Till.1 Ymil.'Ml.U VIEWS' KIMDAY. SKI'TK.M ItKK ' > , ) mill
Chief Executive Passes Away
in Peaceful Slumber ,
END CAME AT 2:15 : IN MORNING.
All HHbrls to .Sustain Life Trove to
lu ! Una vail ing ,
YIELDS TO ASSASSIN'S BULLET.
With a Hymn on His Lips the President
'
dent Calmly Closes His Eyes and
Joins the Silent Majority Final
f Message Is to His Devoted Wife.
Mllburn llouso. Buffalo , Sept. 14.
President McKluley died at 2:15 : this
morning. Ho had boon unconscious
since 7:50 : p. in. Ills last conscious
moment on earth was spent with the
wife to whom ho devoted a lifetime of
care. He was unattended by a minis
ter of the gospel , but his last words
were nn humble submission to tho.
will of the God In whom ho believed. |
Ho was reconciled to the cruel fnto
to which an assassin's bullet had con
demned him and faced death In the
B.imo spirit of calmness and poise1 |
which has marked his long and hon
orable career. His last conscious
words reduced to writing by Dr. Mann ,
who stood at his bedside when they
were uttered , were as follows :
"Good bye all , good bye. It Is God's
way. His will be done , not ours. "
Ills relatives and the members of
hlsotllclal family who were at the Mll
burn house , except Secretary Wilson ,
who did not avail himself of the op
portunity , and some of his personal
and political friends tool ; leave of
him. This painful ceremony was sim
ple. His friends came to the door of
the sick room , took a lingering glance
at him and turned tearfully away.
He was practically unconscious dur
ing this time. Hut powerful heart
stimulants. Including oxygen , wore em
ployed to restore him to conscious
ness for his final parting with his wife.
He asked for her and she bat at his
side and held his hand. He consoled
lier and bade her good bye. She went
through the heart-trying scene with
the same bravery and fortitude with
which she had borne the grief of the
tragedy which endangered his life.
Cause of Death Undetermined.
Tlio immediate cause of the presi
dent's death Is undetermined. His
physicians disagree and It will possi
bly require an autopsy to fix the exact
cause. The president's remains will
1 JA- ' ) O tali0n * ° Washington and there
' will he a state funeral. Vice Presi
dent Roosevelt , who now succeeds to
the presidency , may take the oath of
ofllce wherever ho happens to hear
the news. The cabinet will , of course ,
resign In a body and President Roosevelt
velt will have an opportunity of formIng -
Ing a new cabinet. If ho so desires.
The rage of the people of Huffnlo
ngainst the president's assassin when
they learned last night that ho was
dying was boundless.
A noticeable theme of comment was
occasioned by the 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 in the early evening , when
the thousands who had gathered on
the streets of the city were in no tender -
dor mood. Had the deatli came earlier
It is probable the authorities would
liavo had to cope with more or less
violence.
The announcement of the death to
the members of the cabinet was made
by Webb Hayes , who said "It is all
over. "
Mrs. McKinley last saw her hus
band between 11 and 12 o'clock. At
that time she sat by his bedside holdIng -
Ing his hand. The members of the
cabinet were admitted to the sick
vtf room singly at that time. The actual
death probably occurred about 2
o'clock , It being understood that Dr.
Hlxey delayed the announcement mo
mentarily to assure himself.
The announcement of the news to
those waiting below was postponed
until the members of the family had
.withdrawn.
Through Secretary Cortolyou the
waiting newspaper men received the
Information. In a trice there was the
( j Keenest excitement on the broad nve
il nuo , but there
was no semblance of
( I disorder. When the news was im
parted to these down stairs n great
sigh of anguish went up from the
strong men there assembled. The
members of the cabinet , senators
and close friends remained but n few
minutes. Then , with mournful tread
nnd bowed heads , they came out into
the darkness and went away. There
was not one among them with dry
eyes , and some moaned In an agony of
grief. Those present at the time of
the president's death were : Secre
tary Cortelyou , Dr. Rixey , Mrs. and
Mrs. Barber and Miss Duncan.
