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.t ''"-' . -l . ,.- JigWilssssssg.i1.1sssi '-MM 'ssssssW . .H A " "XL-y THE ST.-MIUIS RKFUBUU :j- .2831 'ipS ,1; W OB 5i ID' &TTTt&03" FAIB; " '3 , vSS I In St. Loala. Oa ST. LOUIS, MO,, SATURDAY, SBPTE.MBES 14, 1901. PTfcTfi "FA Oot.tileM. Lo ir XVX KJ XJ " 0 TMtiaa.Tlit' NINETY-FOURTH YEAE. fs.TOTCt.4 Te .? !( THE PRESIDENT MED AT 2:15 THIS MORNM "? & t:.b f-K l: m-.-j Washington, Sept 14.The official announcement of the President death was received at the White House at 2:35 a, m., and is as follows: BuffaJ Sept. 14. Col. B. S. Montgomery, Executive Mansion, Washington: The Pre dent died at a quarter past two this morning. George B. Cortelyou. f.f - L0N6 HOURS OF PUBLIC SUSPENSE FOLLOWED BY THE EXPECTED NEWS. Thflrs Was Little Hope After the Collapse ot Early Yesterday Morning The President Continued Conscious Until Late Last Evening He Bade Farewell to Mrs. McKiniey and to Intimate Friends. MR. ROOSEVELT IS NOT IN BUFFALO. A A AAA. A A A. A A AAAAAAAAAA j A A A A A A A A A A ff?ffffffTf?Tfl5SJfff W t HOW ROOSEVELT WILL ASSUME DUTIES OF THE PRESIDENCY. J! REPUDUC SPECIAL. Washington, Sept. 13. There will be no ceremony about the change .of admin istration. Mr. Roosevelt will tako the oath of ofllce as President quietly and unostentatiously. Upon receiving notice from Secretary Cortelyou and tho mem oers of the- Cabinet In Buffalo that the President la dead-Secretary Hay will sen' an. official dispatch to Mr. Roosevelt wherever he may be at that tlmel Mr. Roosevelt will probably have received the. Information direct from the, i Milburn house, but he will not act until he has received the official dispatch .from Secretary Hay.- The nearest United States Judge 'will then be summoned ' and he will take the oath of office and at once become Presldentof the United' , States. ijf.. " -.. . Secretary Hay will notify tho United States Ainbassedors. and Ministers In. an roreign countries, and they will communicate Information $o tho Govem--mtnts to which they' ara accredited. In the, absence of thJScretary.of War.'arid the-Secretary of the Navy, the acting heads of theW'arSind NavifdeDaVtments will issue, orders to the army and navy directing tho Xlafe'to" be .placed nt hair'. must, ana me. customary badges of mourning to bevwornjymtf also directing the flrlner of. minute cuns on the day of. the funeral.. J$( "' 'There wall be no Immediate change .In the composition of-the Cabinet. With-. In a short "time,, probably In a Jay orr two after the -funeral, all the members of the Cabinet 'will place .their resignations at the dfsposltton:'6i''the new'Presl-, dent, who will probably aslc all to continue in office for the present. What changes 'in the 'Cabinet may subsequently bo made cannot be predicted. REPUBLIC, SPECIAL. . . Mllbura Cottage, Buffalo, BeptT f, 2s30 a, m. President Wil liam McKitileyaiedvat.flfteeamnntea after 2 o'clock this morning. .He had been unconscions since ten 'minutes of 8 'last nigtitv The k deam was. omciaiiy. announcea Dy. oecuiryuruuu. . mMMMMwM.'yiMMM'MMMMMM! , xne jrresiaeiiusiHsi conscious uuur uu ciuiu.mw ircui nu " j ..wife;'towbom he devotea.tt lrfenma of cares .' - He"died?jinatterided byfntfnUteir. of the gospel, but. Ms" last words -were an humble siibnUssion;'to,tKevWill;"ofithe God id "whom he believed. He was reconciled to the crnel fate to which an as- Milhnrn TTnilHn Hii(Tnln. V V Stonf. la At f!-tf 7tLmhir rvliiir- ni-onln. t ii.x i irja' .,. .Vi -J J 41. t U ofiMaUn v.;..- .... T?.1 -. 'j , . '...'" , '.. - . J -"r",". .Ba8ns,onues4iapr""ae3Beuuiii,T"i' awu uewu uu- uic kiuic i uupe mui ure i-reaiueni wouiq recover- was aunnuoneo ft. -. . .. .-. - -T- rz - a - ...- ..i.T ,i.-j - . : .5 w mi rt t . . . . .. spirit wnicn marKeo. niB long ana uoiiutbuic .career .: President McKonljr'a alath wraCentirey pnless. He had been ;'klngj dibaUrtbnffdifyrpaiiiie ntir6Ilighti and for nl ' jnostoutvhoufa had Been- unconscious. SVhen5 the end: finally came Doctw-Bixeyj alone ot the phTsiciaha yas with,him,"bnt so gradual was the approacft'of death- that it is difficult to -sajf the" exact, second he breathed his last Doctor Bixey, standlhg "by the fceasideV held the ;President?s .; hand,' felt for. the pulse that was imperceptible. Bending forward, he felt'the President's heart and listened for the breath that' was not drawn, and then announced