under the influence of ether when he was removed to Mr. Milburn's house. "When I first saw him at the hospital I was fearful of the result of his wounds, and felt that if he recovered his life must be credited to modern advanced surgery and the fact that the operation was resorted to without delay. "Dr. Mann did all the operating and his employment of the knife was neat and clean, and conservative. "It was one of the most remarkable operations I have ever participated in. The President stood it well, yet it was a pitiful sight to see him there on the operating table as white as a sheet, but with an expression of absolute calm on his face. "When the President was carried out of the hospital, after the operation, there were fully 75,000 persons gathered about the entrance, yet you couldn't hear a sound, and every man took off his hat. Five minutes after the shot was fired the Midway, which is the noisiest place I ever visited, was closed, and flags on all places of amusement were at half mast. "I never will forget the bravery and fortitude displayed by the President throughout the awful ordeal. The only wish he expressed was that the news of the shooting be kept from Mrs. McKinley. He did not utter a single word of complaint or protest, and when informed that an operation was necessary he did not argue the matter, but advised the physicians to proceed." A WEEK OF HOPE AND DESPAIR.-For a week the whole civilized world hoped and prayed for the President's recovery. The millions of all enlightened lands The Milburn Residence, Buffalo, N. Y.-The center of the nation's anxiety during the seven trying days before the angel of death summoned our beloved President to his final home. |