IDEATE OF THE THESIDE J$TA
Bullet Fired by Assassin Czolgosz Com
pletes Its Foul Mission.
GOV'S WILL BE VOiE. fiOT OVRS"
HIS LAST WOnVS.
Th Entire World Mourn
rate of tht Victim of
an Anarchist.
After every resource was exhausted
for over twenty-four hours, after the
Inking spell eariy on Friday morning,
death came to William McKinley. the
twenty-fifth president of the United
States, at 2:15 o'clock Saturday morn
ing at the Milburn. residence, Buffalo,
N. T.
WILLIAM
For many hours the President's hold
on life -was so slight that the work of
the surgeons was confined to watch
ing the flickering spark without at-
tempting to fan It into life artificially.
, Hop Abandoned at Midnight.
Practically all medicines and oxygen
treatment were abandoned a consider
able time before midnight All hope
was abandoned then, and the only
thing left to do was to wait for the
worn out machinery to run down.
Mrs. McKinley had been with the
President twice during the eariy part
of the evening.
Just before the President lost con
sciousness Mrs. McKinley knelt at his
side. He knew her and said: "Good
by all; good-by. It is God's way; not
our will, but Thine be done."
Loan of ConnclouaneM.
The life of President McKinley,
which had been sustained with power-
McKINLEY AS A RAW RECRUIT.
(At the time of bis enlistment In the
Army.)
fol drafts of oxygen, seemed to fade
away soon after 10 o'clock, and con
sciousness was lost permanently.
Around what was supposed to be the
actual deathbed, besides the surgeons
in the case, were Abner McKinley, Miss
Helen McKinley, and Mrs. Duncan, the
brother and sisters of the President
They ware hurriedly called to witness
the passing of a brother and a Presi
dent ; Yet an hour seemed to be de
layed from one brief moment to an
other. Kiatm of Family (lathered.
Down-stairs and In the hall were the
other members of the family, Mrs. Ab
ner McKinley, n sister-la-law; Miss
Mary Barber, the President s favorite
niece; Mrs. McWIIliams of Chicago, a
coosln; Lieutenant James McKinley, a
nephew; John Barber, a nephew; Mrs.
Beer, a niece; with Mr. Baer, and Sec
retariee Boot, Wilson, and Hitchcock,
and Attorney General Knox. The lat
ter, with Secretary Long, had arrived
only n few mlantea before midnight,
and Secretary Long left about 10
o'clock, so that be was not present
when the end earn.
Be the Km.
Ktt la omclal importance uraong
the watchers were Senator Hanna,
Controller Dawes, Senator Fairbanks,
Governor Yates of Illinois, J. H. Mil
burn, President of the exposition, in
whose house the President died. Col
onel Myron T. Herrick. with hig wife;
and half a score cf ether who came
and went. Included among these were
Colonel W. C. Brown, Abner McKin
ley's law partner; Russell B. Harrison,
sou of a former President; Webb C.
Hayes, son of a former Pre:ident; and
M'KINLEY.
many others whose figures could
scarcely be distinguished in the
gloom.
The fttinscl With Death.
The President's turn for the worse
came -at 2 o'clock on Friday morning,
and it was almost exactly twenty-four
hours later before the last flicker of
life had died away. It was the heart
which failed early In the morning fol
lowing upon the partial collapse on
Thursday night, and all through the
terrible day into the night the heart of
the good President beat with irregular
throbs which told of the inevitable
end.
Mm. MrKlnley Informed.
Mrs. McKinley was warned that it
was only a question of minutes before
the end came, but as these minutes
drifted into hours her strength failed
completely and she was forced to re
tire, under the commands of the physi
cians, who alone could tell whether
life was extinct or not
Final Deathbed arena.
