The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-13

who Will Attend the Funeral.
CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 12.-Mrs. Nc
Yraloy passed from life at few min
ules past o'clock this morning with all
her children and immediate relatives
at her bedside, She did not suffer any
IN her last hours, but gradually passed
from the deep palsied sleep in which
she has rested almost constantly for
the past ten days into the sleep OF
DEATH
Around the death bed when the final
scenes were enacted were President Nc
Kinley, his wife. Mr.. Abner Mckinley,
Mrs Duncan and Miss Helen Mckinley,
children of the aged women. The aged
lister was there, Mrs Abigail Osborne,
the only one of the Allison family now
living. Mrs. Bowman, of Lorain; Misses
Grace and Mabel Mckinley, James Nc
KInley, Miss Duncan and Jack Duncan.
grand children, were all In the party
that witnessed the last scene in the gem
de life. The President and his wife re-
maIned at the bedside an hour after the
end but at 4 o'clock every member of
the family had rtIred.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. Nancy Allison Mckinley win be
held in the First Methodist Episcopal
church of this city, at o'clock, Tues
day afternoon. Interment will follow
IN West Lawn cemetery, Just west OF
the city, and Tuesday evening Presi-
dent Mckinley and wife and officials
from Washington, who attend the fu-
neral, viii leave for the capitol, reach
there about noon wednesday
These are the arrangements so far,
as completed since the death OF Moth
cr Mckinley shortly after O'Clock this
morning.
II was at first thought by the family
that the services would be Of more
private nature, held az the old home
stead II was soon learned. however,
through the pastor Of Mrs NcKinieys
church and members OF the congrega-
tlon, as well as from other friends, that
% tiTu~nurnber OF friends who desired to
pay thelr last tribute of respect to the
beloved woman by attending the ohse-
qules, could not be accommodated with
such arrangements and church services
were decided upon. Rev, DR.. Manches-
ter, the pastor OF the church, has an
H0unced that Il Is his desire and that
he win extend an invitation 20 have
the ministers Of oil OF the churches OF
which there ore about thirty, occupy
the pulpit and participate In the ser-
vices.
The pall-bearcrs have been selected
from among the older members OF the
church. and those who for years have
been close neighbors OF the deceased.
They are:
Judge william r. Day, Hon. William
\ Lgnch. former Mayor r. A. Cassidy.
l.. ~ Miller, W. w. Clark, Judge T. j.
McCarty, David Collars, and former
Mayor John f. Blake.
The First Methodist church. In which
the services are to be held. is one in
which Mother Mckinley Worshlpped
during her residence In Canton, and In
which she wos found almost every Sun
day morning, only serlous indlsposition
Tor important circumstances keeping her
away Three weeks ngo to-day. she
was In her pew, as usual. and though
she was nearly cighty-nine gears OF
age, her attendance had been regular
fNNN NalN " mt L lld ~ hAHA AllN hHtAAAN-
cation with which the President has al
ways been associated II was at this
church that he was superintendent OF
tho Sunday School thirty years ugo,
and here he has always attended SER
Vices when IN Canton. usually going
with his mother They last attended
together last September, when the
President was here during his summer
Il. a. lnt
oi the board OF trustees Of the church.
AT daylight this morning, at the sug-
restlOn of some Of the older members
N the congregation that an old-tlme
CUSTOM now almost obsolete. be OBJ
served to publicly announce the death.
iae bell In the tower OF the church
slowly tolled on the years OF her are.
II II n coincidence that Mrs. MctSln-
loy died at almost the Identical hour Of
The day ns did her husband on Thanks
giving day, i've years ago. President
Mckinley remained up until about $3.50
o'clock "A little more than an hour after
The DEATH and then retired for few
hours Of sleep During the forenoon he
0nh hls brother spent the urenter part
N nm hour walking about the more Sc
Nufod streets near home, securing
much needed exercise ana fresh air
The President was greatly refreshed by
'le exercise. although even before no
seemed llttlc the worse phypicailg for
ii0 trying ordeal Of the past days dtfr-
llg which, except when he went 10
Washington to attend TO official duties
no Kept almost constant vigil at the
bedside OF his mother.
IN the afternoon President Mckinley
enl his brother Abner drove 10 brautI-
'ul West Lawn cemetery, about mile
Wn7l of tho home, 20 attend personally,
NO. arrangements for tho inirrmenL
which VIII bc made In the family lot.
Nhnfo Hes the fomnlnH Of the husband
o1l iathor ana which ndjons the lot
winch, for moro than twenty years, has
'.nl1lncd tho bodies OF the two children
oi NE President ana his WIFE under
'ltniullv Kept mounds that aro ptrewn
"l'l flowers whenever the parents
,'mo 10 Canton To-day tic President
,'ndnrly ma teariully laid clusters of
u'Wof7 ON tho graves, while the site of
l' mothers resllhg place was being
Messenger Of con1olcucc are pouring
lnln the telegraph Uilco from all dun-
.t., tnf many friends hnye already
''.fd 1i Tho hnufo Ga OTpr nympnthy,
.. W. Hlfwntl u. HoWunn, M Lorraine,
DtHnnnd oi one NJ Mrs Mcltlnloy'a
,Ol.'hIldron Joined the family circle
Tho rDll1rHn 1Vt urept. ,htid,,u. NJ,