tho end. Those present at the time of the President's 'death were: Secretary Oortelyoir, Doctor BXxey, Mrs. and Miss Barber and. Miss Duncan. ' Mrs. MeKlnlej; was la an -adjoining room. Doctor Rlxey. was the only pliysl lan present. Secretary Cortelyon cams .otft of ttio Mllbnrn nouse .and -walked-' slowly down to the newspaper men, who were congregated behind the rope barrier. The President died at a quarter after 2 o'clock," said he, in an even voice. fie then turned and walked back to the home, maintaining, even after All wns orer, the calm demeanor 'which has characterized all his actions during the anx ious days and sleepless nights which have passed since the President was shot. MRS. MdONLEY BREAKS fDOWN WHEN END COMES. iWhen-thoiannoxmcement was made to Mrs. McKiniey that her husband could tot lire, she seemed to bo resigned and bore tip bravely, but as the full eig bttcanee of her loss came upon her she gave way under the strain, and nt the time of her husband's death she was under the care of a physician and nurses. It Is feared that she will recover from the loss of her husband with difficul ty if at aB, A telegram has been sent to Vice- President Roosevelt, and-an. attempt, will be made to Intercept him. on his journey. A call has been Issued for a Cabinet i meeting; which will be held early Jn the morning. Secretary Gage cannot- be present, but It is' understood that he is now on, bis way to Buffalo.. The burial will be in Canton. v Director General Buchanan of the exposition has announced that the expo - sttlon would close, to-day, to-morrow and Monday. No definite arrangements for the funeral have been made, but the Presi dents body win be removed to Washington to-morrow, or on Sunday at the lat est; and wm lie In state there.' Secretary of the Navy John D. long arrived at six minutes past 12 o'clock, In time to see the President alive, although unconscious. A few minutes before he sank into -unconsciousness the President murmured the words of the hymn, "Nearer My God to The." Ab the dying" President sank Into uncon sciousness b said: 'It is Ood's way;, his will be done!'' The-President's vitality to-day was mar. velons. Burins' the late afternoon", life was sustained solely by- powerful restoratives and by oxygen." For a Ions while he failed to respond, and all hope was abandoned, but the flfht with death was kept up nobly, and again the. patient rallied, until a. new, though small, hope. wa aroused in "'the watchers by the bedside. But this hope -Was short-lived. Again the. dreaded linking spell appeared, and again 9xygen sailed to aid. The short period of consciousness between the sinking spells was marked, by a scene it wonderful tenderness and pathos". Presl-. lent McKlhley's first Whisper .was- for his wife, and' Mrs. McKiniey, wbo.dld not know, is he did,' that the end was' so near, came nto the room and sank on her knees "beside ihe' bed.- . Taking her. loved one's hand between tiers. Ihe broke into sobs, deep, but, not ioud; .As if the truth burst upon :her in that inoment, she' turned to Doctor Rlxey and, n broken, tones, said: ."Tou will save him? I cannot let him go, .and -the nation cannot. Tare him." -j . Mrs. McKiniey last saw her husbaild be 1 ween'll aad'U.5 - " - - ? to the sickroom singly at were admitted that time;" . MOCRHIXG FAMItY LEFT ALOXE WITH THEIR DEAD. The announcement ot the .death to the members of the Cabinet was made by Wobb Hayes, who said:- - "It's all over." With the momentary .excitement Incident upon the announcement of the end, the en-' tire scene became one of unmistakable deep mourning. As if nature lent lt 'aid to tho grieving crowd, a; dense fog' settled like a pall over the city. . - ' The Milburn house became a tomb .of silence. Lights not extinguished were dimmed, visitors were refused" admittance and the mourning, family, and their intimate relatives.. were ieft alone with their dlstin gulshed dead. '..-..'