Show OUR DEAD RULERS how low ermle P censors lisny their ilac new york worm orld the tile death of general garfield garfiel d amid such tragic and pathetic c circumstances i ir cum stances rendered interesting some brief and detached notes upon the subject of the passing from life of ochia his predecessors in the presidential chair and the scenes attending their theil inhumation AV washington AS I I I agro X took cold durin during a five hours ride over his plantation on the of Dc december ember 1799 during the last two hours of which lio lie was exposed to a sharp storm of enow snow hail and rain the cold declared itself next evening evening when lie was very hoarse but he lie made light of it I never take anything for a cold he lie said laid let it go as it came at two next morning he lie awakened his wife but would not let her rise to send for a doctor lest she should take cold when the secretary ecret ary was called at daybreak day break lie found washington breathing with difficulty and hardly ablo to utter a word intelligibly doctors were sent for and meanwhile he lie was bled and a gargle was prepared but on attempting to use it lie was convulsed and nearly suffocated located the doctors remedies were not of more mozo avail and at p in lie sent wife for for his two will wills had her destroy one and entrusted other to her keeping her instructions as to letters papers and accounts his secretary and servant he lie was courteous and considerate as ever bidding the latter who had been becil the te room standing by the bed nearly all day sit down between gix sm when assisted to sit up I I am going ho lie said to the doctors I thank you for your attentions but I pray you to take no trouble about me let me go quietly etly I cannot last long further ya remedies were tried avail in in the evening about 10 writes his secretary lie the made se several attempts to speak to me lie could effect it at length said I am just going have me decently buried and do not let body bo be put in the vault in less im three days after I am dead bowed assent for I could hot speak ho ile then looked at me again said do you understand me I replied p q aed yes well said he lie about bout ten minutes before lie expired chice was waa between 10 and his breathing became easier easier he I lay quietly he withdrew hand liand from mine and felt his pulse I saw his change and spoke to dr came to his bedside the liand land fell from his wrist I took in mine and pressed it to my bosom dr craik put ut 1113 hi hands over eyes and FO ho expired without struggle I C or a sigh the body buried buried on the a sch schooner noner stationed off alexandria to fi fire re minute guns while the moved from the house to the vault the troops horse and foot led the way then came four of alib clergy then horse with his saddles holsters and pistols led by two broms gro oms in black then the body borne b by r the freemasons Free masons and officers f followed lowed by the fa family mily and nd sever several al old friends amo among g t them b am dr araik and some of the fa fair ir faxes the corporation of alexandria at tile tomb the rev air mr davis dayis read the funeral service and delivered a brief address after which the freemasons Free masons performed their ceremonies and the tile body was deposited in the vault such were the death and burial of the first and greatest of the presidents the SECOND AND THIRD presidents IS died on the semi center inary of Ameri can independence john adams and find thomas Jef jefferson lerson the latter the writer and the former the orator odthe of the congress of 1776 the one the author of the declaration of independence and the other pillar of its support and its advocate and defender adams at ninety one preserved a remarkable activity of ni ind thou though gh liis his sight was impaired so that to ho could neither read nor write by april 1826 it was evident that he lie was failing though liis his neighbors hoped fondly that he be would bo be able to attend the local celebration of independence day when however it became apparent that they would not have him in person they deputed tho tile selected orator to visit him and communicate their wishes for some last word or ines messenger of cheer on friday the of june the delegate called on oil air adams at a in and spent a few minutes with him in conversation and took from him a toast to be presented on the fourth of july as coming from him I should havo have liked a longer one but as it is this will bo be acceptable 11 I will give you v said he be independence forever he lie ask asked d if lie would not add anything to it and he lie replied not a word the visitor was not net too early as symptoms of debility became more and more alarming there was no suffering ring but respiration became more and more difficult till on the morning of the ath dr holbrook ook predicted that his patient would not last much beyond sunset unceasing shouts greeted the toast offered nt at the quincy banquet but as the guests left the hall news c came ame of tho the death of its author he had passed away calmly and without buffering lerin at the sunset of that bril i biant and memora bleday thomas Jefre jefferson still survives I were tho the last words lie uttered so far fir as could bo be gathered from his failing articulation cu lation had died a few hourd hours before him on the alth of julic he lie arote all eyes arc are ope opened abed or opening to the rights of man the tile general spread of the light of science lias has ali already cody laid open to every view the palpable truth that the mass of mankind have not been born with saddles on oil their backs nor a favored f few ow booted and spurred ready to ride them legitimately by the grace of god lie he grew steadily weaker until he ile steadily lay jay upon his bed be s serene M painless cheerful in full possession of his reason but liel helpless plem and dying lying during the ad of july lie dozed hour after hour under the influence of opiates rousing occasionally and uttering uttering a f few ON A wo words ads conscious that his ell end 11 was near but fervently desiring to live until the day lie had assisted to con consecrate secrate fifty years before at 11 I at night lie lo 10 whispered to mr N P trist liis grand childs husband who sat T by tile bed this is tho poll fourth rl mr alir trist remained silent being unwilling to say not yrtl yet this is the fourth again wh i s Jefre jefferson and when the watcher nodded ah ali I he lie sighed and sunk into sleep with an expression of satisfaction upon his countenance they thought him dying but he lie lingered till 1240 in the afternoon occasionally indicating i a desire by word or looks I resign my soul to god and my daughter to my is a popular version of his latest utterance utter once TO BE dr CONTINUED |