The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-20

| aroused from slumbcr by a messenger
who told him to como ST onoo.
Secretary Wilson and Secretary
Hitchcock, in grief at the pcril Of thcir
chief, arrived within q fow moments
Mother know tho truo sta;o Of tho pro
sident eL thnt moment, and in silent
fear thoy quickly cnterod tho house.
Another hurryiDg visitor WAS DR.. Wasd
in, whose arrival completed tho circlo
Of phJ Bioians; auothcr was Mrs. Mo.
Williams, tho fricnd Of Mrs McKin-
LEY.
TIE WHOLE CITY WAS AROUSED
Tho Buffalo papers all had extras
with tho asd intelligence OF tho prosi-
}donts relapse on tho s'roots az daylight.
Gao. paper announced that tho prosi-
don't wan dying. The result was that
tho whole clty vas thoroughly aroused
and alarmed carly, and totoro O'Clock
crowds Ct people Hooked in the direc-
fion OF tho hilbutn rcs;d dcnoo to learn
it tho latcBt news was not IN orc rcsssur-
Ing. They stood at tic ropes, far down
tho iatcrsoc.ing streets, and waited
ratien,ly for tho appearance Of tho
morning bulletin. Many Of them re-
fnsed to credit the news Of Tho prchi-
dsnt's sudden change for the worse un.
til thoy had learned by word Of mouth
fiam tho sen!ries Of tho Presidents
d&pSerous and critical condition.
Of all the sad household, only tho
wife aid not know The truth. Sho
eurmised that Mr.. Mckinley was worse,
| foY sho was told that it would be bot
tevsfo her not 70 enter tho sick
chspber. She asaentcd, but 1t was
| with(a lock of mute appeal in her Dyes
Tie president himself eccmod to roelizo
thai his lifo hung by thread. Friday
mpning ho looked out Of tho window.
Wafn tho nurse sought to adjust tho
lpiilrnFto keep out tho light, he mur-
me,alIa feoblo protest 1T ia so bosu-
tisss said he; "tho treoa are 80 boau.
itiS:N' : sssyss;'e,nt. ! TO ,sce them." w w.
Johnho1Sof Washington and Dr.. Jane.
way Of New York, two Of tho most
eminent heart specialists in tho Uoitcd
J States, were summoned to lend their
! skill and counsel, and DR.. MoBurnoy,
the noted surgeon, who left Thursday,
was rooailed. Woo President Roosc-
volt and the absont membsrs Of tho
osbinot WGro also te,ceraphcd for.
DESPERATE RESOURCE ADOPTED,
When tho sinking spoil occurred
about 2 O'clock Friday morning it was
icarod Mr.. Mckinley night expire ct
any moment, AZ he did rot roepond to
ordinary sMmulants. ltwas orjy when
lc,ourse WAS bad to the desperate 70.
source Of injecting saline solution,
which saved Mira. McKiniey's life in
San Frapoiaco, ipto his veins that sho
circulation grow stronger, and at;er an
hour he rallied somewhat His pulae
oil ono timo was alD,ost TO- Bn, lho
slight rally camo, aid returning hope
with it. With The fresh ouergios Of
| day light, tho prcDidcnt cared por-
ceptibly stronger, snl tn, Dhyocians
announced ia their 8 o'clook bulletin
that his condition wen improved. Tho
pulao had fallen sovcfal points from tho
highest, and they ath med tho existence
ofhorc.
a MEMORABLE SCENE.
AZ 9:30, tho sccnc about tho Milburn
residence vas ono ,hsL wil live in tho
memory Of those wno Witnessed 1t, as
long as lite lasts. Down the stroets,
in every direction, people wero mssscd,
huDdyeds deep; whin Ill tho corner
where tho headquarters Of tho press arc
located, corro ,ponlonts Of ali the jcad
ing journals OF tho world were waiting,
ready to fash Tho first nc@a ss f.r as
tho wires reach; while within tho cn,s,
tho busy telegraph instruments wtro
clickiug eff tho sad intelligence. In
front ct the residence, :hc blue coated
aoldiors paced, with arms at right
shoulder. All woro visiting, waiting
almost brcathlcssly, for tho nows Thu
| physicians docidod that it would not
10 we'll for Mro. Mckinley to cntcr
tho sick room Friday, both on account
Of her fooblo health and the excitement
it might oauac tho president.
FRI ENDS AND RELATIVES ARRIVE.
Shortly after 10 oolork, tho intimate
friends and relatives Of the president
who wero tclcgraphcd for began TO or.
rvs. and soon after 10 O'Clock thcro
wero assembled in tho down Stairs
rooms Of tho hlllburn house Senator'S
Hanna and Fairbanks, ox-Scorotary Of
State Day, Secretary Wilson aud S.
rotary Hitchcock, Mr.. and Mrs. Ior-
mann Baor, Abnor Mckinley, Miss
lloicn Mol<in!oy and Mrs. d. J.. Dun
can, sisters Of tho pres dont, and Mis-.
Lafayette MoWilliams, in addition to
John Q. NlilburD, formor Postmaster
General lSssol, John N. Soa,herd of
Buffalo and Representative Alexander
Of tho Buffalo district.
THE LAST FAREWELLs
Before O'Clock it was clear to those
at tho prcs; i ,nt's bedside that he was
dying, and preparations woro mado for
tho last sad Offices Of farowoll from
those who wore nearest and dearest to
him. Oxygen had boon administered
steadily, but with littlo eifcct in koop
ing back tho approach Of doath. The
president oamo out Of ono period Of un.
consciousness only to relapse into an.
other. But in this poriod, whom his
mind was partially oIoar, occurred
aerios OF ovonts Of profoundly touch
Ing character. Down stairs, with
strained and tear stained faces, NON.
bors of tho cabinet wero eroupod in
anxious waiting. Thoy know tho ond
was near, and that tho timo had como
whom they must 500 him for tho last
timo on oarth. This WAS about6 o'olook.
Continued on pago 4.