Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-09-19

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14.--President Mckinley died at 2:15
this morning. He had been uncon-
scious since 7:5O p. m. yesterday. His
last conscious hour was spent with
the wife to whom he devoted life
time of care. He died unattended by
a minister of the gospel, but his last
words were an humble submission to
the will of the God in whom he be-
lieved. He was reconciled to thel
cruel fate to which an assassin's bull
let had condemned him and faced
death in the same spirit Of calmness
and poise which has marked his long
and honorable career. His last con-
scious words reduced to writing by
DR.. Mann, who stood at the bedside
when they were uttered, were as,
follows; "Good-by all, good-by. It
is Gods way. His will be done, not
ours" ~
His relatives and the members Of
his official family were at the Milburn
house, except Secretary Wilson, who
did not avail himself OF the oppor-
tunity, and some Of his personal and
political friends took leave of him.
This painful ceremony was simple.
His friends came TO the door of the
sick room, took a longing glance at
him and turned tearfully away. He
was practically unconscious during
this time. But the powerful heart
stimulants, including oxygen, were
employed to restore him to con-
sciousness for his final parting with
his wife. He asked for her and she
sat at his side and held his hand. He
Ttonsoled her and bade her good-by.
She went through the heart-trying
scene with the same bravery and
fortltude with which she has borne
the grief of the tragedy which ended
his life
The immediate cause of the presi-
dents death is undetermined. His
physicians disagree and ii will pos
sibly require an autopsy to fix the
exact cause. The presidents rel
mains will be taken to Washington
and there will be a state funeral.I
Vice President Roosevelt, who now
succeeds to the presidency, may take
the oath of office wherever he hap
pens to hear the news. The cabinet
will, Of course, resign in body and
President Roosevelt will have an op-
portunlty Of forming new cabinet
If he so DESIRES
presidsnts Fluctuations During Last Hours
1 Buffalo, n Y, Sept. 1.-THE presi-'
stlent's last day which ended despair
Gas begun in hope. The ills that
teesne on friday afternoon when the
Rpgans Of digestion refused to handle
tAe splid food that had been taken
earlier in the lay had seemingly been
overt or.e by midnight and when the
new day came it found the president
relieved by resting. Hope that had
suddenly dropped from the high place
which it had held began to revive.
The Healing of the wounds had prog
ressed favorably, general conditions
were in the main quite satisfactory
and the immediate future Of the case
seemed to hold no threat. The ply
sicians who had been in almost con-
stant attendance during the night
parted and the watch in the sick room
was reduced. Suddenly there was a
failure Of the heart, which for several
days had been manifesting signs of
weakness, and the president sank to-
ward Inconsistencies This was at
two o'clock in the morning. There
was an immediate application of re-
storatives and general call went
out TO the absent physicians and
nurses. Digitalis, strychnia and sa-
line solution were administered to
the patient, but there was no immedi-
ate response to the treatment. The
physicians admitted that he was des-
perately i'll and Secretary Cortelyou
decided to send for the relatives and
close friends of the president, the
vice president and the members of
the cabinet. Those within reach
were called by telephone or messen-,
ger and kilograms were rushed to
those who had left the city. The
first Of the messages were sent out
AZ 2:30 o'clock and within half an
hour Milburn house began to fill
again. The serious condition Of the
president and the general call sent
out gave rise TO general feeling Of
alarm that was never again sllayed. |
Desperate measures we're resorted to
in order to stimulate the heart and
the sinking spell was over by four
o'clock. It wss decided to continue
the treatment snd The physicians laid |
their erestest hops On weathering the