The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06
STORY 0F NURSES
How the Dying President I'M
pressed Them.
GENTLE ALL THE TIME
Nurse Who Did Not Know He
Was President.
GENTLE ALL THE TIME


for MS wife; his last thought was Tor his
COO
See that no one exaggerates this TO
1lIs. Mckinley" were the FIRST words that
he spoke after Czolgosz's bullet did its
woriz
Nearer. My Cod. 10 Thee. were the
last audible whispers that marked the
passing away of THIS great soul.
William AIcKmloy saved the life OF his
assassin
Let 20 one hurt him" he said while
he lay easping In The chair into which he
nao sunk after he was shot This re-
doubled the efforts To those about him to
save the life of the miserable Anarchist
who had stricken doHn the man who had
extended his hand in a friendly greeting.
after they had laid 4Ir Mckinley on
the cot in the Emergency Hospital. whore
Dr. Mann was soon TO operate. he spoke
again
Grecious he exclaimed, with a weak.
wan smile. the poor fellow didn't know
what ne was doing
one day. when tEey thought the Presi-
dent on the sure way TO recovery. be lay
silent for little " hile on his 0ed in tho
1lJ6urn home d. beautiful Delaware
avenue BuHaIo. His eyes were wide
open. gazing out into space The nurses
Thought ae was asleep. one leaned over
him and looked into mis- placid face. The
president turned his eyes and smiled
family. sh5re was word Of pity in his
glance.
They aid not hurt him, die they?' he
asked
For a moment the nurses old not know
what ha9 meant and then they realized
that he was asking Of Czolgosz. the man
who had stricken him.
us lc unharmed2" asked Mr.. McKin-
ley
YES" said the nurse.
Mr.. lfcKirley's face Frightened and he
lay quiet. lie said no more about it. but
his was the face of ore from whose mind
some load had been taken. When hopes
for recovery seemed brightest there was
talk that the President would be a wit
ness against the man who haa shot him.
If DE die" saiG one Of the surgeons
Il believe before God he would irterceds
for the dog"
The sick chamber was a large room in
the northwest corner Of tho house n n
wing which had been recently added to
Mr. 1Iburn's fine olJ-flshioned home.
Before the President came IL was the
room OF IN. AIlbrrns TWO sons, George
and DevereaHX. ii is an airy room, per
haps fourteen by sixteen feet, with fne
hish ceiling.
When the doctors came tkey took most
of the furniture out. an old Gas hioned
black walnut wardrobe ono of the pIides
OF the house. was taken to another room.
and all the dresscrs. tables and divans
were uncermonfously moved away The
bedstead of The AIiIbUrn boys gave place
u two iron cots. TIE President lay i'm
the southeast corner CT the room. so that
his eyes were away from ehe light. All
he could see was the shifting of branches
of an old elm tree outside through a sin
gle window to the north.
Tho 1ocr OF the room was of hardwood
covered with q soft rug Near the beds
stood a glass table with all the necessary
surgical Instruments. Eot n flower was
allowed in the room because flowers abb
sorb oxygen. In the ante-room was au
ico-box containing alta that was noedful
Two United States Army hosritaI stew
are immaculatcIy clad in Unite duck
uniforms. were there always one woman
nurse was always on daty. There were
fonr of them-1iiss Morris. A1ss Simmons.
Miss Barnes and Miss Newell. who arrived
later Miss Norris and 1Iiss Barnes we're
The nurses ct tho Emergency Hospital
when the President was brought there
after ae was shot Aftc.aarl they told
the story of the erentfu afternoon.
They brought him risht ha1e from the
ambulance" SAID Miss Norris pl3Cne her
hand on the operating table. -and did not