Identifier: presidentssoldie02hard (find matches)
Title: Presidents, soldiers, statesmen... with a prefix giving a compendium of the history of the United States and history of the Declaration of independence
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Hardesty, Hiram H., 1834-1898, pub. 2n
Subjects: United States
Publisher: New York
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center

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f theoffices of the depot, and at the earliest possible moment he was taken backto the executive mansion, and his wife, who was at Long Branch, tele-graphed for. She reached her husbands bedside about 6 oclock thatevening, by a special train provided her. Dr. D. W. Bliss took chargeof the case, selecting as his associates Dr. J. K. Barnes, Surgeon-Generalof the army; Dr. J. J. Woodward, also of the army, and Dr. RobertReyburn. The following day Dr. D. Hayes Agnew, of Philadelphia,and Dr. Frank H. Hamilton, of New York, were called in for consulta-tion and advice. The news of the tragedy flashed into every nook and corner of the land,across to the Old World on the wings of the lightning, and created theintensest excitement everywhere. Men were appalled, that in time of pro-found peace the assassins arm should be raised against the head of theforemost government of the earth. The heart and pulse of the nationwere thrilLd with feelings of mingled sorrow, horror and indignation. All • J
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CRYSTAL FALLS.—YELLOWSTONE VALLEY. 128 PRESIDENTS, SOLDIERS, STATESMEN. over the Ian<l where preparations were in progress for the celebration ofthe nations natal anniversary, they were suspended, and the Fourth olJuly, 1881, was probably the gloomiest in our history. The excitementwas more intense probably because the attempted assassination was gener-ally supposed to be an indirect result of what was termed the spoils system,or an inordinate thirst of office-seeking, and the bitter antagonism that hadbeen engendered between the so-called Stalwarts, and the friends of theAdministration, a division that had grown out of the controversy over theappointments in the State of New York. This outburst of sorrow, griefand indignation overleaped the bounds of partisan prejudice, and the entirepeople, embracing all parties and factions, North and South, from everycorner of the Republic, deplored the monstrous crime, and united in thenational lamentation. Nor was it confined to the America

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