The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-04

stimulate the agonized apprehension OF
the sorrowing family, gathered about
the scarcely animate form of the be-
loved wife and mother. those results
were attained when DIR. Gardner. after
carefully examining the countenance
and feeling the pulse OF the dying
woman, said that the indications were
that she could not last more than half
an hour. This was fifteen minutes to |.
The minutes flew past. at I:3O the help
less form however. still retained the
sacred spark.
AL Of the family in Washington were
present at the death bed except the
three little grandchildren and the ven
cradle Dr. Scott. the father Of Mrs
Harrison. They were: President Har-
rison. Mr. and Mrs Mckee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Harrison. Lieut.. and
Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Dimmick and Mrs
Newcomer. In addition Mrs Harri-
sons faithful maid Josephjne, and Miss
Davis. the trained nUrse. were ia the
room.
The members Of the family spent a
few inmates around the lifeleSs clay.
When they emerged with sorrowful
faces TIL president retired immediately
To LIS oyvu room ard closed the door,
the other n-ember Of the family re-
speeding ais evident wish to be allowed
TO remain Uumoleseed to contemplate
his great bereavement and commune
with his Maker.
Te.eC-auls converting the sad ia.elG-
gerce were also II once dispatched 20
all members cf che cabiuet aud Mrs.
HarTisous brother, who was in the
hope OF seeing her before the end came,
he was Al PORT Townsend yesterday.
HcGRa FE.StL
Mrs Harris II. We bora a. oxford, o, Hfty-
eight years ago October las q Scotch ances-
try lbe nrsr O. her QaterEal ancestors 4
America was JCh- SSOtL the LAIRD q Arras,
vnr after RE DISASTROUS baltic of Bosworth
tr--e L. :57s- icfc Scotland FOX the north Of
Ireland wirl ,be caUl OF Be,hlven. owing to
6i-satisfacTtCl with the Scotch aad English
crowns AZ CT inc death Of the earl Jcaa
Scott came 90 America $40 se-lleG II the va
lev % th- NeShLuiuy, BEc.SS county, p,
where he va,a-n 0f EartSvIlte n0U staads. q
miles -oyIh 81 Phils6espaia he purchased
tract Of and f-uIu the proprietary government,
on par OF whca 5he Hrss Presbyterian church
IN America SaS soon afterwa-d erected On
this laad. &lSo, ReE. William Ten
uaat founded n I-35 The historic
''.oc college out q which primitive in
stitUtiou Princeton coIlers wss in time
evolved Bota re- father nd grandfather
were PCeSb- terizl Minister'S Mrs. Harrison
enjoyed superior educational a5vaatl ICES and
was r-IGuIteG from The Oxford seminary in
1872 The same year hat President Harrison re-
CeiveG his d gree Sic JlUEh; school in Car
rolIrC-- Ky. oze year. aR6 on Oc:Ober -,
th-rtv-1inn Yeas 40 l4sc Thurs lay. was mar
rls6 70 Ben amin H5Irr.SeH. the student
Nrs E--riS7a had Two csIldrez-RusseI,
who Is nov engaged in l2ur2s ISM, AMI Mary.
the VIE o. Robert :. Mckee. Of Boston The
l4tter h. Two chillren. BsniImin Harrison
Mckee. known 70 fare re <arl6 over al
'.ES shy Mckee. 5ud ssrv Mckee.
O-t Of M Ea--iso1's uo=c seEsj5ie i1no-
vaTlCIs ar The White house was lie abandon
neuT az LGudShakIzg II receptions = custom
that made the evening Cze OF torture q al her
predecessors sac Elllged This 5v carving
fan II one hand anu a 5oucueJ n the ether 50
that persons seeing EeC hands FIJI were spared
tie aWSEar1less OF o6-rjsiC = handshake which
ste would rot accept
Hrs, Harrison Was a0t vel known beyond
Indianapolis and Washington hut L both places
f1e PresbvIerian church when she was fourteen
yeas cid and had ever since been an ardent
worker IL behalf % Christianity and eGucs-iOn
Mrs Harrison father has been living a. the
White house with Is daughter and the old
nla1-~ sorrow Is distressing 10 behold He IS
81 Ee-ss Old