Last Sad Farewells Taken.
Before C o'clock It was clear to
these at the president's bedside that
ho was dying nnd preparations were
made for the last sad offices of fare
well from those who were nearest and
dearest to him. Oxygen had been
41 administered steadily , but with little
effoot In keeping hack the approach
of death. The president cnmo out of
one period of unconsciousness only
to relapse Into another. But In this
period , when his mind was partially
clear , occurred a scries of events of
profoundly touching character. Down
Btalrs , with strained and tear-stnlnod
faces , members of the cabinet were
grouped In anxious waiting. They
Unow the end was near and that the
llmo had coino when they must see
blm for the last tlmo on earth. Tula
vp * o milt < ! o'clock. OIIP * > y ono they
tint fiiui'il iho H'alrway ' Secretary
Hoot , Secretary Hlti hrock and Attor
ney ( Seiiural Knov. Secretary WIlMin
was also there. , but ho held back , not
wishing to BOO the president In his
last agony. There was only a mo
mentary stay of the cabinet otllcers
at the threshold of the death cham
ber. Then they withdrew , thn tears
streaming down their faces and the
words of Intense grief choking In
their throats. After they left the sick
room the physicians rallied him to
consciousness and the piesldent asked
nlmost Immediately that his wife bo
brought to him. The doctors fell
back Into the shadow of the room an
Mrs. McKlnloy came through the
doorway. The strong fuce of the dy
ing man lighted up with a faint smile
as their hands were clasped. She sat
beside him and hold his hand. De
spite her physical weakness , nho bore
up bravely under the ordeal.
President's Last Words.
The president In his last period of
consciousness , which ended about
7:40. : chanted tlin words of the hymn
"Nearer , My God , to Thee , " i\nd his
last audible conscious words as taken
down by Dr Mann , at the bedside ,
were : "Good b > e , all ; good bye. It Is
God's way. Ills will bo done. "
* Then his mind began to wander and
soon he completely lost consciousness.
His life was prolonged for hours by
the administration of oxygen and the
president finally expressed a desire
to be allowed to die. About 8:30 : the
administration of oxygen ceased nnd
the pulse grew fainter and fainter.
Ho was sinking gradually , like a child ,
Into the eternal slumber. By 10
o'clock the pulse could no longer be
felt In his extremities and they grew
cold. Below stairs the grief-stricken
gathering walled sadly for the end.
All the evening those who had hast
ened here as fast as steel and steam
could carry them continued to arrive.
They drove up in carriages at a gallop ,
or were whisked up on automobiles.
One of the last to arrive was Attorney
General Knox. who reached the house
at 0 : . ' ! ( ) . He was permitted to go up
stairs to look for the last time upon
the face of his chief. Those in the
house at this tlmo were Secretaries
Hitchcock , Wilson and Root , Senators
Fairbanks , Hanna and Burrows. .Iiidce
Day. Colonel Herrlck. Aimer McKIn
ley. the president's brother , ami his
wife , Dr. and Mrs. Baer , the president's
niece , and her husband , Mrs. Barber
and Mrs. Duncan , the president's sis
tors. Mrs. Mary Barber , Mrs. McWIll
lams , Mrs. McKlnley's physicians , the
nhysiclans who arrived after 8
o'clock , John G. Mllburn , John N.
Scatcherd , Harry Hamlln of this city.
Secretary Cortelyou and n number of
others. Rev. C. P. Wilson , a Metho
dist minister of Tonawanda , N. Y ,
who was the president's pastor for
three years at Canton , called at the
residence to Inquire whether his serv
ices were needed , but did not enter
the house.
Another Methodist minister , who
has a church nearby , remained at the
Milburn residence for two hours In
the bullof that his services might be
desired.
Vitality Was Wonderful.
