The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25
PRESIDENT MKINLEY DIES OF THE ASSASSNS BULLET
VICE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT SUCCEEDS HIN
The Weeks Struggle
Closes With
Death.

at the station at LAO O'Clock. He was
shown to the presidents room at once
and began an examination of the almost
inanimate form.
Ii Secretary Long arrived at the Milburr
+ house at u:06 O'Clock. This was his frs
z visit to the city. and he had the extreme
satisfaction of seeing the president alive
&even though he was not conscious of his
visitors presence.
Vice President Roosevelt had been mott
fed early In the day of the critical state
|of affairs. There was no longer doubt
THAT in the approaching death of the
president complete change in the exec
utive administration of the government
would ensue. When Roosevelt would
- take the oath of office was wholly mat
tier of conjecture, President Arthur took
1.-THE oath at 2 a. m, after the death of
4Garfield and in that case Justice Brady
Gof New York administered the oath.
Where is no requirement that the oath
Eshal be administered by a Justice of the
4Supreme Court of the United States. al
Though that procedure Is adopted when
permit.
Without unseemly haste the members
! of the cabinet will tender their resigna-
ktions and the new president will then
ebe free to initiate his own policy and
schoose his own cabinet.
A There is little possibility tonight that
Roosevelt will get here. Ansley Wilcox,
4who entertained the vice president when
xhe was here last, said to inquirers that
1.-THE best information he had was that
Roosevelt would be here tomorrow morn
fling. He said that the vice president
would be unable to reach a railroad sta
Elton much before o'clock tomorrow
morning, and that would bring him here
Sabout noon Wilcox said in explanation
gof Roosevelts being SO far out of touch ::
THE vice president was at all times
livery optimistic, and when he went away
Twas absolutely positive that the president
Zwould recover and that the GONZALES
scence would be rapid. He certainly new
Ter expected today's sad occurrence"
THE CORONER ARRIVES
Shortly after midnight the presidents
breathing was barely perceptible. His
fpulse had practically ceased and the ex-
itremities were cold. 1t was recognized
THAT nothing remained but the last strug-
fgle. and some of the friends of the fam
lily who had remained throughout the
sday began to leave the house.
Such an intense state of anxiety ex-
listed among the watchers that rumors
GAINED frequent circulation that death
had already occurred. The arrival of
1.-THE coroner gave rise to one such rumor,
and a flood of groundless dispatches were
lsent saying that the end had come.
THESE were speedily set at rest by an
official statement from within the house
THAT the reports of death were ground
Hess 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 residenceI
Jas soon as possible after the announce
{ment of death. He had seen a reputable
local paper issued with the announcement
THAT the president died at Hos D. m. ;,
land had hurried up in order that there,
might be no delay in removing the body.
He was very much chagrined when DR..
Mann met him at the door and told him
THAT his services were not required, and
THAT he would be notified when he was!
wanted. DR.. Mann said that the presi-|
ldent was still alive, and that DR.. Jane
sway was examining the heart action.
Where was really no hope, but he did mott
sdesire grewsome anticipations.
UNDERWRITERS PREPARE BODY
The undertakers occupied less than twol
hours in their first treatment of the body,
sof the dead president. Upon their arrival
Ithey were informed that the body mustl
.be left unembalmed until after the au-,
.topsy. Accordingly the body was remoy-
led from the bed in which death occurred
and placed upon a stretcher and covered
with a sheet. The autopsy is to be per-,
iformed early in the forenoon and thei
body is to be prepared for preservation;
Immediately afterward. All other ar,
.rangements for the disposition of thes
body were left for the morrow