Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-18
William Mckinley, Whose Life Devoted TO His Country,
Has Closed His Eyes Upon This World and His
Remains Are Being Borne to Their Rest.

Suddenly. there was n failure Of the
heart. which for several days had
been maniestiDg signs OF weakness,
and the president sank toward un-
consciousness. There was an Inn
mediate application Of restoratives
and a general call went out to the
absent physicians and nurses. Dlgi-
tails. slrycbDinc and other saline so
lutions were administered to the
patient, but there was no Immediate
response To the treatment. The
physicians admitted that he was
desperately III, and Secretary Cor
telyou decided to send for the rela-
tives and close friends Of the presi-
dent, the vice president and the mem
bers of the cabinet. Those within
reach were called by telephone mes.
sengers' and kilograms were rushed
to those who had left the city. The
first Of the messages went ont at 2:30
O'Clock and within half an hour Mil
burn house began to I'LL again. The
serious condition Of the president and
the general calls sent out gave rise
to n general feeling Of alarm that
was never allayed. Desperate meas
urcs were resorted to In order to
stimulate the heart, and the sinking
spell was over by o'clock.
1t was decided to continue the
treatment and the physIcions laid
their greatest hopes on weathering
the day. 1t was agreed that II the
wounded man could be carried
through twenty four hours his
chances would be very favorable, for
the wounds were healing splendidly.
II was decided to summon DIR. W.
W. Johnston Of Washington, and
Dir. l.. u. Janeway Of New York,
heart specialists. aud kilograms were
hurried out, asking that they come
at once. Before dawn IA dozen Of the
relatives and friends Of the president
arrived at the Milburn house. They
assembled Ia the drawing room
where they awaited tidings from the
sick room. The physicians assured
them that the president had fight
ing chance for his life. and to the
hope that In the end victory would
be his. they cluDg all day.
Hundreds of visitors came during
the morning and II the police had
not kept the streets cleared and
barred the entrance to Delaware
avenue, there would have been thou
sands. Senator Hanna and other
close political and personal friends Of
the president, hurried up from Cleve-
land by special train. Other friends
arrived by regular trains and all
through the day they came I'm in
creasing numbers. Their regret and
sympathy were profound. The day
developed but little encouragement
for them however.
During the forenoon the president
made IA slight gain of strength and
held well into the afternoon His
physicians announced that they had
again given him nourlshment, and II
was thought possible there was a
further chance for strength. Ii was
known, however, that he was In a
very serious state and every interest
was ceDtered in the sick room Ia MIL
burn house, where the struggle was
in progress. Suddenly, at 5 O'Clock
In the afternoon, there was a repeti-
tion OF the heart atta"k, and those
In the presence Of the stricken man
knew that the end was at hand.
This knowledge soon spread to the
street and the waiting newspaper
men bulletlned Ii to the world.
RESULT on AUTOPSY.
Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept. IA
The following report OF an autopsy
on the remains Of President McKin
ley was received at 8 O'Clock:
Tie bullet which struck over tn,
breast bone did not pass through
the skin ana did little harm. Tn,
other bullet pissed through botl
walls of the stomach near its lowe
border. Both holes were found I,