The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-01-04
THE GARFIELD H0ME.

FA
The Memorial Room Dedicated to Oh,
Late President.
Cleveland Special TO Chicago Tribune.
In the unpretentious low stone house on
Prospect street, in this city, within three
miles Of the charming cemetery on Lake
Erie's southern shore, in which President
James a. 'Garfeld's body rests, live hif
widow, his mother, bis four boys, and his
daughter Mollie. Your correspondent
heard that's room was being specially pre-
pared for the reception OF the offerings
sent from sympathetic people to the wife
Of the President they had loved and lost,
and called upon Mrs. Garfield yesterday.
She was found at home with her family
and Grandma Garfield. Harry and James
are home from Williams College to spend
their holidays, while the other two boys
and Mollie attend the public schools Of
this city. ..
Mrs Garfield greeted the caller with the
rare womanly smile that is hers alone, and
while she shrank from the current talk
that description Of the room would call
out, she in the epd consented to show the
famous room and its contents to the yisi.
tor. Itstands at the head OF the stairs on
the first floor, is small, high and plain, with
ceiling irescoed in dark colors and dead
white walls. 1t is as yet unfinished, so far
that all the offerings are not in their place.
Scattered round it thickly are stands on
which are mounted the many floral offer.
ings sent from all parts OF the Union while
the President lay dead here. Some are
mounted on wood taken from the WASH
ington and Cleveland catafalques, some
draped in flags, and some are set in plain
frames 10 please the taste OF "Grandma."
The walls are covered with framed testi-
monials from lodge and grange, from SOL
dier and statesman, and the ordinary reso-
lutions Of q campfire OF Ohio old soldiers
hang side by side with those OF a great
State. 1t is evident from their arrangement
that none are valued above each other, but
all equally. Gilt and black predominant
everywhere.
Among the most conspicuous tributes on
the walls Is Georgia's sympathy, as spread
on the journal OF the Legislature. A copy
Of that journal resolution, with the full,
bold signature ofAugustus o. Bacon, hangs
Immediately in front OF the visitor as he or
she enters. Surrounding it on every side
are framed resolutions from knights Tenn
plar COMMANDMENTS, with the scarlet Malt
csc cross standing out bold and distinct.
To the right hangs the framed resolutions
Of the citizens Of Fernandina, Fla, in
ebony and polished cedar. Maryland,
Virginia, South Carolina, California, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania,
and nearly every State in the Union has u
place on those walls. PARKWAY California
sends resolutions from San Francisco and
sacramento, and several Knights Templar
tributes. On the large marble centre.table
in the room lies the offering Of the citizens
OF Belfast, Ireland, in case OF rich dark
wood, on the four front corners Of which are
silver shields, and in the centre silver,
cross-like plate, on which is engraved
From the citizens OF Belfast, Ireland, 10
Mrs. Gariield:l-Inside is a black, leather.
bound volume, Its cover relieved by the
dead Presidents initials, ~. A. g." in
dead gold. Inside are the illuminated
resolutions. Another, an English offering,
is a copy OF the sympathetic resolutions
adopted by the citizens OF Kingston.upon-
Hull, Yorkshire, inclosed in covers OF
heavy black velvet mounted on the edge
and corners with gold, with the fashionable
English style OF monogram ~. A. g." in
gold also. With the tribute is poem, each
OF which is written on scroll, 80 shaped
as to form letter, the whole spelling
UNITED States. of America" and the illu:
minated first letters OF each line also form
ling the words president Garfield"
On another separate stand, to the right
OF the chamber, Is large, handsome case
of catafalque wood, glassed and silver
banded, containing the 'reverental resolu;
tions passed by the New York Mining
Exchange. South Americas respects are
embodied inseveral illuminated resolutions
from Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Chill.
Santiago voices for Chill by the original
resolutions adopted with a long list OF
Spanish names appended, the whole in a
leather, gold.mounted, and eweledalbum.
Racine, Wis, sent a tribute in the form OF
the poem from the soldier monument Of
that city, worked in scarlet silk on heavy
white silk, with border Of evergreens and
the British and American flags surmount-
ing all. The offerings Of the City Councils Of
Cleveland and Cincinnati and that OF
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come frames occupy a central position on
the west wall, while surrounding them are
the contributions OF a dozen colleges and
universities Detroit, Columbus and st.
Louis, in the expression OF the respective
City Governments, are represented in the
collection. The secret society tributes
include those from all degrees OF Masonic
lodges. Odd Fellows, Eoresters, Knights Of
Pythias, ETC., from both the United States
and England. By far the handsomest
pieces come from Boston and Chicago,
respectively. Roston's is the Council res
olution and Endorsement by Mayor Green,
printed and bound, in o heavily gold
mounted case Of rare polished wood. the
book itself being inclosed in case OF rich
wine color mounted and jeweled. Chicago's
tributes are two, The fstis from La Societa
Ttaliano Ohristoaro, Chicago, and takes the
form Of resolutions on vellnm, But the
gem OF the collection Is on the Gouth wall
lin the centre. 1t consists OF the resolutions
passed by the Union League Club Of Chi
cago in black, on heavy white silk ban.
ner, bpllion.fringed, and mounted on black
velvet, The whole is inploGed in a massive
dit frame. The chamber is hardly finish
ed yet, and even whom completed will be
kept sacred. Mrs Clarified wa. very en-
phatic In her declaration that ordinary
sigbt.seers would not be admitted.
How Gambetta Lost HIS Eye.