. - One of -the members" of the .Cabinet said the expectaUonof the, Cabinet. was that the. remains would be taken -to. Washington and men ue m state, at, the. Capitol, afterwards going to Canton for anal .Interment; -'. . V i' "M-HAT FRESIDBKT ROOSEVELT WILL PROBABIr DO FIRST. It was late -eite'rday evening, before word came from the Adirondacks.that Vice Pres ident Roosevelt had -recelvedi' the news' of theiPresldent critical" condition. He was on top of Mount. Maroy. on a shooting trip, and inhere wereithlrty-ftye-tnllea" of rough country to. cover before .he reached North .Crreek, where.afspMUlIn. Isiwiltlng for PRESIDENT'S LAST HOURS, all nat the President would recover- was abandoned. ,, The mo"st heorla measures were resorted- toi'by the eminent medical men ; in -attendance to save the .President's 'life. . Oxygen had been administered steadily, but with little effect In keeping Iwfctthe approach cf dca'th; The President came out of one period of uneonr sclousuess only to relapse Into another. But in this period, when his mind was 'partially clear, occurred a series of events of profoundly touching character. Downstairs, with strained and tear-stained faces, members of the Cabinet werq grouped in anxious waiting. They knew the end was near and that the tlD'.e had come when tiiey iuust see ulm for the last time on earth. This was about 0 o'clock. One by one they ascended the stairway Secretary Root, Secretary Hitch cock and Attorney GcnerairKnox. Secretary Wilson also was there, but he held back, not wishing to fee the President In his Inst agony. There w:is" only a momentary stay of the Cabinet officer at the threshold of the death chamber. Then they withdrew, the tears streaming down their faces and the' wot da of intense: grief choking In their throats. After they. left the .sickroom the physicians rallied him to consciousness and the President asked almost inuiuMIately that his wife be brought to hlui. The doctors fell back into the shadow of the. room as Mrs. McKiniey came through the doorway. The strong face cf the dying man lighted up wlthSi faint 6mile as their hands were c?ni!cl. THE PRESIDENT'S LAST WORDS. She-sat bcs'.de him and held. his hand. Despite her physical weakness, she bore tip bravely under the ordeal. The President, in his last period of consciousness, which ended about 7:40, chanted the words of the hymn, "Nearer. My God. to Thee." and his Inst audible conscious words as taken down by Doctor Mann at the bedside were: "Gocd-by, all; gocd-by. It is God's way. His will be done." Then, his mind began to. wander and soon he completely iort consciousness. His life was prolonged for horns by the administration of oxygen and the Presi dent finally exprrr'sed a desire to be allowed to die. About 8:30 the administration of osygen ceased and the pulse grew fainter and fainter. He was sinking gradually, 'like a child, into the eternal slumber. Bv 10 o'clock the pulse could'no longer be felt In his extremities and they grew cold. 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Yte&&Jft&&& M?y '&w'-K"fr$&&i 3a 'IJifce L?$a i? .'?.5,T--Si: ..;.ti".i -.:;. st' rra: m.m4yim L1.4A THE LATE PRESIDENT WILLIAM NeKlNLEY. v-m jrViTj5r-vTil 3?T n2L"r? Wn'"'. thbughtthat;:Be cannot reach P if kM,,-,ellf f ? W"! here-Tiefore tioon .tWhr.. ?.$ ' PRESIDEXT'S FRIESDS AXD RELATIVES GATHER. All the evening those who had hastened here"a3fast.as steel and steam could carry them continued to arrive. They drove up In carriages at a gallop, or were' whisked up in automobiles, all intent upon getting hero before death came. One of the last to arrive was Attorney General Knox, who reached the house at 9:30. He was permitted to go upstairs to" look for the last time upon the face of his chief... Those in the.house at this, time were Sec retaries Hitchcock. Wilson and Boot; Sen? ators Fairbanks, Hanna and Burrows; Judge Day, Colonel Herrick, Abner "Mc Kiniey, the President's brother, and his wife; Doctor and Mrs. Baer, tho President's niece and her husband; Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Duncan, the President's sisters; Mrs. Mary Barber, Mrs. McWilliams. Mrs. Mc Klnley's cousin; the physicians, including Doctor McBurney, who" arrived after S o'clock; John G. Milburn, John' .If. Scaich- erd, Harry Hamlin, all. of this city; Secre tary Cortelyou and a number of others. Reverend C. !D. Wilson, a Methodist min ister of Tonawanda. N. T who" was "the President's pastor for three 'years at Can-. ton, called - at the residence to Inquire whether his services were needed, but did not enter the house. Another Methodist minister, who has. a church near by... re mained at the: Milburn residence ! for" two hours In the belief that his services might be desired. . ' "'? At :S7. Secretary Cortelyou; who hid; been much of the. Ume with. TiU dying chief, sent out- formal' notification that; the President' was dying. Bit the President lingered on. bis pulse growing fatnterand fainter, - HIS TRRHEXDOCS VITALITY ,. ., ;'t FROLOKQED DEATH STRPOOLE.