Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-19

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quiet. \ solemn hush hung over
the house. The entire lower part of
the house was aglow with lights and
many attendants and relatives could
be seen moving about within and oc-
casionally coming to the front door
for a breath of air. In the upper
front chambers the lights were low
and around on the north side, where
the chamber of death is located, there
were ttful lights, some burning
brightly and then turned low.
Despite the fact that vitality con-
tinued to ebb as midnight approached,
no efforts were spared to keep the
spark of life glowing. DR.. Janeway,
of New York City, arrived at the Buff
falo depot at 11:40 O'Clock. George
Urban was waiting for him and they
drove at a breaknecll pace to the Mil
burn house. He was shown to the
presidents room at once and began
an examination of the almost mani
mate form.
Secretary of the Navy Long arrived
at the Milburn house last evening.
This was his first visit to the city
and he had the extreme satisfaction
of seeing the president alive. even
though the president was unconscious
of his visitors presence. Secretary
Long was visibly affected.
Vice President Roosevelt had been
notified early in the day of the criti-
cal state of affairs. There was no
longer a doubt that in the approach
ing death of the president a complete
change in the executive administra-
,f +l.
When Mr.. Roosevelt would take the
outh OF office VISA wholly a matter of
conjecture.
One of the members of the cabinet
who came from the house at 2 o'clock
for stroll along the front walk, said
a meeting of the cabinet would be
held following the presidents death,
to take such action as will be required
by the circumstances. He said the
expectation of the cabinet was that
the remains would be taken to Wash
ington and then lie in state at the
Capitol, afterwards going to Canton
for interment.
The city, not only in those parts
near the Milburn house, but all over
and even out in the exposition
grounds, went into a state of ferment
when the news of the sudden collapse
of the president was announced. The
i'll news of the early day had been
somewhat softened by the later an
nouncement that there was a slight
improvement and the sudden an
nouncement of his approaching dis
solution came as great surprise. At
the Pan-American grounds it was
announced that he was dead and the
majority of the crowd turned toward
the city. In the city itself the papers
made it understood that there was
no hope.
When the crowd learned that the
news was confirmed some one shout
ed Lets find the assassin" With
one impulse the crowd started for the
station. The telephones were utilized
and the police notified, and when the
crowd arrived they found the police
out in force. superintendent Bull
called out the entire police force and
in addition asked Fourth brigade
headquarters to be ready to give aid.
Col. Welch answered by ordering two
companies each from the SiXty-fifth
and Seventy-fourth regiments to their
| armories to await immediate call.
Around the station house at o'clock
at least 5000 people were gathered.
They were not particularly ugly and
| when the police proceeded to drive
| them back there was little resistance.
| At 8 o'clock they had been sent back
| two blocks on each side of the police
! station and before 10 o'clock, weary
| with waiting for detinite news, they
| had dispersed.
North Creek, \. Y, Sept. 14.-Vice
| President Roosevelt left the lower
| club house at Tahawus. ten miles
! from the upper club house, at 1:l5 a.
M. for this village. He will probably
! arrive here at ) a. m. and at once take
| the special train for Albany, arriving
| here about a. IN. At Albany an
| other special will oe awaiting him to
| convey him over the New York Cen
| trail railroad to Buffalo.
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE news of
the expected death of President Nc
! Kinley came as crushing blow to
the national capital. Nowhere. per-
| haps, had the citizens been so full of
| confidence in the ultimate recovery
of their beloved president and the
| buoyant bulletins of the past week
from the sick bed had lulled them
/ into a false sense of security which
made the shock terrible when the
news that the Buffalo tragedy would
have fatal ending came to them.
All day long the bulletin boards