Home > Back to Search Results >
Death of President Garfield...
Death of President Garfield...
Item # 691382
September 22, 1881
THE ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, Sept. 22, 1881
* James A. Garfield assassination
* First report of his death
Pages 2 and 3 have all columns in black mourning rules for the death of President Garfield. The top of a page 2 column has heads: "DEAD ! " "The President Nor More!" "The Dead Messenger Comes Suddenly" "The Sad Particulars" as well as: "OUR HONORED DEAD" "Arrangements for the Obsequies" "Gen. Arthur Sworn In" "The End".
Other column heads include: "The Autopsy" "Startling Revelations of the President's Case" "President Garfield Dead" "The Last Scene" "The Murderer" "Patriotic Letter From Gen. Sherman" and even more.
Four pages, large folio size, the folder size noted is for the issue folded in half, very nice condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
Add to Cart
