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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1901
Page
5
In Montana cities crowds gathered at bulletin boards as telegrams reported the president beyond hope of recovery. Milburn House in Buffalo notes Drullard and Koch arriving at 2:28 a.m. to take charge of the body.
Dr. Stockton and other physicians report the president is holding his own with fluctuating mood and gradual improvement. Saline injections and digitalis are adjusted as doctors monitor heart function, nourishment, and risk of collapse amid ongoing consultations and expected specialists tonight.
Milburn House Buffalo reports at 7:53 p m the president revived under stimulant effects at 7:50 p m and then called for his wife Mrs McKinley who is presently with him in attendance.
In Buffalo on September 13 a report stated a patient at the Milbourn house was near death, with a physician remark that the end would come within twenty minutes.
Milburn House Buffalo reports at 8 50 p m that President McKinley is in extremes after Secretary Cortelyou and Mrs. McKinley visited the house for some time. An earlier note at 7 53 p m confirms the tense situation.
A 9 29 p m report from Milburn House Buffalo states the president is being kept alive with great difficulty by oxygen and the case is described as most desperate.
Report from Milburn House in Buffalo on September 1 describes the president's decline with consciousness fading and his extremities cool, noting his most lucid moments included comforting Mrs. McKinley as night approaches.
Milburn Houvre Buffalo reports secretary Cortelyou cannot leave the house as the president nears death, with a message dispatched to newspapers stating the situation.
Attorney General Knox and Chauncey M Depew were admitted to Milburn House in Buffalo on September 13 as local officials noted the event.
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Smith's departure for Buffalo and Dr. Minter in Buffalo notes the president is slowly dying. The body grows cold and the end may come at any time though he could stay awake until 2 o'clock in the morning.
In Milburn House Buffalo on September first prominent officials including Secretary Root and Senator Depew were seen leaving the building as the public event wound down signaling the nearing end of proceedings.
The oxygen administration had been stopped for some time at Milburn House in Buffalo on September 13. The president, before losing consciousness, whispered a tender farewell to his wife and murmured the hymn Nearer My God to Thee, likely his last words.
At Milburn House Buffalo the last period of consciousness was spent with Mrs. McKinley at the bedside of her dying husband. She bore her affliction with superb fortitude.
At Milburn House in Buffalo on September 14 at 10 15 p m crowds on Delaware avenue grow larger as police and military sentries are posted nearby.
At 10:40 Dr. Mann reported the president was still alive and might linger for another hour as Milburn House in Buffalo remained the center of medical attention.
The president spoke his final words to his wife, saying "God's will, not ours, be done," a calm testament amid the crisis. The remark underscored a sense of duty and resignation as the nation faced a pivotal moment.
At Milburn House in Buffalo on September 13 at 10:50 p m the previously dark rooms in the rear are suddenly brilliantly illuminated. Activity is high in the affected section where the sick chamber is located.
In Buffalo on September 13 at 10:55 relatives and distinguished visitors remain gathered in the drawing room awaiting the announcement of the end.
At 10:59 p.m. the president remained under care with physicians and nurses nearby. His extremities were cold and he had been unconscious for more than two hours, according to the latest bulletins.
A messenger from Milburn House Buffalo reports the president’s vitality is marvelous yet his condition remains unchanged. Death may come in a minute or not for an hour or two depending on the latest bedside update.
At 11:07 p.m. Dr. McBurney said the president might live only a few more hours. Breathing is difficult, and circulation has ceased in his extremities, which are very cold.
In Buffalo at 'tilburn House on September 13 Dr Mann announces the president is pulseless and dying. The condition is described as dire and may worsen within the hour.
A Milburn House colored attendant in Buffalo announced at 11:45 that the president was still alive.
Milburn House Buffalo reports Dr Janeway of New York a heart specialist was admitted there on September 14.
Milburn Flouse in Buffalo is the focus as Coroner Wilson arrives at the residence around 12:20 a.m. amid emerging, startling reports. Authorities inspect the scene and prepare statements as investigations continue.
