantially without pulse, and the action
of the heart was almost indlstinguishable.
He said at once that the President was dy-
ing. and directed that Mrs. Garfield be
called, also the doctors. The President
remained in dying condition until 1925,
when he was pronounced dead. He dled
of some trouble of the heart, supposed to
be neuralgia, but that, of course, is un-
certain. [ notified Gen. Arthur, and sent
despatch to Messrs. Blaine and Lincoln,
who are en- route from Boston to New
York;
At 1855 the members of the Cabinet are
inside the Francklyn cottage, engaged in
consultation. A great crowd waits out
side for further particular, and the excite
ment is intense.
The Presidents words when he felt the
death pang attack him were: 81 am suf-
fering great pain. fear the end Is near
THE PRESIDENTS LAST DAY.
Lonq Branch, Sept. 19.-The day opened
gloomily at Elberton. The night had been
one of comparative comfort, and at day
break the physicians thought that the
President was little better He seemed
to have some appetite and no indications
of an approaching chill were noted. The
insidious nature of these attacks was again
made manifest soon after O'Clock. The
President had been very quiet and SEEM
ingly comfortable. Suddenly he com
planned of chilliness. His body was wrapped
in warm fiannels, and he was spopged with
hot alcohol, but the rigor could not be
averted. He shivered, and every muscle
in his body was rigid. The pulse went up
to 14O and even higher, but it was SO
thready and feeble that it was impossible
to count the beats after they had passed
that figure. There was great danger that
he would sink into cOmatOSe state after
sbo riror had raccpd and aVprV 1Ynrtjop
was made to induce reaction. Hot fan
nels were applied to the feet, and a poul-
tice of raw onions cut fine and stepped in
alcohol was placed upon his stomach. In
addition, cooling lotions were applied to
the head and the arms and limbs were
rubbed vigorously. The result was that a
reaction was established much sooner than
the physicians expected. After fifteen
minutes had elapsed DR.. Bliss noticed in
creasing warmth in the feet, and at the
same time the rigidity Of the muscles was
observed to be relaxing. 1t was evident
that the rigor was passing away In about
half the time which the first one had las
ted. That one in spite of the most vigor-
Gus treatment bad only yielded after half
an hour.
The vitality of the President once more
astOnished the physicians. DR.. Agnew
said, when he came from the sick cham
Der, 1.-The vitality of the President is some
thing more remarkable than l have ever
met with in all my practice" This was
said to Mrs. Garfield and Private Secreta-
ry Brown. The Doctor added that if it
was not for this wonderful evidence of
constitutional strength he should feel as
though it were folly to cherish any hope.
After the rigor had passed the President
fell asleep, and although his pulse was still
beating about 120 yet his temperature had