The weekly clarion., 1881-09-22
DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT.
His Last Moments--The Widow anc
Fatherless.

His Last Moments-"Tne WHO" ono
Fatherless.
F.RERoN. N. J., Sept. 19.-The Presi-
danf died mt 1895 P. N. From what can be
ascartained his death was from sheer ex'
banstiop. Mr.. Warren Young, assistant e
private Secretary Brown, brought the news
from, the cottage at ten minutes before II
The first indication that anything serious
mad occurred was the appearance OF mes
senger at the Elberon hotel, who obtained
carriage and drove rapidly off 1t was sup
nosed that he had gone to summon the mem ~
Esrs of the Cabinet who left here about 9:3I
o'clock tonight. =.
The members of the family were immedi
ateIy summoned % the bedside. All arrlV'
ed. and perfect quiet prevailed. Mrs. Gar
field bore the trying ordeal with great iortf
tude and exhibited unprecedented courage
She gave way to no paroxysms OF grlei, ano
after death became evident she quietly with
drew to her own room. There she sat, q
bear.-stricken widow, full of grief, but with
too much courage to exhibit il to thost
aheut her. She was laborng under terri
Bile strain, and despite her efforts tears flow
ed from her ewes and her lips became
drawn by her noble attempt to bear the bur
den with which she had been afflicted
Miss Mollie was was greatly affected, ana
bursts of tears flowed from the child's eyes
notwithstanding her noble effort to folio"
the example of her mother.
The n. Y. Telegram's extra says: AT the
Presidents bedside, holding his poor
emaciated hand in her own, and watching
with anguish unutterable, the fast vanish
ing sands of life, sat his faithful, devoted
wife during the closing hours of the Presi-
dents career. Around him were other
weeping friends and physicians, lamenting
their powerlessness in the presence of the dark
angel Of death Toward the last the mind
of the sufferer wandered. He was once more
back in Mentor. amid the scenes where the
happiest hours of his life were spent. He
sat in the dear old homestead again, with
loved ones around him. 1t was blisstul
dream that robbed death of its terrors, aud
rendered the dying man for moment un-
conscious of the cruel rending of his once
vigorous frame that was constantly going
on. The moan of the restless ocean mingled
with the sobs of loved ones as the lamp OF
life hickered and went out forever. Nearly
every one around the President elGnx to
hope to the last and refused to credit the
approach of death until the shadow deepen
ed and the destroyer's presence coald be no
longer unfelt. Flags hang at hali-mast from
every house on Ocean Avenue, aud the gay
ETY. of this favorite watering-place is follow
ed by deepest gloom. The struggle is over,
aud death Is victor
THE LAST BULLETIN.
ELBERoN, Sept. 20-1:15 A. M.--The fol-
lowing official bulletin has just been issued !:
ELBERoN, n. j., Sept. -, IS8I--ll;30 p
M.-The President died at 1095 O'clock
After the bulletin was issued at $50 this
evening" the President continued in much
the same condition as during the afternoon,
the pulse varying from l02 to l06, with
rather increased force and volume After
taking nourishment he fell into a gentle
sleep. About thirty-fve minutes before his
death, and while asleep, his pulse rose to
100, and was somewhat more feeble. At
1910 O'Clock he awoke, complaing of severe
pain over the region of the heart, and almost
Immediately became unconscious; and
ceased to breathe at 1875.
ORIGIN OF TIRE LUNG TROUBLE.
DR.. bliss has made statement, as to the
origin and progress of the Presidents lung
trouble. He said sThe lung trouble
began with hypostatic congestion, caused in
part by his being in recumDeBt position
and because the side was injured by the
wound. Their attention was directed to the
lung Wee@s ago. They carefully examined
it frequently, both by oscultation and per-
cussion, and found an area and extent of
guinness. Inns was previous to spppaation
OF the .parotld gland. The pafotid swelling
caused an Inflammation which extended
from the gland to the mucus membrane of
n nd q.
ded the bronchial passages, and was attract
ed to the right lung rather than to the left
because the injury was on that side. There
was slight congestion there. These two
met on the right lung, which in the course
OF time was sufficient to develop in the right
lung an inclination toau abscess. This was |
not developed until within three or four
days"
ARTHUR NOTIFIED BY THE CABINET.
Lone BRANCH, September 20, 1925
NJ Attorney-General McVeagh has ;ust !
sent the following to Viee-Pres;deat Arthur: T
1t becomes our painful duty to inform
you OF the death Of President Garfield, and /
. ADVISE you to take the oath OF Office as
resident of the United States without
ielay. II it ooncprs with your Judgment,
We will be very glad if you will come here
IN the earliest train tomorrow.
WILLIAM WINDOW,
Secretary of the Treasury.
W. H. HUNT,
Secretary of the Navy.
THOMAS l.. JAMES,
Postmastos.tAeneral
WAYNE MAcVEAGH,
Attorney General.
,. j. kIRKWooD,
Secretary Of the Interior