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^ | 8III! Goes To His Reward i find T< ^ ViV/U I ' BffMTf*'* H HI 1 In The Early Morning?W Mis Side, William Mc and the Great, fctenevo Life ai d Character. HKBS.TVJffHE A Review of the Assassination. W.liain McKinley. President of tho Fr.;*' ! States, was sliot by Leon ( Czolg -.->2 on Friday. September at i th? ; an American Exposition, at Duf- . fait . New York. The President showtd remarkable vitality and his J condition seemed to improve rapidly., so tb-t the country had high hopes of j his recovery, until Thursday night of last v. e< k. when his symptoms became alarming. lie grew steadily weaker until 2:15 a. m. Saturday, when he died peacefully, and without" a Strug-j gle. ^ The President's Death... President MeKinley dje.l at 2:15 r>". ,-t s.-itin-ilnv morning. He had ! bee:: unconscious since 7:30 p. m. Hii last c onscious hour on earth was sj" nt with the wife to whom he devoted a life time of care. He died unattencidod i v a minister of the Gospel, hut his '3st words were an humble suemission to the will of the.- God in whom he believed. He was reconciled to the < rue 1 fate to which an^aesassin's hull't had condemned him "and faced death in the same spirit of calmness and ?ojse which has marked his long and -honorable career. His last con sc ions words reduced to writing -by I>r. Mann, who stood at his bedside when the/ were uttered., were as follows: -Good-bye. all; good-bye! It's God's way. His will be done.'His relatives and members of the official family were at the .Milburn , i lions*. Except Secretary Wilsoji. who did avail himself of the' oppor-1 tunisy. and some of his personal and ' politic :l friends, took leave of him. i This painful ceremony was simple, j His f: ic ads came to the door of the sic k * .torn, looked at him and turned tearfully away. Tic was practically -in.r ?11 itime. Bat the i power.i:J heart stimulants, including] oxyg? :i. were employed to restore him j to < < z. imisness for his final parting ! with his wife. He asked for her and I she sat at his side and held his hand, j He < i tooled her and hade her goodbye. ?l:e went through the heart | trying scene with the same bravery ] and fortitude with which ? ho ha.i 1 born, the grief of the tragedy which j has tndr<l his life. Tin iiumediate cause of the l>esi d? nt's death is undetermined. His: physu ans disagi^e and it will (posoi-j ldy f, .izire an aut. psy to fix the exact > cans.. The Presio-nt's remains will be ta'ten to Wash nglon and there hav< a state funerai. Vice President Roosevelt, who now succeeds him. may take the oath of office wherever he happens to hear the news. Thccabiv ; will, of course, resign in a bod> and President Roosevelt will have an opportunity of forming a new cabinet, if he so desires. The rage of the people of Buffalo ' * ,u" U'hon t h ov lonm ?1 <i i I) * I IX VT Udsaddlll n uvu w*v,. od tonight that he was dying was boundless. Thousands surrou. led he. jail and the entire police of the -it;and two regiments of militia were utilized to insure his protection. -NEARER MY GOD TO TIIEE." A::?.r they left the sick room, the physicians rallied him to consciousness and ti.e President asked almost immediate v that his wife be brought to him. The doctors fell back into the shadows of the room as Mrs. McKinley came through the doorway. The strong face of the dying man lighted up with a j fair.t smile as their hands were dasped. rh sat beside him and held his hands. Despite her physical weakness, i.. n, nn hravelv under the orcied. i5i? r v -w The President in his Inst period of con si;c.:snes5. which ended about 7:40 p. ni.. chanted the words of the hymn. "Ncsur My God to Thee." and his last audible conscious words as taken dowr. l.y Dr. Mann at the bedside were: "Goodbye all. goodbye!" It is Clod's way. His will be done." Til.* News In Washington. Washington. D. C\. Special?The news of the expected death of Presi<ler.' M. Kinlev came as a crushing blow to tht nation's capital. Nowhere, perha]:.~. had the citizens been so full of confidence in the ultimate recovery of their beloved President and the buoyant bulletins of the past week from the si< k bed had lulled them int<j a false tens'" of secutiry which made the shock terrible when the news that the Bi;f Siii Chanling " Nearer, My a Thee." : EH IS 111 aream ith His Devoted Wife at :Kinlev Said "Good-rye," lent Heart Was Still--His i SHOB falo tragedy would have a fatal ending came to them. All day long the bulletin boards were surrounded by I crowds waiting in suppressed excite- i ment for the latest word from the Mil- , burn house, and num< rous newspaper extras were eagerly snapped up. The three cabinet officers in the capital were pictures of distress. Postmaster, General Sm.th returned to Buffalo on the 7:13 tra.n at night. Secretary Hay j divided his time between the State Do- j parfment and his home, waiting for the i ^ OurL^e end in patient resignation, prepared for his sorrowful duty of conveying to the nations of the world in official form the news of the demise of the President. As the senior