Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-13

/ meUb Will 10lIOW IN w eSb IdWn ceD1e-
terry, just west of the city, and in the
evening President Mckinley and wife
and officials from Washington who at
tend the funeral will leave for the
capital, reaching there about noon
/ Wednesday.
Some OF the members Of the cabinet
will attend the funeral.
These are the arrangements so far as
completed since the death of Mother
Mckinley shortly after 2 o'clock SUM-
day morning.
1t was at arst thought by the family
that the services should be of more
private nature, held at the old home.
stead. 1t vas soon learned however
thro gh the pastor of Mrs. McKinley's
church, am members of the congrega-
ton, as well as from other friends, that
the number of friends who desired to
pay the last tribune OF respect to the
beloved woman, by attending the obse-
quies, con d not be accommodated with
such arrangements and church services
were decided upon. Rev DIR. Man
chester, the pastor of the church, has
announced that it is his desire and that
he will extend an invitation to have
the ministers of all the churches, of
which there are about 30, occupy the
pulpit and participate in the services.
Pallbearers 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 A. Lynch. former Mayor r. A.
Cassidy, L. l.. Miller, W. w. CLARK,
Judge T. j. McCarty, David Zollers,
former Mayor John Il. Blake.
The First Methodist church, in which
the services are to be held, is the one in
which Mother Mckinley worshiped
! during her residence in Canton and in
which she was found almost every Sum-
day morning. only serious indisposition
or important circumstances keeping her
away Three weeks ago Sunday she
was in her pew as usual, ana, though
she was nearly 80 years of age, her at
| tendance had been regular all the while.
| This Is also the congreg alton with
which the president has always been
associated. 1t was in this church that
he was superintendent of the Sunday
school 30 years ago, and here that he
| always attended services when in Can
ton, usually going with his mother
They last attended together last Sep
| TENDER, when the president was here
during his summer vacation. The presi-
| dent is a member of the board of trus-
| tees of the church.
At daylight Sunday, at the sugges-
| ton of some of the older members of
| the congregation, that an old time
custom, now almost obsolete, be OBJ
served to publicly announce the death,
| the bell in the tower of the church
| slowly tolled off the years of her age
| 1t Is coincidence that Mrs. McKin-
| ley died at almost the Identical hour of
| the day as did her husband ON Thanks
| giving, five years ago. President Nc
Kinley remained up until about x 80
o'clock, little more than an hour after
the death, and then retired for few
| hours sleep. During the forenoon, he
and his brother spent the greater part
of an hour walking abont the more
| secluded streets near home, securing
| much needed exercise and fresh air.
The president was greatly refreshed by
| the exercise, although even before he
seemed little the worse physically for
the trying ordeal of the past days dur
| ing which, except when he went to
| Washington to attend to official duties,
he kept an almost constant vigil at the
| bedside of his mother.
In the afternoon the president an d
Abner Mckinley drove to the beautiful
| West Lawn cemetery, about a mile
west of the home, to attend per-
sonally to arrangements for the inter-
ment which Will be made in the family
lot where lies the remains of the hus-
band and father and which adjoins the
lot which for more than 20 years has
contained the bodies of the two chill
dren of the president and his wife,
fri dc hot
strewn with flowers whenever the par
ents come to Canton. The president
tenderly and tearfully laid clusters of
flowers on the graves, while the site of
the mothers resting place was being
selected.
Messages of coincidence are pouring
into the telegraph office from all quar-
tiers, and many friends have called at
the house to offer sympathy.
Mr.. Stewart l.. Bowman of Lorraine,
the husband of one of Mrs. McKinley's
grandchildren, has joined the family
circle.
The Children and grandchildren, OK.
cept Mrs. George B. Morris of San
Francisco. daughter Of the late David
Mckinley and all of the immediate
family, were here for the closing scenes
of the life. Other relatives will come
for the funeral.
Assistant Secretary of State Day has
remained as an old friend of the presi.
dent, and is assisting in making the
funeral arrangements. During her life
Mrs. Mckinley showed fondness for
visiting with her children, ana, besides
having them at her home as much as
possible, frequently Visited at their
homes hf spent one winter with her
ecn. avid. III California shortly before
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