The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-13
PRESIDENTS MOTHER DEAD
lHE LONG INFECTED END CAME
 EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

sages of Sympathy Pouring in from All vices will be Simple.
 Canton, O., Dec. 12 Mrs. Nancy AL lison Mckinley, mother of President Mckinley, died at 2:3O o'clock this morning. At daylight the seXtons of the churches slowly tolled off the years of her age. It is a coinci- dence that Mrs. Mckinley died at al- most the identical hour of the day as did her husband, on Thanksgiving, five years ago. President Mckinley sat up until 3:45 o'clock and then retired. Dur ing the afternoon he walked about the more secluded streets. He was accom- panied by his brother. They later drove to the West Lawn cemetery to make arrangements for the interment, which will be in the family lot where lies the body of the husband and father and which adjoins the lot that for more than twenty years has contained the bodies oe the two children of the pres ident.
 To-day messages of sympathy are pouring in from all over the country. The children and grandchildren. except Mrs. George B. Morris of San Francis co, a daughter of the late David Mc- Kinley, and all of the immediate fam- fly were here for the closing scenes of life, Other relatives will come for the funeral. From reports received here this evening it is expected that Secre- tary Bliss, Secretary Alger, Attorney General McKenna his wife and daugh- ters. Postmaster General Gary and Sec retary to the President Porter and his wife will reach here tomorrow
 Mrs. Mckinley was distinctively home-loving woman, and the two-story frame cottage on West Tuscarawa street in this city, where she died, and where she had lived for many years, was dearer to her than any other spot on earth. There she spent her decl1n- ing days with her daughter Helen and her grandchildren, Grace and James Mckinley, receiving occasional visits from her other children, seldom going out except to church, where she could be found every Sunday morning unless prevented by illness. While shoWlng deep affection for her other children she had followed the career of William with pride and solicitude. With fond notherly admiration she watched him rise from the position of prosecut- ing attorney of his own county, by suc- cessive stages, to congressman. gover- nor and finally to the presidency.
 fba nva h1a ran1pAlPn or last year for the nomination and after wards for the election Mrs. Mckinley was one of the most interested observ- CTS. She was always given the place of honor at the home of her illustrious son and on the day that his nomination was announced sine heard the news as soon as he did All through the trying campaign that followed she watched after her son with deep interest. She was a frequent caller at his home and was greeted by many of the visiting delegations of republicans. She accom- panied the president to the 1naugura- lion and remained in Washington until MT. and Mrs. Mckinley had hocome settled in their home. Then she return ed to Canton.
 Funeral services over the body of Mrs, Nancy Allison Mckinley will be held in the First M. E. church of this city at 1 D. m. Tuesday. 1nterment will follow in West Lawn cemetery and Tuesday evening President Mckinley and wife and officials from Washington who attend the funeral will leave for the capital, reaching there about noon Wednesday. These are the arrange ments so far as completed since the death of Mother Mckinley shortly after 2 o'clock this morning.
 It was at first thought by the family that the services should be of @ more private nature and held in the old home stead It was soon learned, however, through the pastor of Mrs. Mckinley s church, and members of the congrega- ton, as well as from other friends, that the number of friends who desired to attend the obsequies, could not be &C., commodated with such arrangements, and church serivces were decided upon. The services will be simple, consisting of words of comfort and eulogy by the officiating clergyman and the singing of several favorite hymns by the choir. Rev, Dr. Manchester, pastor of the church. has announced that he will eX- tend an invitation to have the ministers of all the churches, of which there are about thirty, occupy the pulpit, and participate in the services.
 Nancy Allison Mckinley came of a family which was transplanted from England to the hills of Virginia. The Allison family subsequently removed to Green county, Pennsylvania, where Ab- ner Allison, Nancy's father, was born and where he married Ann Campbell of Scotch-German descendants. Early in the present century Mir and Mrs Ali son came from Pennsylvania to Colum- biana county, this state. In 1909, near the city of Lisbon, Nancy Allison was born In 1927 she married William Nc Kinley, a young iron manufacturer. The couple lived first at Fairfield and afterward at Niles and Poland before removing to Canton. Nine children were born to them. They were David Allison, Anna, James, Mary, all deceas- ed; Helen Minerva, now living at Can ton; Sarah Elizabeth, now the wife of MT. A. J. Duncan of Cleveland: Will liam, the president; Abagail, deceased and Abner, whose home Is in New York William Mckinley, ST.. died fr November. 1892, at the age of eighty