HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 214, 16 September 1901, Page 3

HOW THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.

WALL-STREET HBMORALISED. PROTECTING THE ASBABBIN. Received 15. 9.30 a.ro. Buffat.o, Bep f ember 14, President MbKinley died shortly before 2 o'clock th's morning. WABHINGTOW, September 14. •Jrowds in the awaited tidings of the sufferer. They were orderly in their behaviour, but laboured under a subducd excitement. The sudden changes from hope to despair came as an awful shock to the nation. Wall-street was demoralised, stocks fluctuating and closirg with a considerable fall. King Edward early expressed his deep grief. The authorities, fearine the lvncho-s would attack Czo'gosz, the gaol police gmrd was'augmented, wh'le two regiments are in readiness at the armouries. . THE OLOSING SCENES. MR. TOUOHIKO FAREWELLS. Receive* 15, 4.34 p.m. Washington, September 14; Tho nurses during the forenoon were adjusting the pillows and arranging f r r the exclusion of the lijbt at the window, when Mr. McKin'ey murmured : " No, I want tn sse the They aro so beautiful." A saline injection and very light clieitaKs was the only treatment given. The physicians reserved the use of oxygen, anticipating the chief crisis w«nld he in the eyeni-'g The heart began f n f -il at 5 o'clock, the patient responding f«>Wy to the effects of the nxvgen, ard hec«me unresjvmfice at fi 30, and 10 minute later wa," nnconfci'w. An hour passed, and he then revived under the efl'ect of stimulation. Tie inqn'r^dhi"! wife during ft short lucid interval, and com forted he*. • There w-s a rerewd crisis towards 9 o'clock, and he was k°n v alive by oxygen with the greatest difficulty. At 9.25 he berame unconscious and pulseless, and the extremities of the body grew ro'd. An injec'nn of nourishment, had bfen resorted f o b--canee of small ulcere in the stomach, *wbil<* inflammation of the rec l um appeared on Wednesday night, increasing .on Th'irsd'iv to such an extent t' at nourishment was rejected as fast as inj'.fted. The only recourse was to give ronrinhment in a normal way. trusting to the patient's apparently rapid improvement to it-. The physicians, seeing that the aggravation of the case was due to constipation, and fearing integti' nl pMsoning unless relief w«s afforde', administered calomel and oil. Mr. McKinW at midnight passed undigested matter, and the physicians at 2 o'c'ock on Friday morning defcecte 1 a serious weakening of the heart's action. Restoratives failed to ral'y him. Digitalis and strychnine were administered, and a saline solution was finally injected into the veins. At 11 o'clock on Friday evening the Trepidant wa' neanng his end, scire lv breathing, and a* 12 30 was ju«t, alive. Then came the last scene of ail. * Shortly before 2 o'clock the suffere parsed awav. | All the fami'y "-ere at the bedside, •except Mrs* McKinley, who was in an adjoining room. The President was practically uncon•scious frotr 8 o'clock till his death. Prior t-o apsinp into unconsciousness he begged the doctors to let him di •. He tifio'c an affectionate farewell of h's wife, his la« f wohis to her being: " God's will, not ou r s, be done." Then be '■• as lieird to murmur, 11 Wearer, my Gcd to Thee." His wife displnyel superb fortitude. Mr. McKinley's last words to those about him were: " G r od-byi>, all, pood \>ye. It is God's way. His will be •done.""