The ailing U.S. President is moved to…

The ailing U.S. President is moved to the Jersey Shore on September 6 in the vain hope that the fresh air and quiet there might aid his recovery.

In a matter of hours, local residents put down a special rail spur for Garfield's train; some of the ties are now part of the Garfield Tea House.

The beach cottage Garfield was taken to will later be demolished.

On Monday, September 19, 1881, at 10:20 p.m. President Garfield suffers a massive heart attack and a ruptured splenic artery aneurysm, following blood poisoning and bronchial pneumonia.

Garfield's chief doctor, Dr. Doctor Willard Bliss, had unsuccessfully attempted to revive the fading President with restorative medication.

Mrs. Garfield, having leans over Garfield, kisses his brow and exclaims, "Oh! Why am I made to suffer this cruel wrong?"

Garfield is pronounced dead at 10:35 p.m. by Dr. Bliss in the Elberon section of Long Branch, New Jersey.

Mrs. Garfield remains with her dead husband for over an hour until prompted to leave the room.

The wounded President had died exactly two months before his fiftieth birthday, the second youngest age of death for a U.S. president after John F. Kennedy, who will be assassinated also.

During the eighty days between his shooting and death, his only official act had been to sign an extradition paper.

His final words: "My work is done."