Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-12-21
DEATH Of MRS. M'k|MEY
The Mother of the President Passes
Away at Her Home in
Canton, 0.
The END WAS PEACEFUL AND PAINLESS
Her Dtsttnsufsl,ed Son and Others OF
u., Ch,,aro, We're with Her to the
Last-Mcssagcs OF ConuO'enc1-
Brief Sketch Of the Life of the VEN
cradle Woman.

Canton. O.. Dec. 13.-Nancy Allison:
Mckinley, the aged mother Of President
Mckinley, passed away at 2:os o'clock
Yesterday morning. The nations chief
executive, the son whom she hao
lived to see in the white house, was az
her bedside for hours before the end
came. The mother passed away WITH
her hand in his, but the end was marked
by the Inconsistencies that denotes
paralysis from acute old age. Ene
Death scene was a touching and impress
sive one.
Life Spark Burns Out.
Shortly after midnight a change was
noticed in the condition OF the fast s1nl<-
ing patient, and those who watched the
Pickering of the vital spark saw that
the end was at hand. The deep, pats!ed
sleep in which she had lain for hours
grew more dea thlike. Physicians anu
relatives could do nothing but watch
for the final fight of the spirit. Fhe
president held one withered hand in
both his own and bent low over the
face of the dying woman. At eight
minutes past two there came sight.
and the BREATH hardly noticeable for
hours, ceased. Nancy Allison Mckinley
| was dead.
At the Bedside.
About the sacred couch, now the bier
of the mother who had rounded out
| a long life of usefulness, were the chill
dren and other relatives. Around the
deathbed when the final scene was en-
| acted were President Mckinley, his
| wife, Mr.. Abner Mckinley, Mrs. Duncan
and Miss Helen Mckinley, children Of
| the aged woman whose life breath had
been hushcd forever, whose tongue had
| taken on the eternal palsy. The aged
sister 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,
| grandchildren, were all in the sad parry
| that witnessed the last breath OF tie
noble parent. The end came without 4
! struggle. 1t was sleep whose signifi-
| canoe could not be mistaken. President
| Mckinley remained at the bedside For
an hour or more, and was then persuad-
| ed to take some rest from his long and
painful vigil.
Sketch Of Her Life
| Mrs. Mckinley came of family which
! was transplanted from England to the hills
| Of Virginia. The Allison family subse-
! Quently removed to Green county, Pa.
! where Abner Allison, Nancy's father, was
| born. and where he married Ann Campbell.
! Of Scotch-German descent. Early in the
| present century Mr.. and Mrs. Allison came
| from Pennsylvania to Columbiana county.
this state, travelling by pack horses. In
| 1909, near the present city of Lisbon, Nancy
Allison was born. Her grlhood was passed
| on the farm. and in 1927 she married VIII,
! liam Mckinley, a young iron noanufac-
| turer. The couple first lived at Fairfield,
| and afterward at Niles and Poland before
| removing to Canton. Nine children were
born to them. They were: David Allison.
deceased; Anna. deceased: James, de-
| ceased: Mary, deceased; Helen Minerva
now living at Canton: Sara Elizabeth, no "
| the wife Of A. J. Duncan, of Cleveland;
William. the president: Abigail Celia. de-
| ceased. and Abner, whose home is in New
vember 1892, at the age of IS years. When
! President Mckinley entered congress over
! 20 years ago he was from his mother
! much of the time until he retired from
congress to make the canvass for governor
! in 1891. During his service from 1892 to
1896 as governor. he went to Canton fire.
! quently to visit his mother and he was
| with her from January, 1896. until he went
| to Washington last March. Previous to
entering public life the president was al
| ways located near his parents and spent
much time With them.
The Funeral.
Canton, O., Dec. 15.-As mark Of re-
spect to the memory of Mrs. Nancy
! Allison McKinleyand in Difference to her
son, the president, all business was
suspended during the funeral here
yesterday. Members of the cabinet were
| among the mourners and followed the
remains to West Lawn cemetery. After
the burial the president left on a special
train for Washington.
Bomb for Con Lon