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TflEflATIWrSLOSS
President Garfield's Death
at Elberon.
PASSING QUIETLY AWAY
Mrs. Garfield, Her Danghtcr, Dr. Itllss
Dr. Agncvr and a Few Personal
Friends rrcscnt.
SAD SCENE AT HIS BEDSIDE.
General Mur Takes the Oaths
J ol Office In New York.
THE MURDERED PRESIDENT'S CAREER
Sketch of His Successor, Ches
ter Alan Arthur.
RECORD OF THE CASE.
Long Brahch, September 19. The
President of tbo United Status died to
night unexpectedly at 10:33 o'clock.
jBetween 0 and 10 o clock almost all the
correspondent who had boon closely
watching the ease left the Elberon andH
went to the Woet End to finish thoir
dispatches and place thorn upon the
wires there. The information that the
President was sinking fast was sont to
Hin Wool l?n1 lintol of m-4.5 At nnra
the correspondents and others hastened m
to Elberon. When they reached thatM
spot no particulars oould be learnel
amIam a lAavno1 IS
At first Warren Young had bronght thef
nws across the lawn to the hotel. At
li:05 Attorney-General MacVeagh ap
peared in the hotel, took possession of
the Western Union wire in the name of
the government and sent to Vico-Presi-dont
Arthur a dispatch informing him in
the briefest manner that the President
was dead, and saying that he would at
once consult the other members of the
cabinet. The members of the cabinet
jwere at once summoned. In a few min
utes, having started from the West End
before the reception of the summons,
they were at Elleron, and, arm in arm,
thevp walked across the lawn in the
darkness to the Francklyn cottago,
where the dead President lay.
At lf:02 Attorney-General MaoYeagh
came to the Elberon hotel and made
the following statement: " I sent my
dispatch to Minister Lowell about 10
o'clock. Just before that Dr. Bliss had
seen the President, and had found that
his pulse was 106, and that all his con
ditions promised a qniet night. lie
asked the President if he felt uncom
fortable anywhere, and the President
answered, ' Not at all.' Soon afterward
the Prcsidont fell asleep, and Dr. BILss
retired to his room across the hallway, f
t i . "i i a . i .i it
wuue vrcnorui dwuiui uuu uionei
Rockwell remained with the President.
.About 10:15 o'clock the President said
to General Swaim that he was snilerinrr
oTcat pain, laving his hand near hisH
heart. Dr. Bliss was immediately called
lor across the hall, and when ho entered
the room be found the President
unconscious and substantially without
pulse, while the action of the heart
was almost indistinguishable. He
' said at once that the President
was dying, and directed them to
send for Mrs. Garfield and Drs. Agnew
and Hamilton. The Prcsidont re
mained in a dying condition until 10:35
o'clock, when life was pronounced to bo
extinct. He died of some affection of
the heart. It was supposed that neu
ralgia of the heart was the cause, but,
of course, that i not certainly known as
yet. I bave notified the Vice-President
and have endeavored to notify Secre
taries Blaine and Lincoln, who are on
the track from Boston to New York."
The other members of the Cabinet were
called from West End and are now in
consultation.
The following persons were present
when the President breathed his last
Drs. Bliss, Agnew and Hamilton;
Mrs. Garfield and her daughter
Mollie; Colonel Rockwell. O. O. Kock
well, General Swaim, Dr. Boynton,
Private Secretary J. Stanley Brown,
Mrs. and Miss Rockwell, Executive
Secretary Warren Young, H. L. Atchi
son, Johi Ricker, S. Lancaster, and
Daniel Spriiprs. attendants, the last-
named colored.
Mrs. Garfield sat in a chair shaking
convulsively, and with the tears pouring
dotfn her cheeks, but uttering no sound
After awhile she arose, and taking holdf
of her dead husband's arm, smoothed it
up and down. Poor little Mollie throw
herself upon her father's shoulder on
the other side of the bed and sob led?
as if her heart
t would break. Every body H
ung slightly. At midnightv)
else was weeping
Mrs. Garfield was asked if she would?
like to have anything done, and whether!
stio dfcired to have tho body taken to?J
Vv'asliington. 8he replied she could J
not decido until she became more eom-y
posed. A dispatch wan sent to' T7. II.
