The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-14

friends and relatives, could be seem
within moving about and occasionally
coming in erouns to the front dool
lor breath of air. In the upper
front chambers the lights were low,
and around on .le north side where
he chamber OF death is located, there
were titful liah,s, some burning bright
y and then turned low. Secretary
Root and Secretary Wilson cam,
rom the house and paced up and|
down the sidewalk. All that Sacre.
AIRY Root said was, The night is no
|yet come" Despite the fact that vi
.ality continued to ebb as midnigh
approached no efforts were spared tuI
keep the spark of life glowing. DR.
'aneway of New York city. arrived al
l1:40 p. III. He was shown to the|
presidents room and began an exam
nation of the almost inanimate form.
Secretary Long arrived at the Mill
bourn house at 2 p. m. This was hisI
first visit to the city and he had the|
extreme satisfaction of seeing the|
PRESIDENT alive, even though he WaSl
not conscious of his visitors presence
ISuch an intense state of anxiety eX-
lSted among the watchers that rumOrs|
gained frequent circulation that death!
lad already occurred. The arrival oil
the coroner. which occurred at about
O'Clock gave rise @ one such ru-
nor and flood of groundless dis
patches were sent saying that the|
end had come. These were speedily
SET at rest ~ an official statement
from within the house, that reports
| Of death were grounlless, and that
he president still lived. Coroner Will,
son said that ne had been ordered by|
he district attorney of the county to
go to the Milbourn residence as soon
as possible after the announcement
9f death. He had seen a report in al
newspaper with the announcement
hat the president lied at Hog p. m.
and mad hurried up so there would be
no delay in removing the body He
vas very much chagrined when DR.
Mann met him at the door and told
aim that his services were not re.
luired and that he would be notified
when wanted DR.. Mann said that the
president was still alive, and that DR.
Janeaway was examining the heart &C.
ion. There was really no hope, but
he did not desire grewsOme anticipa-
ion. President Roosevelt had been
Notified early in the lay of the critic
II state of affairs. There was no long
ar doubt that in the approaching
leath of the president complete
change in the executive administra
ion of the government would ensue
When Mr.. Roosevelt would take the
oath of Office was wholly matter of
conjecture. President Arthur took
he oath at 2 a. m., after the death of
Mr.. Garfield and in that case Justice
Body of New York administered the
oath. There is no requirement that
he oath shall be administered by a
Justice of the supreme court of the
OniteI States, although that proceed
IRE is adopted when circumstances
VIII permit.
Without unseemly haste the mem
)ers Of the cabinet will tender their
designations and the new president
will then be free to initiate his own
policy and choose his own cabinet.
President Roosevelt left this city
For shooting trip as ne felt the ut.
nosl confidence that the president
would recover rapidly. Word is re.
reived that he will reach North
Creek. station on the Delaware &
hudson road, about 5 o'clock this
J Saturday. morning. and that he viii