The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-09-19
The Sudden Relapse of Thursday
Night eliminates in His
Demise,
Mrs. Mckinley Bears Up ,Bravely
Under This Most Trying
Ordeal.
His Last Audible Words Were: "Good.
By, All. Good-By. 1t Is Gods
Way. His Will Be Done" -
The Remains Are TO Be Taken to
Washington-State Funeral
to Be Held.

Milburn House, Buffalo, N. Y,
Sept. 14.-President Mckinley died
at2:15a. m. He had been unconscious
since 1850 p. m. His last conscious
hour on earth was spent with the
wife to whom he devoted a lifetime
of care. He died unattended by a
minister OF the Gospel, but his last
words were an humble submission
to the will of the God in whom he
believed. He was reconciled to the
cruel fate to which an assassin's bull.
let had condemned him, and faced
death in the same spirit of calmness
and poise which has marked his long
and honorable career. His last con.
scious words, reduced to writing by
DR.. Mann, who stood at his bedside
when they were uttered, were as fol.
lows:
"Good-by, all; good-by. 1t is Gods
way. His will be done"
His relatives, and the members OF
his official family, were at the Nil.
burn house, except Secretary Wilson,
who did not avail himself of the op.
portunity, and some of his personal
and political friends, took leave Of
him. This painful ceremony was
simple. His friends came to the
o. 81 81,
glance at him and turned tearfuliy
away. He was practically uncon-
scious during this time. But the
powerful heart stimulants, including
oxygen, were employed to restore
him to consciousness for his final
parting with his wife. He asked for
her, and she sat at his side and held
his hand. He consoled her and babe
her good-by. She went through the
beart-trying scene with the same
bravery and fortitude with which she
has borne the grief of the tragedy
which ended his life.
A State Funeral.
Inc lmheQldV6 cause 81 lHe pTeSI
dents death is undetermined. His ply
sicians disagree and it will possibly re-
quire an autopsy to fix the exact cause
The presidents remains will be taker
TO Washington and there will be a state
funeral. Vice President Roosevelt
who new succeeds to the presidency,
may take the oath of office wherever
he happens to hear the news. The
cabinet will, of course, resign in a body
and President Roosevelt will have az
opportunity of forming a new cabinet
if he so desires.
The rage Of the people of Buffalo
against the presidents assassin, when
they learned that he was dying, was
boundIess. Thousands surrounded the
jail and the entire police force of the
city and two regiments of militia were
utilized 10 insure his protection.
Probable Autopsy.
1t is almost certain that an au.
topsy en- the presidents body will
be held to determine the exact cause
of death. This is the wish of all the
surgeons and physicians who were in
attendance. The peculiar action OF
the presidents heart was more OF
less of puzzle to them all, and Dr.
McBurney expressed the opinion that
in the interest of science as well as
in the interest of the government and
the world it was desirable that the
exact cause of death be determined.
The presidents heart gave trouble
from the beginning, but its erratic
action was at first thought to be due
to the shock of the wound, but when
the wound hogan to progress favor
ably the heart gave more trouble
and anxiety than ever. Its action be-
came feeble and finally gave out al
together. The presidents death was
due to heart exhaustion, but some of
the physicians do not believe there
was organic heart trouble. The the
DRY of at least one of the physicians
is that the original shock Of the first
bullet over the heart had much to
do with the trouble which caused
death.