The sun., 1901-09-14

I had come from the house The last had
been the announcement that Mrs. Mckin-
ley was at her husbands bedside and that
the rest Of his family, personal as well
. as Official. who were in the house. were
gathered about the open door Of the room
where the President was lying
ANNOUNCEMENT THAT TIt END WAS NEAR.
At s?5 o'clock Major Synonds came out
OF the house and walked slowly down the
paved path To the sidewalk II was evident
- came with something To say and that !,
was something Of sad import Al first II
was thought that II was the final message
that all was over Yet u wac believed that
this event would be announced by Secre-
tary Cortelyou.
Major Symond- said that the President
was very low II was not believed that
he could live three minutes aud he might
even be dead at tina, moment, th" Major
said
A. this report spread the hush that al
ready wns upon the hundred or more per
sons within the ropes seemed 10 bccume
deeper. Hardly n word was spoken. IL
Vas like the solemn stiffness Of churC h
80 far ~ those nearest the house were
<cuncerned The only sound wa the swift
. clicking Of the telegraph Instruments a.
1 thc news Wa rushed away to all parts 81
he country
The only thing tha, jsrr.d in all the
sceno was the glare Of the Exposition fire.
works something like a mile AMI a half
avsy The dull report Of exploding bombs
could be hear I'd and the colored lights played
directly upon one Of the windows Of the
ruom In which the President lay. The
Exposition authorities evidently had no,
heard of the Presidents critical condition
A. all events they started up their pyro-
1t,.chnics at tho usual hour The half
I "a pcred comments of the groups within
! the rop..s we're word- ~ indignation at the
Ahcedl,~s ne~s of somebody
A. a2l o'clock MIR James = Chard
brought out the statement that tho presl-
dent WAS only being kept aliv" bv oxygen
| He had intervals ~ a sort of Consciousness
which Wa rnadc manifest only by a low
moan now and then He said nothing
Iptoao aoclpck tonight the only twu per
sons who had been at the bedside. save
( the doctors and nurses wrr" Mrs Mckin-
{ lpv ard Mr. Abner Mckinley II was
Thought then that Mrs Mckinley was hear
: ing up verv we'll Mr. Ahn"r Mckinley
= only stood hv the bedside for moment.
~ Is DYING SAID srCRFr.RT coRrLrror
A. s?o O'clock Mrs Hanna and Mr. Dan
u Hanna came hurnedlv up IN an sutomo-
bile and won't into the house Then came
! Attorney General Knox. who had hardly
got inside the door before the message from
Secretary Cortl-you came out the mesy
-age that IN, end VAS ~ hand Secretary
Cor,elyou's words were.
Il wish 10 announce Ia the rr'-~s and to
the American people that the President is
diving
Almost a. the same time there came word
ifrom pr Mynter that the death chill had
-et in A. this time the fireworks NJ the
Exposition were banging away and the
dull eIploding ~ tho bombs came m rspid
SncccSsion. one after the other Nohody
he,,iei II nov Attention was too onn""n-
rrated on every movement abou, the door
a Of the house - heed for moment anything
el.e
Another formal statement from Secretary
ICortelvou was timed ~? II was that the
President was unconscious and that his las,
lucid moments were spent with Mrs
Mckinley
The pulS~ has of, the PrA~idsu,'s ct
,rcmi,ie-.- " said 'Con-ciousnes seems
to have dcpart~d finally. He NAV live
until midnight In hi- last moments ~
CONSCIOUSNESS the President spoke words
I ~ comfor, 20 Mrs Mckinley
THIS bull-,in reached tho press At e,'a
o'clocE.
-GoDs Will pr DoSE NOT OURS
A. few minutes after 10 O'clock Mr.
or,"vou gave ont for publication ~" words
: ,he prc.id"nt addressed 10 Mr.. Mckinley,
4 la She -At bN Nl~ HliF 'hh"k wv ta~' '"''
welt q him They wen"
Gods will be done not ours
Immediately after u't"ring them the
Presiden, Iap-"d into unconsciousness
~ pElI IRIuM nv SPOKE oF HoNE
~ various time- tho PrrSiden''s mind
wandered during N" night and in his de-
irium he spoke Of hts homr In Canton.
That he wss suffering seemed eviden,
from tho ri,itul way in which h" spoke
abou, his longing for r~st IL was In con
ncc,ion with his longing for rest that he
wandered abou, his home To get home
and res, that was the one thing tha, ran
through all his deliriou- moments
Nothing camc from the hou-~ after the
.a,emcn, concerning the Presidents last
words until iop O'Clock. when Dr Mann
~rut on, in response To request, that the
pr.-ideut was still breathing and NIGH,
i've an hour.
carsF OF rHR COLLAPSE