Crump, the custodian of the White
House, announcing the sad news.
Attorney-General MaoVngh was the
first member of the cabinet to get the
news, llo ran bareheaded through the
darknoss across the lawn from his cot
tage to theFrancklyn cottage, followed
I, v, .,.,"f n.- -f ,i;.i. r
sympathy received came .from General;
Arthur.
Tim I'rclileni' I.nt Moments.
n . . . . r .in .
jiiiiBKitoN, ocpiemDcr ;, lorai. jjj
mi . . i i i . j i t- ' 1 ... iTI
rue aeatuocu scene oi iuq l rcsiueniy;
was a peculiarly B:id and impressive
one.
As soon as the doctors felt that there
was no lonirer hope, the motnbers of thoM
f4 Iffy
family assembled. The litrhts in the sick
a m i i"v t- i t
room were turned down. Dr. Bliss stood fs
at the head of the bed, with his hand
on the puke of the patient, and eon-
8 suited in low whispers with Dr.!
$3 Agnew. The private secretary stood
on the opposite side of the bed.
with Mrs. Garfield at the bedside, f lif
at times leaning on his arm. Miss Lulu
n Rockwell and Mies Mollie Garfiekl
1 1 came into me room at me time uu
13 President lost consciousness, afterward
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;i bucpr ncub imu luo iuu j, tuts wiui ui
What conversation was had was con
ducted in whispers. Those about tin
Ij bed occasionally went into the coruon
oi me room ana poEo to caoi
other. The solemnity of the occasioi
u
fully impressed itself upon them. Tiu r
was no sound heard except the gaspini'
for breath of the sufferer, whose chang
ing color gave indication of the neai
approach of the end. After he had l e
peated "It hurts 1" ho passed into t
kjBiuiu oi unconsciousness, oreuiuin
l m 1 M L i; 1 il . . . 1 : . .
. i-a - . a i .1
ueuvuyat iiiutH, uuu ineu hiviujj a num
indication that the breath of life was still
in his body. The only treatment
that was given was hypodermic injec
tions of brandy by Dr. Agnew, assisted
by Dr. Bovnton. Occasionally they
spoke with Dr. Bliss, in quiet whispers
The President suffered no pain aftei
the time ho placed his hand upon hi
heart. He passed away almost quietl.v
The line between life and deaih was
marked by no physical exhibition uoi
any word. There was absolutely
no scene. The intervals between
jgaspings became longer and piesenth
i$ there was no sound. Every one present
knew that death had come quicaly wnh-
iout pain. When it becumo evident
iMthat he was dead Mrs. Rockwell placed
3 T .. . .. ' 1 1 . -1
uti mm uiouuu nun. viui ut'i i uuu leti
hor quietly from the room. She uttered
no word. One by one the spectators
left the scono, tho doctors only remain
ing in the room, and the windows wen
closed. Directly afterward Private Sec
retary Brown telegraphed the boys,
James and Harry, at Williams college.
Massachusetts, and Mrs. Eliza Gailiehl;
hese were the first dispatches sent uflcrH
me aeam.
The First wa of the Kent.
Lonq Bbamch, September 19. At
10:H5 o'clock Doctor Bovnton was nit.-
lintf in tlin fiffipft nf tli RIImtoti lmtnlf
talking with someneftspapermen about
the case. Suddenly a man's form ap
peared at tho side-door and beck
oned to the doctor, who sprang
to his feet and went outside.
He returned in a minute and
said: "The President is now sinkinc
very rapidly," at the same time thiow-(
ing up his hands with an exprortuv
motion. A dispatch was instantly sen
to the West En4 hotel, and in less that
a minute forty carriages filled witl
-'-w fv.
newspaper correspondents were dashuHi-Jthis cough, the i
1 through tho darkness in the direction o'Hto the throat, tht
i the Elberon. Hardly had Dr. Boyntoi
disappeared than Captain Ingalls, tin
commander of the guard, ran across tht
lawn. He was asked whether the new
was as bad as was supposed. "I thinLf
it is," was the reply ; " I think tin
President has another rigor." "Why V
was asked. "Because," he auswercd,
"the sergeant on duty has ordered t
soldier to mount and co for soma tuus-
.Jf t..i.4 in I.alIa n A ..v.. 1,,, .. M
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turd in hasto." A moment later Mes 'i s
Atchison and Ricler walked over frou,
the cottage, and seated themselvit
upon the hotel porch. They were
UVW DKIUS VI HUYLUlillt nil. 1 111 '
ing. In another instant a bright?;
licrht flashed from the President's win-
dow, showing that the gas had been
suddenly turned on and they both ran
toward it. In the meantime the news
paper men had swarmed into the hotel.
