Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 4, 1881, Page 1

il WequeT g A THE OMmanBpA DAILY —_— * ASSASSINATION. Prosident Mlid Shot in the Baltimore and Potomac Depot at Washington, And Dying From Fis Wounds at the White House. Wild Excitement in Washing- ton Over the Dastardly Crime. The Military Called Out to Pro- tect the Assassin From the Mob, Fnll Details of the National Cal- amity. [BULLETIN. ] WasHINGTON, July 92—9:30 a. m.— President Garfield was shot and as- sassinated this morning. A DETATLED ACCOUNT. WASHINGTON, July 2. —'I'he prest- dent was shot at 9.28 a. m., as he was entering the Baltimore & Ohio depot to take the train for Long Branch, Others of the party had taken their seats in the train and the president and Secretary Blaine en- tered arm in arm. As they reached the ladies’ waiting room a man who stood on the right of the president raised his arm and deliberately fired two shots from a revolver, exclaim- ing “Now ws will have Arthur for president.” THE FIRST SHOT struck the president in the right arm. The president and Seeretary Blaine soemed too much bewildered, to realize the truth. Secretary Blaine shouted: ““‘Where is Colonel Rockwell!” After the first shot the assassin im- mediately -y A FIRED AGATI and the shot'took effect in the presi- dent’s side and the victim sank to the flogr. “Colonel Rockwell and séveral police officers came at once to his as- sistance and ho was carried to the superintendent’s ‘room on the floor above. The &ufid&nt did not say a word when thefirst was fired. Meanwhile the afsabsin was seized by those stand- ing near, and would have been torn to pieces but for police. \ B ayenue to the police station, and it was there discovered that his name was Alonzo Gitteau, an attorney late- ly from Chicago. Doctors Bliss and Hepburn were at /, the depot at the time and went at once to the president’s side. Doctors Lingoln and Thompson were sent -for atanca. . acy A HURRIED CONSULTATION was Leld and at 10:20 a. m. an ambu- lance was called and the wounded ex- ecutive was 1 fted in by Col, Rockwell and two police officers, who also took serts therein, and the vehicle started for the White Honse. The news spread like wildfire, and Pennsylvania avenue was crowded almost as ‘much as when the president rode to the White House i te on March 4th. A squad ot ted police forced a passage h the crowd and officers on foot uarded the entrance to the White ouse grounds, & The president was carried at once to his chamber and laid upon the bed. Surgeon General Barnes was also in attendance by this time, and a hurried examination showed that the second r had lodged in tk . groin just over idney, and will in all probability wve fatal. Bui the physicians etill e said there was hope. All mem- Mof the cabinet are in Washinjzton are about the president, but he is uneonscious and has not spoken a word, ‘The city is in a state. ot great excitement and gloom seems to per- wvade overy heart, THE PRISONER is a young man about five feot six inches 1n height and weighs about 130 mmh. . When the president reached ‘White House his pulse was fifty and he appeared to be almost uncon- #eious, His pulse at 11:15 a. m. had increased to 80 and thé patient had rallied. After one attempt to extract the ball, the doctors determined to PRobe no more at present. He isnow ABLE TO CONVERSE and talks cheerfully. He complained of pain in the hip, and it was thought the spinal column was injured. That pain and nansea has subsided as have also the ‘symptoms which at one time threat- ened his life. Absolute rest and q;ut are essential and will be assur- e Surgeon-General Barnes says life t hold out more than two hours. Drs, Bliss and Adams say that he will ‘recover, but until the exact location of the ball is determined it is impossi- ble to predict the inevitable result. Mrs. Blaine is now with the president. Dr. Bliss has charge of the case. The correct name of the assailant is CHARLES GITTEAD, He was formerly United States consul at Marscilles. He had been ,apound the white house and depart- .aents for several days, acting in a xmgc wanner, and the attaches ught him crazy. He was noticed in the white house grounds at dusk last svening. This morning he engaged a wearriage at a stable and said he wanted @ quick team, he wanted to stop at by depot only 4 moment and then go er to the Arlington. Later ge- pounts say he tried to escape after he red the shots, and said nothing un- he was captured, then he said, *‘1 ave shot Presidert Garfield. Arthur s now presiden: A squad of marines and cavalry Shave been called to keep back the crowd from the White House. PROTECTING THE PRISONER. The district jail in the eastern ex- remity of the eity was visited by & pol after 11 o'clock, for the nur- " ELEVENTH YEAR. He was taken across Pennsylvania pose of obtaining an interview with Chvs, Gitteau, the would-bo assassin of President Garfield. The officers rofused admittance (o the building, stating, as a reason therefore, that they wore acting under instructions recoived from the ' stttorney- genetal, the purport of which were that no one should be allowed to see the prisoner. At first, indeed, the officers emphatically denied that the man had been conveyed to_jail, fear- ing, it appears, tHat should the fact hecome known that he was there that the building would bo attacked by-a mob. Information had reached them that such a movement was contem- plated. A large guard, composed of regulars from the barracks and Metropilitan police force, are momentarily expected to arrive at the jail to be in readiness to repel, any attack. The statement that tho agsassin is Gitteau was veri- fiod by the officer in charge of the jail. SECRETARY BLAINE'S STORY, Secretary Blame was not going with the party, but came down to the depot to bid the president good-bye. He said, ‘‘the President and I were walking arm in arm = toward the train, I heard two shots and saw a man run and started after him, but seoing he was grabbed just as he got out of the .room, - came back to the - président and fonnd . him lying on the floor. The floor was’covered with the presi- dent’s blood, and a number of people who were around shortly after have some of them blood on their persons, The weapon he used was a revolver about seven inches long and had an ivory handle. The calibre was very large. Tt is what s known as a California pis- pistols It made a very lowd, report. When arrested the prisoner’ ssid, “I did it and want to be dtrested. Tam a stalwart and Arthur is president now. I have a letter here that I want you to give to General Sherman; it will explain everything. Take me to the police station.” In the prisoner’s pocket, was found the following: BEMARKABLE _LBTTER. July: 2, 1881 -To the White House: Tho presideht's ttagic death was a sad necessity but it will unite the republican party and sa publie. Life is as a flimsy 1t matters little when one A human life is = of small. . value. During the war thousands of brave fellows went down without a tear, ‘T presume the’ pres- idont was a Christian and thathe will ‘be happier in paradise than heré Tt will bg no worse_for, Mr: rfield, dea¥ Houl, to part . with her “husband this way than by a naturaldeath. Heis liable t6-7go- at anyl time way, T have no ill Will toward the presi dent, his death is a poli 88ity a lawyer; ‘o thedlogian snd a pol- an, Iamn a stalwart of the stal warts, 1 \n;a with Grant and the rest of our; - man 1 in e during :'the y i‘lbv‘e‘ ‘soifle""f-;pyl)} for th m; which 1 shall leave with Byron An- drews and his co-journalist, at 1420 New York avenue, where all the re- porters can see ~them. I'am going to the jai [Signed.[ CHARLES GITTEAU, SHERMAN'S ENDORSEMENT. When Gen. Sherman finished pe- rusing the lottor written to him by Guiteau, he gave it the following en- dorsement; “HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, . WasuimNaron, D. C - July 2, 1881—11: This letter] “mejthis morn- ing by Major Wm, J, Twiring, V. 8. Enges, the commissioners of the District of Columb d Major Wm. C. Brock, chief of the volice. T don’t know the writer. Neover heard of or saw him to my knowlodge, and here- by return it to the keeping of the above named parties as testimony in the case. [Signed] m. W, T. SHERMAN! THE STATEMENT OF THE OFFICER who arrested Giteau is as follows: “‘About 9:25 this morning President Garfield, accompanied by Secretary of State Blaine, drove up to the Balti- mored& Potomacdepot, on Sixthstreet, and sat in their carriage near the door. President Garfield asked one of the officers how much time he had before the train started. The ofticer replie ‘‘About ten minutes, your honor.” The president, after convers- ing a minute or two longer there, got out of the carriage and with Secretary Blaine walked slowly up the steps into the depot. Officer Kearney states he was standing close by and saluted the president by raising his hat. The president and Mr. Blaine walked through the ladies’ parlors and had entered the large reception room in the main portion of the de- pot when two pistol shots were fired in rapid succession. The crowd screamed, ‘‘He's shot the pres- ident. Arrest the man,” The assassin was making his way as fast as possible out of the building through the ladies’ parlor toward the B street door, a carriage being there to take him awav. Kearney threw timself before him, seized him by both arms between the elbows and shoulders and held him as with a wvice. The