The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-09-29
by e. B. MURRAY & GO.
OUR DEAD PRESIDENT.
0 Last scenesAsound tho Bedside OF the
Dying President.
LONG BRANCH. Sen. 20.


LONG BRANCH, Sep. 20. 1
| Previous to his death the only words
5ken by the President were that he
severe pain in his heart. 1t is sup.
led by the surgeons that death was oc.
toned by clot of blood forming in
heart. DR.. Bliss was the first one
lifted of the Presidents expression of
N and upon entering the room he at
sSse saw that the end was near. The mem
& q of the family were Immediately
amoned to the bedside. All arrived
perfect quiet prevailed, and Mrs.
field bore the trying ordeal with
lat fortitude, and exhibited unprece.
bted courage. She gave way to no
Eoxysms of grief, and after death be-
he evident she quietly withdrew to
M own room. There she sat, heart.
Nken widow, full of grief, but with too
ach Christian courage to exhibit it to
sc around her. Miss Mollie was nat
lly greatly affected, and bursts of
srs flowed from the child's eyes, not
hstanding d noble effort TO follow the
ample of her mother. The death
ne was one never to be forgotten.
fleet quiet prevailed, end there was
a murmur heard while the President
q siuking. After death had been pro-
unced, the body was properly arranged
DR.. S. A. Boynton.
DR.. Bliss says the moment he entered
sick room he saw that the President
p dying, aad Immediately went for
s. Aenew and Hamilton. The for.
& 4r arrived, but the latter could not be
lnd, and was not present when the
csident passed away. The doctor
tributes the death to neure,gia of the
art, which caused the formation of a
bod clot there by preventing the proper
8culation of the blood. The Presidents
marks, to Colonel Swain, who was with
5m when he awakened from his sleep,
Ere: "Oh, Swain, what pain il (plac-
his hand on his hearty, "cau't you
something for me, oh, Swain ?" At
b time Mrs. Garfield had been out of
= room for about is minutes, and had
sired for the night, and previous to 60
nferred with Mrs. Garfield on the gen.
Al condition of the President, and that
80 expressed the opinion that her hus-
md was not weary, and that he had
5akened feeling comfortable and expe-
encing little or no pain.
sIt was about ten minutes past 10.
clock, said DR.. Bliss, when the
sesidsnt awakened and complained of
s.e severe pain in the heart. The doc
h referred to the fact that the former
BENDING surgeons. on the eRse had been
slled here to attend the autopsy, and
lat DR.. Curtis, Of Washington, had been
s9ected to do the cutting.
CDR. Bliss, in speaking of the Presi-
9nscious after arrived. He did not
slly realize his condition. He had spo.
7Pn to General Swain only moment
efo-e, and later could not believe the
:id was coming. AS soon as I entered
20 room ] saw that it would soon be
Fer, and i exclaimed, My God ,lSwaim,
q is dyingv Send for Mrs. Garfield.
q was never conscious after that and
ID not speak. When I got to the sick
som found the Pres'| ent pulseless.
SIS heart was slightly fiuttering. The
4parent cause of his death was neural
"A of the heart, of which he had had
mptoms before IL the history Of the
7se. 1t was not probably Sembolism.
se suffered acute pain for n moment;
Ger that his death was painless. He
sas awakened by the attack. The au-
Espsy will probably begin about four
clock this afternoon, ard occupy from
a hour and half to two hours. Pend
1sg that, we cannot of course say with
irtainty what was the immediate cause
8 his death.
eJudge Advocate General Swain, who
ss been with President Garfield contin-
pusly since he was shot, and vino was
be only one with the President when he
ommenced sinking last night, made the
blowing statement to n reporter of the
ssociated press to-day: at was my
jght to watch with the President. I
ad been with him good deal OF the
=me from 8 o'clock in the evening. A
Aw minutes before 10 o'clock, left
tnlonel Rockwell, with whom had been
Skiing for some minutes, in the large
Iall, and. proceeded up stairs to the
residents room.
On entering / found Mrs. Garfield sit
ing by his bedside. There was no other
teraons in the room. I said to her, How
4 everything going p She replied, He
4 sleeping nicely I then said =; 4
hink you had better 70 to bed ard rest
asked her what had been prescribed for
jim to take during the night. She re-
|lied she did not know; that she had
iven him milk punch at O'clock. I
ben said: IF you will wait n moment
will go into the doctors room and see
9hat is to be given during the night
she then said: There is beef tea down
|tairs; Daniel knows where to get it,
then went iuto the doctors room. !
pund DR.. Bliss there and asked hiro
That was TO be given during the night.
lie answered: 4 think l had better fix
lp list and will bring it in to you pret-
n soon.' then went back into the sur
seons' room and had some little conver-
alton with Mrs. Garfield She felt Of
ne PreaideDt's hand and laid her hsad
IN his forehead and said, He seems to
Ps IN good condition. and passed out
n the room. I Immediately felt his
lands, feet and knees. l thought that
lis knees seemed little cool and got q
lannel cloth, heated it at the fire aud
aid 1t over his limbs. l also heated an
'ther cloth and laid It over bis right
eand aud then sat down in chair beside
us bed. Twas hardly seated when DIR.
soynton came In aud felt the President's
pulse. | auked him bow it seemed to
I'm. lie replied: TT is not as strong
Z itwas this afternooni but very goud ,
sad: He seems to be doing well.'
es,' he answered, and passed out. He
gas not in the Groom more than two min
ltes; Shortly after this the President
woke. AS r. turned his head on awak-
ming, arose and took hold of his hand.
was on the left hand side Of the bed as
le lay. l remarked: you have had u
nee comfortable sleep" He then