Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-09-18

MllDurn House, Bu0alO, sept. H.
President Mckinley died at 2:l5
O'Clock a. m. He had been uncon-
scious since 7:50 p. m. His last con-
scious hour on earth was spent with
the one to whom he had devoted a
lifetime OF care. He died unattended
by a minister Of the gospel, but his
last words were a humble submission
to the will OF God, in whom he be-
lieved. He was reconciled to the cruel
fate to which an assassin's bullet had
condemned him and faced death In
the same spirit OF calmness and poise
which has marked his long and hon
orable career.
His last conscious words, reduced
to writing by DIR. Mann, who stood
at his bedside when they were ut
tered, were:
"Good-by, all, goodbye, it is Gods
will, His will be DONE"
WITH BOWED HEAD.
When the news was impaired to
those down stairs great sigh OF
anguish went up from the strong
men there assembled. The members
Of the cabinet, senator's and close
friends remained but few minutes.
Then. with mournful tread and
bowed heads, they came out into the
darkness and went away. There
was not one among them with dry
eyes, and some moaned In agony OF
grief.
The military guard vas augmented
Immediately upon the announcement.
Waiting crowds drew away rapidly,
giving expression In unmistakable
terms to the great sorrow they felt.
Within brief space OF time the news
paper men. the policemen, the sentries
Of the guards. and those whose duties
kept them abroad. were the only per-
SONS In evidence In the immediate VI
cinity.
The president In his last period OF
consciousness, which ended about
TAO, chanted the words Of the hymn:
"Nearer My God to Thee"
His life was prolonged for hours by
the administration of oxygen and the
president finally expressed desire to
be allowed to die. About $50 the
administration OF oxygen ceased and
the pulse grew fainter and fainter.
He was sinking like child. into the
eternal slumber. By 0 o'clock the
pulse could not longer be felt in bis
extremis and they grew cold.
WAITING FOR THE END.
Below stairs the grief-strickeng gath
ering waited quietly for the end. All
the evening those who had hastened
here as fast as steam and steel could
carry them continued to arrive.
They drove up In carriages at gal
lOp or were whisked up In autOmo-
biles, all intent upon getting here be-
fore death came. One of the last to
arrive was Attorney General Knox,
who reached the house at $3.50 o clock.
He was permitted to go up stairs to
look for the last time upon the face
of his chief.
THE SAME sTORy-DYING.
At 9:37 O'Clock Secretary Cortelyo ou,
who had been much OF the time with
his dying chief, sent out formal noti-
fication that the president W an dying
But the president fingered on, his
pulse becoming fainter. There was
no need for official bulletins after
this. Those who left the house at
intervals told the same story-tbat
the president was dying and that the
end might come at any time. His
tremendous vitality was the only re-
naming factor In the result and this
gave hope only ofbrief postponemen'
Of the end. DR.. Mlnter thought he
might last until 2 o clock q. IN. Dr.
Mann said ut | o'clock that the presi
dent was still alive and probably
would live un hour. Thus minute,
heightened Into hours and mldnIgh,
came with the president still battling
against death. At the midnight hour
the Milburn residence was the center
of "a scene ms animated IA though I,
were midday. although calm husf