Show wurms THE DEATH midst scenes of profound sorrow president passed away saturday at A M good all good bye it is god s way his will be done were last words spoken by the president in taking leave of those near and dear to him chanted words of nearer my god to thee and expressed wish to die shortly before he lost consciousness profound sorrow of official family president mckinley d ed at 2 15 sat arday morning ue had been un since p ills last conscious hour on earth was spent with the wife to whom he devoted a lifetime of care he died unattended by a mm ieter of the gospel but 1 s last words were a humble on to the will of god in whom he believed he was reconciled lo 10 the cruel fate to which an assassin s bullet had con damned him and faced death in the game spat of calmness wl ich has marked his long and honorable career the announcement of the death of the president was made by ebb haves who said it is all over the announcement of the news to those waiting below was postponed until the members of tl e family had withdrawn with the momentary elc bement in oldena upon the announcement of the end the entire scene became one of unmistakable sorrow and deep mourn ing As if nature lent its a d to the driving crowds a dense tog settled like a pall over the city the mil burn house became a tomb of silence the lights were d amed visitors were denied admittance and tl e mourning fam ly and tl e r intimate friends were speed ly left alone w th their dead before 6 clock it was clear to those at the president s bedside that he WAS dying and preparations were made for the last sad offices of farewell fai ewell from those who were neatest and dearest to him oxygen had been ad n n estered steadily but with little effect in keep ing back the approach of death 11 e president out of one period of unconsciousness only to relapse into another but in this per od when 1 s in nd was partially clear occurred a series of events of profoundly ng char acter rs with strained and tear stained faces members of tl e cab met were grouped in anxious ng they knew the end vas nedi and that the time had come when they must eee him for the last t me on earth one by one they ascended the sti r way there was ony a momentary stay of the cab net at th teresi old of the death chamber tl en they w tb drew tears streaming do the r faces and words of intense grief cl oking in their throats HIS WIFE SAYS GOOD BYE after they had left the s the rail ed h m to conic ous ness and the pres dent asked al nosi immediately that 1 is wife be brought to him the doctors fell back into tl e shadows of the room as mrs mck nley came through the doorway the strong face of the dy ng man was 1 gated up with a faint s nile as their hands were clasped aishe sat bes de h m and held 1 is hand despite her phys cal weakness she bore up bravely under the orceal LAST WORDS the pres dent jn his la t period of ausness wh eh ended about 7 40 chanted the tl e hymn near er my god to thee and his laet audi ble words as taken don n by dr mann at the bedside were goodbye all goodbye it is way his will be done then his mind began to wander and soon he completely lost consciousness Us life was prolonged pio longed for hours by the administration of oxygen and the president finally expressed a desire to be allowed to d e about 8 30 tl e administration of oxygen ceased and the pulse grew fa anter and fa anter was sinking gradually like a child into the eter nal slumber ly 10 clock the pulse could no longer be felt in his ties and they grew cold and at 2 15 the end wn eh held momentarily moment arly been expected for 1 ours came FIRST disquieting NEWS shock produced by turn for woree after days of in 1 ery pronounce 1 the first disquiet ng news concern ing the tl e pres dent s condit on was given out late thursday about noon of that day tl e president complained 0 great fat agne which was followed by a lower te and highfi pulse during tl e afternoon and ear evelti ng heart complications in creased and at 9 clock friday morn ing collapse came that brought the d she 1 sufferer near to death and gaye warning of approaching dis solution powerful heart stimulants were given but little effect fol lowing a week of steady improvement during wl ich time despondent nat on had cuine I 1 to faint hope faint hope to expectation expectation to confident assurance tl at the assassin a bullet would not prove fatal the dis patches of I 1 addy a ag announcing to the world that tl e president was near death ca ise I 1 a shook almost as great as that produced by the tragedy in hall the neild had gone to bed joyous in the bel ef that re covery was certain and a voke startled and amazed to find the pres dent hov eang on the brink the world was unprepared for the sorro voul news but cont aued to 1 ope against reason that tl e advancing day would bring imp brement hut it was oti se ordained and the greatest on to the stricken bat on is found in the press dent s last voids it is god s way ills will be done |