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Show z. i nr inn 11 i i irnr n trwwm r rr rrr i fc rrasaezs&rxsiwff f. f?gwE i 1 NATION MOURNS DEATH I 1 OF PRESIDENT M'KSNLEY m .... . i asiaa-nam i aasw ir-iiT M-nmr aery, jl rl , imai i 11 1 1 'Ml Midst Scenes of Profound Sorrow, Surrounded Sur-rounded by Family and Friends, Chief Magistrate Passed Away Saturday at 2:15 A. M. "Good-bye All, Good bye. It is God'i 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 Washington Overcome by Unexpected Grief-Excited Throngs at Buffalo Move on Jail Containing Assassin with Threats of Vengeance but are Dispersed Threats of Uprising Against Chicago Anarchists. be allowed to die. About 8:30 tbe administration of oivgen ceaaed and the pulae grew fainter and fainter. He waa ainking gradually, like a child, into the eternal eter-nal alumber. Hy 10 o'clock the pulae could no longer be felt In hia extremities, extremi-ties, and they grew cold and at 2:15 ! the end. which bad momenlarly been ( expected for houra, came. Treaaienl McKinley died at !:15 Saturday Sat-urday morning. He had been unconscious un-conscious aince ?:0 p. m. Ilia last conscious hour on earth was apent with the wife to whom he devoted a lifetime of care He died unattended by a min-iater min-iater of the gospel, but bia last worda sscre a humble submission to the will of tiod, in whom he believed. He was reconciled to the cruel fate to which an assaasin'a bullet had condemned con-demned him. and faced death in the aame spirit of calmuesa which baa marked hia long and honorable career The announcement of tbe death of the president waa made by Webb Haves, who said: "It is all over." The annoumemeut of the news to th waiting below waa postponed until the meniler of the family had withdraw n. With the inoiueutary eicitement incident in-cident upon the announcement of the end. the ent'na. scene became, ona of uumistakable sorrow and deep mourning mourn-ing As if nature lent iu aid lo the driving crowds, a dense foif avlt'ed. line a pall over the city The Mil-1 burn bouse became a tomb of silence. The lights were dimmed, visitors v.ere denied admittance, and the, mourning family and their intimate friends were speedily 'eft 'one with: their flrad. I Hefore t o'clock it was clear lo those j at the 1'resi letlt's W-.'side that he was dying, and preperalioDs were made for the last sad oftices of farewell from those who were nearest and deareal to hiin. 'yK'en had been administered ateadily. but with little effect in keeping keep-ing back ti e approach of death. The president came out of one period of nnconsiiouaneaa only to ra lapse Into another. . tui chim; e ents. But in this period, when hia mind waa partially clear, occurred a aeriea of evenu of profoundly touching character. char-acter. Isjwnstairs. with strained and tear-ataiued faeea. membera of tha cabinet cab-inet were grouped in anxioua walling. They knew the end waa near, and that the time had coma when they must see him for tha laat lime on earlh One by one they ascended the alair-way. alair-way. There waa on'y a momentary atay of tha cabinet at the threauold of the death chamber. Then they withdrew. with-drew. Uaraatreaming down their facaa and worda of intenae grief choking in their throata. I IS WIFE SAYS ;xn-BYE. After they had left lha aiekroom the physicians rallied him to conacloua-neaa. conacloua-neaa. and the prcaident aaked almoet Immediately that hia wife ba brought to nim Tha doc tor a fell back into Ihe shadow a of the room a. Mr. Mckinley came through the doorway. Tha atroog face of the dying man waa lighted up with a faint ami'.aaa their bands were clasped -he aat beside him and held bis hand. De.pit. her physical weakness she bore up bravely nnder the oroeal. PRESIDENT'S LAST WORDS. The president, in hia last period of eonsciousneaa. which ended about 7 40. chanted tbe woadaof the hymn "' .r My Cod. to Thee," and bia laat audible audi-ble worda. aa taken del by Dr. Mann, at lb. bed.ide. were: liood-bya, a l. good-bye. It ia liod a way. Ilia will be done." Then hia mind began to wander aad aooa ha completely I oat eonaclouanaaa. Hia Ufa waa prolonged for boura by tha admlnialration of oxygen, sad tba president finally eipreasel deeira to |