Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-09-23

s$In0 DeO. "A moment OF TWO alter LII. E
sBoynton noticed that she was swayIng il
ssthe chair. He stepped up to her. but be-E
fore he could reach her she had fallen overE
Gin dead faint. In falling, her face struckE
sagainst the bed post, and when they ralsedE
ssher from the floor she was not only uncon-E
Ssclous, but also bleeding from the contu-s
Asion she had received. They carried herE
Eaout where she could Get the fresh treezeB
ssfrom the ocean, and after reStOratlveS WereH
applied she speedily recovered The rooms
sawas close. the windows were closed, andE
u Miss Mollie has not been very well, andb
zall these causes, combined with anxiety /
s4induced the fainting cit. The President /
Esthey thought, had not noticed what haaS
@shappened to his petted child, for he seemedE
Ito have sunk into the sturor which hass
characterized his condition much of they
time. But when DR.. Boynton came backE
ssSsinto the room he was astonlshed to hears
ssthe President say: Poor little Mollie II
sSShe fell over like log. What was theE
ImatterG' They assured the Presdents
that the fainting fl was caused by thee
sAcloseness of the room, and that she wass
EIquite restored. He again sank into stu-h
sspor, or sleep, which lasted until the noonE
denomination. This stupor was not healthyE
saasleep. The President frequently muGteredE
}}Nsand rolled and tossed bis head upon thes
SspilIow. I
% Dr. Agnew came from the cottage ats
Faabout II o. clock, and when he reached thes
saveranda of the ElberOn he found gentle-s
szman with a personal note from Gen Z
sGrant.' The eX-President had been to Ell +
heron earlier in the morning at the times
sNof the figor and had been unable to seeE
Aany of the physicians. AS he came backE
sESacross the lawn your correspondent metz
him and asked him if he had heard auyE
news. He said that he had just seen Mrs
AGartield for a moment, she having comes
Mdown from the sick chamber to speak tot
s3him, and chat she had said that Gen. Carl
sssfield had been seized with another rigOr. /
land that she was very much afraid tbats
sssthe benefit which they had observed fors
1.-THE first two or three days after his arrivalS
twas not permanent. Gen. Grant added
@Ithat the indications at the cottage werel
such as to give very slight hopes, and that
s#he should not go away. even to New Y Ork5
sauntil he had heard more favorable news.
81 After the noon examination there wasr
Every little change in the Presidents con-S
Edition, except that it was noticed that
there was mental confusion. At the sameE
Slime the President was doing so we'll CONS
ssaparatively tn It the physicians ENTERTAINERS
ia slight hops that the evening. ..and possi-S
sSbly he night, would pass without any rel
occurrence of rigors.
IA No better picture of peace could haveF
ssabeen imagined than that which was Scent
ssfrom tie Presidents cottage during the;
s#hours Of the terrible morning. The wind
ssssof the last few days had died away. The
b waves were rolling against the bluffs more
81 gently. The hori iZon was dotted with the
ssssaiIs of vessels starting out to sea after the
ssstorm The air, which was hoped would
ssIdrive away the fatal poison from the Pres.
ssident's blood moved in agentle breeze,
ssabout the Francklyn Cottage. But neither
smedicine nor sea air had the power to
s2zgive new strength to the suffering Presi-''
ssdent.
81 Mrs. Garfield sat for part of the day.
Bat the window. Her face was pale and
sKpinched but it was full Of Strength and
sAresignation She had been told of the.
kdIdoctor S fears, and she was prepared for
ssthe worst. A member Of the household
|Ssduring these anxious morning hours sat
Sin front of the cottage. He was rebellious
Eat the fate that seemed impending. AS
::sSShe looked gloomiy before the sea he said:
ES All life giving conditions seem to be here.
air bright skies kind fliends-yeti
R3they seem to be of no avail. All that med
SScine can do has been done. There is not;
81 rational hope. He has a faithful homes
sScircle, faithful attendants, and a faithful
Country. One moment we feel disposed to-
Trend Guiteau, at another we remember
THAT that miserable life could not help the
sapoor President"
81 ''Has be been TOLD his own condition ?''
twas asked.
% HE does not need to be told. He knows
s%t well. aid las for weeks. but he says lit
Estle about it. He knew it when he took
|s he hard glass this morning.''
"a One Of the most touching incidents OF.
IA he sick room to-day is the fact that once
sNto-day, whei. the President was awaken
eslng from q semi-sleep, he murmured j
The people the people my trust ~
81 DR.. Bliss immediately after the EVENING"
bulletin Is 2. NJ, came from the Presi-i
sxdent's outage with brighter face thanI
N.tln gives the worst side of it. There are;
Emo more bad symp oms to mention. Wei
think the lung trouble is a little BETTER
1--WE can now hear the respiration murmur.
IS He has coughed more easily. His food isl
ss#contlnued by the mouth AID by enemata /
Ills mind is clear. and he has by no means!
ESmade up his mind that he is going to die.|
1.-THE time for the chill has passed, and it'll
kshas not appeared. On the contrary, his)
is normal and his pulse great
Sly reduced, while his respiration is at Is. I
81 The tone of DR.. Bliss's voice was highlyE
81 Encouraging, but it was soon learned that
Ehe had no great hope. The Attorney-Gen-l
6Seral went to the Doctors cottage. whereI
The talked with Drs Bliss, Agnew and|
d Hamilton. Upon leaving the cottage af-
sMster this conference the Acknowledgement
@said: There is no new hope. 1t would bel
Ewrong to create the impression that therel
Eais. It is true that there has been but one|
chill to-day, but there is nothing in his|
esscondition to indicate any improvement
ESThere can be no new hope until there is!
Esnew strength, and he certainly has mott
kNgained. had not expected that he WOULD
@have another chill to-day. The doctorsl
now think he will escape it. The time forl
Eessit has passed, but the fact that he has mott
had two chills to-day is certainly mott
&sground for hope. He has had one. and hej
Enever has had more than one day. Whatl
Rsa wonderful case it is! This morning therel
k would have been a good bulletid if thel
Egchill had occurred fifteen minutes later.-E
1.-The conditions were apparently favorable. )!
EEsbut the chill came on while the eXamina-!
64tion was being made
81 The Attorney General then said that thes
ssreports which pretend to give an account(
SSof any dispatches which he may have sents
b to the Vice President to-day are unauth-,
ssorizod as no information had been given
Ssto anybody as to the nature of anything;
SIthat he may communicate to VicC-Presi-j
ssgdent Arthur.
81 Gen. Swain and Col. Rockwell, alwayst
II hOpefnl. are model attendants for sicks
& rcom. No one even heard gloomy wordI
n from them and very seldom has gloomS
y been seen upon their faces. Col. ROCKWELL
& left the Presidents cottage aft the eve
sfning examination and said: Things look;
.better always told you he was gong to-
4get well.'' Gen. Swain, too, soon left fors
@dinner. and said: He is worth all thei
Sdpad men that could be laid between heres
Nand New York His pulse is frmer,s
gstronger, and has more volume. His mindI
lis clear. His stomach is right. He drank