The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-09-17

ihey uroVe up IN carriages at q gal.
iop or were whisked up In automo.
piles, all intent upon getting here be.
tore death came. One OF the last was
Attorney General Knox, who reached
the house about $3.50. He was per.
mitted to go up stairs to look for the
last time upon the face of his chief.
anose In the house at this time were
secretaries Hitchcock, Wilson and
root. Senators Fairbanks. Hanna and
burrows. Judge Day. Colonel Herrick.
Abner Mckinley. the president's
brother. and his wife; DR.. and Mrs
Baer. the presidents niece. and her
husband; Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Dun.
can, the presidents sisters: Miss
Mary Barber. Mrs. McWilliams. Mrs
.ackinleys cousin; the physicians.
including DIR. McBurney, who arrived
after s o'clock. John G. Milburn, John
N. Scatherd. Harry Hamlin. all of this
city. Secretary Cortelyou, and a. mum.
ber of others. Rev. C. d. Wilson.
Methodist minister Of Towanda, N.
", who was the presidents pastor
Tor about three years at Canton,
called at the residence to inquire
whether his services were needed.
nut did not enter the house. Another
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nearby, remained at the Milburn
residence for about two hours in the
belief that his services might be de.
sired. About 9:37 Secretary Cortelyou.
who had been much of the time with
the dying chief, sent out formal noti.
hcation that the president was dying
But the president fingered on, his
pulse growing fainter and fainter.
There was no need for formal bul.
!etins after this. Those who came
from the house at intervals told the
same story-that the president was
dying and that the end might come
at any time.
Or. Mynter thought he might last
Until about a. m. DR.. Mann said
about II o'clock that the president
was still alive and probably would
live an hour.
Thus minutes heightened to hours
| and midnight came with the presiGenl
s'ill alive.
Secretary Root adm Secretary Will
son came from the house about mil.
| ght and paced up and down the
sidewalk. All that Secretary Root
said was: The night has not COM
yet" ~A'0
HEART SPECIALIST Ex.
AHMED DYING MAN.
Despite the fact that vitality con-
Jinued to ebb as midnight approached
no enorts were spared to keep the
spark OF life glowing. DR.. Janeway,
" New York City, arrived at the
bufaio depot about 11:40 o'clock.
heorge Urban was waiting for him.
and they drove at a breakneck patp q
TO the Milburn house. He was shown
20 the presidents room at once and
be gan an examination of the almost
lnanimate form.
Secretary of the Navy Long ar.
rived at the Milburn house at 1926
o'clock. This was first visit to the
city and he had the extreme satisfac.
ton OF seeing the president alive even
he was conscious of his visitors pres.
ence. Secretary Long was visibly at,
fected.
Vice President Roosevelt had been
notified early In the day Of the critical
state Of affairs.
There was little possibility last
aight that Mr.. Roosevelt would get
here. Mr.. Ansley Wilcox, who enter.
:ained the vice president when he
was here last. said to urgers that the
lest information he had was that Mr..
Roosevelt would be here this morn
Ing and not until late in the morning.
He said that the vice president would
be unable to reach railroad station
much before 4 o'clock this morning
and that would bring him here about
noon. Mr.. Wilcox said in explanation
vi Mr.. Roosevelt's being so far out
OF touch:
The vice president was at all
times very optimistic and when he
went away was absolutely positive
That the president would recover. and
that the cDnyalescence would be rap.
III He certainly never expected to-
days occurrences"
Shortly after. midnight the presi-
dents breathing was barely perceptl-
Die. His pulse had practically ceased
ana the extremeties were cold. 1t
Was recognized that nothing re-
manned but the last struggle and
stme OF the friends of the family
VINO had remained through the day be-
gan TO leave the house, not caring to
be present at the final scene.
Such an Intense state OF anxiety ex-
isted among the watchers that ru.
Liors gained frequent circulation that
aeath had already actually occurred.
Inc arrival of tho coroner gave rise
tc one such rumor. and floor OF
groundless dispatches were sent say.
ing that the end had come. These
we're speedily set at rest by an Off
cial statement from within the house
that the reports of death were ground
less and that the president still lived.
Coroner Wilson said that he had
been ordered by the district attorney
Of the county to go to the Milburn
residence as soon as possible after
he announcement. He had seen a
reputable paper issued with the an
nouncement that the president died