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Newspaper
Weekly Bulletin
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1881
Page
1
The article reports the death of President James A. Garfield after 79 days of illness. It notes national grief, President Arthur's immediate oath, and a sympathy message from Queen Victoria. It references the funeral plans and embalmment, with emphasis on the nation's mourning and resilience.
An address emphasizes steady government despite the loss, urging constancy in our free institutions. Cabinet resignations are tendered en masse after the swearing in, but Arthur asks them to remain to avoid embarrassment amid national bereavement.
The article outlines Garfield’s lying in state in Washington and Cleveland with services at the Capitol and a special train to Ohio. It notes his family, including seven children, and describes Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland as the final resting place with its landscape and grounds. It highlights the cemetery owners and the grounds’ design features.
President Arthur retook the oath yesterday in the Marble Room Washington before Cabinet members Supreme Court Justices Senators and Representatives plus General Sherman Grant Rear Admiral Nichols Hannibal Hamlin Gen Beale and others after a conference with Secretary Blaine and the Attorney General He then read a manuscript address mourning the murdered president noting the nation’s grief and horror at the crime and honoring the deceased leader and his legacy
President Arthur has concluded to call the U S Senate to meet in executive session at an early day not later than October 18. With a vacancy at the Vice Presidency seen, many Senators favor electing a speaker pro tempore who will act as Vice President. Cyrus W Field plans a memorial window for the late President in Williams College chapel, Williamstown Mass, Garfield a graduate.
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