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Life ai d Character.
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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
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Chanling " Nearer, My
a Thee."
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aream
ith His Devoted Wife at
:Kinlev Said "Good-rye,"
lent Heart Was Still--His
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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
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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
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, 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,
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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
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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.
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; 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.
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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.?
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