The tomb was designed by architect George Keller utilizing Ohio sandstone, with reliefs depicting scenes from Garfield's life. The caskets of the President and Lucretia Garfield lie in a crypt beneath the memorial, along with the ashes of their daughter and son-in-law, (Mary 'Mollie' Garfield Stanley-Brown (1867–1947) and Joseph Stanley Brown). Part of the memorial's funding came from pennies sent in by children throughout the country. In Washington, 100,000 plus citizens visited his casket, lying in state in the Capitol. The country grieved for his loss almost as much as they had done for Lincoln, 16 years previously. The memorial is located at 12316 Euclid Avenue in Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Garfield Memorial was built in memory of the 20th U.S. Secondly, unbeknownst to Bell, the president was resting on a bed made of metal springs, which, you know, may have slightly affected the accuracy of the metal detector.The James A. First of all, Garfield’s doctor insisted that the bullet was on the right side of the body. Unfortunately, Bell had two major factors working against him. His doctor continued to try to find the bullet, even enlisting Alexander Graham Bell and his new invention, the metal detector. Though no one thought he would survive the night, the president lingered all summer. Instead, 12 different doctors prodded at the open wounds-while Garfield was still sprawled on the dirty train station floor -with their ungloved fingers and unsterilized instruments. If the bullet had been left alone, Garfield probably would have been just fine. No vital organs were hit, but the bullet in Garfield’s back remained lodged just behind his pancreas. Two bullets struck the president: One in the arm and one in the back. Guiteau fired at the president as he entered the Sixth Street train station in Washington, D.C., headed for a summer vacation. Had Garfield been shot today, he would have likely survived his injuries.
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