The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-09-14

Milbourn House, Buffalo. n. y,
5epl. 14.-President Mckinley died AT
|2:15 o'clock a. m. He had been lm-
conscious since 1850 p. M. His last
conscious hour on earth was spent
With his wife, to whom he devoted d
life of care. He died unattended by a
minister of the gospel, but his las,
words were an humble submission to
he will OF Cod in whom he believed.
de was reconciled 10 the late to which
IN assassin bullet condemned him
md faced death in the same spirit OF
'almness which had marked the long
ind honorable career. His last
words, reduced to writing by DR..
Mann. who stood at his bedside, wheL
hey were uttered, were:
Good bye, good bye; 1t is Gods
way. His will be done
His relatives and the members of
us official family We're at Milbourn
lOuse, except Secretary Wilson, who
lid not avail himself of ,ne OppOrtuni-
y, and some of his personal and polit.
cal friends took leave of him. This
painful ceremony was simple. His
'riends came to the door of the sick
Dom took longing glance at him
md turned tearfully away. He was
)ractcally unconscious during this
ime, but powerful s,imuIan;s, includ-
ng oxygen. were applied to res ore
lin to consciousness, and for tinal
parting with his wife. He asked fol
Ter and she sat at his side ani heIG
lis hama. He consoled her and baGt
Ter good bye. She went through the
leartrending scene with the same
bravery and fOrtitude with which she
las borne her grief of the tragedy
which ended his life.
The immediate cause of the presi
lent's death is undetermined. His
physicians disagree, and it will prob
IDLY require an autopsy to fix the cx.
vet cause. The presidents remains
VIII ,e taken to Washington and
mere will be a state funeral.
Vice President Roosevelt, who now
succeeds to the presidency. will take
:harge of the Office wherever be hap
)ens to hear the news. The cabine,
will, of course, resign in a body. and
PRESIDENT Roosevelt will have an OF,
)Ortunity of forming a new cabinet,
he SO desires.
The presidents life was prolonged
or hours by the administration of oxy
zen and he finally expressed a desir,
o be allowed to die. About :3t
o'clock the administration of oyyGeI
:easei and the pulse grew fainter
md fainter; he was sinking gradual
y like chlla into eternal slumber
BY 10 o'clock the pulse could no long
r be felt in his eXtremities. and the,
rev cold. Below the grief-strickeI
,athering waited sadly for the end
There was no need for official bulle
ins after this. Those VINO came from
he house at intervals told the same
story. The president was dying an(
hat the end might came at any time
His tremendous vitality was the onl.
remaining factor. This gave hope o
,nly brief pOstpOnement of the end
Dr.. Mynter thought he might last un
il a. m. DR.. .lann said at II O'clOcl
hat the president was still alive, ant
probably would live an hour. Thus
ne minutes heightened to hours an,
midnight came with the president still
battling against death. At midnigh
he Mllbourn house was the center O
I scene as animated as though it wer
midday. Although solemn husl
hung over the great crowd of watch
ers. lie entire lower part of the hOus
was aglOW and the many attendants