New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-07
speed at the moment was being endured by the
President without fatipue


great satisfaction the patient seemed actually to
enjoy the experience and to be improving. His
pulse, which reached Is early in the morning. fell
to l 10 and even lower. He did not talk much, and,
in fact, could not. His voice too feeble to make
his words dstinguishable amid the noise of the
running train without too much effort on the part
of the patient. Several times he asked what time it
was and once or twice inquired the names of stop
ping places. Beef tea the sole nutriment given
him during the journey.
Mrs. Garfield and the ladies of her party occupied
the rear General Swain, Colonel Rockwell,
Mr.. Brown and others were in the first When
it was desirable to pass from end of the train
to the other the passage through the Presidents car
was quickly and silently made. Lunch was served
i'll the ladies' There vomiting or fever,
and the entire journey devoid of accident or
incident out of the expected order of events.
AT water station where the train stopped 1T
was proposed to sponge the Presidents body, pro-
ceeding which has heretof re been very grateful to
him, but the patient himself forbade it, expressing
desire to proceed rather than wait during the time
Which the operation would necessarily occupy.
There were crowds in all the cities through which
the train passed Standing silently in he streets
nowhere there the slightest approach to noise
In many places, where great multitudes of working
| men and mechanics seemed to have assembled, hats
| were silently removed and their stood un-
covered the train passed by. pilot engine pre-
| ceded the Presidents train and its passage was
signal to all approaching trains to get out of the
way and remain silent until the convoy had passed.
| Trains upon side-tracks, wherever they were en-
countered, were crowded with people, desirous,
doubtless of getting glimpse of the President. but
not obtrusive dcmonstrative. Some people
| waved flags, but none cheered.
| The tram reached Elbcron "a few minutes past l.
! and the President was safely removed to his new
| quarters
THE PRESIDENT AFTER THE JOURNEY.
| DIR. BOYNTON's HOPEFUL ANTICIrArIoNs - THE
| PATIENTS SEEMING ENJOYMENT OF TUE NDK-
DIR. EDsoN's IMPRESSIONS OF THE REMOVAL
THE PRESIDENT VERY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| GAIN TIRE IMMEDIATE FUTURE
| lBY TELEGRAPH TO rRIBUNEI
| LONG BRANCH, Sept CA TRIBUNE cor
respondent met DR.. Boynton in the Office of the
| Elberon Hotel.
| Doctor, how is it 7" was asked
| Nothing could have been better" was the reply
| 81 really think he is better than when we started.
| He is a very weak man, but hope to
more decided Improvement within few days"
| " How did he endure the fatigue and excitement
| of travelling 7"
| went down little, and he manifested signs of
disturbance in any other respect"
| "Were you annoyed by crowds your
journoyf"
mot in the least. There were crowds every
where, but silent and respectful Trains.
| empty cars, and locomotives filed with
people, all anxious to see; but none If them made
any noise. Nothing could have been done to mako
| the removal more comfortable the whole affair
| more successful The air here is hot now but we
not breathing that malaria which is everywhere
| prevalent in Washington"
| "How is the Presidents appetitef"
lit is good. We have just given him nourish-
ment of porridge. He may show signs of fatigue in
| the afternoon and for day two, hut there is
excellent reason to believe he viii soon begin to
mend"
9Dr. Edison, at Franokyn Cottage this evcning wa,
asked "What do you think the Presidents con-
dtion is after the excitement Of his rcmovall"
"Although from what the last bulletin says some
might think the Presidents condition not SO favor
able, l consider it good could bc expected
under the circumstances, and / think thcrc j. no
cause whatever for alarm. When he arrived here
he was very tired indeed, which was expected bu;
he showed no other unfavorabe symptoms"
| did he seem anxious to start this moning9"
| "Yes, he seemed very anxious Tor the time of de
parturc to arrive for several times III the morning
he would rouse up and ask, Is it not nearly time tC
go p and at last when they in and told hun
that they ready to take him he seemed to fee
relieved"
"Did he look pleased when they came 7"
"No; his countenance seemed to bear a look o
anxiety but he did not appear to be at all afraid
When he safely placed in the wagon h,
frightened up considerably, but gave no further ex
| preston of satisfaction. The last that / saw o
him at the White House he was waving his hand I,
the inmates, just as the wagon drove away"
did he appear inclined to talk any when h
, was at last safely placed in the cart :"
"No, he lay perfectly quiet and only spoke wher
| asked some question"
Odd he appear to be at all fatgued at that time?
"No, he did not appear tired. but looked as thoug
he had nerved himself up for great exertion and wa
anxious about the result"
did he make any remarks about objects aroun,
, hmW
r "No, he made remarks, but seemed much in
3 terested in things passed them. and woult
turn his head from side to side in order to look on
1 of the windows"
"Was the bed so arranged that it did not Jar hin
< at al9"
" j think the arrangement was about rs near pei
fcction as possible, but still there was some ia
4 which the President noticed before the end of Tn
: journey, because when he got here he said: NJ
T back feels as though it had had good pounding
This was the only expression of complaint which h
It made"
Did the different rates of speed seem to have An
l. | different effect ON him Z"
s There seemed to be difference in the swinein
y OF the bed whatever the rate of speed was. Whe
II we were just this side of PorrYville Mr. Ely cam
s in and told the surgeons that they had gone the las
Y seven miles in five minutes. Some one then aslze
s the President if he thought they were going to
Il fast, and he answered. Oh no, let her - "
&C when did he begin to look tired. us you say
= now looks ~
o IS me time before the end of the trip he becon
a but did Ia he Verv