The result was that when the end
really came, at 2; 15 o'clock in the
gray, foggy morning, those present in
the death chamber were only Misa Hel
en McKinley, Mrs. Duncan, Abner Mc
Kinley; James McKinley, John Barber,
and Dr. Rfxey. The other physicians
had left the room when It m-as decided
that human skill could not save tLe
President
. Mad Sews Given to Public
Secretary Cortelyou came out of the
Milburn bouse about 2:20 a. m., and
in a voice that trembled with emotion
announced:
"The President died at 2:15." ,
He then gave the names of the fam
ily and friends present at the bedside
when the end came and returned to
the house.
Immediately thereafter the party
that had been assembled in the house
during the night broke up, coming
down the walk singly and in pairs.
Men Wee a ae They La,
Everybody was deeply affected. Scl
eral of the men were sobbing aloud
as tbey passed on their way to their
carriages.
Secretary Wilson says that the party
will go first to Washington, wbere the
body will lie in state in the Capitol,
but interment will be in Canton, O.
The details of the President's funeral
will be in charge of the Secretary of
State. Through blm notices and In
vitations to distinguished foreign rep
resentatives will be extended.
onereea May Alt ad raaeral.
The wishes of the members of the
President's family will be observed
and the character of the services will
depend entirely on them. Congress
will attend In a body, if the services
are held at the national capital, but
If they are performed at Canton this
arrangement may be changed.
The House la not organiaed, and the
oath baa not been administered to the
members elect, hut they will be In
charge of the Sergeant-at-Arms of tho
last House, who holds over In office.
The Senate, being a continuous body,
will be present officially, with Presi
dent Pro Tern Frye at Its bead, and
the Sergeant-at-Arms in charge of the
details.
Secretary Root and Secretary Long
will detail suitable bodies of military
and naval forces to be present at the
funeral.
Death Canaed by Heart Trouble.
The President s heart gave trouble
from the beginning, but its erratic ac
tion was at first thought to be due to
the shock of the wound, but when the
would had begun to progress favorably
the heart gave more trouble and anxi
ety than ever, its action became feeble
and finally gave out altogether.
The President's death was due to
heart exhaustion, but some of the
physicians do not believe there was
organic heart trouble. The theory of
at least one of the physicians is that
the original shock of the first bullet
over the heart had much to do with
the trouble which caused death.
Klajer Waved by Darkneu.
A noticeable theme of comment was
occasioned by tbe hour at which the.
death occurred. It partook somewhat
of the providential that the event
should have come in the dead of
night instead of the eariy evening,
when the thousands who gathered on
the streets of the city were In no ten
der mood. Had the death come ear
lier it is possible that the authorities
would have had to cope with more or
less violence.
Crowd Surround Jail.
. Curing the early part of the evening
crowds began to gather about the station-house,
wbere the assassin, Czol
gosz, was confined, and tbe purpose of
tneir gathering was at no time mys
terious. People gathered rapidly,
who openly declared they intended to
lynch the assassin, if the President
died.
The authorities were fi.lly alive to
the situation and agents of the secret
service reported tnat the people were
excited beyond measure. There were
not only the people of Buffalo, indig
nant at the disgrace to their city, but
strangers, who had no neighborly re
spect for the local authorities.
Gov. (Well parted promptly and gave
orders to protect the jail. Thus tbe
assassin was safe from penalty for
the miserable death he had dealt out
to the President.
All the World Mourns.
All Friday and Friday night 80,000,
000 of Americans stood in thought and
heart at the bedside of their dying
President A simple people, devoid of
the arts which in other lends are used
to decorate the emotions, they k new
only how to sorrow In silence and hope
that the impending blow would be
spared.
In his daily life the President of the
United States is mcre.y its first citi
zena plain man in plain clothes, ac
cessible to other plain men in plain
clothes. By virtue of his office he Is
only the foremost among his equals,
and as such he meets his fellow citi
zens without claiming or expecting
from them the studied deference or os
tentatious affection which Is so sedu
lously displayed in the capitals of
other lands.
Yet for days, while this man of the
people lay stricken by the ussassin,
bound down by wounds, and hovering
between life and death, 80,000,000 men,
women, and children turned from the
tasks of a crowded life, forgot their
personal strivings and personal griefs,
and in dire suspense reached out for
the least word of comfort, of courage,
or of cheer from their President's bed
side. Sorrow, affection, and anxiety were
written across the face of the whole
MRS. WILLIAM
nation, throughout the days and
throughout the nights, and now, with
the blow fallen and the watching done,
the land gives itself over to the
seaming which no crown or scepter
could command, which no throne could
gather to It, and now the civlllied
world has joined us in grief over our
calamity.
Tbe republic may appear at times
ungrateful, for its heart is deep, but
be who finds that heart has not lived
or died in vain. Chicago Inter Ocean.
Ilia Work Dona.
The nation mourns as one which has
suffered a great loss, but a loss which
is not Irreparable. His work has
been, to a great extent, accomplished.
Of the problems which confronted him
when be was elected, or which have
arisen since bis election, nearly all
have been happily solved by bim.
The war with Spain has been con
ducted to a successful conclusion. The
country is at peace witn all mankind.
It is tranquil and prosperous. There
are no threatening clouds visible on
tbe political or business horizon.
If the President thought of himself
at all In his last moments he could
have taken comfort in the reflection
that he bad well-nlgb fulfilled his mis
sion thst he had done for the people
all and more than they had expected
of him, and had won for himself fame
that time cannot obeliterate. So far
as om can read the future there was
McKINLEY IN 1SGS.
little of great moment left for him to
do for his country during the next
three years except to carry out that
policy of the extension ol its commer
cial relations outlined by bim In his
last public address. Chicago Tribune.
The Katorn af the t'ameo.
Old-fasbioned cameos are now In the
hlght of fashion, as is almost every
kind of Jewel thai boasts of antiquity.
Cameos are worn as ornaments and
figure in belts and bands In the latest
embroideries. Many of the old-fashioned
brooches with huge jewels In the
center, which we have abjured with a
vengeance, are coming back to us, not
to wear as a brooch, but in combina
tion with leather, velvet or chiffon In
the ornamentation of dress. Among
the choicest new jewels are pendants
of dull rough rold with imbedded jew
els and pendants of natural pearls or
bits of turquoise suspended by tiny
gold links. The color combinations In
many of these ornaments are rich and
exquisite.
A I'erfert Hoy.
"I never heard of but one perfect
boy," said Johnny, pensively, as be
sat In the corner doing penance. "And
who was thst" asked mamma. "Papa
when he was little," was the answer.
And silence reigned for the space of
five minutes.
Over 100 delegates to Colorado Fed
eration of Women's Clubs narrowly es
caped death In dynamite explosion,
thought to be work of Cripple Creek
miners' unions.
M'KINLEY.
BODY LYING IN STATE
rriends Gitber at Milburn Houss tsMoum
Over Their Leader. k ' -
NEW PRESIDENT SADIY AEEECTED
Senator Be ana rilled With Aogaleh O.er
Lom of Chief Hodr to Be Taken to
fete Takea to City Hall and Tbera Br
Bala Daring Monday.
BUFFALO. Sept. 1C Buffalo yester
day became a city of motinrners. The
gay and flaming decorations of the
Pan-American exposition gave way to
the symbol of sorrow. The black
drapery of tbe city's streets muffled
the tolllngs belis of the churches. Bi'
of crepe appeared on every sleeve.
The sorrow was everywhere apparent.
In the morning a Bimple service took
place at the residence on Delaware ave
nue where the martyred president
died.
A hymn was sung and prayer was
offered over the dead body. That was
all. Only tbe Immediate family and
the friends and political associates of
the late president were present The
scene there was pathetic in the ex
treme. Then the body was borne out
to the waiting cortege on the browny
shoulders of eight sailors and soldiers
of the republic. The cortege pawed
through the walls of living humanity,
grief-stricken, to the city hall.
