Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-09-14

could carry them continued to arrive. !
They drove up in carriages at gallop. !
OF were whiskied up in automobiles |
all intent upon getting here before |
death came. One of the last to ar
rive was Attorney General Knox, who |
reached the house at 9:30 pm. He |
was permitted to go upstairs to look
for the last time upon the face of his
chief.
Those In the house at this time were
Secretaries Hitchcock, Wilson, and
Root, Senators Fairbanks, Hanna and
Burrows, Judge Day, Colonel Her
rick, Abner mckinley, the Presidents
brother, and his wife; Dr.. and Mrs.
Baer, the Presidents niece and her
husband; Mrs. Barber, Mrs. McWil-
liams, Mrs. McKinley's cousin; the
physicians, including DR.. McBGrney,
who arrived after 8 O'clock; John G.
Milburn, John N. Scatcherd, Harry
Hamlin, all of this city; Secretary
Cortelyou, and number of others.
Rev. @. D. Wilson, Methodist min
lister, of Tonowanda, N. Y, who was
the Presidents pastor for three years
at Canton, called at the residence to
inquire whether his services were
needed, but did not enter the house.
| Another Methodist minister who has
a church near by remained at the Mil
burn residence for two hours, in the
belief that his services might be de-
sired. At 9:87 Secretary Cortelyou,
who had been much of the time with
his dying chief, sent out formal notice
that the President was dying. But
the President fingered on, his pulse
growing fainter and fainter.
There was no need for official bulle-
tins after this. Those who came from
the house at intervals told the same
story--thati the President was dying,
and that the end might come at any
time. His tremendous vitality was
the only remaining factor in the result
and this gave hope only of brief post
ponement of the end. DR.. Mynter
thought he might last until am.
DR.. Mann said at IL o'clock that the
President was still alive and probably
would live an hour. These minutes
heightened into hours and midnight
came with the President still battling
with death.
At midnight the MilbuIn house was
quiet. A solemn hush hung over the
house. The entire lower part of the
residence was aglow with lights, and
Smany at. endants and relatives could be
seen moving about within, and occa
sionally coming to the front door for
breath of air. In the upper front
chambers the lights were low, and
around on the north side, where the
chamber of death is located, there
We're lights burning brightly or turn
ed low.
Secretary Root and Secretary Will
son came from the house about mid
night and paced up and down the
Sidewalk All that Secretary Root
said was: THE night has not come
yet"
Despite the fact that vitality con-
tinued to ebb, as midnight approached,
no efforts were spared to keep the
: spark of life glowing. DR.. Janeway,
OF New York city, arrived at the Buff
falc depot at 11;40 o'clock. George
Urban was waiting for him, and they
drove at a breakneck pace TO the Mil
burn house. He was shown to the
President room, and began an exam
inatlon OF the almost inanimate form.
Secretary of the Navy Long arrived
at the Milburn house. This was his
J drst visit to the city, and he had the
extreme satisfaction OF seeing the
President alive, even though the Pres
ident was unconscious of his visitors
presence. Secretary Long was Wis
, IDLY affected.
Vice President Roosevelt had been
notified early in the day of the critical
, state Of affairs. There was no longer
doubt that in the approaching death
, of the President a complete change
, In the executive administration of the
government would ensue. When Mr..
Roosevelt would take the oath of Of
fee was wholly matter Of conjec-
ture.
President Arthur took the oath at