Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13
MOTHER NKINLEY DEAD
Take, Peaceful Flight TO the Great
u Beytn1,
,urs.L WILL Be HELD ON TUESDAY


n Dec. 19.--Mrs. Nancy AL
cah, ,y,I,isinloy passed from life Mt
li'on a,es past o'clock this tsun-
few HI" .arring. with all her children
cay Anew immediate relatives at her
ifa AZ, She did not suffer any in her
tels,-. Nc hut gradually passed from
as' .g palslod sleep in which she
ihs I'd almost constantly for the
has ten days into the sleep OF dea,h
nv word could be secured from 'ne
NJ s,r some hours before the disso-
no Iar knocks of reporters as wen as
aA'' AZ telegraph messengers. were
tn''' .orad. At 2.35 an undertaken was
uD -,roBed, and the first puoiieity
s ,.n IN the public of the death,
sn.A ord was most beautiful in Its
~" .acafilness. She seemed to
dut' soundly that 1t was difficult to
sleep y tter she had yet breathed her
tel WT,is condition continued for hait
hst our There was no struggle IN, an
ma I'd 10 sleep her IRE away ny
5.a.lient and all or the iattiils w.
Hss aide There were no recoshl-
BY ne hovsyer. Her last consciousness
was hours peioie
away .aryioes over the remains
f Nancy Allison Mckinley Will
o. M is in the First Methodist Episco-
y nSnrrh Of this city at / O'Clock
ILa,.Sav afternoon. Interment VIII
i.roy, In West Lawn cemetery, just
lg i., If tho city and Tuesday evening
wrs. WI, mckinley and wife and OH
lItriu'''' xyhn attend tho
s lava, will leave for the capital
lu.tiny there about noon "Wednesday
49, are the arrangements so far MS
lInia,cd since the death of Mother
,t.R,niev shortly after 2 o'clock this
l I, was nj first thought by the family
A., The services should be of n more
.,lrote nature. held at the old home
sssS II was learned, however
,st5ngh the pastor of Mrs. Mckinleys
.t,rob and members Of the congrega-
,a aI as well rs from other friends, that
w. v"' Number Of friends who desired to
.l,. tbeir last tribute of respect to the
t,ioved woman by attending the obse-
.rss could not be accommodated with
grh ARRANGEMENTS, and church SER
,;ess were decided upon. Rev DIR.
Winchester. the pastor of the church.
iss announced that it is his desire and
hat he will extend an invitation TO
lave the ministers of all the churches
X the city. Of whom there are about
,blrty occupy the pulpit and partici-
rate in the services.
pali.bearers have been selected from
among the older members of the
rbprch and those who for years have
ion close nelghbors of the deceased
Tbay are: Judge William r. Day, Hon.
william A. Lynch. former Mayor K. A.
cassidy. L. l.. Miller. W. w. Clark,
ipace Il. j. mccarthy. David collars,
former Mayor John i. Blake.
The First Methodist church, in which
NE services are to be held. Is the one
N which Mother Mckinley worshiped
during her residence In Canton and in
which she was found almost every
Sunday morning, only serious indispo-
stion or important circumstances
teeplng her away. Three weeks ago
dday she was in her new as usual, and
though she was nearly 50 years of age,
sha attended regularly all the while.
This Is also the congregation with
which the President has always been
| associated. II was In this church that
| ha was sunerntendent of the sunday
HhO1 thirty years ago, and there that
he always attended services when in
| Canton, usually roinG with his mother.
| They last attended together last Sep
. ,nher. when the President was here
| curing his summer vacation, The
| President Is a member of the board of
| trustees Of the church.
At daylight this morning at the sug-
| gssilon Of some OF the members of the
congregation that an od-time custom,
| Tow almost obsolete. he observed. to
| publicly announce the death. the bell
IN The tower Of the church slowly
. l9llfd off the years OF her age. II Is
. coincidence that Mrs. Mckinley died
. atalmost the Identical hour of the day
| as did her husband on Thanksgiving
five years ago.
President Mckinley remained up
until about o'clock. little more than
an hour after the death, and then
retired for few hours sleep. During
ne afternoon he and his brother spent
w Teater part Of an hour walking
anout the more secluded streets near
ZONE securing much needed exercise
.hd fresh air The President was great
refreshed by the exercise. although
yen before he seemed little worse
lhyslcally for the trying ordeal of the
lsst few days, during which. except
snsl no went TO Washington to attend
ellcal duties, he kept an almost
~nlaht vigil at the bedside of his
~ me afternoon the President and
vwenf Mckinley drove to beautiful
,' laWn cemetery. about n mile
/, VI inc home. to attend personally
STtahEements for the interment,
snleh win he made In the family lot
s n,'e lie the remains of the husband
st., iether which ndioins the lot
agn Tor more than twenty years has
ar ,s The bodies of the two chill
s,d a me President and his Wife,
s,rsr,, VIZ uily kept mounds that are
m, "n win flowers whenever the pa
pr,.,e come % Canton. Today the
thmsueht tenderly and tearfully laid
NJ s'. .,. OF Towers on the graves, while
va e OF the mothers resting place
Dene selected.
ma ~ efs Of coincidence are pouring
t-s n'e "ieFraph office from all quar-
sis1 ~. many friends have already
NJ g, lhe house to offer sympathy.
~ rEgwJ,rl |" Bowman of Lorraine,
rss.sDand of one of Mrs. McKinIcv,s
NJ ssHachlllren, Joined the family circle
thBr,. Hlne' The children and grand
n ssa except Mrs. George ID. Morris.
hte M, Francisco, daughter Of the
nnsai5eylu Mckinley, and all of the
d1sinc w. family We're here for the
tyss III, scenes Of the life. Other rela-
Assl"e,'an come for the funeral.
rpnainea secretary of State Day has
ttnt any, as m old friend of the Presl
ilrerai1 II assisting in making the
b, rS, arrangcments. vac
n5wss her life Mrs. Mckinley
tsr CHA. !ondness for visiting with
'therr 'ibH n1 and besides having them
'psntlv" ,.iln, as much as possible, fire.
the r,,slllng their homes. She spent
linla sba..WIlth her son David in Cali
tlently MY after his death and fire.
ioue OF t.,' 10 Somerset, Pa, the
pltsburp son Abner as well as to
~s OF the Duncans, ~ e'''i'' '"'