Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-21

tain number of men who have no apparent
 reason for their presence at Elberon are here
 THE PRESIDENT AT FRANCKLYN COTTAGE.
 Governor Ludlow and staff after leaving
 their special train on the switch two hundred
 yards from Francklyn cottage walked to the
 cottage of Attorney General MacVeagh, where
 they were with many other prominent per
 sons presented to President Arthur. They
 offered the courtesies of the State to the
 funeral tomorrow, and it was decided to &C.,
 cept them to limited extent, as the pros
 poets of great throng at the starting of the
 train might make local assistance and lnf1u-
 ence valuable. The President showed keen
 ly and unmistakably his feelings on the sub
 ject of the death of his predecessor. His eyes moistened quickly and his usually firm
 voice showed tremor. The band on his hat
 told something possibly of what he felt for
 Mrs. Garfield, for, it is only few months
 since the death of his wife. His mourning
 attire gave rise to frequent comment when the President and Attorney General Mac Veagh started for Francklyn cottage to view
 the remains of the dead President and per
 sonally express sympathy to Mrs. Garfield.
 The President met the first salute from one
 of the guards on duty and took off hrs hat
 instead of giving the military salute. His
 tall form quite overshadowed that of MT.
 MacVeagh. He was dressed neatly and
 plainly in black. His face was paler than
 usual, and there was noticeable absence
 cept for momentary intervals of the old and familiar flush. His side whiskers once worn
 heavy and bushy of mingled black
 and white were trimmed quite close to his cheeks and were wonderfully white for one
 of his years. He is one year older than Gen
 eral Garfield. The crowd about the hotels
 had lessened aud only small group occupied
 the porch. Neither the President his companion noticed that they had missed
 General Grant and passed on into the cottage
 before the General caught up with them. It
 was noticed that while General Arthur's bear ing was straight and military and he received the salute from the soldiers due to his sta tion the great soldier who followed him stopped greatly and the statuesque sentries paid no heed to him. General Grants stolid face was solemn and sad What occurred
 when the ex-President and the President looked upon their dead friend, and when they met and tried to sympathize with Mrs. Garfield, is not known. At an angle of recently worn paths across the grass one from Francklyn cottage to Elberon and the other to Mir. MacVeagh's, the men paused an instant and shook hands, but did not speak. General Grant hurried toward Elberon, his head bent so that the wide brim of his hat sheltered his eyes. President Ar thur without apparent thought drew out his handkerchief and wiped his eyes as he passed on in the other direction. After General Grant had reached Elberon he changed his mind and hurried back at an angle towards the President and his companion. General Arthur had stopped to speak to George Bliss, Hugh Hastings and John Russell Young, who had interrupted him at the plank walk in the rear of the hotel, and General Grant seeing Secretary Blaine at the cottage next below but quite close to that occupied by MT. Mac Veagh. advanced to meet him. The two men, who have fought each other to the de- feat of both through national conventions shook hands heartily. They walked together to the Presidents cottage. The scene was watched with interest, and even minor details will cling long in the memories of those who witnessed it. The stay ill the cottage was short, and a few min utes before four o'clock the crowd which had been growing as the interest spread ran to the hotel in time to see the open barouche pass with General Grant and Presiden4 Arthur on the back seat and Col onel Fred Grant and President Arthnr's son | facing him. Ass President Arthur drove away it was rumored that he had started for | Washington, but it was found that he had in ! stead been invited to accompany the funeral cortege to the Capitol and had returned to l New York to make final arrangements for permanent removal to Washington. An in- | vitation was extended to General and Mrs. Grant-to accompany the train to Washington l and to ex-President and Mrs. Hayes to ac- company it from Washington to Cleveland. | Chief Justice Waite, a life long and close | personal friend of President Garfield, will l also reach Washington from the West in time ! to join the party. These five constitute the | additions proposed.