The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-14

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! When the first reports went out IN The
| grey dawn of Yesterday that the Prosi-
/ dent had had relapse and was IN grave
danger. many looked upon 1T as only
/ temporary setback There was Keen DIS
appointment when the first hail'tns is-
I sued 10y the hastily summoned surgeons
I old not show quick rally The "mi"""s
tidinrs continued To- come and those who
/ tried To- read between tho lines realized
/ I'm "a dull way that the tragedy Whose first
scene was laid in ths Tempt, of Music
/ was nearly finished and ra.. curtain about
To re rlrg down forever. All dag long
a ceaseI.ss watch was kent To- -atiate the
most artinisti.. however. could bring
themselves To- feel confident The night
with its attendant horrors and rNa-gurat-
/ cd fears s.t-i,d down and tho dread of
/ that f,t.rc7r. s,rl.,I,f-s, which If WIS
/ ,--prrrsd Tho rf,,7r ,-arIr6 fey,{o7 fncrsas-
I'd The faint homes that pure optimism
/ had fosrfr.f in m. b-.rsrs n some wan
/ "a and ..,-.,,-,,,.. sfr,-,.,- waited for the
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AT TIE NUE-RN RESIDENCE.
/ EmanatinE from mo- one knows whore.
rumors of death flew thick and fast dur
ing the evening. The wide streets. lined
with trees were dark save for a large
electric light s,sp.nd,d over the corner.
D Tho. trees sbut ONT IN, lights from the
. houses o, either side and threw weird
shadows across The street The lights
. were s4lbdrsd on the stoous Of the house.
where gathered the inmates. who sat 81
lI,utIv Watching or whispering in low
tones. All eyes were centred on the vine
covered. haE-draped house. where the
/ Pr,sidcat was diving. Standing back from
/ tho street and shaded with trees. the bare
outline Of il couId be seen. Lights burned
1 lo.v in every window. Scarcely sound
WIS coming from, ;ll. house. The s,ntrias
/ IccasaIessIv p3ced their beats to and fro.
I Visitors stood I'm the darkness on the
/ lawn and a little. gror:p of r,-wsnaf,.r men
quietly waited AZ the foot Of the lawn TO
/ fash TO the anxious world the announce
ment Of the end
! Every little whsle some visitor would
emerge from the house and hurry away.
{ Messene,rs tiptoed Down The lawn. walk
! "a hurri,dIy to The barriers. plunged
/ through the crowd and disappeared down
( the street. Only the sound Of .uurmured
! voices could be heard and it seemed as If
some mysterious influence held the crowd
spelIbound.
The closed doors and shaded windows
shut out all view Of the interior but the
mind quickly formed picture Of what
was transpiring within It did not re-
/ quire a great stretch Of the Imagination
to see the darkened room. the watchfuI
surgeons. the anxious nurses. and the
| stricken chief OF the nation fighting
/ hraveIy and patiently TO ward of the in
evitable- The dominant characteristics
I that had made him the President weII-be-
/ loved Of the nati0u-the mOdesty. patience
! and unaffected piety and purity-shovyed
through clear and distinct in the strug-
( gle and the hope and faith with which his
soul was impregnated manifested them
/ selves in the last great struggle
THE BEDSIDE SCENE.
! lowering on the border line between life
and death. waiting only for rho suIau-
ment Of the time allotted him by his max
/ ct. his mind wandered To his home and
the old DAYS when ne was q bov His
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