What was the cause of William McKinley 's death ?
Html ] Attica Prison riot , 1971 The first execution via the electric chair , in Auburn Prison in 1890 the Binghamton shootings the Cherry Valley massacre , 1778 the collapse of the New York State Thruway Bridge over Schoharie Creek , 1987 [ http://www.eng.uab.edu/cee/faculty/ndelatte/case_studies_project/Schoharie.htm] Continental Airlines Flight 3407 Hurricane Irene , 2011 The Jerry Rescue The 1901 assassination of President William McKinley in Buffalo , prompting his Vice-President Teddy Roosevelt to travel to Buffalo twice : first , after learning of McKinley 's shooting , from Isle La Motte , Vermont in Lake Champlain ; then , having left Buffalo as McKinley was appearing to recover , from an Adirondack hunting trip upon learning of McKinley 's death , to be sworn in as McKinley 's successor .