- y :. There was"-no need, for. official bulletins after this; Those who came f roil Um'smmm President-was dying and that the- end might come at any time. His tremendous vitality was the only remaining factor in the re sult, and this gave hope only of brief post ponement ot the end. Doctor Mynter thought that he might last until 2 a. m. Doc tor Mann said at 11 o'clock that the Presi dent was still alive and probably would live, an hour. Thus minutes lengthened to hours, and midnight came, with the President still bat tling against death. At this hour, midnight, the Milburn house was the center ot a scene as animated as though it were midday, although a solemn hush hung over the great crowd .of watch ers. The entire lower part of the house was aglow with light and. the many attend ants, friends and' relatives, could be seen within moving about and occasionally com 'ing In groups' to the front doorway for a breath of air. In. the upper front chambers ihe. lllhts were low." and around on the r.orth side, where' the chamber of death is located, there were, fitful lights, some burn ing brightly and then turned low, VITALITY EBBED AS MIDNIGHT APPROACHED. Secretary -Boot and Secretary Wilson came from the house about midnight and paced. up and down the sidewalk. All that Sec retary Boot saw -was:. The night has not come yt." ;Desplte the, fact that vitality continued to ebb as midnight approached, no efforts "were spared to keep the spark at life glowing. Doctor. Janeway of New York City arrived at the depot at U:jiq"o'e!oek. George 'Urban was" waiting' for him and' they' drove at a Dreak-nick pace' -:to -the Milburn house.- He" waa phown to the President's -room at onca andi began ah : examination of the 'almost Inanimate form'.- VICE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT XOTIFIBD HARtT IX DAY. Secretary.' of the Navy, Long arrived at the, MUDurn house, it Hint o'clock. This "wm hU,. first 'vtett to the city, and he had the extreme satisfaction of seeing the ! TreEldent aliva, even though he was not. conrclocs cf tils visitor's presence. Secre tary Lcng was visibly affected. Vice President Roosevelt had been notified early In tho day of the critical state of af fairs. Therp wan no lonser a doubt that in the approaching death, of the President n complete chance In the pxecutlvp admin istration of the Government would, ensue. When Mr. Roosevelt would .take the oath of office was wholly a matter'of conjecture. President Arthur took the cath at 2 a. m. after tho death of Garfiolu. ,nd in that case Justice Brady of New Tork administered the oath. Thera is no reaulrement that the oath shall be administered by a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, although that procedure is adopted when circum stances permit. Without unseemly har.te the members cf tho Cabinet will tender their resignation' and the new President will then be free to Initiate his own policy and choose his own Cabinet. MR. ROOSEVELT MOST SURPRISED OP ALL., There la little possibility to-night that Mr. Roosevelt, will get here. Mr. Anslcy Wil cox, who entertained the Vice President when he was here lost, said to Inquiries that the best Information he had was that Mr. Roosevelt would bo'here to-morrow-morning, and not until late in the morning. He snid that-the Vice President would bo un able to. reach a railroad station much be fore 4 o'clock to-morrow morning. That would bring him hero" about nport to-morrow. Mr. .Wilcox said, in explanation of Mr. Roosevelt's being so far .out of touch: "The Vice President was at all times very optimistic, and .when he went away was absolutely positive that the President' would recover and that'- the- convalescence would be rapid. He certainly never' expected to day's sad occurrences." Shortly? after midnight the. President's breathing was barely perceptible. His pulse had practically ceased, and. the extremities' were cold. It was recognized that noth ing remained but the last struggle, and some of the friends of-the..family who, had remained through "the day" began to ieave tho house, not caring to be present at the. final scene. ANOTHER PREMATURE' REPORT' OP DEATH. Suchan Intense state of anxiety existed among the watchers that rumors gained frequent circulation that death had already MRS. McKINLEY WAS UNABLE TO REALIZE HUSBAND'S C0NDITH Buffalo. Sent. 13 Senators Hanna. Fairbanks and Burrows were still in Houreat V0 a. ra. Fairbanks- said he was In the President's room 'at. 9:18. gi Klnley was there." he said, "but her condition was pitiful. She didn't una hu;!r.r.d's condition." -. 