For a short period they were compelled
to remain in suspense. Then, at 10:53,
Mr. Warren Young, the executive secre
tary, who has taken Miss Edson's place
as nurse, appeared, carrying two dis
patches. Ono was dispatched to the
Uno was dispatched to the
hoys at wi iiams college ana iheonei 63
to Mrs. ii,iiza uariield, the l rosiuent a
4 mot nor, ana a lormai warrant takings
possession of the Elberon telegraph
t fii'- io namo of the government
A -
He was surrounded by the eager crowd,
whom he scattered like chaff by the an
nouncement: "It's all over. He is
dead J" Back at break-neck pace the
carriages flew over the shockingly bad
road, and in less than live minutes a
hundred dispatches were flashing the
news to all parts of the country and the
world.
When the President died the mem
bers of the cabinet who were living at
tho We6t End Secretaries Hunt, Win
dom, James and Kirkwood were retir
ing for the night. A dispatch announc-IJ
ing the news was sent up to the u est &
End over the single wire which con-1
uui;ts iuu bwu piuuea. Alio iiuwes wciaM
proclaimed in the West End hotel, and N
..1 11.. 1 1 nu. ;
was heard by Assistant General Super
intendent of the Railway Mail Ser
vicn. John Jameson, who veriflfid it.
4md then ran across tho street to tho si
cottages where the members oi tho f;
iubii?et and thr ir families had rooms. S
!Io also hastily ordered carriages fort
. . . n.
hem. and in a few minutes the mem- Ml
b -r of the cabinet were on their way
.0 Elberon. As Foon as they reached
ho cott.ige they sent the carriages back
tor Mrs. James and Mrs. Hunt, who
came to the cottage and went to the i
oom where Mrs. Gai field was.
Dr. Ullwi' Last Diagnosis.
Lono Branch, September 19. Tho
cabinet, who were all here this morning
with tho exception of the secretary of
state and the secretary of war, asked
he physicians this morning for an hon
est prognosis of the case, ihey were
lold that the case was almost hopeless,
that a person who had less vitality than
'.ho President has. would be pronounood
bey ond hope. Dr. Agnewsaid that thei-1
President's condition was as bad assTi
could be, but that ho was not yet quitejS
prepared to say that thore was abso-K
Intely no hone. At the same time thosl
abiiif t heard that which satisfied themt;!
that tho Pref-idcnt was Bufferinnr fr mu
acntrr pya?mia, and had not long to livo.H
jj During tho morning tho following!
diagnosis of the
j1 .litt..l T. T!.-. II U(. 1. f,
w01inclc1 tba i;mited area of traumatic
, n, f;.. t u ii,f:1
of the nght lung was found due to hypo-f.:
tdtio congestion. This was causod byg
perforated by the bullet, the inflamma-t.i
tion being aggravated by nearness tol
the fractured rib. lhis congestion in
creased in intensity, though not in area,
owing to the long-continuod recumbont
position oi the patient. There was
no difficulty in breathing, and
i
noil
cough at that time, nor until the parotid
trouble. When the latter became ag
gravated the pus from the gland found?
its way into the mouth, and the cough- f
ing eiioris to mrow it on ueing aiux-M
cult and continuous, induced an inflam
mation of the mucous membrane of the
mouth, 'ihe pus continuing to cause
inflammation extended 4'
en to the larnvx. and
r.lienco to tho bronchial tubes downward. j
fliis infiummation naturally extended
a
to tho ligLt, bocai?e the patient neiul
use the patient neiul4JreKtiug quietly, urnl no disturbance
a that BiJe. and when y expected during tbo tipht. There hasj
ii the time lay on
it reached the neighborhood of the af-
j tccteu Jung was naturally invited in that
j direction. During all this time tho sep-vj
' 1 1 nrn j! iil An rt iliA 1 1 "k . 1 tnnn ii aiii n 11. '.'
