Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1881 — The End of Earth. [ARTICLE]

The End of Earth.

official bulletin—how he died. Long Branch, Sept. 19.—Th« President died at 10:35 P. it. After the bulletin was issued at 5:30 this afternoon the President continued in much the same condition as during the afternoon, the pulse varying from 100 to 106, with rather increased Volume. After takings nourishment, he fell into a quiet! sTfcep. About thirty minutes before! his death and while asleep his pulse! rose to 120, and was somewhat more] feeble. At 10 P. M. he awoke, com-l plaining of severe pain in the region] of thb heart. Re almost immedi-j ately became unconscious and] ceased to breathe at 10:35*. D, W. Bliss, D. Agkew, F» H. Hamilton THE AUTOPSY. The ppst-mortem examination of the president’s body developed the following. “It was found that the ball, ‘rfter fracturing the right eleventh rib, had passed through the spinal column in front of the [spinal canal, fracturing the body ofj [the first lumbar vetebra, driving aj [number of small fragments of bone] [into the adjacent soft parts, and] [lodging just. below the pancreas] [about two inches and a half to the] [left of the spine and behind the] [peritoneum, where it had become] [completely encysted. The imme-j [<liate cause of death was secondary] [hemorrhage from one of the mes-j [enteric arteries adjoining the track] [of the ball, the blood rupturing the [peritoneum and nearly escaping in-] [to the abdominal cavity. This I hemorrhage is believed to have J been the cause of the severe pain] [in the lower part of the chest com-] [plained of just before death, An] [abcess cavity six inches by four in] [dimensions was found in the vicin-j Jity of the gall bladder, between the] [liver and transverse colen, which] ■were strongly enter-adherent. It] [did not involve the substance of the] [liver, and no communication was] [found between it and the wound.] | A long suppurating channel extend Lied from the external wound bed [tween the loin muscles and the] [right groin. This channel, now] [known to be due to the burrowing [of pus from the wound, was sup- | posed to have been the track of the [ball. On examination of the chest [evidences of severe bronchitis were [found on both sides, with bronclio- [ pneumonia of the lower portions] [of the right lung, Apd—though to] [a much less the left.] [The lungs contained no abcess ami] [the heart no clots. Tht? liter was] ■enlarged and fatty but free from] JabceSaes, lior were .any fouhd in! ■any other organ except the left] which contained, near its] ■ surface, a small abcess alxmt one-] ■third of an inch in diameter.” I At a meeting of the citizens, [held at the opera house at 7 o’clock p. m., Seplember 21st, for the purpose of arranging the. memorial services to be held on the day of the burial of President Garfield, R. S. Dwiggins was elected chairman, and D. B. Miller secretary. On motion of F. W. Babcock, the chairman of the. meeting was authorized to appoint a committee [to arrange the programme for such memorial services. The chair then appointed the following persons : Frank W. Babcock, Dr. M. B. Alter, L. L. Daugherty, C. P. MayhewJ Chas. H. Price, Mrs. M. L. Spitler, Mrs. Chas. Benjamin, Mrs. >V. L. Hamar, Mas. James W. McEwen, Miss Eliza Kirk. The was requested to meet immediately] on the adjournment of this meeting at the office of F. W. Babcock, sou arrangement of'the programme. R. S. DwiGGiNSy Ch’n. D. B. Miller,iSec’y. The executive committee met at tho office of Frank W. Babcock, and organized withl Mr. Babcock as chairman and Chas. 11. Price secretary. The committee appointed sub-cornmittees ■as follows: On decoration, Mr*. M. L. Spit-j ■ lerf on music, W. De M. Hooper; on ringing ■of bells, Dr. M. B. Alter; on close of bust l I ness and schools, Frank W. Babcock; on Ifinnuco, C. I’. Maybew. d The ceremoniet will bo at the opera bouse ■at the time for the interment of the remains lof the martyred president—Afternoon of [Motiday, the Zllth inst. The following pro ■gramme will be carried out: Presiding officer—M. L. Spitlerl.SOp. ra., ringing of eourt house bell ■three minutos. 1. p. m., tolling of court-house and all ■church bells. 1.45 p. m., dirge from balcony of opern house, by cornet band. 2.00 p. m., house called to order, and song, by choir. 2.05 p. m., reading scripture, by Mrs. R. S. Dwiggins. 2.10 p. m., song, by choir. 2. •• prayer, by Eld. D. T. Halstead. 2.20 “ song, by choir. 2.25 *• memorial address, by Bet. Taylor. 2.80 “ memorial address, by Bey. LoJer. 2.85 14 song, by choir. 2.40 44 oration, by H. E. <ftfm‘es. 2.50 44 oration, by J. A. Burnham. 2.00 44 oration, by C. H. Price. 3.10 44 song, by choir. 3.15 44 select poem, by W< De M. Hooper. 3.20 p. m., benediction, by Rer. B. F. Furguson. The committee recommended that all business houses, public offices and" the public schools bo closed from' 12 m. Co 4 p. m., and that the schools march in order from the school building to the opera house, under charge of their respective teachers, starting at the first tolling ot the bells. Frank W. Babcock, Chairman. Crab, sis, Prick, Secretary, Indianapolis has another daily newspaper, the Tribune, an antiprohibition organ'. Its policy is aitffiek'nt to kill it,