pistol was in his hand when he first saw him and he had just vut it into his coat pock- et. When the officer seized the would be assassin, he said, ‘“‘yesI have finished Garfield, now Arthur is president, I am a stalwarter, Kear- ney secured the pistol and hurried the man to the station house. Col. Bob Ingersoll states that he knew the assassin well and had always regarded him asa sober and sane man. He has no speciul profession but has been an oftice holder and office seeker. Col. Tngersoll is of the opinion that his insanity is feigned. STATEMENT OF DR, TOWNSHEND. Dr, Townshend, health officer of the district, in conversatson this even- ing said: “I found the president when I arrived at the Baltimore & Potomac depot, about five minutes af- ter the shooting occurred, in a vomit- ing and fainting eondition. 1 had his head lowered, which had been raised by attendants, and administered aro- matic splrits of amonia sud brandy ot rovive him. This had the desired nf-] fect, and the president, regaining cons sciousness, was asked where he felt the most pain. He replied, ‘in the right leg and foot.” He then examin- od the wound, introducing his finger, which eaused a slight hemorrhage. 1 then decided to have him moved up stairs out of the crowd. After getting him there Drs. Smith and Pur- vis arrived, and upon consult- ation with them it was decided to remove him to the white house, Dr. Smith and myself accom yanied the president in the ambulance to the white house, where another examina- tion was made and stimulants again administered. An ineffectual attempt was made to trace the course of the wound and, as the president suffered much pain, a hyperdramic injectior of morphine was administered. Dr, Townsend left the presidens shortly afterward somewhat revived, Qhe doctor samd at 2 p. m. thatho | could not give an intelligent opinion aa yet, but pronounced the wound as dangerous, ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Everott Foss, of Dover, New Hamp- shire, the man who was sitting in the brakemen's room of the depot at the time of the assassination,gives the fol- lowing account of the tragedy: “‘At 9:20 two shots in rapid succession rang through the depot, startling the people who were gathered awaiting the movement of the train and to witness the departure of the president. At the same instant Secretary Blaine rushed from the ladies’ room and called for an officer. The . cry of “murder” came through the open door at the same time. In a momont Ofticer Kearney, of the Met- ropolitan police force, appeared with the assassin, who waved in his hand a letter which he vociferated he wanted to deliver to General Sherman. On enterig the room I found : Gen- eral Gartield with his head resting on the lap of the lady in charge of the room and Secretary Blaine bending over him, exclaiming, ‘‘Oh, my poor president!” It appears that Guiteau had been lingering around the depot for half an hour or more. He followed the presi- dent from the B street door into the ladies room, and fired his first shot from behind, when the president had reached the middle of the room, on his way through it. The second shot followedl instantly after, the president having hardly time to take a second step. Tho president fell at once and when raised by Secretary Blaine and the lady above mentioned, he ap- pearad dazed and unconscious. THE SURGEONS' SEARCH. At 2 o'clock an effort has just been made to probe for the ball; but with- out reaching it. Another attempt will soon be made, and until the reetion taken by the ball isknown the extent of the injuries and immediate danger cannot known. There are at present no signs of internal hemor- rhage and very little external bleeding. A eensultation of the moet eminent surgeons of the city will be held at3 p. m. The doctors at this hour hape for the best. WasHINGTON, July 2.—10:05 p. m. —President Garficld is conscious and does not complain of great suffering. Ho has just dictated a telegram to his wife. Tt is impossible to say, as yet, what the result will be; but the sur- geons are of the opinion that the wounds are 1ot necessarily fatal. The following telegram has becn sent. Mus. Garfield, Elboren, Long Branch; | The president wishes me to say to you for him that he has been ser- ously hurt, how seriously he cannot yet say. Heis himself, and hopes you will come to him soon, He seuds his love to you. (Signed) A. F. ROCKWELL, MRS, GARFIELD PROCEEDING TO WASH- INGTON BY SPECIAL TRAIN, The Pennsylvania railroad placed a special engine and coach at the service of Mrs. Garfield. She left Long Branch at 12:40 and after reaching Monmouth Junction her train renwild to Washington, that is, having the right of way by telegraph over every other train