Resignations, Grand Jury hearings, and a nation in fasting
Mr Blaine plans to tender his resignation and Secretary of State immediately. Gaiteau will face the Grand Jury next Monday. Geo Scoville of Chicago named as counsel for his brother-in-law. Freeport marks a day of fasting for President Arthur's funeral. a special senate session is set for October 10 to elect a President pro tem. Senator Bayard likely to be chosen, Democrats to hold a majority until vacancies in New York and Rhode Island are filled. The paper announces a weekly Portrait Gallery feature drawn by a respected eastern artist, offering value beyond the subscription price. Readers are urged to recruit subscribers.
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Post Mortem Findings On Garfield’s Death And Causes
A post mortem on President Garfield’s remains was conducted Tuesday evening the 20th, revealing the initial diagnosis was wrong. The ball fractured the right eleventh rib, entered the spinal column, and lodged near the pancreas behind the peritoneum. Death followed secondary hemorrhage from an arterial track and rupture of the peritoneum. The exam noted an abscess near the gall bladder, a long pus channel from the wound, bronchitis and broncho pneumonia, an enlarged fatty liver, and a small abscess in the left kidney. The report cites septic condition from vertebral fracture and wound tissues. Personnel present included Drs Hamilton, Bliss, Barnes, Woodward, Reyburn, Andrew L. Smith, and D.S. Lamb.
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Last Sad Rites After Lying in State
After two days lying in state the late president was moved to Cleveland for solemn obsequies. The post mortem concluded, the body was embalmed and placed in a beautiful casket with gold silver trimmings. It is lined with white satin and bears a solid silver plate inscription.
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Funeral Train Passes Elberon to Honor President Garfield
Funeral services were held at the cottage with family, Cabinet members, and a few friends present. Mrs Garfield, followed by her son and others, boarded the first coach. Cabinet members and wives took the second. Governor Ludlow and New Jersey officials joined as guards. President Arthur and General Grant boarded at Elberon Junction. Across cities and rural areas crowds stood in silent mourning with bells tolling and flags at half mast as the solemn train moved by.
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Mourning fills Washington as Garfield funeral processions unfold
The Baltimore depot mourns, and thousands gather as the casket is moved to the Capitol. Major figures including President Arthur, General Grant, Mrs. Garfield, and Cabinet members follow in a somber procession. The moving hearse, praised for its Centennial prize, is drawn by six gray horses. The band plays Nearer My God to Thee as crowds salute the late president.
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Brown
Funeral of President Garfield Held in Public Splendor
Large processions formed at the Capitol as Garfield lay in state in the rotunda beneath black drapery and floral tributes. Queen Victoria sent a grand floral piece as crowds viewed the corpse, then the funeral train carried the casket to Cleveland, where officials and citizens gathered in sorrow.
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Garfield's Funeral in Cleveland Draws Thousands Across City
Crowds filled the pavilion and streets from dawn until midnight as mourners viewed the late President's casket. The Sunday and Monday obsequies featured Beethoven's Funeral Hymn, prayers by Dr Pomeroy, and an oration by Rev J H Jones, with graveside rites at Euclid Avenue cemetery. The nation observed the 2 pm hour with solemn ceremonies while Garfield’s memory prompted worldwide mourning.
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Men of the Hour portrait honors Chester A Arthur
The nation mourns James A. Garfield as Chester A. Arthur rises to the presidency. This sketch recalls Arthur’s lineage, education, and career from Franklin County Vermont to New York politics and his pivotal wartime and civil service roles, highlighting his war management, fiscal integrity, and steady rise to national leadership.
Nomination speech highlights Arthur as GOP leader and a domestic circle note
The convention cites Stewart Ti Woodford and others endorsing Arthur. Wheeler calls him an unsullied Republican standard bearer and diligent in public service. The piece recalls General Arthur’s marriage to Ellen Lewis Herndon and her death in early 1849, noting her influence and the noble voyage of her husband amid a high society circle.
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New York
President Arthur Takes Oath for Second Time at Funeral Day
The text describes Arthur’s second oath of office after President Garfield’s death, with Cabinet and Senate members present. It notes Chief Justice Waite administering the oath, Grant and Jones attending, and Arthur delivering a brief inaugural address about continuity, resilience of government, and tribute to the late president.
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