The Death of General Garfield. [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.]
' -Washington, Sept. 21. Telegrams to hand from Long Branch announce that the body of the late President will leave for Washington today, where an inquest will be held on Friday, and on Saturday it will be conveyed to Cleveland, Ohio.The result of the jwst mortem examination shows that the bait fractured the' ribs and shattered the vertebra of tlie ' backbone, finally lodging below the pancreas gland of j the liver, ,where it was found completely encipted. The immediate cause of r death was rupture of the mesenteric artery in the cavity of the abdomen retaining the intestines. There is general mourning throughout the States, and business everywhere is suspended. The funeral of the late President Grarfield will take place at Cleveland, Ohio, his former home, on Saturday next. Owing to the apprehensions than an attempt may be made to lynch Guiteau, his guards at the gaol have been doubled.
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Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1440, 24 September 1881, Page 2
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156The Death of General Garfield. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1440, 24 September 1881, Page 2
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