A remarkable demonstration occur
red which proved how clone the presi
dent was to the hearts of the people.
Arrangements had been made to allow
the pufcllc to view the body from the
time It arrived, at about 1:30 o'clock,
until about 5 o'clock. Hut the people
were wedged Into the streets for two
blocks. Two lines formed. They ex
tended literally for miles. When 5
o'clock came 40,000 people had already
passed and the crowds waiting below
in the streets seemed undiminished. It
was decided to extend the time until
midnight. Then for hours longer the
streets were dense with people and a
constant stream flowed up the steps
of the broad entrance into the hall and
passed the bier. When the doors were
closed at midnight It was estimated
that 80,000 people had viewed the re
mains, but thousands of disappointed
ones were still In the streets. The
body will lie in the city hall until
mcrnlng. At 8:30 the funeral train
will start for Washington over the
Pennsylvania railroad. Mrs. McKin
ley, the president, tbe cabinet and rela
tives and friends of the dead presi
dent will accompany the remains.
Mrs. McKinley bore up bravely today
during the service at the Milburn
house, and Dr. Rlxey, her physician,
thinks she will be able to support
her trying part in the state funeral at
Washington.
The day was gray and cheerless.
Heavy clouds hung over the city, at
times breaking to let through a rift
of sunshine and then threatening to
let loose a downjiour upon the gath
ering multitude. The air was humid
and heavy and only a light wind
from the south stirred the drooping
flags and the emblems of mourning.
The very decerns seemed to lend fit
ting accompaniment to the scene of
sorrow about to be enacted.
Mrs. McKinley, the poor, grief-cnish-ed
widow, had been led inio the cham
ber by her physician. Dr. Rlxey, and
had sat a while alone with him who
bad supported and comforted her
through all their years of wedded life.
Hut though her support was gone, she
had not broken down. Dry-eyed she
gazed upon liim and fondled his face.
She did not seem to realize that he
was dead. Then she was led away
by Dr. Rlxey and took up her position
at the head of the stairs, where Bne
could hear the services.
At 1:23 the body was allowed to be
viewed by the public, and a vast
crowd moved along and took their last
look at the dead chieftain.
Meet Train nt Smte Harder.
COLUMBUS. O., Sept. 16.The slate
officers will leave for Canton Thurs
day morning on a special train. Gov
ernor Nash received a telegram today
from Secretary Cortelyou advising him
that arrangements had been made for
the governor and a committee of three,
to be selected by him. to meet the
funeral party at Pittsburg and go
with It to Canton.
Pone Frew, for Frealdrnl.
LONDON. 8ept. l.A special dls
pat h from Rome says the poe prayed
an hour today for the soul of President
McKinley. Tho pontiff wept with un
controllable emotion on receiving the
news of the presidents death. All
audiences at the Vatican have been sus
fcnded. 1'ul Off Seael.m nf t'onrt,
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ifi.-Admlral
Dewey has recalled the notice. f,.r
the Schley court of Inquiry. H was
intended that the members shnui.i -
semble and adjourn Immediately after
adopting resolutions of condolence
but after consideration, Admiral
Dewey decided thit the nrmirletle.
would lie beat met by withdraw!!., th.
call. Court will be
soon as see pis proper after the funeral
of the president.
fUNERAl ONE DAY EARLIER
Bad af rreeldeat Will Beat la U.
t'aatoa Weaaeeiiar.
WASHINGTON, Sept. U. Tbe fol
lowing official statement, making im
portant changes in the plans for the
funeral services over the terrains of
President McKinley in this city, was
frie5 tha press last night:
In compliance with the earnest
wishes of Mrs. McKinley that the body
of her husband shall rest in her home
at Canton Wednesday nlgbt, the fol
lowing changes in the obsequies of
the late president wiH be made:
Funeral services in tbe rotunda of
the capltol will be held Tuesday
morning on the arrival of the escort
which will accompany the remains
from the white house. The body of
the late president will He in state in
the rotunda for the remainder of Tues
day and will be escorted to the rail
road station Tuesday evening. Tbe
funeral train will leave Washington at
or about 8 o'clock Tuesday evening
and will arrive at Canton during Wed
nesday. JOHN HAY.