At 97 : ; ! Secretary Cortelyou , who
had been much of the time with hi-
dying chief , sent out formal nulifica
tion that the president was dying.
But the president lingered on , his
pulse growing fainter and fainter.
There was no need 'lor olllcial bul
letins after this. These who came
troin the house at intervals told the
same story that the president was
dying and that the end might como
at any time. His tremendous vitality
was the only remaining factor in the
result and this gave hope only of
brief postponement of tlie end.
Vice President Roosevelt had been
notified early in the day of the critical
state of affairs. There was no longer
a doubt that in the approaching death
of the president a complete change
in the executive administration of the
government would ensue. When Mr.
Roosevelt would take the oath of oflico
was wholly a matter of conjecture.
President Arthur tool ; the oath at
2 a. m. after the death of Garfleld , and
in that case Justice Brady of New
York administered the oath. There is
no requirement that the oath shall be
administered by a justice of the Unit
ed States supreme court , although
that procedure Is adopted when cir
cumstances permit.
Without unseemly haste the mem
bers of the cabinet will tender their
resignation and the new president will
then be free to initiate his own policy
and choose his own cabinet.
Roosevelt on the Way.
Mr. Anslley Wilcox , who enter
tained the vice president when he was
hero last , said the best Information
he had was that Mr. Roosevelt would
bo hero today. Ho said the vlco presi
dent would bo unable to reach a rail
road station much before 4 a. m. , and
that would bring him hero about noon
today. Mr. Wilcox said in explana
tion of Mr. Roosevelt's being so far
out of touch :
"Tho vlco president was at all times
very optimistic and when ho went
away was absolutely positive that the
president would recover and that the
convalescence would bo rapid. Ho
certainly never expected today's sad
occurrence. "
Shortly after midnight the presi
dent's breathing was barely percepti
ble. His pulse had practically ceased
and the extremities were cold. It was
recognized that nothing remained but
the last struggle , , and some of the
friends of the family who had re
mained through the day began to leave
the house , not caring to bo present
at the final scene.
Such an Intense state of anxiety
existed among the watchers that ru
mors gained frequent circulation that
death had already occurred.
The arrival of the coroner gave rlso
to one such rumor and a Hood of
rTe'.iiulli'M d' < i' ' .l.-hi-s wenr.out. . M.-
llIK ( lull tin- did h.l I iO.ne Thrsfl j
vteie Hpoedily wet at lout by an ullli tut
statement IKUU within the house that
the reports of death were groundless
and that the president mill lived.
Coroner Wilson mild that hu had
been ordered by the district attorney
of the county to go to the Mllburn
residence MH soon aa possible nfter
the announcement of death. He had
seen n reputable local paper Issued
with the announcement that the presi
dent died at 11:00 : p. m. and had hur
ried to the house. He WCH very much
chagrined when Dr. Mann met him
tit the door and told him that his Horv-
Ices were not required and that ho
would be notified when he wan wanted.
Final Scenes in Death Chamber.
From authoritative otllclals the fol
lowing details of the tlnnl m-ones III
nnd about the death chamber were se
cured :
The president had continued In an
unconscious Htato since 8:110 : p. m. Dr.
Klxcy remained with him at all t linen
and until death came. The other doc
tors were In the room at times and
then repaired to the front room , where
their consultations had been held.
About 2 o'clock Dr. Rlxey noted the
unmistakable signs of dissolution , and
the Immediate members of the family
were summoned to the bedside. Mrs.
McKlnloy was asleep and It wan
deemed desirable not to awaken her
for the last moments of anguish.
Silently and sadly the members of
the family stole Into the room. They
stood about the foot and sides of the
bed whore the great man's llfo was
ebbing away. Those In the circle
were Abner McKinley , the president's
brother ; Mrs. Abner McKinley. MHS !
Helen , the president1 ! ) bister , Mrs.
