Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-18

isosNch afh, NJ. ~.
Eugene Wasdin, NJ. d.
Chas. G. Stockton, NJ. ID.
Edward G.. Janeway, Nj. ID.
W. W. Johnston, NJ. ID.
w. Z. Kendall,
Surgeon U. s. Army.
Charles Carey, NJ. ID.
Edward l.. Munson,
Asst. Surgeon U. s. Army.
Hermanus l.. Baer, NJ. ID.
WAS BULLET POISONED?
Milburn House, Buffalo, Sept. IA
The official announcement OF the
physicians, as a result Of their autop-
sly on the presidents body, that
death resulted from gangrpne of the
wounds, led to much discussion OF
the causes leading up to this gan
creme.
1t developed that DIR. Wasdin, one
of the consulting physicians and an
expert Of high standing in the marine
hospital service. strongly supported
the view that the murderous bullet
had been poisoned, and that this was
m OF the moving causes of the gan
grenous condition. The area Of this
dead and gangrenous flesh was a
ource OF much surprise to the sur
geons, reaching the circumference of
about the size of a s%ilverdollar about
the internal wounds.
Authorities and physicians have
received a number Of kilograms and
letters alleging that the bullet was
poisoned. DR.. Mann said: II don't
know whether 1t was or not. Chem
ical or meteorological examination Of
the remaining bullets in the pistol
will be necessary to determine that"
ROOSEVELT BECOMES PRESIDENT.
Buffalo, Sept. l4.-Theodore Roose-
welt, who today was tragically elected
to the chief magistrary Of the Ameri-
can republic by the death Of President
Mckinley, entered the city Of mourn
ing this afternoon after a remarkable
and perilous journey from the heart
OF Northwoods. He has been presi-
dent under the constitution and law
Of the land since the minute the mar
tyred president ceased to live. All
the duties and powers OF the Office
had devolved upon him. but he was
as powerless as the humblest citizen
to exercise one of them until he had
complied with theconstitutionalp pro-
vision requiring him to take the pre-
scribed oath to support and defend
the constitution and laws OF the
United States.
He took that oath ut $3.50 O'Clock
this afternoon In the library Of the
residence o Ansley Wilcox, apersonal
friend with whom he stopped earlier
In the week, when the physicians
thought President Mckinley would
recover from the wounds inflicted by
the assassin. There were present
when he swore to the oath: Secre-
taries Root, Hitchcock, Long, Wilson
and Postmaster General Smith, Sen
ator Chauncey NJ. Depew OF New
York, Judge Of the Court Of Appeals
Haight, John N. Scathord, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ansley Wilcox, Miss Wilcox,
George p. Sawyer, Doctors Mann,
Park and Stockton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carleton Sprague, Mr.. and Mrs. John
G. Milburn; secretary to the president.
VIM. Loeb; secretary to the deceased
president, Geo. b. COrtelyou; Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Carr, X. c. %Scathord, j.
ID. Sawyer and VIM. LETTERS, official
telegrapher. in addition to Judge
John Ii. Hazel of the United States
district court, who administered the
oath.
The scene was IA most affecting one.
The new president had justcomefrom
| Milburn house, where his predecessor
lay cold In death. Overcome by the
deep personal sorrow he felt, In his
Enthusiastically impulsive way, he
had gone first to- the house of mourn
Ing to offer his coincidence and SYM
patty to the broken-hearted widow.
Secretary Root, who, twenty years
ago had been present at IA similar
scene when Arthur took the oath Of
Office after the death Of another presl-
dent. who fell u victim to an assass-
in's bullet, almost broke down when
he requested Mr.. Roosevelt on behalf
al the members Of the cabinet Of the
late president to take the prescribed
oath. There was not adry eyeln the
room.
The new president was vlsibly
shaken, but he controlled himself,
and when he lifted bis hand to swear
It was an steady rs though carved In
marble.
With the deep solemnIty Of the oc'
casion. full upon him. he announced
those present that his aim would
be To lie william McKinley's sue,
MAO In deed as well as In name
Deliberately he proclaimed ii In these
words: