Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-09-12
MRS. mx1xLnY HEARS THE NEWS
She Is Considerably Affected and
Ask. That Her Husband BE BroHgh'

She Ia Considerably Affected and
Al. ,r1,nt Her Husband he BronEh,
to Her.
Ruffalo. Sept. s.-Immediately the pres
ident was cared for at the expositioH
grounds Director General w. ]. Buchanas
started for the Milburn residence to lore
stall any information that might reacE
there by telephone or otherwise. very
mckilv he was first to arrive with the IN
formation, The Niagara Falls trip hat
tired Mrs. Mckinley. and on returning
tn the Milburn residence she took leav+
Of her nieces, the Misses Barber, and thu
presidents niece, Miss Duncan. as wei
M their hostess, Mrs. Milburn, and went
to her room to rest. Mr.. Buchanan
broke the news as gently as possible u
the nieces and consulted with them ans
Mrs. Milburn as to the best course /"
pursue in breaking the news to MRS. MIC
llinley. 1t was finally decided mat OK
her awakening or shortly thereafter. MT
Buchanan should break the news to her
if, in the meantime her physician. LIE
Rixey. had not arrived.
Mrs Mckinley awoke from her sleep a.
about $50 O'Clock. She was feelini
splendidly, she said, and at once took III
her crocheting, which, as is we'll known
is one of her favorite diversions.
Immediately on Mr.. Bucharan's arriva
at the Milburn home he had telephonh
communication cut off, as already there
had been several calls, and he decided OF
this as the wisess course to pursue, lesi
Mrs. Mckinley, hearing the continued
ringing of the telephone bel! might IN
quire what it meant.
While the light of day remained Mrs
Mckinley continued with her crocheting
keeping to her room. When 1t became
dusk and the president had not arrived
she began to feel anxious concernin,
him.
81 wonder why he does not Gomez" sh'
asked one Of her nieces.
There was no clock in Mrs. Mckinleyt
room, and when it was Z o'clock she hat
no idea it was so late, and this was Whel
she began to feel anxious concerning he;
husband for he was due to return tt
Mr.. Miiburn's house about O'Clock.
At o'clock DR.. Rixey arrived at thu
Milburn residence. He had driven hun
riedly down Delaware avenue in an opel
| carriage. AS he came up Mr.. Buchana1
was out on the lawn conversing with
| reporter. ~
do you KNOW" said Mt. Buchanan. -
had a sort of premontion of this? Sine
early morning I had been extremely ner
vous and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. NIGH
go wrong. Our trip to the falls was I'M
eventful, but what an awful SAD dtdinls
to our day." .., ... ,,....
At 100 o'clock DR.. Rixey came Out OF
the house, accompanied by Col Webb
Hayes, son of Former President Hayes
who is a friend of President Mckinley
They entered carriage and returned II
the exposition hospital.
After DR.. Rixey had gone Director Gen
eral Buchanan said that the doctor hat
broken the news in most gentle mannG
to Mrs. Mckinley. He said she stood il
bravely, though considerably affected.
If it was possible to bring him to he
she wanted it done. DR.. Rixey assured
her that the president could be brought
with safety from the exposition grohAds,
and when he left Mr.. Milburn's it was II
complete all arrangements for the re-
moval of the president
big force of regular patrolmen wal
assigned to the Milburn residence
At 1870 Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
and Miss Wilson called and were ad
mitted to the Milburn residence.
Mrs. Mckinley was allowed to see tn,
president late tonight. She-was ad
mitted to his bedchamber was recog.
nized by him and kissed him. The pres
ident said to her. Good night, my DEAR
and Mrs. Mckinley went softly from thu
room.