Suiuh Duncan , another sister ; Miss
Mary Barber , a nleie ; MHH ! Sarah
DIIIU an. Lieutenant .1. J McKinley , a
nephew , William M. Duii'iin. a
nephew , lion Charles G Dawcs ,
Ind hi'KUn In plomess fimillllily ( he
heiirt K'vc - t'oiiblc and amliiy
than CM i' Its action became fecbln
and llnally gave mil altogether ,
The piHldcnt's death was due lo
heart n\hauHlloii , hut mime of the
physicians do not believe there \vnn
organic trouble. The ( henry of nl
least nno of ( he physicians Is that
the original shock of tlio IIrut bullet
over ( ho heart had much lo do with
the trouble which caused death.
One of the members of ( he- cabinet
paid a meeting of the cabinet would
be held today lo taliu nnch action an
will be required by the clreuiiislaneeB.
lit * said the expectation of ( he cab
inet was that the remains wouid betaken
taken lo Washington and then lie In
stale nt the eapltol. afterwards going
to Canton for llnal Interment.
WASHINGTON IN MOURNING.
How Notification Will DC M.tde to
Forelun Countries.
Washington. Kept. II.-When Iho
blow fell and olllcial announcement
came that President McKlnloy had
passed away at 2. in o'clock this morn
ing the crowds which had been on
I he street H reallcHsly and sorrow
fully awaiting newB of the end had ro
ll red for the night , as had all the gov
ernment otllclals nave a few clerks
at ( ho tilnle. war and navy depiut-
inentH. Kcciclary Hay had given di
rections what should be done and Act
ing Chief Clerk Martin and other em-
ployes as noon us they received olll
cial conllrmallon of the IICWH , Immedi
ately Hcnt cnblcgrniiiH to each and
every United States ambassador and
minister , or the charge , where the
chief diplomatic ollii lain wen * absent
from then posts not Hying them that
President MiKmli ) died at 2 I. , thin
morning in Hunulo and Instituting
them HO I" infoim tin gcjM > rnnientn to
which tin , i re in ( ti'dlled.
The auibi-Mi < | om and mlnlxli ri
THE LATE PEESIDENT M'KINLEY.
comptroller of the currency ; F. M. i
Osborn , a cousin ; Webb C. Hayes ,
John Barber , a cousin ; Seeictury
George B. Cortclyou , Colonel W. C.
Brown , the business partner of Abner
McKinley ; Dr. P. M. Rlxoy , the lam-
lly phybician , and six nurses and at
tendants.
In adjoining rooms wore the physl-
claiib , Including Drs. McBurnoy , Was-
din , Park , Stockton and Mynter.
It was now 2:05 : o'clock and the
minutes were slipping away. Only the
sobs of these In the circle about the
president's bedside broke the awe-
like silence. Kivo minutes passed ,
then six , seven , eight ,
Now Dr. Rixey bent forward and
then ono of his hands was raised as
In warning. The fluttering heart was
just going to rest. A moment more
and Dr. Rixey straightened up and
with choking voice said :
"The president is dead. "
Secretary Cortelyou was the first to
turn from the stricken circle. Ho
stepped from the chamber to the outer
hall and then down the stairway to
the largo room where the members of
the cabinet , senators and distin
guished ofllclals were assembled. As
his tense , white face appeared at the
doorway a hush fell upon the assem- I
blago.
"Gentlemen , the president has
passed away , " ho said.
For a moment not n word came In
reply. liven though the end had been
expected the actual announcement
that William McKinley was dead fair
ly stunned these men who had been
his friends and counselors. Then a
groan went up. They cried outright
like children. All the pent up emo
tions of the last few days wore let
loose. They came from the house
with streaming eyes.
Autopsy Will Be Held.
It is almost certain that nn autopsy
upon the president's body will be held
to determine the exact cause of death.
