Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-09-19
president SUCCUMBS
TO MURDERER'S BULLET
After a Day of Alternate Relapses
and Rallies, rlckinley Passes
Quietly Away
He BEGAN TO SINK FRIDAY MORNING
For Hours He lowered Brink of Death Then Took
Apparent Raly-l-ater Another Turn for the
Ensued-Eeroic Efforts CT
Doctors unasaing.

mourning family and their intimate
friends We're left alone With their dis
tnsuished dead.
The Closing Scene.
Before I O'clock 1t was clear In those
a the Presidents bedside that he was
lying and preparations We're made for
.hs last sad offices OF farewell from
liiose VINO We're nearest and dearest Ia
nun. oxygen had been administered
steadily. but with little effect. In keen
ing back the approach of death. The
iteslaent came out of one period of UNI
co'lseieeshess only to relapse into am
other. But in this period. when his
mind was partially clear, occurred n
series of events of profoundly touch
ing character. Down stairs. with
STRAINED and tear stained faces. mem
peHs or the cabinet We're grouped In
anxious waiting. They knew the end
vas near, and that the time had come
Mlieh 'heE must see him for the last
tl!ne on earth This was about
o'clock. One by one they assembled the
,airway-secretary Root. Secretary
Hitchcock and Attorney General Knox.
secretary Wilson also was there bnt
he held back not wishing to see the
president Ia his last agony There was
eniy mommentary stay of the cabinet
~ ~ liiiesHo!u p1 the death
,5 't''i ihsh they Withdrew, the
tears streaming down their faces and
the words of intense grief choking ia
ehs'. 9a.oa}s
After they lefs the sick room the
physicians rallied him TO conscious
ness and the president asked almost
4 l'lnaealately that his Wife be brough.
:, ii,lii' ne DOCTORS fell back into the
shaioWS OF the room as Mrs. Mctia-
( icy came through the 1lDprMay yrl,.,
| ldss OF the dying president lighted up
N.tA u RANT smile as their hands We're
speo. she sat beside him and held
.lls halia. Despite her physical weak
sess she pore UP braNel% under the or
ueai'
Ills Last Words
The president in the last period al
/ consciousness. which ended about : 40
1 p. M chanted the words Of the hymn.
1 Nearer. Ky God. To Thee" and his
4 !aSt audible, conscious words, as taken
\ aoWil hN DE- Mann ut III" bedside We're.
4 Goodhy, all: goodbY. 1t is Gods
"mS. iils WIFI be done.
men ms mind beSal 10 wander and
! soon he completely lost consciousness
i iiis !lle WAS prolonged for hours by tho
T aI'iilAls'fauon OF oxygen. and the pres
iiSh' lihaily expressed desire to he
i .'itostu W ele ABOUT S.3o the admin
4 isetd,ioii OF oxygen ceased and the pu.Sr
< SteW lalnter ana fainter. He WAS sink
Ing gradually like a child Into TIM
eternal slumber. By 10 O'Clock the mise
oud no longer be, felt in the ,xtren,-
tiles. and they grew cold
lfS'oW stairs the glief-stricken gather
NE waited SADLY for the end.
49,, ~ '''as f'l2se "h" hai FASTENED
here as fast as steam and steel coul
eafry them continued To- arrive They
drove up In carriages at :; galoo OF wtre
whiskod up IN automobiles. all intent nm
y on getting here before death came. one
81 the last To arrive was Attorney Cen
100, ,s''oA. WIG ,saH,9Sa t'ie house at
-, ~ ie'iht.'e" " 80 up stairs 10
~ Wy i's' ',.iie UPON 'he lace OF
~ NO. M w mouse at this
~ Wy 'e1 Sc. it',e'eoeh. wilson
- ~ 'tt '''iihs' fiinha ana Bur
'HNte A"N' N"'ohe, ilcrrieA Nd
~ ,ieisi'.'ss, 'he r,esilrh' brother,
an" iiiS Mtte' ~, aiiu MIS-. Faer, tue pres
's'''i' iieces. MIS- lt;lroef anu Mrs Dun
ra''' 'ie preSld'hl : sisters. Miss Mary
i'ii,hef MISS McM sllinnls, Mrs. Mckin-
=! cousin, lhe ihNs'ciahs, including ipr.
Nci'ufheN ~Ep arrived after o'clock.
iona ". MllbNrn, .ioAn ~ Scatcherd. liar
sry itahlilN, all OF TINS city, Secretary Cor
leiNou ana number "f others. RoN. g..
ID Wilson. Methodist minister Of Tona-
4 WANDA. y. ", who was the presidents
4 past for three wears NJ Canton, called at
the residence To inquire whether his scrv-
lees We're hsed.-l, but did not enter the