5 wih k, and when the mng and the bron
c'tiiul affection at la t met they found al
I .
leranged and enfeebled system at a;
very ,low grade. Btill the lesionsi.was issued at half-past 6 this evening)
were all repairing at tiling the President continued .in mncht
a . f
time. The conjunction of the
two inflammations came at the best op
portunity for the dissemination of the
combined activities of each, and there
was a Bprcadmir of the united trouble?.
The healing of the lesions was stopped
at about this time, and the repairing
process was arrested. We do not know.
vet if the result has been a deposit offjaftci 10 o'clock ho
pus in the lungs. If any pns is now inf
the right lung it is not indicated, andfeheart, and almost immediately became
the deposit must have occurred withm r
4.i " i .i i .1 i1..fi
a me pass mree or iour uavs, mm mi'i.iwBuiT-uie nun .icr la cieven.
PjomflTIT,t -ftT1i.i i,n nitromfU Rmall. If '
there was not innutrition the patients
fci v0 ttvia n rK:Ht. cnmPRsfnU
iowrfttion of all tteR0 causea even yet.W
a . . r. vi
but there is innutrition. The healing.
process is stopped. The blood cannot5
furnish the constituents
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of repair, anding dispatch was
an, nor even tofalthur at 11:50 o'clot
support what vitality is still left, andK
luat 14 oeing continually arawn on anai,
diminished." p
Secretary Blaine was notified bv tele
graph, and Secretary Lincoln, who is
at Rve Beach was also informed ftI,,?uarneia and to advise you to taKe uiesiP""" u.imR mroo bwh m
- ? with a veneering of brown
.w T;u wi rupiieu w "eH, r . .. nvBr.fnn- for it front. Riv tt.n t,vp.
WOUltl JPavA hvthA flrak train ami l.o of
Long Branch
. " '
rh fin ''lionIon mnm nrr
$ Secretary Blaine did not respond to
tne telegram, and the cabinet surmised
that he probably was on his way from
Augusta to Long Branch. All through J'.j
the morning therewere very few about :3
the President's cottage who had any m
hopo. The morning bulletin read like w
a death knell. One incident at theM
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uiwuo BL-oreiary a cutiuge wmcn mayi
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I'uiu mciiub uui'Uiii iu xtatrii, uuueu LO
tho alarm. Boxes were being pre
pared for shipment. Some were maiked
"Mentor," some "Washington." It&
seemed as if the end was coming,
The following are tho cfluial bul
11.ra ln.jl,iv. . F A
9 A. M.Th -onrHMnn r,f tha Prt.NttVoniu8 IU Li? Louse,
dent this morninsr continues unfavor -lli
oKla MVir1.lir r. ri.M ),., 1 11.
evening bulletin bo hid a chill W.inaO
fifteen minutes. The febrile rise fol-fe messenger boy and was con
lowing continued until 12 o'clock, mid-lhrmed X n' ot telegraphic
r.,vi,t .,.'..,..1, ; .i, ' ..i6amessagoa which poured in from
during which time tho pulse
uu., uu,iu:, nl..v,i nuio mo P".JP1K .fl,: 1,11 ft"
ranged from 112 to 130. The sweating
that followed was quite prof uso. The
cough, which was troublesome during
the chill, gave but little annoyance'
during the remainder of the night. 1,
iius morning at o o ciock tne tempcra-PK
tnre was 99 8
pulse, 100; and febrileS.
respiration, is. At tfj a. m.
chill camo on, on account of which the
dressing was temporarily po&tponed.
12:30 p. u. The chill fiom which the
resident was suuenng at tho ticjo thek-
morning bulletin was issued lasted f
about fifteen minutes, and was followed
I . . t . -i .;. i .
uy ti. ieiiriitj riMU ui mmi erainrH anil
sweating. Ho has slept much of the
f.imn Imf nia nnnit inn nua n nf iti o f n.
-i 3 i nr. R-'.?