member in rank of the cabinet, upon Mr. Hay's ? -i )?nrHnn nf snouiuers aisu ?ni government of the greut republic in the short, but important, interval that must elapse before the Vice President, i under the jerms of the constitution, ! arsi mes the cares and responsibilities | of the great presidential office. | At liis home at Woodley. Secretary i Gage awaited the dose of his chief's ! life. During the day he had been at the | Treasury Department and kept in touch with financial affairs, in order that the President's end might not cause any commercial disturbance that foresight on the part of his Department could avert. General Gillespie. Acting Secre! tary of War. stuck at his post in the War Department for the purpose of making such army orders as the sad event would force him to issue. He got into communication with General Miles at Seattle-, and the latter notifl.d the Department that he would return immediately. The fact that the physicians had giver' up all hopes caused some discussion among the public men in the city of ...K.WHtir nf atl PXtr.T SCSSiCn 0* IIIV il UL/nuiiii/ .... _ Congress ami of early changes in the ' cabinet, but the consensus of opinion was that no cabinet changes or important departures in public policy were at all likely for some time to come, and that Congress would not be assembled until its regular session. December. Death Caused By Gangrene. Milburn House. Buffalo, N. Y.. Special.?The following report of the autopsy upon the remains cf President McKinley was i-sued r.t ?" o'clock. The bullet which struck "over the breastbone did not pass through the skin and did little harm. The other oullet passed through both walls of the stomach Dear its lower border. H;>:h holes were fcund ti- be perfe.-'.ty closed by thrt stitches, but th? ti3-ue around each hole had become gangroneous. After passing through the stomach the bullet passeil into the back walls of the abdomen, hitting and tear ins the upper end cf the kidney. This portion of the bullet tra k was also gangrencous. the gangrene invclv.ng the pancreas. The bullet has not be n found. There was no sign cf peritonitis or diseases of other o-gans. The heart walls were very thin. There was no evidence cf any a tempt to repa'r on the pa it cf nataie anl d-arh resulted frcin the gangrene which affertrd the str.rr.a.h around the built; wounds as well as the iis:i:cs a cun 1 liio furtner course of the bullet. O ath was unavoidable by any surgical or medical treatment and was the direct result of the bullet wound. (Signedi -HARVEY D. GAYLORD. M. D. -HSRMAX (1.MATZINGER.M.D. -P. M. R1XKY. M. I). -MATTHEW. D. MANN. M IX -HERMAN MYNTF.R. M. IX "ROSWELL PARK. M. D. -ENGENE WASDIN. M. IX "CHAS. G. STOCKTON. M. D. -W. 1). JOHNSON. M. M. -\V. P. KENDALL. Surgeon 1' S. Army -CHARLES L. Ml'NSON. "Asst. Suigeon 1*. S. Arm v. "HERMANTE L. BAER, M. IX" A Citv of Mourning. Buffalo. Special.?Buffalo Sunday be came a city of mourning. The gay and llaming decorations of the Pan American Exposition gave way to the symbol of sorrow. The black drapery of the city's streets muffled the tolling bells of the churches. Bits of crepe appeared on every sleeve. The sorrow was everywhere apparent. In the morning a simple service took place at the residence 011 Delaware avenue. VML^M H'KINLtY I n , where the martyred President died. A hyman was sting and a prayer was offered over the dead body. That was all. Only the immediate family and friends and political assistants of the late President were present. The scene there was pathetic in the extreme. Then the body was home out to the waiting cortege on the brawny shoulders of eight sailors and soldiers of the republic. The cortege passed through solid walls of living humani- ! ty. bare-headed and grief-stricken, to the -ity hall, where the body lay in state in the afternoon. There a remarkable demonstration occurred which proved how close the President was to the hearts of the people. Arraneements had been made to allow the public to view the body from the ; ' time it arrived, at about 10:3o o'cIook. until about 5 o'clock, but the people I were wedged into the streets for | blocks. Two lines were formed. They , extended literally for miles. When , 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 un- i til midnight. Then for hours longer the streets wer i dense with people and a constant stream flowed up the steps of the bread entrance into the ' hali and passed the bier. When the doors were closed at midnight it was ootirv.utr.a th.nf 80.000 people had viewed the remains, but thousands of disappointed ones were still in the j I streets. The body lay in the city hail i until morning. It was taken to the | station by a military escort Mon'lay morning and at 8:30 the funeral train, ronsisting of seven ears, started : for Washington over the^ Pennsylvania Railroad. Mrs. McKinley, the President, the cabinet and relatives and friends of the dead President ac-1 eompanied the remains. Mrs. McKinley bore up bravely during the ser-1 vice at the Milburu residence, and Dr. Rixev, her physician, thinks she will he able to support