The Washington times., 1901-09-14

and that the end was only a matter OF
| time. All the doctors were then with the
| President
At 7:4D the President again became con-
| scious. He asked family to see Mrs. Nc
| kinley. Apparently the period of con-
sciousncss did not last long At O'Clock
word came from the house that the Presi-
dent was again unconscious.
1t was said that Mrs. Mckinley had
seen him and that he had recognized her.
| No one else outside of the doctors and
| nurses were in the room at the time. 1t
was after seeing his wife that the Presi-
dent became unconscious again. This was
| about $50.
| A few minutes before that B. Hermanus
Baer drove up with Mrs. Abner McKin-
ley. Five minutes later another carriage
| was heard. the horses coming on the gal
| lop. DR.. McBurney was in it. He got out
very quietly and dashed through the
| crowd without looking to the right or left
The excitement had become so intense
then that precautions were taken by the
police and soldiers and the guards were
doubled. Sentries We're stationed at the
ropes at all points. The wire used for Off
cial messages was also put under guard.
sentry was stationed at the door of the
tent with a fixed bayonet to keep any
newspaper men from getting in the tent
or trying to use the wire.
There We're over one hundred newspaper
men in the street then. The night was
unusually dark and the sentries had TO
use the greatest vigilance in keeping peo-
pie from getting up to the house. The
first floor of the Milburn house was then
Illuminated and people could be seen in
the rooms and on the piazzas.
Back of the house to the northwest the
sky was Illuminated by the reflection of
the lights of the fair. Now and then the
sounds of fireworks could be heard dis
tinctly, while the great searchlight, play
ing over the city from the tower, cast its
beams over the building.
Some of those who had been in the
house when the excitement began came
out early in the evening. They said there
was no hope. General Dodge. who came
out at 7:45, said that the end was consid-
cred very near.
At $50. Webb c. Hayes. Wilson S. Bis
sell, and Frank McGraw entered the
grounds. and there were little groups on
the piazzas and everyone talked in the
lowest tones. Carlton Sprague came out
about this time and walked around the
corner to where he lives.
Il am going home.'' he said, they are
simply waiting for the end
Major Symonds, who had gone in with
Secretary Root, came out just behind Mr..
Sprague. He also said he was going
home.
The members of the family. it was
learned, had been taken up into the room
where the President was. He was uncon-
S.~in hon prYlv
allowed to stay a minute.
Governor Yates, of Illinois, arrived at
O'Clock. He said that all plans for
Illinois Day at the exposition had been
postponed.
The Rev. T. w. Wilson, of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church, of Tona-
wanda. who was minister of the church
in Canton that the President attended,
came out at o'clock. having spent a
short time there. He said the President
might live until midnight. He had been
unconscious, he said. except for a short
time after the oxygen had been first
used.
Mr. Chard. who came out later. said
that the only signs of partial conscious
ness were a few groans heard now and
then from the President. Abner McKin-
ley had been with him part of the time
he added
At 9:25 a carriage drove up in haste. It
contained Mrs. Hanna, wife of the Sem
ator and her son, Dan Hanna. AS they
were going in they met Mr.. Hamlin COM
ing out. He whispered something to
them and then he came toward the news
paper men
Gentlemen he said in a solemn voice
which trembled Mr.. Cortelyou wishes
me to announce to you that the President
is dying. He is too occupied to make that
official announcement himself"
There was hardly anyone in the crowd
who heard the words but was instructive
ly hushed by them. The news was spread
around until it got to the ropes where
the public were, and there the same still
ness fell.
AT $50 Attorney General Knox arrived.
Senator Depew followed him in another
carriage. Senator Depew came from the
house at s:i5 and said with deep feeling.
Il fear it is all over. He is still alive
but the oxygen no longer seems 10 have
any effect The end is very near. but
the physicians tell me that there is a
chance that ne may live many hours"
Secretary Root caE.e out at $50. He
said he was on his way to Mr.. Sawyer's
The President is still alive" he said,
that is all there is to tell
After these announcements it seemed to
the crowd to be only question of wait
ing for the exact time of the Presidents
death.
At 11:0S there come another brief state
ment from Mr.. Cortelyou indicating that
the end was at hand. Mr.. Cortelyou said
the Presidents eXtremities were cold and
that they were then watching for the last
sign of life
Thomas Scatherd and Colonel Brown
left the house at HOS. There was no
change Everyone is simply waiting for
the end" said Mr.. Scatherd. The
President is conscious at times. He may
go any minute or he may last an hour"
Governor Yates. of Illinois, came out
five minutes later.
DIR. McBurney. he said, has informed
us that the Pre- sident may live an hour |
Or two, but probably not any longer"
VIEWS OF LOCAL PHYSICIANS. |
They Say Attending Doctors Pursued |