on the road. Railroad men said they believed it possible to run the train from the Junction to Washing- ton in three and a half hours, but the time was looked upon as incredible as that would enableit to reach there by b o’clock, while ordinary fast trains running ffty miles an hour would hardly reach the capitol, including un- avoidable delays before seven o'clock, A PATHETIC SCENE, A spectator thus describes the re- moval of the president to the White House. The president lay in the am- bulance, propped up with pillows, and with his right arm thrown over his head. His face was ashy white, but bore a calm, placid look. He seemed perfectly conscious and opened his eves frequently to view the surround- ings, and while he was being carried up the stairs he smiled sadly and waved his hand in recognition of the friends who were gathered about him. His sufferings must have been intense but he gave no sign of it, and was as gentle and submissive as a child. IN THE SICK KOOM, A gentleman from the sick room said the president’s son James was crying, and that when the president noticed it he said, “Jimmie,don’t cry. The head is still all rght, but the trouble is elsewhere.” i THE WOUND, WassiNgToN, July 2 —The presi- dent was shot from the right as he entered the ladies’ reception room of the depot with Secretary Blaine. The ball entered above the thlrd rib, but whether 1t has taken its course to- wards the spine, has not yet been as- certained. The wouud was probed by Dr. Bliss, who reports that in in- serting the probe the course of the ball did not extend towards the spine, still it is not certain it did not. It was the unanimons opin- ion of the ph{uicinm that what was ueeded for the patient was rest and not probing of the wound. More def- inite knowledge of the seriousness of the wound will be told after the pres- ident has urinated and had a move- ment of the bowels. It will be some hours yet and may be days before it "OMAHA, MONDAY can bo definitely settled whether the wound is or is not mortal. LELIDERATALY PLANNRD, Before the arrival of the ident at the dopot he had noti Gitean and another man in close conversa- tion together in the waiting room. ’-;hey acted 8o mq&c:k he had thought they were ets, and kept his eye on them. '::oon‘l}nu to his statement & momént or so before the president enterod the depot they departed and he kept wateh of the other man, thus missing Gittoau's movements. He asserts that just as he heard the first shot the man he n}"u watchin d ran t:lut of the door and disappeared. The police authorities wnf’ not give the nor the de- ous charctor name of this gentlem scription of the suspi he was wa'ching }ur the present. Guittean said to a dotective after he was arrested: *‘You stick to e and have me put in the third story ront at tho jail, and General Shermun is coming down to take charge, Arthur and all those men aro my fricuds and Tl have you made Fehiof of the police. jen_you go bick to the depot yon will find em& two bundles of papemsin tho newsHind which will explain all. I asked him: ‘‘Is there any- olse with ydu in this matter?”’ and he answerod ‘1ot a living soul, Thave contemplated this thing for six weeks, and would have shot him when he went away with Mrs. Garfield, but I looked at her and she looked so bad that I changed my mind+” The warden of the jail said that the prisoner was through the jeil last week. Gittean wdmitted it, and said that he went there to see the quarters he would have after he had'shot Garfisld. ARTHUR SUMMONED. WasHINGTON, D, O, July 2, - Vice- President Arthur was summoned to Washington immediately, a the resident was shot. . Sergeant gl arms Bright left here on the 10:30 tram to meet. him. IN ‘TAIL. WasHINGTON, July 2.—The ner arrived and was placed in :u cell about 10:30 o’clock, just one hour after the sheoting occurred. | qave his name as Chas. Gutteau, of Chicago Illinois. In appearance he is & man about thirty years of age, and ik sup- posed to be of French descent.. His height is about five feet five inghes, NO WORD FROM THE STALWART OWIEFS. Wasgiyeroy, July 2.—The White House was thronged with anxious friends. ‘The officers of the eabinet and familieg were all present. Tele- were *reccived from all parts of the country, but mot & word from Vicn-P;eaid:;t Arthur yet. Although there thas been seycral, messages no word has mi\'cl either "from | Coukling or from Grant. (CRAZY C@NTRIBUTOR. | " Cuim&,‘my —Assjstant United States urer Gilbert was_inter- viewed this afternoou on the all-pre- vailing topic. He said: « ‘L “knew. Giteau_aoroin 1876-7, Hoen R, o ‘my office one dwy with a roll of mwmnu- seript which h@ desired me to pub- lish, I then had.temporary charge of an afternoon papér in this city. It would have occupied several columns, Ho was clearly, crazy at that time. The article treated* on the ‘‘Second Comingof Christ,” on which he was subsequently advertised to daliver a lecture, but never did it. LOGAN ON THE EMERGENCY. Cuicaco, July 3.