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2,1 lt'Ju 1'f ' fi '.iJiMr. Eigliu stood on the sidewalk and9
pMn,Mrti'a An..,,'tinn Mntinni l.riawaited the reappearance of his com
has been no aggravation of Bymptonis,j.(Pamoni
uinnA nrvnn liiillnHn tlii. iui'iin.l tllOUriC
TT haa fclunt tnnit of tii fimn omi.rl.l
1 "r"
inn hut. lirt.lA iiyi1 Yl'ltn mua 1 ' hoWw
v.. l i:iiiA .1 ... . . i. nn. t
. . i . .
uuu iiiuo. uuu wiiu cubu. jLueLsi
sputa remains uncnangoa. a suincienuy' ;
.imniint lf nnilr klimonl. lvoon t.l.nM"-' lurinui uuilliuilliuu ll
and retained. Temperature. S8.4
pulse, 102 ; respiration, 18.
Mr. MaoYeagh sent the following
,l!t,.Ai, t XTini-ct.il. T.n,nii nt in x. P
. .
Tbe President hod another chill of
I'dll L' l' . 1 1 .1 fiiT713rilv tViia mnlm'nn
whiM, fniin7inrY mtnn tir iha i.i.iii
of last eveninff. left him vrv wk inM
deed. Ilia milso becamo mor frpmiPnt&A9. timbt r of d.spatcli. M m relation tof;
nnil f 1 1 1 a tlmn of onr timA tiniu 1 k
ayjvw liuu tuv tlUtiUVVIlltlO (UVA'Al l
or the wound, ana ma eeneml condi
tion was mora alarming during the day.
and he passed the afternoon and even.7lu,ir.t' ?lu'uad 'irea.
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A ISF
Ibeen no gain whutover in strength, aud?3
.rinere is inereiore no decrease oi anxiety.
The l.ttit OOiclnl nulletln.
i.i.ui.i'u.1. tf a ltI'v. 1 1. 1 i.uw i i ll. !
The President died at thirty-flves
minutes past 10 p. m. After the bulletin.
.1fflhl1- m . m bimbi i mi iiMimwii-rw-Tni
the same condition
afternoon, the pulse
as during the?,
varying from 102$
to 100 with rather increased force
8
volnme. After taking nourishment
- . - . . ..... wTY
I asleep his pulse ran to
120 and WasKi
I somewhat moro feeble.
At ten minutes')
leu Into a quiet sleep about thirty-nveft""""" w uUG
minutes before his death, and whtfeV.g611 tho Keneral 7 warmly, and
awoke complaining!. taming the oath of f,
r the region of Uiejlment Bml mie
mmofiiatai- v.o.amef; successor of Uenen
jof severe pain over
5 unconscious, and ceased to breathe atS
i n i.i. .1 tl
LK W. tfni&S.
Fhank 13. IlAMnroit.
D. Hates Agnew.
Tlie Suinnionsto ftenrrnt Arthnr.
Ix)nq EuANcn, Kept. 19. Thefollow-
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1
sent to General Ar-
clock:
The Hon. Chester A. Arthur, Xo. 121
. Lexington Avenue, jVeio York :
Tt bpp.nYTiPB nnr nninfnl duty tr in
csform you of
the death of President
K"" niuuuuw uuihy. 11 iiwumi nuw
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t -. 1 1 I I lUlltfl ItTllb Mil Mill IIH V . I It 11111
juupuitui u "Hi wo cij KUj
WjW? th
"Z1"?'
WrNDOM,
i5) Secretary of the Treasury.
Secietnry of the Treasury.
Wir.TJAM H. Hcnt,
Secretary of tho Navy.
Thomas L. James,
Postmaster-GeneraL
Waynk MaoYkagh,
Attorney- General.
S. J. Kir.KtvooD,
Secretary of the Interior.
rtflawG r.arnl ArtSur Hprclved Ihp Newt
'M i ..i...- k .i
pi viciiiiiai Aikiitti ni'tiib iiits uiij nuu'l
No. 123Lexing-fc1
,ton avenue,
JNew lork. where he
C'.1L
eived hii first intelligence of theV2
Resident s death, lhonews wasbrought
ith lieneral Arthur at tho time were
Oommis!-ionsr of Police Stephen B.t
French, District Attorney Daniel G
3 Rollins, Elihu Root and John C. Reetl.fc'
lus private secretary. Iho colored door
a
per was asHed U tho general wouldPj
1 . . . ... '
.... . . .
