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The President's Last Hours

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Parent Issue
Day
23
Month
September
Year
1881
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Public Domain
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Krom the rtaily papers we take the fol-l ¦ lowing descriptions oí the last hoursof tliel Hl..!. l'rrsiil.iï.t i .-,, t',,.1.1 ¦ I Judge Advocate iii-iieriil Swaini, wlml ¦ bato with President Garfield contlnu-J ¦ oiisly sílice he was shot. and who (TM lhel ¦ only om; with the president wheii hecom-l ¦ niciircd giakiag last nijilit, ni.i ki-s the tol-l Hlowiug statement: Jt was iny night tol Huatili with the president. 1 had beenl Hwitli him a good deal of the time tremí .'I Mo'clock in the stleriioon. A fcw minutes! ¦ lrlore 10 o'elock 1 lelt Col. l(,-kwrll. withl HwIikmi I bad been üüktng for soine inin-j ¦ ulo, in tlii' lOWarhaU and went upstairs tol ¦ the president" s room. Qa entering J fousd B.Mi. Uarlield sittinj; by his hedside. TIkmc ¦ were no other x;i oi s in room. ¦ tn her how is everythinir g4u Slir icIplk'd "He is sle-epiiijf nicely." I tht-n Mtd ¦ "1 lliink you liad better go toN-d and rc-t." ¦ I asked her what had been preaoribed to ¦ Uike duringthe niglit. Site relied .-lic did Inul know, that slit' had glvtn him milk ¦ punch at H o'clock. I then aak], "it mui In 11 walt a moment 1 will go into the !¦- ¦ tcH-toiV rcinm and set what is t o glven ¦ iluring Üie uight." bhe then siid, 'tbcre ¦ is beef tea ilown stairs. Daniel bnow I u here t get it." I then went into the lloc¦ tir' room. 1 found Dr. B1ÍH thcic and la.ski-d liini what was to be given duriiii,' the Inight. Jleanswered, "1 think I had botter Itix up a list and will Dring it in to yon v. i v laiMiii." 1 tliink I went hark inn IU'.. i-.i ¦ tion with Mr-. Qarfleld. Mie feit of the ¦president'g hand and lald lier hand qn the ¦ ptc.sident'g forchead and aid, "bc geenia to ¦ be in good eoiiditlon," and passed out of ¦ the room. I mniudiately lelt UU handg. ¦ fcet and knees, I thousbt that bta kneea ¦seemeiJ a llttle i 1 and rot a tlannel cloth ¦hêated at the firc and lald t over btt Iliuibs. I algo heutwl anotber ¦!( li and laid ¦ it over lis rtght hand and ihcn sat down in ¦ the chair beside hi- bed. I was liardly lüeated hen Dr. BoyntoB canic n and feit ¦ the president'! palie. 1 tcked him how it Isccincd to him. He replied, "It is not as IstiiuiL' as t was in the anemoon, hut very 1 id, "He seems tobedoiiifi dl."" l"cs.'iic anewewd, and ptrased out. He lw:is not in the room more than two minI 'it.. Shorlly after this the president lawoke. As he turneil bis head on wakin" I Utote and took hold of his hand. 1 wa Ion the left hand sideof the bed a lic lay II leinarked, "You have had a n ice, comlloitiible sleep." He then said, "Uli.Swaini, tbis i.s terrible ].ain." phteini; his right Iliand on bii breast nliove the región of the In art. I asked him eould I do anything Ifor him. He said, "Soine water.1' ï went pVu" an'Kil,,'! !,' haiy'ófi'ölami'uaTö; into u glass a:id gave him te drink He took the glasa in bis hand, 1 nMng his lien! as u-ual, and drank the water verv naturallv. I tben hamled the glass to the colored man Daniel who catne in durlni the time I was getting the water. Afterwards 1 took a napkin and wtped his neau asneusually persplredon awalCMiIng. He then said: "Oli, Swaim, this terrible pain ! Press your hand on it." I laiil my band on hig chest. He Uien thr.