The Jamesburg record., 1901-09-21
OUR DEAD PRESIDENT.
He Passed Away at 2.I5 O'clock
On Saturday Morning.
THE FUNERAL AT CANTON
Vice President Roosevelt Takes the
Oath of Ofce as Preident at Buffalo.

The condition OF President Mckinley
changed for the worse during Thursday
night, and despite the best surgical at
tendance in the country, he passed away
at 2.l5 a. m., on Saturday. Sept, IA. 1901.
His last words, 1T is Gods will,
His will not ours be done,'' were
addressed to Mrs. McMcKinley, who
was present in the dying mans room
late Friday afternoon. before he became
unconscious.
Short, but wonderfully impressive
service services were held at the Milburn
home Sunday morning. Scarcely 20
minutes were occupied by Rev. DIR.
Charles Edward Locke who officiated,
yet in that brief time more pathos and
grief were crowded than will ever be
known. The reason for its brevity was
pathetically significant. At the head of
the stairway was Mrs. Mckinley, pale
and grief stricken, yet bravely bearing
up through it all. She had insisted, de-
spite the protests of DIR. Ritchie, that she
wanted to be present at the service. After
the service the remains of the Presi-
dent were taken to the city where they
lay in state from l O'Clock in the after.
noon until midnight. During that time
1t is estimated that 100 900 persons passed
the bier and looked upon the face of the
martyred dead.
Probably the most inspiring incident
OF the day was the demonstration made
when the chimes of st. Paul's Cathedral
pealed out America" and all hats were
DOTTED in salute. AS the crowds still
passed the chimes played Nearer NY
God to Thee" This was pathetic, but
the real pathos came when that hymn
was finished and the great bells gave out
LEAD Kindly Light" AS the crowd
realized that this was the favorite hymn
of the deceased man, a hush came over
the multitude, and many an eye was
dimmed in tears.
Early Monday morning the remains of
the dead President were transferred
to the railway station, and taken by a
special train to Washington, d. c.,
where they arrived the same eyen-
ing. On Tuesday the body laid in state
in the Capitol and was viewed by
thousands OF his sorrowing countrymen.
Wednesday the funeral train wended its
| way to Canton, Ce.o. the old home OF the
late President, where the final funeral
exercises were held on Thursday and the
body consigned to its last resting place in
the family plot in that city.
OUR NEW PRESIDENT.
Theodore Roosevelt became ,Presid dent
of the United States at $50 O'Clock Sat.
urday afternoon, after prefacing his oath
of office with solemn promise that he
would follow out the policy laid down by
President Mckinley His exact words,
which produced most profound impres.
sion upon the small company of people
to whom he spoke, were:
:, 81 wish to say that it shall be my aim
to continue absolutely unbroken the pol.
icy of President Mckinley for the peace,
the prosperity and the honor of our be-
loved country" /;
A more solemn scene it would be hard
to conceive, than was the swearing in Of
4 Mr.. Roosevelt as President by Judge
John R. Hazen, of Buffalo 1t occurred
in the library Of the home of his personal
friend, Apsley Wilcox. There was noth-
! ing OF pomp in the ceremony. Thes first
official act Of the new President was to
issue proclamation announcing the
death Of the late President.