—Senator Logan was to-night asked by a_reporter the question, “‘If Mr. (iurfic]nl! dies who will be presidem?” ‘‘In that case,” said Senator Logan, “General Arthur, the present vi president, would assume the 1re dency.” On the roporter's supposing that General Arthur should die during his term who then would assume the du- ties of president, General Logan said: “In " that case the president pro tempore of the senate, if there should be one. Tn case there should be no president pro tem of the senate, then the speaker of the house of representatives would become pres- ident, but there being neither presi- dent pro tem norspeakerof the house representatives at this time, the v cy should happen in the office of pr dent and vice president, it would be- come the duty of the secretary of state, under the law, to call an elec- tion for president of the United States, within thirty-four days prior to the first Wednesday of December next. THE OFFICIAL CABLEGRAM. WaLHINaTON, July 2.—1he follow- ing has been forwarded by cable: “Department of State, Washington, July,2.--James Russell Lowell, ister, etc., London—The pi the United States was shot this morn- ing by an assassin named Guitean The weapon wasalarge sized revolver, The president had just reached the Baltimore & Potomae station, at about twenty minutes past 9 o'clock, intend- ing, with & portion of s cabinet, to leave on the limited express for New York. 1 rode in the carriage with him from the executive man- sion and was walking by his side when he was shot. The as- sassin was immediately arrested, and the president was conveyed to the private Toom in the station building and surgical aid at once summoned, Ho haus now at taonty minutes past ten been jremovad to the exccutive mansion, The surgeons in consulation regards his wounds as very serious, though not necessarily fatal. His vigorous health gives strong hopes of his recovery, He has not lost con- sciousness for a moment. Inform our ministers in Europe: [Signed] James G. Braixg, Becretary of State. THE FEELING IN WASHINGTON, Wasmisoroy, July 2.—A deep gloom overspreads the city, and the streets are crowded with an anxious and excited multitude. The depart- ments are almost deserted, and a great crowd surrounds the white house and lines Pounsylvania avenue. Bullotins from the physicians are cagerly awaited. The general impression is that the president cannot live through the night. A double cordon of police the station house whepe Gin: teauis confined. The members ‘of thecabinet are hastening to Washington MORNING, JULY 4, 1881, f | clos EE. THE END AT HAND. Pregident Garfield Dying in Grief-Stricken Wash- ington, Sad Sabbath Scenes National Capital. in the Anxious Crowds Besiege the White House and Fill the Churches. The Ebb and Flow of Hopo--The Vice Presidentiin the City-= The Assassin Sane. THE PRESIDENT DYIN 4.=3 aom— WASHINGTON, All the cabinet officers have left the White Secretary of War Lincoln said o the agent of the Na- July House. tional Associated press a moment ago, that all hope was dead. Signs of peritomtis are increasing. Death may be expected at any hour, SUNDAY SCENES AT THE WHITE HOUSE. July 3.—The early morning scenes about the White House were unusual, to say the least, and a passer-by, oven in. the gray dawn could not mistake the existence of some circumstances of public mo- ment. All the approaches were closed and guarded by police officers and marines. A few men who had re- mained up all night lingered about the gate and anxiously asked for the latest ,mews of the president's condition, On the lawn were stacked the arms ot a squad of arines, some of whom were asleep rolled in their blan- kots under the trees with a sentry pacing up and down mnear by. In front of the north porch the carriages of the cabinet ofticers who had re- mained with the president all night were still waiting. The shutters of the mansion were all closed, and as any one approached the entrance they were motioned by the ofticers at the door to keep silent. Mrs. Garfield was trying to sleep in Nelhe Grant's room, near the north door, and it was feared * that the cocho might disturb her rest. Within all was quiet as the grave. A messenger moved about on tip toe. Up in the room of the private secretary sat a telegraph operator, awaiting for further bulletins of theexecutive's con- dition. In the room where the cabi- net meetings are held was tho secre- tary of Mr. Lincoln who had shared the vigils of the war secretary. The