her trying part in the state funeral at Washington, i I IMPRESSIVE CEREMUMES. Religious Exercises Over The Dead President Sunday. The religious service over the regains was simple and impressive. The nas:or was at the door leading into the hall, a station whence his words could b" heard at the head oi the stairs. The signal was given and there welled out from the hall the beautiful words of "Lead. Kindly Light," sung by a riuartette. It was McKinley's favorite hyr.n. Every on? within sound of the music knew it and half of those in the room put their faces in their hands to hi:ln their tears. Comptroller Dawes leaned against a bookcase and wept. President Itcosevelt seemed to be swaying to and fro as if his footing were insecure. When the singing ended th^ clergyman read from the words of the fifteenth y.apte: of the First Corinthians. All had risen as lie began and remained sland ins throughout the remainder or the service. Again the Voices rose with the words of "Nearer. My God. to Thee," the very words Presiden- McKinley had repeated at intervals of consciousness during the day of agony before he died. As the music died away, the pastor spoke again. "Let us pray." he said and every head fell upon its breast. He began his invocation with a stanza from a hymn sung in the Methodist church. His prayer was as follows: A BEAUTIFUL PRAYER. "0. God. our help in ages past. Our hope for years to come. Our shelter from the stormy blast. And our eternal home." "We, Thy servants, humbly beseech The? for manifestations of Thy favor as we come into Thy presence. We laud and magnify Thy holy name and praise Thee for all Thy goodness. Be merciful unto us and bless us. as stricken with overwhelming sorrow we come to The?. Forgive us for our doubts and fears and faltering faith, pardon all our sins and shortcomings and help us to say. 'Thy will be done.' In this dark night of grief abide w.th us till the dawning. Speak to our troubled souls. 0. God. and give to us this hoar of unutterable grief the peace and quiet which Thy presence only can afford. We thank Thee that Thou answerest the sobbing sigh of the heart and dost answer us that if a man die he shall live again. We praise Thet for Jesus Christ. Thy son. our Savioi and elder brother, that He came tc bring life and immortality to light and because He lives we shall live also We thank Thee that death Is victor) that to die is gain. Have mercy upor us in this dispensation of Thy Providence. we believe in Thee?we trust Thee, our God of Love, the same yesterday. today and forever. "We thank Thee for the unsullied life of Thy servant, our martyred President. whom Thou has taken to his coronation, and we pray for the fina triumph of all the divine principles o; pure character and free government for which he stood while he lived and which were baptized by his bleed ir his death. "Hear our prayer for blessings ol consolation upon all those who wer: associated with him in the administration of the a.Tairs of the govemmen | and especially vouchsafe Thy presence J to Thy servant who has been suddenly i called to assume the holy responsibility of our Chief Magistrate. O. God bless our dear nation and guide th< ship of State through stormy seas Help Thy people'to be brave to figh the battles of the Lord and wise tc ' solve all the problems of freedom i Graciously hear us for comfortins blessings to rest unon the family cir cle of our departed friend. Tenderl) sustain Thine handmaiden upon whon ; the blow of this sorrow most hcavil) falls. Accompany her. 0. God. a: Thou hast promised, through this darl valley and shadow, and may she fea; no evil, because Thou art with her All these things we asK in ir.e uuun of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who has taught us when we pray, to say, 'Our I Father Who art in Heaven, hallowed by Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our tresspasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation. but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.' "May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God. the Father and communion of the Holy Spirit be with us all. evermore. Amen." TAKING THE BODY AWAY. All present joined in the Lord's Prayer as the minister repeated it President Roosevelt's voice being audible at the back of the room. The service ?.oncluded with a simple benediction. The funeral director was m ? -'1 *nloon tho eHV. about to Step iurwaiu lu ytt?w er on the casket when suddenly there was a movement behind Governor Odell. Senator Hanna, who had risen saw that the last opportunity to look into the counternance of his dead friend had come. Pressing forward in an instant he was at the side of the casket and beading over and looking down into It. Almost two minutes passed and then he turned away and the coffin was closed. Colonel Bingham signalled the body-bearers. Four sailors, two infantry sergeants bore the casket aloft and out of the house. The President, cabinet and the others followed it. Mrs. McKinley and the members of the family remained. The widow had passed through the ordeal bravely and