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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20

mediately facing it. They stood at
parade rest with colors lowered, each
flag wound about its staff and bound
with crepe.
The D cad Chieftain.
Within the house of death was woe
unspeakable. In the drawing room to
the right of the hall as President
Roosevelt entered the dead chieftain
was stretched upon his bier. On his
face was written the story of the
Christian forbearance with which he
had met his martyrdom. Only the
thinness of his face bore mute testi-
mony to the patient suffering he had
endured. He was dressed as he always
was in life. The black frock coat was
buttoned across the breast, where the
first bullet of the assassin had struck.
The black string tie below the stand
ing collar showed the little triangle of
white shirt front The right hand
lay at his side. The left was acoss the
body. He looked as millions of his
| countrymen have seen him, save for one
thing The little badge of Loyal
Legion, the only decoration he ever
wore, which was always in the left
/ lapel Of his coat, was missing, and
those who remarked it spoke of it, and
after the body was taken to the City
Hall the little badge which he priced
through life was placed again where it
had always been. The body lay in a
black casket Over the lower limbs
was flung the starry banner he had
loved so well. A spray of white
chrysanthemums, flaming bunch of
blood-red American Beauty roses and
a magnificent bunch of violets were
on the casket That was ALL Behind
the head, against pier mirror between
the two curtained windows, rested
two superb wreaths of white asters
and roses. These were the only flowers
in the room.
Two sentries. sailor and soldier,
guarded the remains
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over the PENNSYLVANIA. Mrs. McKin-
ley, the President, the Cabinet and
relatives and friends of the dead Presi
dent will accompany the remains.
Mrs. Mckinley bore up bravely to-day
during the service at the Milburn
residence, and DR.. Rixey, her physi-
clan, thinks she will be able to sup
port her trying part in the state
funeral at Washington.
A death mask of the Presidents face
was made at 30 o'clock. The mask
was taken by Eduard l.. A. Pausch,
of Hartford, Conn. Pausch has modelled
the features of many of the distin-
guished men who have died in this
country in recent years. The mask is
faithful reproduction of President
McKinley's features.
The President Arrives.
1t was just eight minutes before the
opening of the service at the Milburn
residence, when a covered barouch drove
up to the house bringing President
Roosevelt and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox, at
whose home he is guest The Presi-
dent looked very grave and his face did
not relax into a smile to the salutations
OF those nearest the carr age, but he
acknowledged the greetings silently
and with an inclination of the head.
AS the President passed within the
house and the services were about to
begin, the long line of sailors and
soldiers swung in columns OF fours into
Delaware avenue and formed in ba-
TALON front along the beautiful
thoroughfare opposite the house i'm
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20
DEATH OF THE
PRESIDENT.
The Final Summons
Come, and the Soul
Of William Nc
Kinley
PASSES INTO The
GREAT BEYOND,
The End Of An HOnored Career
Comes PeaCefuIIy-His Death
Occurred At 2:15 Sat-
urday Morning.
The End.

MILBURN HOUSE, BUFFALO, N
Y, Sept. 4.-President Mckinley died
at 2:15 a. m.
He had been unconscious since 7:50
p. m.
His last conscious hour on earth was
spent with his wife to whom he devoted
lifetime of care.
He died unattended by 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 bullet had con
demned him, and faced death in the
same spirit of calmness and poise
which had marked his long and hon.
orable career.
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 con-
soled her and bade her good bye. She
went through the heart-trying scene
with the same bravery and fortitude
with which she has borne the grief OF
the tragedy which ended his life.
The rage of the people of Buffalo
against the Presidents assassin, when
they learned tonight that he was
dying, was boundless. Thousands sur
rounded the Jail, ana the entire police
force of the city and two regiments OF
militia were utilized to insure his pro-
lection.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20
FROM SCHOOL TEACHER
TO PRESIDENT.
Eventful Career of William McKlp-
ley Soldier, Statesman and
President.

