Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-09-21

served D sught, c0nvulSlve Itremor.
The president had entered the valley
of the shadow of death. Word was
ut once taken to the immediate rel
atives who were not present to has
ten for the last look upon the pres
ident in life. They came in groups,
the women weeping and the men
bowed and sobbing in their intense
grief.
| At 2:15 o'clock, silent and motion
less, the circle of loving friends stood
about the bedside. DIR. Rixey leaned
forward and placed his eur close to
the breast of the expiring president.
Then he Strengthened up and made an
effort to speak. 1.-THE president is
dead" he said. The president had
passed away peacefully, without the
convulsive struggle of death. 1t was
as though he had fallen asleep.
Briof Services Sunday Morning.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 1e.-Buffalo
yesterday became a city of mourn
ing. The gay and flaming decora-
tions 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 Grape appeared
on every sleeve. The sorrow was
everywhere apparent. In the morning
simple service took place at til,
residence on Delaware avenue. where
the martyred president died. Only
the immediate family and the friends
and political associates of the late
president were present. Then the
body was borne out to the waiting
cortege on the brawny shoulders of
eight sailors and soldiers of the re-
public. The cortege passed through
solid walls of living humanity, bare
headed and grief-stricken, to the city
hall, where the body lay in state yes
terday afternoon. There q remark
able demonstration occurred which
proved how close the president was
to the hearts of the people. Arrange
ments had been made to allow the
nublic to view the body from the time
.t arrived, ut about 1880 o'clock, until
about five o'clock, but the people were
wedged into the streets for blocks.
Two lines were formed. They extend
ed literally for miles. When five
o'clock came 10000 people had al
ready passed and the crowd waiting
below in the streets seemed undimin-
ished. 1t was decided to extend the
time until midnight. Then for hours
longer the streets were dense with
people and constant stream flowed
up the steps of the broad entrance
into the hall and passed the bier.
When the doors were closed at mid
night it was estimated that $4,000
people had viewed the remains, but
thousands of disappointed ones were
still in the streets.
The body laid in the city hall until
this morning. 1t was then taken to
the station by military escort and
at $3.50 the funeral train, consisting
of seven cars, started for Washington
over the Pennsylvania railroad. Mrs.
Mckinley, the president, the cabinet
and relatives and friends of the dead
president accompanied the remains.
Mrs. Mckinley bore bravely up dur
ing the service Mt the Milburn resi-
dence and DIR. Rixey, her physician,
thinks she will be able to support
her trying part in the state funeral
at Washington.
When Mrs. Mckinley Was Told.
Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 15.-It is def
nitely learned that it was Mrs.
Barber, Mrs. McKinley's sister, who
broke the news of her great loss to
the stricken wife. She went from the
bedside of the dead president to the
wife whose condition was such that
il seemed best to remove her from
the sick room before the end. Mrs.
Mckinley is occupying n large south
room in the Milburn house overlook
ing Delaware avenue and Ferry
streets. Through the drawn shades
the early morning light was break
ing when Mrs. Barber told her that
the sleep into which the president had
passed would know no awakening.
Mrs. Mckinley, whose extreme deli
cacy was for years the presidents
greatest sorrow, received the news
with unexpected calmness and at once
acquiesced in the request of her ply
stefan and family to leave the details
of the sad ceremonies in which the
entire nation is to join entirely in the
hands of the officials and personal
friends who are assembled.
All day long she has remained quiet
" in her room, stricken to the soul,
but bravely bearing her sad burden,
because she knows 'the major" as
she lovingly calls the late president,
would bid her to do so. DR.. Rixey,
who for years has guarded her from
all excitement and was in constant
attendance during her recent illness