,ii.C4Kivo xiw press ury iioimauon as to iiiKffl,r","i " .vuiuuCU , imu no
another , . . . kS,i;.iV nn usr, ti.i . itt
" I daren't aU Mm," was tho reply
V ha ii Kittiu'' alone in hit room soii -
biug like a child, with his ho:U on LiJIdht Buffer so long, and I am glad it is
Liesii and his lace buried m his hands.f
II daro not diNturb hiiu."
Ert.Iltrill H Hflll. Willi I1!L1 lit'n.TlI TllP
rtM. . i. . i.i i l ii
f Jnftws. came drivincr furiomly nn to thntt
. . . . .
l house in a coupe about midnight, and;isPOhdenoe, which is apparently volu-
shortly afterward Barui-v Bielin
! shortly afterward Baruey Biclin andlmmoU9 and appeared to sutler under no
who had been admitted to the
Half a dozen uniformed mes
'engers sped up the street within
vn, y .i: i
- f Luta iiitl imii-uuui null ciih iijiitrureu ilji
f.Vft Ynrimunr u'lfhiii flirt vf.atilin la .fifii
7 ... . ., ', I.M
-ti I"iJenfa death, dated Elberon,
Kttnd "nei b? tLo "ubeis of the eabi-,
H .uy , , ,. .
1 Ajtuou-'n aeciininff to see mem
fibers
of the press, General Ar-S
thur was not altoprether oblivi
ous of the auxiety which they mani-
Mfestpd in his luoveuieutu He author
'iternent tliut l. had received
ITaJ i
J -v
death of Prcsid.-ut Garfield, allU1
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iiiuru Yiuiuemuii, .i tun lor-
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rv . i . . .....
mill rm.iiisi irnm
the cabinet. At,?
Nof.vw r.iimitiiH lii'fiiin 1 nVlnclr luner-i 1R
1 1UUI fl
"i' ."'-.Mw
;
roet
h'd v-uimri i x lvi'iu v-viKui-u
and a roundsmtyi. accompanied
i o 'bv a ralrolman. aroeared and stationed
ralrolman, appeared and stationed.
"UU.Jii ... ..i .. r i.-.. in.i
. ... ..v. . . v.u in ii u jj w iyi Alii lii.
. .
.... t. HiireU lor f -J imu in urn new loia 1.110 luaiir-
t.eueral Anbiir Moro Iu. h ilMce oonipanv. The pohcy wan writt.-u out iu
itn niiiiute., before 2 o clock District r ibe Wbilu llmme.
Attorney Rollins unj Mr. Root ro f.i Wbeu lie mteiod Williama eolleu, iu ls.H,
turned eccoiTipuniod by Judie John IV, i (i "'-r;11 (1fr'".'la j"'d his life for .stt) iu
l .t i . , ii . wtho ilutual I.ito Inmiraneo company ol New
Brady, of the supreme court, and fwenivvVork x ,iov M Jvi,..y lV,r4
muiutos afterwur,.! Commissioner I rench f idttl, cf tsoo. iu rep.i.l tbo loan after Vra.lii.
appeared With .l l le Dou'iiie, also?etiou with uioiny raiued in teaching vb'-' 'b
bl
I MMIT'VTW a Ul IJ- a. JHHH
supreme court. The
& ... r
An.
onitttro pany proceeaca to uenerai
(..wAnnurs irom
parlor,
where the new
v trti - er- T na a
fonnd.
Judge Brady
r snort conversation me juage
tooK ,rom a taoie uearuy a dook con-
;u oi ieaity to me govern
.1 ministered it to the
General Garfield as fol
lows:
"I do solemnly swear that I will
2 i..'iLrii- i t : l i
vof the United Slates; and will, to the
best of lur ability, preserve, protect
land defend the constitntion of the Uni-
ted States.'
In
the room at ' the timd
vffprn Jnrlcrn UonohTiP. i;oinmissionpr
I French, Elihu Root end Colonel
Reed. The ceremony was simple, but
?not impressive. President Arthur's
manly form towered above all, and he
1 was evidently deeply affected. Several
$ times he left the room, being unable
: to control ins emotion. in,igo Jtirsiuv
and Judge Donohue were almost ovi;i
&comf by symjiathy with both the
rceasea ana living Presidents.
