The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-20
A ORGANIZATION ll).2yO( MOURNS.
PRESIDENT McKIALEYSSsEtBRAYE BATTLE AGAINST DEATH
ENDS EARlysATURDAY MORNING.
Pathetic Scenes.Sin the Last Hour
Of The Beloved Man and Magilttate. Death Caused by
Heart Failure. The Wound Was Progressing
Favorah!y When5aeart Failure Set in
thetic ScenesS in the Last Hour

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a dispatch from Buffalo, where Tho
President lies at tho homo of Presidons
Milburn, Of tho Exposition Company,
says President Mckinley oxperonoed2a
sinking spell shortly after two O'Clock
Friday morning. Tho physicians all,
ministored restorativos, but thoy had
little or no effect, and at throo O'Clock
tho Associated Pross was authorized &.
say that President Mckinley was oriti,
oally ill.
About throo o'clock Friday morninf
the following was issued by tho Presi-
dents physioians: ''Tho presidents
condition is very serious and give rise
to tho gravost apprehension. His bow.
els have moved we'll, but his hoart does
not respond properly to stimulations
ho is conscious, Tho skin is warm and
tho pulse small, regular, easily compros
sible and 1876; respiration 80; tenn.
psraturo 100."
a bulletin issued at twenty.fi fivo after
three oolook Friday morning said tho
president is so weak that he docs not
apparently suffer much. Stryohnine,
digitalis and othor powerful heart stim
ulants don't produce offoot aud tho
worst is feared. His d saith may ocour
any time from heart exhaustion. Mrs.
Mckinley has not yet been informed OF
the change for tho worse" fs
DR.. Mann at four O'Clock said the
President rallied some, but immediate,
~ came tho unweloome news that the
rally was very slight. At 4.15 Score.
tary Oortelyo and Mr.. Milburn emerged
from the house and walked up the side.
walk inside the ropod enclosure. 500.
retary Cortelyou said the president was
resting, that four physicians were 5in
the sick chamber, but .ho offered littlo
in tho way Of encouragement 3. Is 'Ssfs $sS
HE rs DEAD. 81 h h l.,IS 81
President Mckinley died at q j
urday morning. He had been unoonscii.
GUS since 1880 p. m. His last consoi.
GUS hour on earth was spont with the
wife to whom ho devoted lifetime Of
care He died unattended by minis
tor Of the gospel, but his last'words were
an humble submission to tho will Of the
God in whom he believed. He was re.
oonciled to tho cruel fate to which sn
assassin's bullet had condemned him,
and faced death in the samo spirit of
calmnoss and poiso which has marked
his long and honorable oarooy. His last
conscious words, reduced to writing by
DR.. Mann, who stood at his bedside
when they we're uttered, were as fol.
lows -
Goodbye, all; goodbye. It's Gods
way. His will be dono."
His relatives, and members Of the
official family, were at the Milburn
house, except Secretary Wilson, who
did not avail himsolf of the opportuni-
ty, and some of his personal and politi.
ca! friends who took loave Of him. This
palnful ceremony was simplo. His
friends camo to the door Of tho siok
room, took longing glspco at him,
snd turned toarIully away. Ho wa,
practically unconscious during this
time. But tho powerful hoart stimuli
ants, including oxygen, were employed
to restore him to cons ciousnoss for his
iiaal parting with his wifo. Ho asked
for her, and she sat at his side and
hold his hands. Ho oonsoled hor md
bado hcr goodbye. Sho wont through
tho heart trying soono With tho samo
bravery and fortitude with which she
has borno the grief Of tho tragedy
which has ended his life.
Tho immediate auso of tho prosi-
dont's death is undetermined. His
physicians disagroo, and it will possibly
require an autopsy to fix the exact cause.
Tho presld ants remains will bo taken
to Washington, and thore will bo State
funeral. Vios President Roosevelt,
who now suoooeds to tho presidency,
may tako the oath Of office wherever ho
happens to hear tho news. Tho cabinet
will, Of course resign in body, and
President Roosevelt will have an oppor
tunity OF forming q new cabinet. If he
80 dssiios.
The rage Of tho pooplo Of Buffalo
against the Presidents assassin, whom
they learned that no was d 7ipg.
Was boIndless. Thousands surrounded
tho Jail, and tho ontiro polioo foroe Of
tho CITY and two regiments of militia
werc utilized to insure his protection.