-w both bands up to the sidt anti abool on a line with his head andexclaimed: "Oh, ïjwaiin, can't you stop "r" and iigain, "Oh, Swalci," I -uu ¦ hiin lookinjr at me. with staring expreaalon. 1 aaked him if b was suffering niuch pain. RecelTlngno anwer 1 repeated the cjiiestiou with a iike rMUlt 1 then cnncluded he was dving or haring a severe spitsui and called "to Daniel who .1 the door, to teil Dr. BHh and Mis. (arlield to come in immediately, and IslmiTil at the smal] doek hantritiLTon the li -hundí -lii ¦!¦ neurly over tlie toot of his bed, land shvv ÜMt it was 10 minutes past 10 ¦ o'cloek. Dr. Miss eanie in witliin two or Ithn-e minutes. I told Daniel to brin: the lltght, ¦ lihted candle which usually sat liichind the sereen near the door. VVlicn Ithe ligbt .shone Cal] on the presldent'i facej II saw that he was dying. When Dr. Bliss leaste in a inonitnt later I said, "Doctor, I have you any atiimilaott? Ileseems to te IdyJiyf." -He took hold of his wri.-t as f IfeelinjJ for his pulse and answeie.d, "Yes he lUdylng." I then said to Daniel, "Kun and larcni-eUiehou.se." At that moment Col. IRockwell oame in, when Dr. Uliss .said let lus i u!) his liuib.s for a very few raoinents. Mr. (iartield cam in and saiil, "What [does this mean ?" and a moment ufterwardl lexclalmed, "Oh, hy am I made to sufferl iliis cruel wrong?" At ltoW the .sa, rilice hw oompleetd. He breathed his lastl calmly and peaeefully. TUK SKW YORK TIMES' ACCOl KT. The Times" Long Uranch special says : The followlng persons were pretent hal the president breathed hLs'last: Drs. BIImI [and Agnew, Mrs. (iartield and her daogh-J ter Mollie, Col. Rockwell, o. ('. Bockwe.11,1 Gen, Swaim, Dr. Hoynton, Sei-y. 3. Stanl'eyl BrowQ, Mrs. and Miss Kockwell, executlvel -e ntary Warren Young, H. L. Atcbtnaonll Jno. Bleker, S. Lancaster and Danie.1 Spriggg, atlendanu, the la.st named coloredj Urs. (iarlield sat in a chair ihaklng con-l vulsively, andwlth teart fiowing dovn heil Bherkl DUt uttering do sound. Afteral while Phe arose and takinj; hold of lier , I . i 1 1 Inwbnnd's arm imoothed it np and down I Poor little Mollie threw herself upon herl lathcr's .-honlder on the other side of titel bfdand sobbed asif her heart would break. I BTerj body etse was reeping slljrhtly i I midnipht Mrs. Qarfleld was asked 'il sliel would like to have anythlng done amll whether shc desired tobare the Body takenl to Washington. 8he replied that sbecouldl not deelde until she became more oomao-! cl. Attorncy General MacVeagb wm thel lirst nicmberof the cabt liet to gut the news.l He rao barebeadeö through the darknel tcrosa the lawn trom his cottage to Frniick-1 vu cottage foltowed by Ui wfie. The firstl lispatch Of sympatliy received caiue Iroml ! Artliur. 1' rom every ]ortíon of our stnte comel Itidingsof the grief of the people over thel ¦ cruel death of President Garfield. Nuil luiin-e the daysof the martyred Lincoln ha. I Itheivbeeii any feelingakin to that now per-l Jvadinfr the people. In every city, villagel land hamlet on next Monday, will be ht-ldl m -mortal services. Probably the d-alh ofl Ino other man in the world woiild havcl (caoaed M mb; hearts to sorrow.

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Ann Arbor Courier
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