without breaking down The trained nurses and the personal attendants of the President gathered t ( % ;( \ ' " ' 4* ' / , ti on the side cf the porch to see tn<?' body taken away. THE CORTEGE MOVES. It was within a minute ot 11:SO o'clock when three long rolls of a muffled drum told those outside of the house that the funeral cortege wa3 about to appear. From the darkened rooms the assemblage began to file out to the street. Soon the walks and lawns were again covered with the silent throng, with head3 bared. At the moment the casket appeared. "Xearer. My God. to Thee." os.endel in subdued stra ns from one of lha military bands. Tenderly the brarers lowered the casket from their shoulders and placed it in the he use. Tho notes of Chopin's funeral dirge succeeded the strains of the hymn. iho soldiers and sailors swung into leng columns, and took up the march souinward toward the city hall. Sketch of William flcKinley. William McKinJey, twenty-fifth president of the United States, was born on January 20. 1S43, in Nilles, 0. He ro- j i ceivcd his higher education at Alleghany College and taught school for a while. In 18C1 he entered the army a3 a volunteer in the Twentv-thJrd Ohio Regiment, was continuously promoted till he became captain and was brevi otted major in the United States volunteers by President Lincolnn for gai' lantry in battle March 13. 1S65. * After the war Maj. McKinley studied j law and began its practice in 1867 at J Canton. 0., and there has home has , been ever since. He served a term as ; prosecuting attorney of Stark county. ,; Beginning in 1876 he represented the ' district of which his county was a part > for 14 years in the national House of ' Representatives, As chairman of tho it ways and means committee he repor' | ted the tarifT law of 1890. In November of that year he was defeated for 1! Congress, hi sdistrict having been gerJ J C?* tha 11 en n 1 ryuiaiiuereu, uui ncr < cuuvtu tu? u^u?. , adverse majority of 3.000 to 300. la 1801 and again in 1803 he was elected ; Governor of his native State, in tho , first election by a plurality of 21,511 and in the second by a plurality of ! 80,005. j At the St. Loui3 national Republican , convention on June 18, 1S96, Mr. Mcj Kinley was nominated for President, ! receiving 661 out of a total of 005 votes ) He was elected in the following NoI vember, receiving 271 electoral votes as against 176 for William J. Bryan, r At the Philadelphia national cont vention of his party in 1000, President McKinley was re-nominated, wa3 . again elected President In November . of that year and was inaugurated at Washington with imposing ceremonies I on the 4th of March of this year. - h' ; THEODORE ROOSEVELT. t Sketch of the Alan Who Succeeds to the Presidency. Our government is perpetual; the f President being merely an incident? merely an administrative officer. In the [i history of the country many men have 1 occupied the executive chair; men of . different creeds of political belief, of . differing degrees of ability. Twice before has the President been shot down by an assassin. Twice also t" has natural death bereft the nation of ( i its head. But there is, under our mag: nifieent governmental system, always ; a man in reserve to assume the im ' portant duties of Chief Magistrate. TKn lonoo r\t fimo hotwopn thp dpnth of a President and the qualification of ; 1 his successor is not a lapse in th? c' * i J government, for all the administrative functions are carried on with the same . i regularity by the subordinate officers ) under the law of the land. s On the death of President McKinley 1 the succession to his high office falls I | to Theodore Roosevelt by virtue of , his election to the vice-presidency. But i, he was not President immediately upon the death of Mr. McKinley, and only when he assumed the oath of of? flee could he become President. Theodore Roosevelt is a native of New York, of Dutch ancestry. His lif? ,! has been one marked by strong characteristics. His habits have always i been temperate and he is a fine specimen of vigorous manhood both of body and mind. He has seen a great i deal of public service In his native State and city. He has served on the . national civil service commission, and neen governor of the State of New ' j York. He served in the Spanish-American war as commander of the "Rough Ri. ders" and did good fighting at San Ju aii. He comes to the Presidency with the best wishes of a nation that he may discharge his new and important duties in a just, important and statesmanlike manner. i Longshoremen Strike. : New Orleans, Special.?The business 1 cf the port of New Orleans is tied up on account of the strike of longshoro? 'Oio ehlnnln. fl fontq rpf 11 S5P-(1 I ?? I men. * ? <=> -' grant tne demands for higher wages and this morning about 1,700 cf tho cargo handlers failed to return to 1 work. The men demand an increase from 40 cents an hour straight to 60 ' cents for night work, and 80 cents for Sifhday work. In the case cf grain. the demand was for 30 cents for ordinary work. 75 cents for night work ani $1 for Sunday work.? xM w, * ^