members of the cabingt were in_the library adjoining the sick room, wisens were, too, the physician, Dr Ryburn at that hour watched by the presi- dent’s bedside. There was a beam of lope upon every countenance as the symptoms were announced a8 favora- ble. Secretary Windom had almost des- paired, but now felt almost confi- dent. Secretary Lincoln sat by a window and looked as if his mind was full, in part, with another scene sixteen years ago—when his griet was more ferri- ble, Postmaster-Gieneral James has been hopeful from the first, and when the physicians said they Iiive only in- flamation to fear, felt satisfied and said: *“1 havo always been taught to believe that where there is life there hope. There was little sleep in the White House last night, though several tried. It is thought that the presi- dent is more calm than all the rest. A PLEASING INCIDENT, A pleasing evidence of the close friendship existing between the prosi- At Secretary Blaine was dis- d during the scenes immediately after the shooting at the depot. That was after the president had been con- veyed to the White House, Mr. Blaine approached his bedside, re- lieving one of the attendants who was waiting on him, preferring it himself. Suddenly = the presi- dent seemed ‘to arouse from his stupor and wake up, smiling. “How good you are,” he said, with an impulse of manner as touching and as tender as a woman, ‘‘you know how well T love you, People whose na- ture was both mischievous and selfish have sought to prejudice me against you, and, though T have been com- pelled from the nature of things to give them audience, it has never touched here,” pointing to his heart. The report was circulated this morn- ing that the assassin, Guiteau, had boen taken to Fortress Monroo on a gunboat to avoid the risk of o jail delivery. This, however, proved to b false. The guard placed about the jail and at command was fully sufficicut to guard against any surprise. FEELS NO REMORSE FOR HIS CRIME, The prisoner slopt well and arose early. AP e e morning papers and upon learning that the president was not yet dead, he remarked: *‘He will die; he must die.” He ate a light breakfast and sat down in nnoqrm of the cell, with- out apparently desiring to talk longer with L.n,_ d. Al attempts on the part of the reporters to see the pris- oner are futile, the district attorney having given orders that no one shall be admitted. WORKING UF A CLUE, The judicial having held o session last evening, it is thought, have de- veloped something in regard to the alleged conspirator. Detectives are looking up & clue, although without confidence. The papers left by Guiteau for the press, but which the distriot attorney refuses to diseloso,are said to have some bearing on this point. A DEVOTED WIFE. " Mrs. Garfield had but littlo rest last night and was early by her husband's bedside, Mrs. Jamos was the first of = the Iadies who passed a part of the night with her, to_return aftor Mrs, McVeagh, Mrs, Lincoln, Mrs. Win- dom and Mrs. Hunt camo. Mrs, Garfield could not bo persuaded to leave the bedside excopt for a fow moments at & tine. The othor Iadies ‘| mat in_an_adjoining room and took turns by Mrs, Garfield, fanning the d president. widont Garfield has been very cheerful all the morning. He grasp od Postmaster James hand with a firm clasp, and said: “Well, how are you to-day,” with his accustomed forvor. His oyo is bright and overy faculty is clear. He is not allowed to talk and few are allowed to look on him, the eall many so important should reign in the the sick chamber. DISTINGUISHED CALLERS, Among the callers havoZbeen Judgo Harlan, Sir Edward Thorton, Adju- tant General Drum, District Attorney Private Secretary Brown sees and is compelled to refuso is it that quiet naghborliood “ef Corkhill and Ex-Judge Advoeate Dunn. Vice President Arthur has not called. 11 a. m.—A crowd has again col- lected about the White House and the streots still present an unusually live- ly nlv]murnm'u. Bulleting will be is- sued overy two hours, The mother of the president having expressed so much anxicety to be with herson, it was decided this morning to send her word tocomeatonce. Thisis nota token of an oxpected fatal issue of the wound but rather that she may perhapa see him once more well nmf strong, Among the later callers to inquire after the condition of the president are Senators Beck, Pugh and Jones, of Florida, Scott, Thomas, Nichols and Gen, Sherman, and members of the Svanish and Mexican legations, cablegrams or important telegrams of consequence have been reecived to- day. Numerous private messages, however, are continually re- ceived and sent. The thoughts on the minds of all who knuw the vi P ent, who is in the city