The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-07

says his home is in the vicinity of Cleve-
land, Ohio. He is twenty -eight years old,
unmarried, and has seven brothers and
two sisters living there.
He worked for a time in the wire mills
at Newark, Ohio. He exhibits no signs of
contrition and acts as if he believed he
had done praiseworthy deed.
Mrs Mckinley is bearing up bravely to-
day under the awful shock of the shoot
ing OF the President.
Her calmness and apparent recovery
from the first shock of grief are not only
surprising to those about her, but very
pleasing.
The Presidents first words when he
was shot were:-
Don't let an exaggerated report of this
get to Ida
The fear that in her weakened condi-
ton, resulting from her long illness last
spring, she might be unable to survive
the news of the attack upon her husband,
was shared by others, and was heightened
by the fact that she had become much
fatigued during the trip to Niagara Falls
in the morning and had to be carried from
the train to the carriage that took her to
the Milburn House, instead of accompany
ing the President to the Exposition
grounds in the afternoon.
At the time of the shooting she was
sleeping peacefully, and DR.. Rixey, her
physician, did not dare to have her noti-
fled of the occurrence until he was able at
the same time to extend the hope of re-
covery.
Accordingly Mrs. Mckinley was kept in
Ignorance OF what had occurred until
about twenty minutes before the Presi-
dent was brought to the Milburn home
DIR. Rixey had notified the Misses Bar
ber. her nieces, and Miss Duncan, the
Presidents niece, who were with her, and
then he hurried on ahead of the ambul-
ance to the house.
Although entirely unprepared for such
fearful news, the effect upon Mrs Mckin-
ley was not serious, as had been ex-
pected
"Sne was greatly shocked" said Secre-
tary Cortelyou, who gave out the state
ment of her condition, ''but she soon raj
lied, and when the President was brought
in she went into his room and took her
place beside his bedside.
sShe is bearing up splendidly. Indeed,
I may say that she has entirely recovered
from the first shock and to the surprise
and delight of Il Of us exhibiting no sign
O fany i'll Effects
The Niagara Falls trip had tired Mrs.
Mckinley, and on returning to the Mil
burn residence she had taken leave of her
nieces, the Misses Barber, and the Presi-
dents niece, Miss Duncan, as well as
their hostess, Mrs Nrlburn, and gone to
her room to rest.
Mr. Buchanan broke the news as gently
as possible to the nieces, and consulted
with them and Mrs. Milburn as to the
best course to pursue in breaking the
news to Mrs Mckinley.
1t was finally decided that on her awak-
ening. or soon thereafter. Mr.. Buchanan
should break the news to her, if, in the
meantime, her physician. DR.. Rixey, had
not yet arrived.
Mrs. Mckinley awoke from her sleep at
about half past five o'clock. She was
feeling splendid, she said, and at once
took up her crocheting, one of her fav-
orite diversions.
Immediately ON Mr.. Buchanan's arrival
at the Milburn home, he had telephone
communication cut off, for already there
had been several calls, and he decided on
this as the wisest course to pursue, lest
Mrs Mckinley, hearing the continued
ringing of the bells, might inquire what it
meant.
While the light Of day remained Mrs
Mckinley continued with her crocheting,
keeping to her, room. When it came dusk
and the President had not arrived she be-
gan to feel anxious concerning him.
''I wonder why he does not Gomez" she
asked of one of her nieces.
There was no clock in Mrs. McKinley's
room, and when it was seven o'clock she
had no idea it was so late.
DR.. Rixey arrived at the Milburn resi-
dence soon after this.
After Dr.. Rixey had gone Director Cen
eral Buchanan said that the doctor had
broken the news, in a most gentle way,
to Mrs Mckinley. He said she stood it
bravely, though considerably affected.
President McKinley's first act when he
alighted from his special train at Buffalo
had been to see to his invalid's wife's
comfort.
The President took his wife tenderly in
his arms and lifted her to the platform.
The President treated his wife with
great tenderness, supporting her at every
step and whispering softly to her as they