William Mckinley was born at
Niles, Trumbull county, o., on Jam
uary 90, 1S43. He was educated at
the public schools in tlis village un-
til nine years of age, when his fam
lily removed to Poland, Mahoning
county, o., where he entered the Po-
land academy, later going to Union
seminary, where he remained until
he was IL years of age.
His course at Allegheny college,
Meadville, Pa, was interrupted by
ill-health, which compelled him to
leave school within a few months.
After brief rest he became teacher
in the public schools Of the Kerr dis
trict, near Poland. he resided az
Poland and here joined the Methodist
Episcopal church.
With the breaking out of the civil
war he was a clerk at lie post Office
at Poland. He gave ~ his position
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none of which seemed to help me any
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RESULT OF AUTOPSY.
Teath was Caused by Gangrene-Was
Bullet PoisonedP

Milburn House, Sept 14-The fol-
lowing report of the autopsy upon the
remains of President Mckinley was
issued at O'Clock this afternoon
1.-THE bullet which struck over the
breast-bone did not pass through the
skin and did little harm. The other
bullet passed througeh both walls of
the stomach near its lower border.
Both holes were found TO be perfectly
closed. but the tissue around each hole
had become gangrenous. After passing
through the stomach the bullet passed
into the hack walls Of the abdomen.
hitting and tearing the upper end Of
the kidney. This portion Of the bullet
track was also gzngrenous. the
grangrene involving the pancreas
The bullet has not yet been found.
There was no sign Of peritonitis or
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20
A Great Shock.

The city, not only in the parts near
the Milburn house, but all over, and
even out in the Exposition grounds,
went into 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 some
what softened by the later announce
ment that there was a slight improve
ment, and the authorized announce
ment of the approaching dissolution
came as great surprise.
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down by DIR. Mann at the bedside
We're: Good bye, all goodbye. 1t
is God way. His will be done.
Lost Consciousness.
Then his mind began to wander and
soon he completely lost consciousness.
His life was prolonged for hours by
the administration of oxygen and the
President finally expressed desire to
be allowed to die. About 30 the ad-
ministration of oxygen ceased and the
pulse grew fainter and fainter. He
was sinking gradually, like tired
child, into eternal rlumber. BY 10
O'Clock the pulse could no longer be
felt in his extremities and they grew
cold.
At S;37 Secretary Cortelyou, who
had been much of the time with his
dying chief, sent out formal notitca-
tin that the President was dying.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20
AROUND THE DEATH BED.
"It Is Gods Way" the Dying Presi-
dent Said; "His Will Be Done"

Milburn House. Buffalo, Sept. 13.-
Before o clock it was clear to those
at the Presidents bedside that he was
dying, and preparations were made
for the last sad offices of farewell from
those who were nearest and dearest to
him.
Oxygen had been administered
steadily, but with little effect in keep
ing back the approach of death. The
President came out of one period of
unconsciousness only to relapse into
another.
But in this period, when his mind
was partly clear, occurred a series of
events of profoundly touching charac-
ter.
Down stairs, with strained and tear
stained faces, members of the Cabinet
were grouped in anxious waiting.
They knew that the end was near and
that the time had come when they
must see him for the last time on
earth. This was about o'clock.
One by one they ascended the stair
way-Secretary Root, Secretary Hitch
cock and Attorney General Knox. Sec
retary Wilson also was there, but he
nclu DdCh, uOI WloulllS W SOC ULiC lCnl :
dent in his last agony. There was
only momentary stay of the Cabinet
| officers at the threshold of the death
chamber. Then they Withdrew, the
tears streaming down their faces and
the words of intense grief choking
their throats.
Asked for his Wife.
After they left the sick room the
physicians rallied him to conscious
ness and the President asked almost
Immediately that his wife be brought
to him. The doctors fell back into
the shadows of the room as Mrs. Nc
Kinley came through the doorway.
The strong face of the dying man
lighted up with faint smile as their
hands were clasped. She sat beside
him and held his hand. Despite her
physical weakness she bore up bravely
under the ordeal.
The President in his last period OF
consciousness, which ended about 40.
chanted the words of the hymn
NEARER, Ny God, to Thee, - and his
last audible conscious words as taken
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20
Poison Theory.

