The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-20

/ Al tu0 OPp0x OOomO6I WHITE oouNu
had occurred. A detail Of non-com-
missioned officers from the Marine
Hospital Corps was assigned to re-
main with the corpse during the
night, and the watches were SO di-
vided that two men were always on
duty. Not until toward morning was
the body committed to the cesket.
At that time the relatives and those
who had been nearest the president,
including Senator Hanna and Judge
Day, saw his face for the first time
in death.
The time Of the funeral services ut
the Milburn house Sunday morning
was IL o'clock. After the service the
body was borne to the city hall and
there lay in state during the day
guarded by . detachment of the New
York National Guards. The public
was admitted to the city hall from
noon until p. m, q line being
formed for the purpose Of allowing
the casket to be viewed.
A quinette at the funeral services
sang Lead. Kindly Light. which
was always the presidents favorite
hymn. and Nearer My God, to
Thee" words from which the presi-
dent murmured as he lay dying. The
Rev. Charles z. Lock, Of the Della
ware Avenue n. E. church officiated.
After the physicians bad finished
their autopsy on the body of the pres
ident, 1t was prepared for burial
The face was shaved and the body
was embalmed. The features were
pale and the face somewhat thin,
showing evidences of the last
struggle.
Cablegrams, kilograms and messages
Of sympathy and coincidence from all
over the world arc arriving by the
Mrs. Mckinley, feeble
and broken hearted as she Is, bears
up under her great sorrow with re-
fortitude and DR.. Rixey says
he believes she will be able to 90
the trying ordeal Of state
A death mask will be made by a
artist named Garet. All
the presidents relatives and friends
agreed that IL was desirable that the
features Of the martyred president
should be preserved for the sake Of
history.
No coroner's inquest was held.
Pursuing the precedent laid down in
The case Of Garfield, the coroner sim
ply viewed the body and later gave a |
certificate in accordance with the re-
'ult Of the autopsy which declared
hat death was unavoidable by any
'urgical or medical treatment and
vas the direct result Of a bullet |
wound.
The wretch who plunged the world |
INTO sorrow will therefore pay the
,enalty Of his crime by electrocutiou.
Murder in the first degree will be the
'hsrge. The report Of the autopsy
las again given rise to theory hint
ID day or two after the president
vas shot, that Czolosz, in order to
insure she accomplishment Of his pur-
'ose, poisoned the bullets which he
lred. The gnngrene found in the
ath OF the bullet is thought to be
trong evidence in support of this
lew by DR.. Wasdin. one Of the con-
olting physicians. DR.. wasdin is
Considered an expart Of high standing
a the marine hospital service. A
hemioal and meteorological exami-
alton Of the remaining bullets in the
istol will, however, confirm or de-
,olish this theory. and such an ex.
win undoubtedly be made
y the authorities. But whether hil
heory Is established or not. it seemd /,
that the result Of the autop. |
? will give rise to q medical con. (
'oversy. The gsngrened condition I
the interior wounds, which the {
physicians thought were healed, and
he fact that the physicians an. I
ounced positively that the kidney
,e bullet tore in its passage through q
le abdomen was uninjured, were so
,ntrary to what was expected by tho g
ablic after the statements Of tho Q
aysioians during the progress Of the {
lse that discussion seems inevitable. &
he poisoned bullet theory might, Of n
'urse, account for the sudden pug. o
ing reversal Of President McKin. &
Us condition just when the ply. Q
clans laid suoh great stress upon his p
nproved condition and gave such n
rong hope Of his recovery. The bull. .
{ itself was not found, although an o
,ur's search was made for it. The O
ray appliances were not at hand
r the use Of the physicians and the b
cation of the bullet is unknown. 81