This Is the wish of nil the surgeons
and physic-inns who were In attend
ance. The peculiar action of the
president's heart was more or less of
n puzzle to them all and Dr. McDur-
ney expressed the opinion that in the
interest of t , < ience as well as In the
interest of the government nnd the
world it was desirable that the exact
cause of death bo determined , The
president's heart gave trouble from
the beginning , but Its erratic notion
wag at flrsl thought to ho duo to iho
shock of the wound. NYluw U
wore expected to communicate the Information - '
M formation to the United States con-1
sular olllcials within the limits of
their posts. In the case of eotintiics
like Australia and Canada , where tin-
United States government Is not rep (
resented In a diplomatic capacity ,
messages of a like character were t
sent to the United Stales consul general -
oral , who was to repeat them to the <
consuls. The original message was
signed by Mr. Hay , Mr. Bnbcoch , hla
private secretary , having taken It
from the state department to the see-
retary's homo for that purpose. As
BOOH as possible ho will Issue a procla
mation indicating the '
president's
demise to the United States and the 'j
world nt largo , nnd direct the closing ; I
of the executive departments and navy !
yards and army posts as a mark of' f I
mourning. But this proclama'lon re-11 ;
quires the signature of President L
Roosevelt , and it must ho countersigned -
signed also by Secretary Hay , formal-
Itlos which may consume home tlmo ,
owing to the separation by distance
of these oliiclals , unless It bo arranged I
by telegraph , so that the proclamation - ,
'
tion may be delayed a day or two. The
clerks on duty also notified their i
chiefs of the death. Arrangements I1
have been made by which Secretary
Hny will moot Acting Secretary of
War Gillesple and Acting Secretary
Hackett of the navy department for
the purpose of promulgating the noces- ' j '
sary orders of the throe departments ' , \ i
The order of the war department has J
boon prepared already. It Is drafted '
on lines similar to that Issued when : |
President Garfleld was stricken. 1' i
has been telegraphed to Secretary
Root for his approval and may bo Is-1 '
sued in his nnaine. The order is address ,
ed to all ( livinion nnd department com
manders in the United States.Philippines
Cuba , Porto Rico and Alaska , and an
nounces the death of President Me-
Klnlc-y nnd directs that all work bo
suspended for the day , all Hags to be {
at half staff and that 13 guns be fired
In the morning nnd one nt Intervals
of half nn hour nnd 15 guns nt sunset.
A similar order will be issued by the I
navy department. It Is also probable !
that a guard of honor , consisting of ' '
high officials of the army and navy
will be named at once to escort the re
mains of the dead president to Wash
ington and to the place of interment.
The Romans built London about the
year 00 A. D. . but l ndon wnll was not
built until 80Q A. D ,
PRESIDEN
The Life Story of William McKinley , Who
Rose From Log Cabin to the White
House and Whom the Nation
Was Proud to Point teas
as a Typical Am
erican.
In the tragic death of William Mc
Kinley the nation has lost mure limn
a president. It bus lost a man of whom
It was proud to sity , "Me IN n typical
American. " .lust how great Is this loss
cnn best lie real/ed ! by a review of the
lift ! of our third martyred piesldent.
It Is a life which can stand the search
ing rnys of publicity , for t. career of
William McKlnle.\ bears no Mot , ic-
\ealn no blemish , I nun IH | humble be
ginning to Its HliiHlrloiiH bill soriowful
ending.
lie was born .Ian. ill ) . IS III , at Mien ,
Trumliull county , O.
I When he was nine yearn old , his par
ents removed to Poland , where he
i passed the rest of his boyhood and
M liiinl da.vH.
In isiit ) he taught school , clerked In
the Poland poslolllce and dually , In
.lune of dial year , enlisted as n pilvate
In Company 1-3 , Twenty-third Ohio vol
unteers.
In ISdU he WIIH promoted ( o he com
missary scigeaiit and later to second
lieutenant on the Htalf of Itutlicrfonl
It. Hayes , lie distinguished himself In
M'xci'iil engagements.