7 i--js Mm -. j ,. " HOW PREMATURE NOTICE OF THE PRESIDENT'S DEATH CAME TO BE GIVEN TO THE STARTLED NA' Washington. Sept: 13. A premature announcement of the death of McKiniey was given out nt the White" House by Chief Operator Montgoi shortly before 6:30 -o'clock, and was recalled a few moments later. In expl tlon it was stated -that the operator at the Buffalo end of the White Hi wire had been handed, s. bunch of official messages announcing the death, and Immediately! began sendlng-them out. He had sent. three of the sages when they were recalled and canceled, and word given to "km". sen- . i':$m E ' - 4X .....,.......T. ...... ......... -fjjji i.'Zi-'! .! MAYOR WELLS'S-PROCLAMATION. , l Mayor Wells will issue a proclamation this morning directing municipal flclals and the people of St. Louis to observe an extended period of mourning-i reverence of. President McKiniey. Flag will float at half-mast and public bo ings wilt be draped with crepe for thirty days. The City Hall and all pus buildings will be closed on the day. of the funeral, and all public -work win. W MUttllUUUCU. rf ji V The Presidents death gives particular reason for public demonstratw? condolence. Mayor -Wells believes, and he 'hopes business men and. -families show their patriotism ana anecuon py iouowmg me oraer commanaing. atf pal officials to place their. flags at nail-mast and. drape pubUc building. TQifWt He thinks love of country ana uie country s ruier'snould inspire citixen; .exhibit mourning.- Twenty years ago, within a week of the same date, .a ataS - proclamation was promulgated oy Mayor awing, .rresiaem uarneia o.ia,J tember 1?, lS31,.in Long Branch,. N.: j.,. the yIctlm'of;an assassin, and Mayor'.! inc commanded thirty days of .mourning-. In-1891 Mayor Noonan closed pub buildings for one day in respect .to General Sherman. The enrollment of Pre dent McKiniey among the names of c the, nation's martyr Presidents demands 1 traditional season of public, sorrowing, ue believes. Mayor Wells wm not incu A In h nrneln'matlnn n. reouest tnatbeJlsbe tolled durlnsr the funeral. '.'' 14 death. He had s?en-a reputable local paper Issued with the announcement that ,the 'President died at 11:05 p. m. and had. hur ried up so that there would- bo no delay' In removing the body. - - ""l.. He was:very much chagrined wjin Doctor -cl,rta.aitne state w'Mtfffe Mann met him at the doer and told him I jj--. .' && Mann that his services were not' required land that he would be notified when . 3 'wa.' wanted. Doctor Mann ' said that the -Presi- actuaUy occurred; Warrival'of the Cor- ldent was stl" ??' "a,th -Sii' oner gave rise to one such rumor, and a i wy was examining the Heatt-gcenTheM; flood of groundless dispatch,-were sent, has raU no hope, but thy;dia,not deelre sarins: that the end-had ee-me; These were " ..-.,.-. -a. speedily, set at resthy;..an.oiacial statement ' from within the.house.- that, the. reports of death' were groundless and that the. Presi dent still lived. ; ' r--. " " Coroner Wilson said that he had been or dered by- the.-District Attorney of the couni ty to go to" the, Milburn resldenco as soon as possible arwf tho' announcement ., of NOTIFYING THEWORLK!-.. Washington AnthoriitiefSend For? vrnal Notices of PVesliKntfs. Death? - - -' J' --?.? dent McKiniey had passed .away,- o'clock,- tho crowd-which had btm.'i streets restlessly and sorrowfully-" a news of the ead had retired for the nh had 'all the Government offlclalsjsaye'.i Washtngton,.Sept, It: When.thelew-in I and official announcement cajje.tat'Pj)fre'gceretJ,ili tnents.. .' - :&&& .Secretary Hay bad Issued dire what i should be- done;' and' Acting .Clerk Martin" and other employes, ae news, immediately nrnr i nniii ssse. I ana every, uniiea siaKSTJUBU f Minister, or the Charge. d'AfflWiafeN the chief diplomatic' ofllciala from-their posts, .'notifying ' ttem'tbiitj dent- McKiniey died at'zdB' rf morning. In Buffalo; andlMtrorttiif:! to inform. the'Goverhmentato 'EmsI - " .-i-J-5 m?s S 'far. i.