Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1901-09-20

Then he Strengthened up and made an
effort to speak "The president is
dead,'' he said. The president had
passed away peacefully, without the
convulsive struggle of death. 1t was
as though he had fallen asleep.
Brief Services Sunday Morning.
Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 16.-Buffalo
yesterday became a city of mourn
ing. The gay and flaming decora-
lions of the Pan-American exposition
gave way to the symbol of sorrow.
The black drapery Of the city's
streets mufaed the tolling bells of
the churches. Bits of Grape appeared
on every sleeve. The sorrow was
everywhere apparent. In the morning
a simple service took place at the
residence on Delaware avenue, where
the martyred president died. Only
the immediate family and the friends
and political associates of the late
president were present. Then the
body was borne out to the waiting
cortege on the brawny shoulders of
eight sailors and soldiers of the re-
public. The cortege passed through
solid walls of living humanity, bare
headed and grief-stricken, to the city
hall. where the body lay in state yes
terday afternoon. There a remark
able demonstration occurred which
proved how close the president was
to the hearts of the people. Arrange
ments had been made to allow the
public to view the body from the time
it arrived, at about 1880 o'clock, until
about five O'Clock, but the people were
wedged into the streets for blocks.
Two lines were formed. They extend
ed literally for miles. When five
o'clock came 10000 people had al
ready passed and the crowd waiting
below in the streets seemed undimin-
ished. 1t was decided to extend the
time until midnight. Then for hours
longer the streets were dense with
people and a constant stream flowed
| up the steps of the broad entrance
into the hall and passed the bier.
When the doors were closed at mid
| night it was estimated that $4,000
| people had viewed the remains, but
| thousands of disappointed ones were
| still in the streets.
The body laid in the city hall until
| this morning. It was then taken to
the station by a military escort and
| at $50 the funeral train, consisting
! of seven cars, started for Washington
| over the Pennsylvania railroad. Mrs
| Mckinley, the president, the cabinet
and relatives and friends of the dead
president accompanied the remains.
Mrs. Mckinley bore brave1y up dur
| ing the service at the Milburn resi-
dence and DIR. Rixey, her physician,
thinks she will be able to support
| her trying part in the state funeral
| at Washington.
When Mrs. Mckinley Was Told.
| Buffalo, n. Y, Sept. 15.-It is def
nitely learned that it was Mrs
Barber, Mrs. McKinley's sister, who
broke the news of her great loss to
the stricken wife. She went from the
bedside of the dead president to the
| wife whose condition was such that
| il seemed best to remove her from
the sick room before the end. Mrs.
Mckinley is occupying a large south
room in the Milburn house overlook
ing Delaware avenue and Ferry
streets. Through the drawn shades
the early morning light was break
| ing when Mrs. Barber told her that
| the sleep into which the president had
passed would know no awakening.
Mrs. Mckinley. whose extreme deli
cacy was for years the PRESIDENT
| greatest sorrow, received the news
with unexpected calmness and at once
acquiesced in the request of her ply
stefan and family to leave the details
of the sad ceremonies in which the
entire nation is to join entirely in the
hands of the officials and personal
friends who are assembled.
All day long she has remained quiet
| " in her room, stricken to the soul
but brarely bearing her sad burden
because. she knows "the major" as
she lovingly calls the late president
would bid her to do so. DR.. Rixey
who for years has guarded her from
all excitement and was in constant
attendance during her recent illness
in San Francisco, is much encouraged
by the way she is bearing up al
present, although it is quite possible
the strain of the next "a hours may
with her sister to Canton to avoid the
serious strain of state funeral.
Universal Mourning in Europe.
| London, Sept. 15.-From the towers
of Westminster abbey, from gray
buildings where the government OF
| the empire is administered, from the
mansion house and law courts, from
churches, hotels and business and pri-
vate houses in London, union jacks are
floating at half mast as a mark OF
sympathy for the murdered president
All the stock and commercial eX-
changes are closed. kilograms are
pouring in from prominent English
men, societies and municipalities. II
seems as if every little town in En-
! gland is individually telegraphing an
expression of sympathy and horror