West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-04

An Appropriation tO he for
Expenses Attending General Car
fields Illness.

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An Appropriation To he Asked for
Expenses Attending Car
fields Illness.
"A Washington special says: II is expect
cd that a special committee will he sp-
pointed by tie House, soon after it's or
ganization, TO prepare an item 10 be in
serted in one of the appropriation bills to
pay the expenses Of TIE ex-Prcsident's
long and fatal Illness. Mrs. Garfield is
the administrative of her husbands estate.
and in a few days She will probably nc
iify persons having claims against the cs-
tate to present them. Various estimates
as TO the cost of the Presidents illness
have been made, but those in a position
10 judge Of the probable expenses incur
red place the sum at 500, 600. 1t will
not vary greatly from that amount. al
though much depends upon the bills of
The physicians. DIR. Bliss, 1t is said,
thinks that his services are worth S25. 900.
What The charges Of Drs. Agnew, Hamil-
ton, Reyburn, BoynIon will be is not
known. Surgeons Barnes and Woodward.
being in the service of the Government.
will not present bills, but their friends
anticipate Congress will grant them some.
Thing as substantial as a vote Of thanks
for their labors. DIR. Beynton, his friends
think, will not present a bill to Mrs. Gar
held, because the ex President was his
relative and friend, but II Congress is 10
assume the expenses of the illness he
should be amply recompensed. A warm
friend of the Garfelds relates a story of
The estimation in which Boynton was
held by the dead President. He says:
Mrs. Garfield, MS you are aware, IS q
believer in homeopathy, and when she was
taken i'll DR.. Boynton, who is a homn.
pathist, came 10 her bedside. DIR. Boyn-
ton accompanied Mrs. Gal field to Elbcrou
when she had sufficiently ~ecovered from
htr illness TO be removed. Tie was as at.
tentiVe during the period of her convsles-
cence as when she was believed 10 be dy-
Ing. a few days before he was shot tbt
president visited Elberen. Taking DR.
BoYnton aside, the President said: .Silas
you have rendered me a service which
can never repay. 1 am not going to ask
you Tor the amount of your bill, but I an
gong TO have my own way In this matter
and insist that you accept this check II
Was filled cut for a sum not 10 be coun,ef
10y hundreds.
"'You have had your own wav. .Jsmes
replied DR.. Boynton; now | Will hsy,
mine. shall not accept a cent of this
money. l am only too happy to have
been OF service to you and yours.'"
The President told thiEs story TO nv in
1Srmant while riding together TO the Sol
ulers Home near this city, His eldest ZOE
henry sat on the front seat of the carriage
turning TO him the President said,
Harry, l want you TO remember You,
uncle Silas as long as you live"
DR.. BoYnton," continued the gentle.
man who narrated the above. els . moo,
man. he has had a good practice il
Cleveland for many years, but he is very
liberal, a good liver, and has not savel
much from his income. His services :,
the late President during his last Hines,
were inspired by devotion. He was r.
gaToed by the other physicians as a nurse
not being of the ~alloPathic school. but
up0n him the President relied as a cbild
opon It's mother. 1t was 'Silas, do this,
and 'SilaP, do that Boynton was lii,
man that the President knew was hi,
Iflend and %reiative, and if Bliss service,
are worth $4,000, or S1O,O 600, or So 600
Doyhton's services are worth Jus, q,
much"