Milburn House, Buffalo, N. Y, Sept.
IA. The official announcement of the
physicians as result of their autopsy
on the President S body that death re
suited from gangrene of the wounds,
led to much discussion of the causes
leading up to this gangrene. 1t de-
veloped that Dr. Wasdin, one of the
consulting physicians. and an expert Of
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high standing in the Marine Hospital
Service, strongly supported the view
that the murderous bullet had been
poisoned, and that this was one of the
moving causes of the gangreneous con-
dition. The area of this dead and
gangrened flesh was source of much
surprise to the surgeons reaching a
circumference about the size of a
silver dollar about the internal wounds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20

disease of other organs. The heart
walls were very thin. There was no
evidence of any attempt at repair on
the part of nature ami death resulted
from the gangrene which affected the
stomach around the bullet wounds as
we'll as the tissues around the further
course OF the bullet. Death was un-
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20

Milburn House, Sept. ID, 3 a. m.-
Those present at the time of the Presi
dents death were Secretary Cortel-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 15.-Buffalo
The gay and flaming decorations of the
Pan American Exposition gave wav
TO the symbol of sorrow, the black
drapery of the city's streets and the
a'uffied, tolling bells of churches
Bits of crepe appeared on every sleeve.
The sorrow was everywhere apparent.
In the morning simple service took
place at the residence On Delaware
avenue, where the martyred President
died. A hymn was sung and prayer
was offered over the dead body. Only
the immediate family and the friends
and political associates of the late
President were present. The scene
was pathetic in the extreme. Then
the body was borne out to the waiting
cortege on the brawny shoulders of
eight sailors and soldiers of the re-
public. The rort.ge passed through
solid walls of living humanity, bare
headed and grief stricken, to the city
hall, where the body lay in state
this afternoon.
Remarkable Demonstration.
There remarkable demonstration
occurred which proved how close the
President was to the hearts of the
people. Arrangements had been made
to allow the public to view the body
from the time it arrived at about 80
O'Clock until about o'clock But
the people were wedged into the streets
for blocks. Two lines were formed.
They extended literally for miles.
When o clock came 40, 600 people had
already passed and the crowds wait
ing below in the streets seemed un-
diminished. When the doors were
closed at midnight it was estimated
that 80, 900 people had viewed the re-
mains, but thousands of disappointed
ones were still in the streets.
The body will lie in the City Hall
until morning. 1t will be taken to
the station by military escort to-
morrow morning, and at $50 the
funeral train will start for Washington
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-09-20
BRYAN DEEPLY AFFECTED.
With fearful Eyes, He Expresses
Sorrow Over McKInley's Death.

Chicago. Sept. l3.-Of the sorrowful
tidinRs from the Presidents bedside
William j. Bryan said to-night 70 q rep
resentative of the Associated Press !:
II cannot believe the Presidents life is
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-15
THE FUEL QUESTION.