In ISilIl lie ; became llrst llenlemint.
In 1st ; I lie was proiiKjted to captain
and detailed as acting adjutant genernl
of the I'lrst division , First Army corps.
In ISii. , having been brevet led a ma
jor of Miliinteers ami honorably ills-
( hinged , be returned lo Poland and re
sumed I be study of law.
In lHi',7 he was admitted to tlio bar
nnd begun practice at Canton.
In 1MT1 he wns married to Mlsn Ida
Saxton of ( 'union.
In I.s7(5 ( ho WIIH elected to congress ,
serving as a representative from Ohio
for fourteen years.
In IS'.iU he acted IIH chairman of the
vuiys and means commlllee which
framed the bill ( hat afterward became
Known as the McKinley Infill' law.
In ISU ! beas elected governor of
Ohio.
In 1SOI ! bo was re-elected governor of
Ohio.
In 1SJ.M ! he was elected president of
( be fnlted Slates.
In LSI 17 he wns Inaugurated presi
de nl.
In 1SU8 lie personally supervised the
conduct of I heSpanish-American war.
In IS'J'.t he
shaped the policy which
resulted In the extension of our do
main far beyuiid Its former borders.
In 1 line he wns re-elected president
by ) a popular plurality of N.Vj.oiM ) .
In P.iol be had begun his second nil-
iiiinihtiatiotiHIi ( tlie establishment of
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M'KIVMV'H :
civil ' government In the Philippines
and < was preparing to Inaugurate home
rule ' In Cuba , Karlj In the spring ho
made n memorable tour of the country
from Washington to San Prandsro , the
journey being Interrupted b > the serl
ous ' Illness of Mrs. McKinley. With
the ' returning health of Mrs. McKinley
he ! accepted an Invitation to visit the
Pnn-Ainerlcan exposition nt IJuffalo ,
ami > ' It WUH nt the close of bin third Uuy
there that he was shoi.
M'KINLEY'S liOYHOOD.
To speak at length of William Me
Klnley'H nncestry would be to repeat
facts that uro nlready well known.
That be was descended from sturdy
Scotch-Irish ancestors , that bo was the
child of William McKinh'y. n pioneer
In the Iron puddling business In Ohio
these fuels hnvo been thrashed over
again nnd again.
Though the town of Canton Is most
intimately associated with the name of
McKlnloy , It vns not his birthplace.
Ho was born In Nllcs.
The old Inhabitants of that quaint
little village claim to remember him
but their memories are vague , for he
was only n boy when the family moved
to Poland , Mahonlug county , O. Ills
people were not rich then , neither were
they very jiuor.
Young Wllllum was sent to the vll-
I ige fccbool nt Mies , but his father felt
that better educational advantages for
the children could be Heeiired clue-
\\heic. Acfonliutrl.v he moved to Po
land , nnd the future president was
scut to what was known as the "ucud-
emy" In that town.
lie utood well among hU school fel
lows In all bis studies , but hU work In
the debuting society sevuied to give an
early hint of tlio oloijuent oratorical
powers which Inter eiinblnd htm to
Hwny imililtudcH wllh even ntnro CIIHU
than . nl Ihfit time he Hwnycd the school
fellows who gathered to hear the do-
.
ImlcH ,
At the early n e of M he left thu
Poland iicnilemy for Allcglumy eollego
In Meinhllle , Pn. Here , however , n
sudden lllncHH forced him to glvo up
bin studies nnd to return home. On
( op of this misfortune cnine what prac
tically amounted to the IMIHIIICHH fail
ure of bin father. ICveryihlng wan not
lost , but the family WIIH so leduced In
clrciiiiiHtiniceM that It WIIH Impracti
cal ilf to send \Vlllliim back to college.
. lie WIIH still little more than n boy ,
lint , anxious to do nil In his power to
nhl In the support of his family , ho
took n position IIH district school touch-
IT ' , ulili the munlllceiit salary of $ 5
ji niiiiilh.
