The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-19

IfeslueDt william mchlH'eY dleu SAT
urday morning at 215 O'clock after
period of Inconsistencies lasting from
7.30 Friday evening.
His last conscious hour on earth was
spent with his wife to whom he had de-
voted life of care. He was reconciled
to the cruel fate to which an assassn's
bullet had condemned him and faced
death in the same spirit of calmness and
pose which has marked his long and
honored career. His last conscious
words, reduced to writing by Dr. Mann,
who stood at his bedside when they
were uttered, as follows: Good bye,-
all good by. 1t is Gods way. His will
be DONE"
His relatives and the members OF his
official family, who were at the Milburn
house, except Secretary Wilson who did
not avail himself of the opportunity, and
some of his personal and political friends
took leave of him. He was practically
unconscious during this time. But the
powerful heart stimulsnts, together with
oxygen, were employed to restore him to
consciousness for his final parting with
his wife. He asked for her, she sat at
his side and held his hand. He consoled
her and babe her good bye. She went
through the scene with the same bravery
and fortitude with which she has borne
the grief of the tragedy which ended his
life.
Secretary of the Navy Long arrived at
the Milburn house at 1905 O'clock This
was his first visit to the city and he had
the satisfaction of seeing the President
alive, even though he was not conscious
of his visitors presence. Secretary Long
was visibly affected.
The following report of the autopsy
upon the remains Of President Mckinley
was issued at o'clock, Sunday
1.-THE bullet which struck over the
breast bone did not pass through the
skin and did little harm.
The other bullet passed through both
walls of the stomach near its lower
border. Both holes were found to be
perfectly closed by the stitches but the
tissue around each hole had become
gangreneous.
After passing through the stomach
the bullet passed into the back walls of
the abdomen, hitting and tearing the
upper end of the kidney. This portion
of the bullet track was also gangreneous
the gangrene involving the panereas.
The bullet has not yet been found.
There was no sign of peritonitis or dis
ease of other organs.
The heart walls were very thin.
There was no evidence of any attempt
of repair on the part of nature and death
resulted from the gangrene which affect
ed the stomach around the bullet wounds
as well as the tissues around the further
course of the bullet Death was un-
avoidable by any surgical or medical
treatment and was the direct result of
the bullet wound"
The following chronological table gives
some of the important events In the life
of the dead President;
lS43-William Mckinley born at Niles,
o., Jan. 30.
1S52-Family removed to Poland, 0.
1S60-Entered Allegheny college, Mead
vile, Penn; taught school; clerk in
local post Office.
lS6l-Private in Company f, Twenty
third Ohio Volunteers.
lS62-Promoted Commissionary Ser
geant, April 10.
lS62-Sept. "a, promoted Second Lieu
tenant for gallantry at Antietam.
1S63-Promoted First Lieutenant,
Feb. Z.
1S64-Promoted Captain for gallantry
at battle of Kernstown, w. Va; on
staffs of Gems. Crook aud Hancock.
l865-Acting Assistant Adjutant Cen
eral on staff of Gen. Carol Washington !;
made Brevet Major United States Vol
unteers.
lS65-Mustered out with regiment
July 26; returned to Poland to study law
l866-Entered Albany On. V Law
School.
l867-Admitted to bar at Warren, O..
notwithstanding attorney of Stark
county, o.
1S71-Married Miss Ida Saxton of
Canton, o.
1872-Active as campaign speaker in
Grant-Greeley campaign.
1S75-COnspicuous in Ohio State cleo
ton campaign.
1876-Election to National House of
representatives, for z successive terms.
1SS9-Defeated for speakership of
House.
l890-Chairman Ways and Means Com
mittee; author of mckinley" Tariff bill :;
defeated for Congress.
189l-Elected Governor of Ohio by
plurality of 25,5ll.
lS92-Chairman National Republican
Convention.
1893-Re- elected Governor of Ohio by
plurality of so, ,995; lost private fortune.
1836-Elected President OF the United
States.
l897-Inaugurated President March 4 :;
calls session of Congress.
lS97-ApproVed Dingley Tariff bill,
July "a.
lS9S-Feb. Is, destruction of battle
ship Maine, Havana.
lS98-March SO, Congress places $50
000, 900 at his disposal for the national
defence.
189S-March %, sent ultimatum to
Spain regarding Cuba.
1S98-March 28, official report on de-
struction OF Maine transmitted to Con-
gress.
1s9s-April II, advised against reeog-