ELIHU ROOT.
JOHN D. I)NG.
HENRY MACFARLAND.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16-Secre-tary
Hay Issued to the public the fol
lowing statement: A
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Wash
ington, D. C, Sept. 13. The remains
of the late president, after lying in
state In the city hall of Buffalo during
the afternoon of Sunday, September
15, will be removed to Washington by
special train on Monday, September
18, leaving Buffalo at S:30 a. m., and
reaching Washington at 9 p. m. The
remains will then be carried, under
the escort of a squadron cf I'nited
States cavalry, to the executive man
sion, where they will rest until 9 a.
m. Tuesday, September 17. They will
then be carried to the capitol, accom
panied by a military and civil escort,
the details of which will be given In
a separate notice.
The remains will there lie in state.
Religious services will be held In the
rotunda of the capftol on Wednesday
at 12 o'clock noon. At 3 o'clock the
remains, under a military escort, will
be transferred to a funeral tar and
carried to Cantou. Ohio, via the
Pennsylvania railroad, arriving there
on Thursday at 11 a. m., where ar
rangements for the final sepulture will
be committed to the ct;;,ge of the citi
zens of Canton under the direction of
a committee to be selected by the
mayor of that city.
No ceremonies are exppctcd in the
cities and towns along the rpjfj of
the funeral train beyond the K'tttn. of
bells.
JOHN HAY,
Secretary of State.
IGNORANT Of VICTIM'S DEATH.
Aaeeaaln Cxolgoaz Dow Not Know That
'resident la Dead.
BUFFALO, Sept. 16 The axsafsin,
CzolgoMZ, does not know that President
MrKlnley Is dead and probably will
not know it until he is arraigned for
murder. He will be Indicted by the
grand Jury probably today and the
case will be then Immediately removed
to the supreme court. The arraign
ment will take pla,-e In that cuirt and
will be very soon, the time depending
on the returning of tbe Indictment. Nd
further effort was made to talk to
Czolgcsz nor was the theory of poison
ed bullets taken up by the pdice. Thrf
feel confident that when the bullets re
maining In the revolver are cl.emlial
ly examined, as they will be, no polsui
will be found In tbrm.
Hanna'a Touching TrlluHe
BUFFAIA), N. Y., Sept. IC.-Senator
Mark llanna, although giving utter
ance to but few sentences In the el
noeiice of his sincerity, paid a tomb
ing tribute to his departed friend, tb
dead president:
"I cannot say, I shall not try." h
said, "to utter sentiments of trlliul.
For many years the president has beei
my dearest friend. My devotion to tb
president during all these years oi
to Indicate how I esteemed the
and what I thought of him."
finnrdln Aaeaaela'e family.
CLEVELAND. O. Sent 16 -As H
precautionary measure three pollcni'
are stationed within the little dwelllrtl
on Fleet street that shelters the fath
er, step-mother and younger brothn
and sisters of Leon tzolgosz. the
raisin.
Mra. Hot-art ( alti.
MILHURN HOUSE. BUFFALO.
V., Sept. 1. An affecting IncW'H
"as the coming of rMs. Garret
Hobart. wife of the former vice prl
dent of the United States, with H
son.
(lite front nr la HI !'.
FU'FPAIX), Sept. 16.-I'relii
McKinley has left a will. The instn
ment was executed some time bef"i
the shooting and at no time during !
suffering was there any wish or
culon to revise It or frame a codlf1
It laves the bulk of his pioperty '
Mrs, McKinley. Uiw much the
Is worth cannot be ststed with '
ne by those most familiar with l
late president's business affairs, bid
Is believed to be goodly sum.
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