Certificate and record of death of William McKinley:
I hereby certify that he died on the 14th day of September, 1901, about
2:15 o'clock A.M., and that to the best of my knowledge and belief the
cause of death was as hereunder written:
Cause, gangrene of both walls of stomach and pancreas following gunshot
wound.
Witness my hand this 14th day of September, 1901.
H.R. GAYLORD, M.D.
H.Z. MATZINGER, M.D.
JAMES F. WILSON, _Coroner_.
Date of death--September 14, 1901.
Age--58 years, 7 months, 15 days.
Color--White.
Single, married, etc.--Married.
Occupation--President of the United States.
Birthplace--Niles, Ohio.
How long in the United States, if foreign born--
Father's name--William McKinley.
Father's birthplace--Pennsylvania, U.S.
Mother's name--Nancy McKinley.
Mother's birthplace--Ohio, U.S.
Place of death--1168 Delaware avenue.
Last previous residence--Washington, D.C.
Direct cause of death--Gangrene of both walls of stomach and pancreas
following gunshot wound.
OFFICIAL ORDER OF OBSERVANCES.
ORDER OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE OBSEQUIES AT WASHINGTON CITY OF WILLIAM
MCKINLEY, LATE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The remains of the late President will arrive in Washington at 8:30
o'clock P.M. on Monday, the 16th of September, 1901, and will be
escorted to the Executive Mansion by a squadron of United States
Cavalry.
On Tuesday, the 17th instant, at 9 o'clock A.M., they will be borne to
the Capitol, where they will lie in state in the rotunda from 10 o'clock
P.M. until 6 P.M. that date.
The following morning there will be exercises at the Capitol at 10
o'clock. At 1 P.M. the remains will be borne to the depot of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and thence conveyed to their final resting place
at Canton, Ohio.
FROM WHITE HOUSE TO CAPITOL.
ORDER OF PROCESSION FOR TUESDAY.
SECTION I.
Funeral Escort,
Under Command of
Maj.-Gen. John R. Brooke, U.S.A.
Artillery Band.
Squadron of Cavalry.
Company A, United States Engineers.
Two Batteries C Artillery.
Marine Band.
Battalion of Marines.
Battalion of United States Seamen.
Brigade of National Guard, District of Columbia.
SECTION II.
Under Command of Chief Marshal,
Gen. Henry V. Boynton.
Clergymen in Attendance.
Physicians who attended the late President.
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
Grand Army of the Republic.
Guard o
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