The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17

Millburn House. Buffalo. n. Y, Sep
TENDER 13.-President Mckinley died
at 2:15 O'clock a. m. He had been I'M
conscious since 7:3O p. m. His last con-
scious hour was spent with the wife
to whom he devoted a life time Of care.
He died unattended by a minister Of the
Gospel, but his last words were an
humble submission to the will of God.
in Whom he believed. He was recon-
ciled to the cruel fate to which an as
sassin's bullet had condemned him, and
faced death in the same spirit of calm
ness and poise which has marked his
long and honorable career. His last
conscious words reduced to writing by
DR.. Mann, who stood at his bedside
when they We're uttered. were as fol-
lows:
Good bye. all good bye. It's Gods
way. His will be DONE"
His relatives and members of the Of
fetal family at the Milburn house, ex-
wall himself of the opportunity, and
some of his personal and political
friends took leave of him. The painful
ceremony was simple. His friends
came to the door of the sick room, took
a longing glance at him and turned
tearfully way He was practically
unconscious during this time, But the
powerful heart stimulants. including
oxygen, were employed to restore him
to consciousness for his final parting
with his wife. He asked for her and
she sat at his side and held his hand.
He consoled her and babe her good
bye. She went through the heart try
ing scene with the same bravery Ind
fortitude with which she has borne the
grief of the tragedy which has ended
his life.
The immediate cause of the preSi-
dents death is undetermined. His
physicians disagree IND it will possibly
require an autopsy to give the exact
cause.
The presidents remains will be taken
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funeral. Vice President Roosevelt, who
now succeeds to the presidency, may
axe the oath of office wherever he hap
pens to lear the news. The cabinet
of our will resign in a body and
President Roosevelt will have an OPP
portunity of forming a new cabinet if
he so desires.
Thousands of people surrounded the
Jail when his death was heard, and the
artira nolioa foroo Of tho oifv on6 two
regiments of militia were utilized to
insure Czolgosz's protection.
WHAT CAUSED HIS DEATH?
Milburn House, Buffalo. September
13.-It is almost certain hat an autop-
sy on the presidents body will be held
to determine the exact cause of death.
This is the wish of all the surgeons
and physicians who were in attend
ance. The peculiar action of the pres
ident's heart was more or less a puzzle
to them all and DR.. McBurney ex-
presses the opinion that to the interest
of science as we'll as to the interest OF
the government and the world it was
desirable that the exact cause OF death
be determined. The presidents heart
gave trouble from the beginning, but
its cratic action was at first thought
to be due to the shock of the wound.
but when the wound had begun to pro-
gress favorably the heart gave more
trOugle n more anxiety tnan ever.
Its action became feeble n gave out
altogether.
The presidents death was due to
heart exhaustion, but some of the
physicians do not believe there was or
ganic heart trouble. The theory Of at
least one of the physicians is hat the
original shock of the first bullet over
the heart had much to do with the
trouble hat caused death.
Bulletin-Milburn House, September I
14.-Secretary Cortelyou made the an
nouncement that the president died at
2:15 a. m. I,
The members of the family with the
exception of the bereaved wife were at
the death bed. Mrs. Mckinley was in
an adjoining room. DR.. Rixey was the |
only physician present. /
2:30 a. m. The announcement OF the
death to the members of the cabinet
was made by Webb Hayes, who said:
1T is all over" |
Mrs. Mckinley last saw her husband
between IL and IL o'clock. At that time
h sat by the bedside holding his hand.
The members of the cabinet were adj
mitted to the sick room singly at that
time.
The actual death probably occurred
about 2 o'clock, it being understood