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The room in which the Presidcut
took the oath of office is shelved with
K books. In the center is a table, r.nd
the carpet is ncii ana aarK. I'amtmgs
by old Italian masters, in ilorcaha
J! frames, adorn the walls, and a bust c f
coverc-d with white cretonne, and easy
I chairs and sofas abound.
Immediately after taking the on,.l
i President Arthur Bank into one o! the
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? in his hands. He was thoroughly ovt r-
come.
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After a few minutes he rose and weal
J up to the second nocr. it was an
fnouueed that he would not kavo thu
f t city until some time during the m.xt
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The visitors at the house departed at
H abon); It A. r.
'3 Tho pre'ienco of two supreme court
i judges at the general's residence was a
pause for wonder to many. The
;!filbt was, howevrr, that when Gen
foral Arthur decided to be sworn
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if iu woru was immomatpiy sent mrougn
tJMesars. Rollins, French and Root to
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fojuuyo urauj, aixumj aner, luiuiiiag
kthat perhaps Judge Brady mitrht not be
Kftt home, General Arthur sent for Jndge
r5 OnnflliTlA ( ft f) iulnQmn.l inArra li r-
? ing arrived first was chosen to admister
kthe oath.
m Ho. 123 ijxington avenue, which
l&becomes historic, is one of a row of
Si
oennn of
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historical importance was occurring be-
.tund the closod green blinds of tho Ar
ii'thnr reidence.
LI Tho following telepram was sent to
Attorney-General MucVcagh:
New Yoke, September 19.
iiBon. Wayne MicVeanh. Attorney-Gen
eral, Long Branch :
I havo your telegram, and the intelli
gence fills mo with profound sorrow.
Express to Mrs. Garfield my sympa-
,thies,
Signed,
CHESTEB A. AltTHTJB.
uulleaa Hear the cwi.
Guiteaa was not informed of the
President's death until the afternoon
following that sad event. Warden
Crocker visited the prisoner for this pur
pose, and was asked immediately how
the President was. The warden replied
that he was dead. Guiteau dis
played little emotion on learn-
r.mng tne lact, ana only remarked :
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lutt' BO ' l"en. a Biigm
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;Vtha nole matter was in the Lord's
Sl hands. I was sorry to have the Presi-
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U lus Bou1' Aa for mo 1 bttve stmply car-
r'Ki - i.l i.f thA I iwl n-ill
After this
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conversation he resumed
his corre-
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'cyii omnrit ni
emotion whatever.
Whether this apathy is real or assumed
for a purpose is a matter for conjecture.
If assumed it is doubtless a part of his
plan to make cut a case of mild in
sanity. President Garfield's Will.'
A WaHliiogton dispatch suvs: In the eurtv
part of AiiKuet it U said, tho l'roaiiicnt eijjiif-J
a will Ylich leaves all the property to bis will
ow. Oitlm bmuti day, linding that he ruuM
write a well, h inm.-U-d on writing a letter to
his mot Ik r, which he did. This letter Imiml
i n way iuio tho newspapt-ra a fer days alter -ward.
From the faiuu wmree it I leame I
that (ieiierul Uai Held owned real eHtaWauiomit
ing to about fi'i.VHO. ihiH eaiimato iucludin
tlie hout) ho uccupied in this city an a private
rciileiu'4j during the luat eight yeaia he wan iu
tbe lluuae (ft Iti prebuntativen.
t'i nnrral (liiitlnlil bud bin life insured for
iki.UJU iu two coiupauirs in Nuvr York. Hd
tix.U out a Dolicv of tlO.(HK) in the hiiuitabje
and soon aftei J Auruuc wk-ioty boou alter Urn nomination to
',. ,Mthe preijidency. Tho pruiuiuiu foil duo and
uaul at ininir lir-incU lu
June, a few davit
lieloro 110 WBH KllOt.
Tin) aooiety aeut itu cheek
5 to ha bk1'"' hi l'liiladelpbia ou tbo day after
tbe 1'iem.ient h ueatn, witn nwtrnctiou to pay
Slthu Bin. .nut. nt' thfl m.liev to Mm. tia.rnVl.1 at -
t a , . , . , i n ii i i
I'lonee. In Mnv 1 lltno al Gaitield wait 111-
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