And then came the war , nnd the
young schooliencher , hurtling with
the desire to aid III the tival cnuso of
llberi.v , uns one of ( he llrst to enlist
In ( he nrm.\
HOW M'KINinY ENLISTED.
Hubert P. Porter III bin "llfo of WIN
linn MeKlnley" gives thin ( bwrlptlon
if the young mini's enlistment :
I'nlni'l Iniil nlriuiK nnllOlnif iirnppfifllllM. It
M IK III , hllhlMr It'UDNllIp ' 'llll * I | < > V * UPllt to till *
rent jii > * i ii-i snuti iii tin * ( Lili'iiul ' K'ncrnincnt '
UouM luki > till/ill. I'nluiMl' * piliktuJj ) ' U that
M'IINI.IY AH A soii > inn.
the ninir M I HM < ( 'rail II , r iU | > tu uan nlwrajs
full ami CM induing haiJ uri cnthuiuatlc I'oUtid-
ir t" tin1 wiin r
" ( jf tliia ! ] < li rlithtly proud. U lion the war-
cloud luil bunt OUT our Iliad * , Poland came to
tln > front with more than IHT harn of treasured
tons an hi r rjftYrlnir. And the preliminaries were ,
ai it. rul > ' , conducted at tin1 Kparrovv HoudQ. One
ilaj In June , 1M01 , a crowd had gathered In tlili
old tuuTii. An Impaiutloried tpcaker pointed to
the btar and ttripes which hunu on the wall
ami i xrlaimiil , with inurh expn avion :
" 'our I'Hintn's lUtf hai bun ehot at. It has
hri'ii tralh'l In the duit by tliu.v wno should de-
futi'l It , ilUlinni red b > the < e whu thould have
chirlshi" ! and lu\ed It , and tor what ? That ttil-i
fr > i x' 'rnmrnt nm > kci'p a ranin the bond.igu
bf BJviry. ! Uho will bo the flrat to defend It ! '
"A deadly ailimv rcl necl in that hotel parlor.
Many In at in ; ; In art ! there were In the room.
Many > 'iuni { patrioli Hood there who longed to
Erne their country and ) ct had not the courage
to make the Hnt mote.
"I'n-wntl ) a ipaco was cleared In front of tlio
cloruint | speaker. Ono by one gome of the cholc *
cut of the ; ouau tofti of 1'oland itepped forward ,
AmoiiK tin m a Hlitfht trray eyed boyish fljure
might hu\L- been ohuTvcd.
"Too much imprenec ] with the lorlourocts ot
the sltuatii.il to put himielf In eUdence , ho stfi-
ped up with thv rt'tt. Ho was only a boyish pri >
\ntu then. "
The company that was formed then
was carefully drilled In the few days
that It had bifore Its departure for
camp. On me day that they left Po
land half of the town followed them al
most to Voungstown In their
to keep the brave boys In sight us
as possible.
At Yotingstown the train was boarded
and the Journey for Camp Chase at
Columbus begun. Here Company 13 of
the Twenty-third Ohio regiment pitch
ed ltd tents , and among those who lay
under that scant shelter was William
McKinley , just starting on the career
that has brought him such honor and
btich gratitude from a whole nation.
PROMOTED FOR GALLANTRY.
McKlnley's executive ability brought
him Into notice almost Immediately.
He was made commissary sergeant nml
for two years was on the statf of Presi
de nt Hayes , who was then in command
of the regiment.
On "hat President Hayes had called
the bloodlebt day of the whole war
the 17th > f September. Iht" ! . In the bat
tle of Antletam Sergeant McKInley'a
conduct was such that his comnmiuioi1
In person recommended his promotion.
Under the hottest tire , with men | y
lug dead and dying nil about him , with
men suffering bitterly from the want
of u bite to eat ami n drop to drink ,
Sergeant McKinley , with the staff that
ho Uatl organized gp well , was every-