ORDER TO THE ARMY.
A dispatch was received at the War Department on the afternoon of the
13th from Secretary Root approving the draft of the order to the army,
announcing the death of President McKinley. It was sent to all officers
in command. The order follows:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE,
_Washington, September 14._
_General orders_:
1. The following order of the Secretary of War announces to the army
the death of William McKinley, President of the United States:
WAR DEPARTMENT, _Washington, September 14_.
The distressing duty devolves upon the Secretary of War of announcing to
the army the death of William McKinley, President of the United States,
which occurred at Buffalo, N.Y., at 2:15 o'clock A.M., on the 14th day
of September, 1901.
The grief into which the nation has been plunged at the untimely death
of its Chief Magistrate will be keenly felt by the army of the United
States, in which, in his early manhood, he rendered distinguished and
patriotic services, and in whose welfare he manifested at all times a
profound and abiding solicitude.
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