are: ‘Why has he not called on the prosi- dent.” No word had been received from him at 2 . m., two hours after the arrival of every one about the white house. The president appears more cheerful, and admirable pluck is shown by the distinguished sufferer himself. If his recovery is assured it will be an almost remarkable dis- play. Says a prominent physican of psychological stamina: “Even with all the benefit of his tomperate habits and cleanly life_in his physical sys- tem, the president could not have survived that wound four hours had his heart sank as his nerve failed for a single moment. At 2 p. m. Senator Jones, of Ne- vada, called, but of course could not ses the sufferer, Secretary ne has cabled to the American min] abroad the im- provement in thé president's condition and the hopes entértained of his ro- wovery. - ’ ANXIOUS CROWDS. An idea of the popular pulse can be gained from the crowds who thronged aud could with difficulty be kept back from the white house gates. Tho as- semblage was made up of all classes and they aro not drawn by morbid cu- riosity. Every bit of news brought to the gates were eagerly received. Tf it announced a favorable change there could be heard on every side fervent utterances of thanks. Among them THE INEVERTABLE CLAIRVOYONT looms up. One now comes forward to declare that she predicted a funerel at the White House at an_early day. Another refers to the publication in a local paper, of an nrlic‘u which at] the time was said to give President Gar- field's horoscope as summarized. Theso things threatened injuries to his face and eyes, and a painful death, A gentleman connected with the clue of the spiritualists says that in the evening & message was received through a medium saying, ‘‘Gartield will not be with you long."” Treasurer Gilfilan, who is an inti- mate friend of the president, says the president had been warned the day of the shooting that he was reat danger, but he would not believe it. ROME COMMENT has been caused in police circles by the appearance in the city of two prominent New York detectives. They wore asked if they were here on busi- ness connected with the attempted as- sassination, but refused to disclose their mission. The mother of the president having been notified of her son's condition and 1mprovement, will remain at Montor and await further develop- ments, THE PRESIDENT'S ROOM, The president lies in one of the pleasant rooms of the white house what has aiways been known as the southwest chamber, Presidents Lin- coln, Johinson, Grant and Hayes oc- cupied it as a sleeping room, as like- wise President Garfield, hence it is sometimes Bdesigned as the presid- dent's room. Four people who are with Garfield have clung to the belief that HE WILL NOT DIE, One of these is Mrs. Garfield, whose bravery in this trial has stamped her as o woman of women, She said shortly after he armved, ‘“‘He will not die,” ahd she has never said anything else. Mrs. Blaine also took the same view and has concluded all along that the president would recover. Post- master-Goneral James insists that the president will pull through. The fourth one referred to is the president himself. Hope has been with him from the first and will be a strong factor in his favor. To such & high degree has the general's hope beon raised that a reaction would be more terriblo than one can imagine. The vhysicians are all hopeful, but none but DRS. BLISS AND FORD soemed confident. Bliss remarked to a friend this evening, “‘1 think the president will be saved.” Dr, Ford R ropeatediy said they had reasonto hope for the president’s recovery. “PTho ball,” said he, ‘*has probably lodged in the liver. An absoess may form, We can't tell much about it NO. 13. now; there are thirty-three cases on record during the year where men were shot through the liver and re- covered. DR. HARTIGAN says that the things to be most feared now are the secondary consequences such aa inflammation_and possibly ul- coration from the bullet. It is a great thing 1 his favor that the intestines are not preforated, and indeed all symptoms just now are favorable. Tho president has been able to re- tain beef tea to-day, also wine. A less favorable idea is also advanced by Dr. P. G. Murphy, surgeon in chief of Columbia hospital, who says he is not at all sanguine of the president’s re- covery, He is of the opinion that a reactionwill ocour within 48 hours and terminate fatally. The bullet has not been extracted and no one knows exactly where it lodged, said it did not enter at declension, but striking between the tenth and eleventh ribs, fractured oo slightly and passing through the lower lobe of the liver, changed its course and s probably embedded in the loft sde of the body. Dr. Murphy