| Publication information |
|
Source: That Reminds Me Source type: book Document type: essay Document title: “A Postscript” Author(s): anonymous [essay]; anonymous [book] Publisher: George W. Jacobs and Co. Place of publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Year of publication: 1905 Pagination: 10 |
| Citation |
| “A Postscript.” That Reminds Me. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, 1905: p. 10. |
| Transcription |
| full text of essay; excerpt of book |
| Keywords |
| William McKinley (official bulletins); McKinley assassination (news coverage: personal response); McKinley assassination (related tragedies). |
| Named persons |
| William McKinley. |
| Notes |
|
The identity of Jones (below) cannot be verified. Presumably Jones
is not the actual person’s name (assuming the anecdote is not a fictitious
one).
From title page: That Reminds Me: A Collection of Tales Worth Telling. |
| Document |
A Postscript
The editor of a rural paper visited a large city just after the shooting of Mr. McKinley and took great interest in the newspaper bulletins informing the public of the president’s condition. Shortly after the editor’s return home, Deacon Jones was taken seriously ill, and the following bulletins were promptly posted:
10.00 . .—Deacon Jones no better.
11.00 . .—Deacon Jones has relapse.
12.30 . .—Deacon Jones weaker. Pulse failing.
12.15 . .—Deacon Jones’s family summoned.
13.10 . .—Deacon Jones has died and gone to Heaven.
Later in the afternoon a traveling salesman happened by, stopped to read the bulletins, and, going to the board, added:
14.10 . .—Great excitement in Heaven; Deacon Jones
has not yet arrived. The worst is feared.