From Milburn House in Buffalo Sept M4 Frank and Secretary Cortelyou announced the president remains alive and his condition is practically unchanged from an hour earlier.
Milburn House Buffalo September 14 Secretary Long arrives at 12 06 to find the president alive but unconscious. observers note his condition and ongoing medical efforts at the residence.
Shortly after midnight crowds in Buffalo surged toward the police station where Crol- 6982 is confined, chasing a rumor of the president’s death. Police reserves quickly repelled the mob. about 20 officers kept order without serious resistance.
An attendant reported at 1 50 a m that the president's pulse had shown practically no activity for four hours with only a slight heartbeat as doctors continued to act.
At Milburn House in Buffalo the president died at 2 15 a m after physicians remained with him in respect. Mrs McKinley has retired to her room. The marker indicates the end of the stay as Sept 14.
The family gathered around Mrs McKinley as she died at 2 24 am with Dr Rixey present while she slept in an adjoining room The official notice from Buffalo dated Sept 14 states the president died at 2 15 am and is signed George B Cortelyou including Washington and Executive Mansion references
Milburn House Buffalo September 14 Webb Hayes announced the president was dead Mrs McKinley last saw him between 11 and 12 oclock Cabinet members were admitted to the sick room one at a time The actual death likely occurred about 2 oclock Dr Rixey delayed the announcement to confirm the count The waiting press were notified through Secretary Cortelyou The scene on the streets was one of deep sorrow among cabinet members senators and close friends who emerged in mourning tormented by grief
Among the witnesses at Milburn House Buffalo at the time of the president's death were Secretary Cortelyou Dr Rixey Mrs Barber and Miss Barber and Miss Duncan with other aides present.
A moment of excitement turned to deep sorrow as a fog settled over the city. The Milburn house stood as a tomb of silence with lights dimmed and visitors denied entry while the mourning family and close friends laid a loved one to rest.
News of the president's death triggers immediate augmentation of the military guard. Crowds disperse quickly as journalists, police, sentries, and off duty personnel remain as the sole figures near the scene, expressing shared sorrow.
Within half an hour of the death a private in the United States hospital corps was detailed for duty and positioned himself by the body of the dead president.
In Buffalo Milburn House on September 14 observers discussed the hour of death with remarks likening it to providence in this brief death notice from the local page.
A cabinet member visiting the front described a cabinet meeting likely tomorrow to decide actions as circumstances require. He said the body would be taken to Washington for lying in state at the Capitol, then to Canton for final interment.
The bulletin reports improving but grave condition as President McKinley remains in a seriously weakened state after the shooting. Doctors note heart strain likely from the wound while Secretary Cortelyou and Sen Hanna express cautious optimism and others visit Milburn House in Canton.
A false death bulletin for President McKinley was flashed from the White House by Chief Operator Montgomery before 6:30. The Buffalo end operator received a batch of messages and started sending three notices before the error was recalled and canceled.
Surgeons agree an autopsy on the president’s body is almost certain to determine the exact cause of death. The attending physicians are puzzled by the heart’s peculiar action and Dr McBurney says the move serves science and public interest.
Government and the world await a clearer cause of death as physicians differ on whether the initial chest wound caused heart failure. The president’s heart showed distress after the wound and later failed, with some doctors attributing the death to the wound’s impact on the heart.
Washington Sept 15 Messers Botkin and Bynum members of the commission to revise and codify the criminal and penal laws have drafted a bill to submit to congress making assault on the president a felony punishable by death when the aim is to obstruct government operations. Federal jurisdiction would be invoked by this provision.
Special dispatch from Fort Benton reports Henry Hagen a carpenter and socialist denying remarks claiming pleasure at the president’s assassination. Mayor Crane and others demanded an explanation. court adjourned and public offices raised flags. Crepe and mourning followed as news spread.
Crowds gathered in Billings to watch bulletins on the president's condition. A Helena telegram announcing McKinley's death caused widespread half mast flags and later indignation when the hoax was revealed.
Ex President Grover Cleveland, upon hearing of President McKinley's serious sinking spell, comments This is very sorrowful news. He is asked if he would say more but remains reticent at this time.
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