At the opening of winter the fuel
question is one that interests poor peo-
pie, for it makes large demands upon
the purse. 1t is gratifying to record
the fact that the fuel supply at present
is liberal in quantity and not extrava-
gantly high in price, when compared
with the cost of other necessities. The
T.-R. is reminded of this subject by
noticing large loads of fine looking soft
coal passing the office. 1t is an Iowa
product for the most part, which the
Hawkeye miners are able to furnish to
the people of the state in liberal supply
at this time and at about 81 per ton.
with the proper stove for its use, it is
the most economical fuel that can be
purchased. lasting longer and pro-
ducing more heat than other fuel. 1t Is
true that 1t makes more dirt, but by
properly guarding against it, whether
used in stove or furnace. great deal
Of it can be avoided. Hard coal at $3.50
is . little higher than usual. but 1t is
regarded as an ideal fuel for cold
weather. steady. constant and clean.
Wood, gasoline and gas are largely
used in the summer time in this quarter
of the state. They are best for the hot
season and do not draw severely on
the purse strings.
Since fuel oil has been SO well de-
veloped in Texas the public has been
looking for stove that would con-
sumo it without emitting an odor.
when this can be fully compassed. a
long stride viii have been made in Sc
curing an economical fuel Some man
ufacturers profess to have accom-
plished this; but it will be necessary to
convince an incredulous public that
has tried stoves of this kind. so-called.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-15

The first brick building in Lawton,
Oklahoma, is now under construction.
All predecessors in the new town have
been of wood or canvas.
Arkansas raised a fair crop of apples
this year, yet it is estimated that they
will be worth So and Sc per barrel there
next spring.
Winter is reality in western New
York this early in the season, with IL
inches of snow at Syracuse and snow
drifts at Cazanovia five to six feet deep.
All this while Iowa is enjoying a de-
lightful late in the fall atmosphere.
4 New York item states that the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse arrived in
port on the 18th from Bremen, South
hampton, and Cherbourg after an e2-
Extraordinarily fast passage. which is Its
westward record trip In time and aver
age speed. Its time of passage was
five days sixteen hours twenty-four
minutes. covering a total distance of
3,052 miles, at an average speed of
22.37 knots per hour. This beats the
Kaiser's best previous record of five
days seventeen hours and twenty-five
minutes by fifty-eight minutes.
In Missouri horse thieves have be-
come so numerous around Bernard that
citizens have organized a vigilance
committee.
The Spanish American war veterans
of Nebra ska have formed a state as
ISOLATION with headquarters at Omaha.
Warsaw, Ind, is experiencing great
religious revival. All business houses
including the saloons close at o'clock
in order that the meetings may be
attended Several hundred conversions
have been reported.
Senator W. e. Mason, of Illinois,
expressed himself in this way Wednes-
day: I'VE will pass a Nicaragua Canal
bill, abolish the war revenue taxes. en-
act pure food legislation and reduce
letter postage to ! cent an ounce dur
ing the coming session Of congress.
do not think there will be tariff legisla-
ton this winter. We should let the
tariff alone Tinkering with it will
disturb business. Matters have been
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-15
Astounding Discovery.

From Coopersville. Mich. comes word
of wonderful discovery of a pleasant
tasting liquid that when used before
retiring by any one troubled with a bad
cough always ensures a good nights
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writes Mrs s. Himelburger for three
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-15
Relief in Six Hours.

Distressing kidney and bladder dis
case relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
1t is a great surprise on account of its
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
in bladder. kidneys and back in male or
female. Relieves retention of water al
most Immediately. If you want quick
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-15
Eunng Fridp IS 1901

nicely adjusted to the present tariff
and any change might cause a disar-
rangement that might seriously affect
our prosperity. am opposed to piling
up great surplus in the treasury and
regard as the best remedy the reduction
OF internal taxation. a fat surplus is
a temptation for reckless appropria
tons. We should do nothing to eneour
age extravaganza. II the war revenue
taxes are abolished or materially re-
duced ii will be impolitic. from an eco
nomic standpoint, to reduce the import
duties The revenue would not stand
1t, and we do not want deficit
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-15
Six Million Boxes a Year.

In 1885, none; in 1900, 100000 boxes;
that's Cascarets Candy Cathartics
jump into popularity The people have
cast their verdict Best medicine for
the bowels in the world. AL druggists,
10 cents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-15
TOPICS or The TIMES

The first brick building in Lawton,
Oklahoma, is now under construction.
All predecessors in the new town have
been of wood or canvas.