Chapter XXXIII

Description of the Francklyn Cottage.--The Arrival at Long Branch.--The President is Drawn up to the Open Window.--Enjoys the Sea View and the Sea Breezes.--The Surgical Force Reduced.--Incident on the Day of Prayer. 245

CHAPTER XXXIV.

Hopeful Symptoms.--Official Bulletin.--Telegram to Minister Lowell.--Incidents at Long Branch.--Sudden Change for the Worse.--Touching Scene with his Daughter.--Another Gleam of Hope.--Death ends the Brave Heroic Struggle.--The Closing Scene. 252

CHAPTER XXXV.

The Midnight Bells.--Universal Sorrow.--Queen Victoria's Message.--Extract from a London Letter.--The Whitby Fishermen.--The Yorkshire Peasant.--World wide Demonstrations of Grief. 260

CHAPTER XXXVI.

The Services at Elberon.--Journey to Washington.--Lying in State.--Queen Victoria's Offering.--Impressive Ceremonies in the Capitol Rotunda. 266

CHAPTER XXXVII.

Journey to Cleveland.--Lying in State in the Catafalque in the Park.--Immense Concourse.--Funeral Ceremonies.--Favorite Hymn.--At the Cemetery. 273

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

Lakeview Cemetery.--Talk with Garfield's Mother.--First Church where he Preached.--His Religious Experience.--Garfield as a Preacher. 280

CHAPTER XXXIX.

The Sunday Preceding the Burial.--The Crowded Churches.--The one Theme that Absorbed all Hearts.--Across the Water.--At Alexandra Palace.--At St. Paul's Cathedral.--At Westminster Abbey.--Paris.--Berlin.--Extract from London Times. 287

CHAPTER XL.

National Day of Mourning.--Draping of Public Buildings and Private Residences.--Touching Incident.--Tributes to Garfield.--Senator Hoar's Address.--Whittier's Letter.--Senator Dawes' Remarks. 290

CHAPTER XLI.

Subscription Fund for the President's Family.--Ready Generosity of the People.--Touching Incident.--Total Amount of the Fund.--How the Money was Invested.--Project for Memorial Hospital in Washington.--Cyrus W. Field's Gift of Memorial Window to Williams College.--Garfield's Affection for his Alma Mater.--Reception given Mark Hopkins and the Williams Graduates.--Garfield's Address to his Classmates. 301

CHAPTER XLII.

Removal of the President's Remains.--Monument Fund Committee.--Garfield Memorial in Boston.--Extracts from Address by Hon. N. P. Banks. 306

CHAPTER XLIII.

Southern Feeling.--Memorial Services at Jefferson, Kentucky.--Extracts from Address by Henry Watterson.--Senator Bayard.--Ex-Speaker Randall.--Senator Hill.--Extracts from some of the Southern Journals. 328

CHAPTER XLIV.

Extracts from some of the President's Private Letters to a Friend in Boston, bearing the same Family Name.--To Corydon E. Fuller, a College Classmate. 336

CHAPTER XLV.

Reminiscences of Corydon E. Fuller.--Of one of the Pupils at Hiram Institute.--Garfield's Keen Observation.--His Kindness of Heart.--Anecdote of the Game of Ball.--Of the Lame Girl in Washington.--Of Brown the ex-Scout and old Boat Companion. 353

CHAPTER XLVI.

Remarks of a Personal Friend.--Reminiscences of the President's Cousin, Henry Boynton.--Garfield as a Freemason. 360

CHAPTER XLVII.

Poems in Memory of Garfield, by Longfellow.--George Parsons Lathrop.--From _London Spectator_.--Oliver Wendell Holmes.--H. Bernard Carpenter--John Boyle O'Reilly--Joaquin Miller.--M. J. Savage.--Julia Ward Howe.--Rose Terry Cooke.--Prize Ode.--Kate Tannett Woods. 368

CHAPTER XLVIII.

Currency.--Lincoln.--The Draft.--Slavery.--Independence.--The Rebellion.--Protection and Free-Trade.--Education.--William H. Seward.--Fourteenth Amendment.--Classical Studies.--History.--Liberty.--Statistics.--Poverty.--The Salary Question.--The Railway Problem.--Elements of Success.--Law.--The Revenue.--Statesmanship.--Relation of Government to Science.--Gustave Schleicher.--Suffrage.--Union of the North and South.--Appeal to Young Men.--Inaugural. 388

ADDENDA.

Remarkable Military Document by Garfield 494

Official report of the post-mortem examination
of Garfield's body 505

Senator Hoar's Address 520

Hon. James G. Blame's Eulogy 544

A Threnody 584

LIFE OF JAMES A. GARFIELD