is of the opin- ion that the pneumo-gastric nerve, which is the central of all the func- tions of respiration and of physical existence is injured, which accounts for the vomiting and also gives aclew to the pecular sweating at the feet, experienced by the president. He says that the robust physique of the presi- dent will pull him for about llnrry- eirht hours, when there will be great danger of a relapse. Vice-President Arthur is not at the hotel as first reported, but at the house of Senator Jones. Gen- eral Arthur is sick with emotion. Ho expresses the greatost disappointmentfat not being! nb‘fe tosee the presidentand sent a second time to soo if it was not possible. Dr. Bliss said it was absolutely essential that the president be not disturbed, and that no one, even the vice-presi- dent or any of the cabinet be admitted to his presence. Senator Jones, when he called at 3 p. m., asked if it could not be arranged for General Arthur to seo the president and was given the same answer. Senator Jones left his card and expressed his hopes and that of Vice E’runi(\mlt Arthur that tho president would soon recover. Senator .}uncn reported the vice presi- dent to be thoroughly depressed over the deplorable condition of the presi: dent. He says he shrinks from the respousibility of the position he may be called upon to fill as one never ex- pected by him, He announces and clings to the hope that he will be abla to see the president to-morrow. THE ASSASSIN SANE, WasniNaToN, July 3.—Attorney- General McVeagh has remained firm in his determination that no one but the chief of the secret service depart- ment sheuld see the assassin, amd the jail remains closed to all outsiders. uring the first hours of his confine- mont he was greatly excited, fearing that _he might be lynched, but he is. taking it more philosophically. He frequently asked the officers ‘‘what is the news from the white house.” The answer has been generally that the yresident was improving. He has {)ouu rather despondent. He took the usual food to-day and swept his celk quite as well as his fellow prisoners. No one called specially to sec Guiteau excopt & lady, whose name was not ascertained and whose request was promptly refused. At noon Chief Brooks, of the treas- ury secret service, and the district at- torney had a long interview with the prisoner. Mr. Brooks is of the opin- jon that Guiteau has no accomplices, but that the act was the result of insanity. There are a number of circumstances which in the opinion of some tend to show that if Guiteau is insane there is a method in his mad- ness, and that he was a tool in the hands of others. All the letters taken from his package Toft at the news stand are about of the same tenor as those addressed to the white house. One letter has been found since his arrest which is evidently that of a well trained, perfectly’ sane mind. The fact that all the letters in the package tended to show that the writer was insane causes suspicion that they were put up for the purpose. He '.ult{n policeman he wanted him to drive to the congressional cemetery when he got in and it is thought by some that he had an idea of escaping by taking the railroad be- ond the oity limits, or, if too_cloely pursued, to save his neck by his going to the jail and delivering humself to the officers. Col. Cook states thus far after long experience in the line of in~ sanity he. cannot yet see the first in- dication of instanity in the case. He deliberated and framed the plan of the assassination, — SUNDAYS' BULLETINS, The following bulletins were issued during the evening and night: WasHiNGTON, July 8, 2:40 a. m.— The president has been sleeping much of the time since 9 p. m., waking for a fow minuies every half hour. He has not vomited since 1 a. m, and has just taken some nourishment for the first time since he was brought. to the white house. He took some srepared beof, lime water and milk. ,l‘hu nourishment has all been retain- ed. His pulse is 124, temperature normal. respiration 18, The physi- cians will issue no further bulleting on the president’s condition until 8 o'clock on Sunday morniy; Wwuire House, 6 p. m. 'hveru has been no appreciable change since the last bulletin. The president sleeps well at intervals, His pulse is _108; temperature and respiration nominal, [Signed] D. W. Buiss, J. K. Barnes, J. J. WoODWARD, Witk Housk, 8 p. m.— The pr'e-L dent is resting easily, with a slight change for the better. # 'A CHANGE ¥OK THE WORSE. WAsHINGTON, June 3-9 p. m.— The unwmistable evidence at the white house is to the effect that the presi- dent is not 8o well, An order has just been issued excluding all persons except members of the eabinet, and (Continued on Fifth Page.)