The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-15
DEATH DUE TO CANCRENE.
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course laid aside, it not being deemed
safe to intrude upon her great sorrow in
her feeble condition, and no attempt
could be made to answer those to Secre-
tary Cortelyou, so fast as they came
Gov. Yates, of Illinois, together with
the. members of the Illinois exposition
commission, called to pay their respects
and express their sympathy. Gov. Yates
announced that Illinois day at the expo
sition had been Indefinitely postponed
Col. Russell B. Harrison also called to
express sympathy.
AUTOPSY COMMENCED
DR.. Munson reached the house at l1:45
and the autopsy then proceeded. 1t was
performed by DR.. Gaylord and DR.. Mar
Finger, of the New York state laboratory,
connected with the University of Buffalo,
in the presence of the entire staff of
consulting physicians and District Attor-
ney Penney in his official capacity. Stem
ogra pher Story, of the district attorneys
Office, took the notes as they were die
tated.
Carlos Zellerier, Jesus M Muncfe and
]. D. F4eury, Mexican commissioners to
the Pan-American exposition, called to
express their sympathy and that of the
government they represent. Representa-
lives OL StN6Idl OOQl11 AHSIiCdA COuA-
tries also called and left their cards and
to express their regret at the death of the
president and the loss sustained by the
people of the United States.
The quintette which will sing at to-
morrow's service is composed of Miss
Clara Barnes Holmes, Miss Kate Tyrell,
George c. Sweet, Raymond Q. Reister
and ]. P Williamson. They will sing
Lead Kindly Light which was always
God to Thee" words from which the
president murmured as he lay dying last
night The Rev. Charles E. Lock, of the
Delaware Avenue M. E. church, will Off
ciate.
After the physicians had finished their
autopsy on the body of the president it
was prepared for burial. The face was
shaved and the body embalmed. The
features were pale and the face some
what thin, showing evidences of the last
struggle
GUARDED BY SOLDIERS.
1t was decided not to lay out the body
of the president tonight, and 1t remained
throughout the night in the upper cham
Der where death had occurred. A detail
of non-commissioned officers from the
marine hospital corps was assigned to re-
main with the corpse through the night,
and the watchers were divided so that
two men were always on duty. Not I'M
til tomorrow morning will the body be
committed to the casket. Up to this time
no one outside of those engaged in the
autopsy and the care of the body have
looked upon the face of the dead chief
tain, even the nurses and relatives being
asked to wait until the casket was
brought down to the drawing room to-
morrow morning. At that time the rel
atives and those who have been nearest
the president including Senator Hanna
and Judge Day, will see his face for the
first time in DEATH and later the funeral
services will be held and the body will
be borne to the Buffalo city hall to lie
in state.
The stir which has centered about the
Milburn house was greatly abated to-
night and the house was silent, with only
here and there a light showing in the
windows. There were a few callers
through the evening, Senator Hanna be-
ing among them, but these left early and
the house was practically closed at an
early hour. Mrs. Mckinley was induced
to retire about s o'clock. Those about
her were surprised at the strength she
had shown to Withstand the trials of the
day. She went to sleep soon after retir-
ing, and no apprehension was expressed
that any prostration would ensue at this
time.
NEWS TOLD BY MRS. BARBER.
1t was definitely learned today that it
was Mrs Barber, Mrs. McKinley's sis
ter, who broke the news of her great
loss to the stricken wife. She went from
the bedside of the dead president to the
wife whose condition was such that it
seemed best to remove herefrom the sick
room before the end.
Mrs. Mckinley Is occupying a large
south room in the Milburn house over
looking Delaware avenue and Penney
streets. Through the drawn shades the
early morning light was breaking when
Mrs. Barber told her that the sleep into
which the president had passed would
know no awakening Mrs. Mckinley,
whose extreme delicacy was for many
years the presidents chief sorrow, re-
ceiyed the news with unexpected calm