DEATH OF PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.

Lake County Press, Issue 980, 19 September 1901, Page 5

DEATH OF PRESIDENT M'KINLEY.

President M‘Kinley died shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday. For some hours the President was kept alive by oxygen, but the heart’s action gradually became weaker. He took an affectionate farewell of his wife, his last words to her being “ God’s will, not ours, be done.” His last words to those about him were “ Good-bye all; good-bye !” His passing was painless, and peaceful like sleep. An autopsy showed that death was directly due to gangrene from the bullet wound. The bullet was not discovered. The body has been embalmed and will be conveyed to "Washington to lie in state until the funeral at Canton, Ohio, on Thursday. Colonel Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency automatically. Upon reaching Buffalo he proceeded under escort to condole with Mrs McKinley, and was afterwards sworn in, announcing his intention to continue absolutely unbroken the McKinley Eolicy for the peace, prosperity and onor of his beloved country. The grief in America is universal, Ex-President Grover Cleveland is greatly shocked. He deplored that with their free institutions the faithful discharge of duty should be encompassed by the danger of assassination Mr W. J. Bryan, amidst tears, mentioned his personal esteem for Mr McKinley. Dr Parks asserts that Mr McKinley anticipated his death for forty-eight ■v hours. He frequently repeated the 7 Lord's Prayer. Ho clergyman attended Mr McKinley after he was shot. The doctors and nurses were untiring, and their devotion to the patient is recognised, but the discrepancy between the bulletins and the autopsv report occasions much comment. There is a suspicion that the bullet was poisoned, and twenty-four cultures were taken along the path of the bullet to ascertain why at every point it was gangrenous. The bulletins misled Colonel Roosevolt, who, expecting Mr McKinley would be fit for work in three weeks, went hunting and was unable to reach Buffalo until midday on Saturday. He does not intend to summon Congress. Ozolgosz will be tried immediately. Hp ia to be removed to Erie peniten-

ti irv. where his father will visit him and liop -s to persuade him to confess the names of his supposed confederates. Later. 'Hie Grand Jury found a true hill against Cz dgO'Z and lie will be tried next week. He refused to plead and was assigned two counsel.