Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-09-07
PRESIDENTS WIFE BORE UP
BRAvELY UNDER THE SHOCK
The News of the Terrible Tragedy
Broken Gently to Her by DR..
Rixey-Asked That the President
BE Brought to Her.


BUFFALO, September 6.-Immedi-
ately the President was cared for at
the exposition grounds, Director Gen-
eral W. /. Buchanan started for the
Milburn residence to forestall any in
| formation hat might reach there by
| telephone or otherwise. Very luckily
he was first to arrive with the informa-
| ton. The Niagara Falls trip had tired
| Mrs. Mckinley and on returning to the
| MiIburn residence she took leave of her
nieces. the Misses Barber. and he
Presidents niece, Miss Duncan, as we'll
| as their hostess, Mrs. Milburn, and
went to her room to rest.
Mr.. Buchanan broke the news as gen.
tly as possible to the nieces, and con-
suited with them and Mrs. Milburn as
to the best curse To pursue in break
! ing the news to Mrs. Mckinley. 1t was
finally decied that on her awakening
or shortly thereafter, Mr.. Buchanan
should break the news to her II, in
the meantime her physician. DR.. Rixey,
had not arrived.
Mrs. Mckinley Awofc
! from her sleep at about $50 o'clock.
She was feeling s%plendidly. she said,
and at once took up her crocheting,
which, AS is we'll known, is n OF her
favorite diversions. Immediately on
Mr.. B~uchanan's arrival at the Milburn
home, he had telephone communica-
ton Herewith cut off, for already there
had peer several calls, and he deciding
on this rs the wisest course to pursue,
lest Mrs. Mckinley, nearing the con-
tinued ringing of the phone bell might
inquire what it meant.
While the light OF day remained,
Mrs. Mckinley continued with her
crocheting, keeping to her room. When
it became dusk, and the President had
not arrived. she began to feel anxious
concerning him.
Il wonder why he does not Gomez
she ask ID one of her nieces..
There was no clock in Mrs. Mckin-
ley's room, and when it was 7 O'Clock
she had no idea it vas SO late, and this
is when she began to feel anxious con-
corning her husband, for he was due to
| return to Mr.. Milburn's house about g
o'clock.
At Z o'clock DR.. Rixey arrived at the
Milburn residence. He had been
driven hurriedly down Delaware ave-
nue. in an open carriage. AS he came
up Mr.. Buchanan was out on the lawn
conversing with a reporter.
do you know" said Mr.. Buchanan,
81 Had a Sort of P~remOnitiOn
of this? Since early morning | had
been extremely nervous and feared
that something might go wrong. Our
trip to the Falls was ~uneventful, but
what an awfully sad ending to our
day."
At 1920 O'Clock DR.. Rixey came out
of the house, accompanied by Colonel
Webb hayes, a son of ex-Presiden
Hayes, who is a friend of President
Mckinley They entered a carriage and
returned to the exposition hospital.
After DIR. Rixey had gone, Director
i General Buchanan said that the doctor
! had broken the news in a most gentle
manner to Mrs. Mckinley. He said
she stood it bravely, though eonsid-
erably affected.
If it was possible to bring him to
her she wanted it done. DR.. Rixey
assured her that the President could
be brought with safety from the ex-
position grounds and then he left Mr..
Milburn's home to complete ali ar
engagements for the removal of lie
President.
A big force of regular ~patrolmen
were assigned to the Milburn resi-
dence.
At 1870 Secretary of Agriculture Will
son and Miss Wilson called and were
admitted to the Milburn residence.