The sun., 1901-09-14
GLOOM IN WASHINGTON CITY.
LIKE LINCOLN. NKINLEY HAD
THE PEOPLES AFFECTION
Ne Man In Pubic life Has Been More Pop
ulsr ThAn President Nctiinle, In tho
National Capital Around
the bulletin boards A Day Of
sadness at the white HOME

tne tnnrUn boarh a Pay Of
sadness at the white Hous
wAsHISoTos. Sept is.-To t.ll how tie
news 81 the Presidents approaching death
wa received In the National capital would
be Ia repeat the de~patchss that viii come
ovor the telegraph wire~ tonight from other
American cities But while Nashingtou dii
not demon-trnt. its -orrow IN q manner d'
ferent from every big town through out u-
country. the pepple hero will feel the pr,~i-
dents lpss a. IN the nature Of n per-oua'
hfliction. Washington and canton stand
apart from their sister cities ~ this re-po-'
No man In public lif~ who cam" here through
the fortune Of politics has ever been more
popular than President Mckinley
Like Grant. he war known tO tho ci'lyars
Of tho capital ~ one of them Hts va,-
were democratic. IA. I,aseed among trou
unostcutatiously and was Alwavs ready '..
return sHlutcs from these he met ul f.s
strcats or 10 stop and shake hands s.'l
any stranger whY might d'~irn hat p-'..-
lcgc Here. wh.r" two President I.I
he"u shot down by a-saFsIu-. DO" had .n
thought - harm Like Lincoln. he Na4
the ar,.'tIon - Washingt .uL,u. = t.
degre,-- 81 society In women psrf...-
larlv hi= devotion 90 MrS Mckinley o..
ci,,si the ke"nc-f admiration AHH
anything ~ no.si,d tu make D."tr.f ',
great lHvn ali o-team IN Which b.. '..
held IN the CITY 81 hi- urr.iaI ra. iH,..r .
may b" found in the sNtd"r' iari ''l' among
tho large southern p.pulttuu OF Va
inRton no man I-sscss'd g'"st". i-... d
regard
In.r" were ~ around '.. ....
paper bulletin board- iu Washes 300
night that are 80 ue found .u p..u-I..-
mumontpu- public Interest P.. nH..
th-s" gatherings ''.rr Vn- .f.E
indicate thai grsp' National .rau..
personal 20 M" people vf f4, tafH.u. r .-
Imminent. uu..-. o. vS- 'n' uru-.iH. u.
PORTIONS - tia --.. o cd .-..u....,'. 81.
,.r'iur night crowds p"rn hsv" to..u 1.
great ~ th"-e tn. thr'r pr.nr,r.eI 90 .
newspaper oNlo-- ar on prng-y'vau.,
avenue. tho widest thnruugrfar" iu 'o0
Masses e people cpugrcg.'"d no 'r.u' '
tue-" ard ir'"rfercl v,tH 'r.".r. .f-'.....r
from ona SIDE Of the broad a."uu.' g. '.'
other and into open space t.rpni W..
the news that there was mo- hop" came 'h"
people slowly Dispersed and won't hHw.
ward SILENTLY and sadly IN mos. usrtrr.'
At tho White House one nc.i nv lave
isf'A IfNll 'Nih' t.fllf th'oa '.i'aAt.'f WV
iinieuiinE There Wa about 20 'u" tense
feeling that prevails among the wa'ch'-~
outside "A sick chamber when the death
- the patient IL approaching t'"rr-
hrdv moved about on tptne and spoh"
iu suhdued tones In the corridor outsi""
~. executive oriN's crowd - mtror
public officials. army ofio~rs and news
paper men waited for wofG from the sick
room a. Buffalo
Capt. RE Montgomery OF the Army sigma
CORPS. who has charge - the White HOUSE
Telegraph department, lad secured vii"
last night leading direct 20 the Milhurh
hou-. and had held 1t all day Twenty
years ago Capt Montgomery manned the
white Hou-. end Of the wire that had ts
OF her end In the cottage at Elheron where
Garfield died All the white House force
was on duty: Col. Crook. IN" disbursirg
officer, who had be.-n liucoln's orderly,
Major Pr,iden, who was assist ant secretary
TO Garfield Warren Young. who made the
first announcement al flhcrnn that
Garfield was dead. Thomas Pcnllc. vet
Gran usher, who opened the door - the
White HOUSE for Lincoln as he psssed 'n
his death and who sang little Tad LINCOLN
20 sleep on that terrible Good Friday night
Arthur summons. N"n"iah' "oI'r'l ""'
who had bnen messenger and dporkc"p"r
I" Lincoln ana NhAi'"S la'eH'"I' I'e'S SONS
doorkrcIer for many Presidents, wi"
"N"d ms e'"Naloh ,n oaI''"i'cS !" Wv
regular army 20 Mir Mckinley.
NAshiNot"N' ~P. Ia IN" my "e"
OF 'h' 'hAhse 'o' t'e
IN" ir's'u'htS '"IH''"n vas
tanned ~ telegram from w = ''',N
." ~,
Montgomery, Of the Army StgrdI '"'i..
" ho has charge of the Whito ll"us" I'D"
graph dcpAriment Mr. Cpr'elyou's de-.
',s,cb wa, ss follow.
..,,.,,,. 90,
hVffA'o' -
III" President i 'flt"nIN ' N''.'
the Cabinet, His condition Ia- grown
,,,,., ,,,,-,,s ,h. ri,b, md no i- ..y.r,.,. ..
S,.'ie -
"'aN WIZ N'"P ''' az
Ihls messing" VAS '"''ph1n 81 'r'm 'h'
white House 10 Col Montgomery who Ms
N, hi. homo He hurri,I 20 'l., N d. t.
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i''"'' ~" a..
town 'a'lnrt o'lc"rs
Pnt Secretary Gage. wh" N"-' D. '."..