The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-09-23

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1901
IT was on the second day OF July
~ years ago that President James
A. Garfield was shot in the Penn
sylvanla Depot IN Washington. ID.
e.. by Guiteau. lie was sworn IN
as Pres ldent vs. Attn Gay oil
March 1881. Ii. was removed 10
Elberou. near Long Branch, where
the best surgeo IN the country
kept him alive until September ~,
when he died. Strange as it may
seem, President Mckinley died IN
came way 20 years later.
President Garfield began lie as
a poor boy, his father dying when
be was lad and his mother being
lett with four small children, OF
whom he was the Youngest. Their
only fortune was a rude little log
cabin ard few acres OF cleared
land. James drove mules on the
lowpath for boat in the Ohio ca.
nal one summer and aftefWard
learned the carpenter trade. BY
his own exertion he earned his way
aud GRADUATED al Williams College
IN 1856. After he graduated he
bee anne President of Hiram College,
While conducting his college he
studied law. but owing to his diver.
sion 10 military and political chan.
nels. there was ANAL opportunity
for him winning laurels by practic.
ing law.
He volunteered in the war Of the
Rebellion and was made lieutenant
colonel of the 42d regiment OF Ohio
volunteers. In 1862 he was pro.
noted to brlgadier general tor the
skill and valor he displayed at Md
die Greek. His promotion in the
army was rapid and he was pro-
NOTED to major general for gallant
nv 10 the battle of Chickamauga.
He was popular leader OF the
House 10 which he was elected in
1868. He is the only man in the
history OF the Republic, who, on
the same day was member OF
Congress, Senator elect and Presi-
dent elect. lie was in Congress IN
1880 and had been elected to the
Senate in January OF thatycar and
jp November was chosen President.
Garfield was compromise can
didate, John Sherman s name had
been put before the Convention IN
1881 by James \. Garfield, while
L, S. Grants name was handed IN
by Roscoe Conkling. The Blaine
forces, led by that Industrious Re-
publican, had been voting Tor Sher-
man, while the Conkling forces had
been voting Tor Grant for third
term. The battle OF ballots con.
tinued Tor many days and dark
horse was looked for. GARFIELD
suited those solicitous Tor a compro-
mise candidate and was nominated
with a hurrah and regular STAN
pede OF the delegates
Garfield had little opportunity to
show to show the country what
kind Of Presidential timber was in
him, but he gave every evidence oil
giving the United States an ideal
President. His assassination was
a blow to the country, but 1t quick
iv rallied. Vice President Che stcr
A. Arthur succeeded him and he
made a very acceptable Chief Mag
lstrate.
THE investigation OF the explo-
sion OF the City CT Trenton, which
ran between Philadelphia AVID
Trenton, showed the accident was
due TO circumstances entirely be
vopd the control OF the Win Hyt OF
Steamboat ompany. The ( many
has been running boats 70" ,"cr Y
wears, and this is the first arcidcn
they ever had. They stan! we
with our people. the officials are
we'll and lavorau'y known aud no
for one moment have they been IN
der the slightest suspicion. The
CHIEF engineer, IN his testimony be
tore the iury OF inquiry. assert:
that there was sufficient water II
the boiler at the time OF tie cXp,o
sion; that the gauges were IN per
tect condition and that there was
no Carelessness in handling th'
machinery and appliances IN The
boiler room of the boat. The con
clusion has been Reached that the
boiler exploded because Of som'
structural weakness in the mater
Ial, over which the engineer ant
the owners had no control. W.
have all along thought that the IN
vestigatioo would tally cxonerHte
the management OF the Wilmington
Steamboat Company from any ne
elect Of duty. or say 1t was causct
by carelessness on the part oil ih<
enrineer or that they were racing
at the time o. the accident 1t was
az unfortunate and costly acclden
and everything was promptly aon'
by the Wilmington Steamboat Com
pany 10 relieve the sntierinGs o
those in iured and for the recovery
sf the dead.