Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-19
His Last Words Were:
"Good-bye. 1t Is Gods
Will. His Will be
Done"
Before Passing Into Unconscious
ness He Chanted the Words of
the Hymn, "Nearer, My
God to Thee"
The Wound Inflicted by Czoigosz, the
Anarchist Assassin, Proved Fatal
After Little More Than
Week After the Shot
Was Fired.

BuHalo, y. y, Sept. 14-PreSldent
Mckinley died at 2:15 this morning.
lie had been unconscious since 7:50 p.
IN. His last conscious hour on earth
was spent with his wife, to whom he
devoted a lifetime of care. He died
unattended by a minister of the gos-
pei, but his last words were an hum
bile submission to the will of the God
in whom he believed. He was recon
ciled to the cruel fate to which an
-assassin's bullet condemned him and
faced death in the same spirit of
-calmness which has marked his long
and honorable career. His last con-
-scious words, reduced to writing by
DR.. Mann, who stood at his bedside
when they were uttered, were:
Good bye. All good bye. 1t is
Gods will. His will be done"
His relatives and the members of
his official family were at the Milburn
house, except Secretary Wilson, who
did not avail himself of the opportun-
ity, and some of his personal political
friends took leave of him. This
painful ceremony was simple. His
friends came to the door of the sick
room, took a long glance at him and
turned tearfully away. He was prac-
tically unconscious during this time
But powerful heart stimulants, in
.cluding oxygen, were employed to re-
store 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 consoed her and
bade her goodbye. She went through
the trying scene with the same brav-
cry with which she has borne the
grief of the tragedy which ended his
life.
Mrs. Mckinley last saw her hus-
band between II and -. At that
time she sat by the bedside holding
his hand. The members of the cabi-
net were admitted to the sick room
ssingly at that time.
The immediate cause of the presi-
dents death is undecided. 1t will pos
sibly require an autopsy to fix the
exact cause. The presidents re-
mains will be taken to Washington.
From authoritative officials the fol-
lowing details of the final scenes in
and about the death chamber were
.Secured:
The president continued in an un-
conscious state since $50 p. IN. DR..
RiXey remained with him at all times.
and until death came. The other
doctors were in the room at times,
and then repaired to the front room,
where their consultations had been
held.
About O'Clock DIR. Rixey noted the
unmistakeable signs of dissolution.
and the immediate members of the
family were summoned to the bed
NrG oh inln Il
it was deemed desirable not to awak-
en- her for the last moments of an
guish.
Silently the members of the family
stole into the room. They stood
about the foot and sides of the bed
where the great mans life was ebb-
ing away.
In an adjoining room sat the ply
sicians. 1t was now 2:05 o'clock and
the minutes We're slipping away. Only
the sobs of those in the circle about
the presidents bedside broke the s-
lence. Five minutes passed, then six,
seven. eight.
Now DR.. Rixey bent forward, and
then one of his hands was raised as if
in warning. 1ne fluttering heart was
just going to rest. A moment more
and DR.. RiXey Strengthened up and
with choking voice said: "The presi-
dent is dead"
Secretary Cortelyou was the first
to turn from the stricken circle. He
stepped from the chamber to the out
er hall, and then down the stairway
to the large room where the members
of the cabinet, senators and distin-
gushed officials were assembled. As
his white face appeared at the door
way hush fell upon the assemblage
Gentlemen. the president has
passed away" he said.
For moment not a word came in
reply. Even though the end had
been expected, the actual announces
ment that William Mckinley was dead
fairly stunned the men who had been
his closest confidants and advisers
Then groan of anguish went ur
from the assembled officials They
cried like children. They turned
from the room and came from the
house with streaming eyes.
Before o'clock it was clear tc
those at the presidents bedside thai
he was dying and preparations were
made for the last sad offices of fare
we'll from those nearest and dearest
to him. Oxygen had been admin
istered steadily, but with little effec'
in keeping back the approach o
death. The president came out o
one period of Inconsistencies only
to relapse into another. But in this
period, when his mind was PARTIAL,
clear, occurred a series of events o
profoundly touching character.
DVHn stairs, with strained and tear