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Source: Friend Source type: newspaper Document type: article Document title: “The President’s Last Words Attested” Author(s): anonymous City of publication: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date of publication: 19 October 1901 Volume number: 75 Issue number: 14 Pagination: 105-06 |
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| “The President’s Last Words Attested.” Friend 19 Oct. 1901 v75n14: pp. 105-06. |
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| Matthew D. Mann (public statements); William McKinley (last words). |
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| Matthew D. Mann; William McKinley. |
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The President’s Last Words Attested
As a matter of historical accuracy we desire to record a recently published communication from Dr. M. D. Mann, who was the President’s operating surgeon.
B, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1901.
M D
S:—As President McKinley was [105][106]
dying I stood behind a screen in his room and heard him say his last words.
His wife came into the room, and he said to her, “Good-bye, all; good-bye. It
is God’s way. His will be done, not ours.”
There was some further conversation with his wife
in the way of leave-taking, but this should not be repeated. About an hour later
he said to his wife, “‘Nearer, my God, to Thee, e’en though it be a cross’ has
been my constant prayer.” He tried to say something more, but I could not catch
it. I gave out at the time the first sentence as being the most appropriate
to be remembered as his last words. I wrote them down at the time so that there
can be no question about it.
Yours very truly,
M. D. M.