The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-12
Passed From Life In the Early
Hours Of the Morn.
PEACEFUL DISSOLUTION
NO SUFFERING DURING THE
LAST HOUR.
Her Last Day On Earth and the
Vigil Of the President-Partook of
a Little Nourishment-Chara
of the Woman Who Gave Birth to
a President.

Canton. O., Dec. 12.-NIrs. Nancy AL
lison Mckinley passed from life at
few minutes past 2 O'Clock, with all her
children and other immediate relatives
at her bedside. She Gid 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.
No word could be secured from the
house for some hours before the disso-
luton. knocks of reporters, as We'll
as those of telegraph messengers, were
unanswered. AT 2:S5 an undertaken
was summoned, and the first publicity
given to the public of the death.
THE END BEAUTIFUL.
The end was most beautiful in its
quiet peacefulneSs. She seemed TO
sleep so soundly that it was dllncull
70 tell whether she had yet breaIheu
her last. This condition continued Tor
half an hour. There was no struggie'
She seemed to sleep her life away The
president and all of the family We're
by her side There were no recognl-
lions. however Her last CONSCIOUSNESS
was hours bcfor her final taxing away
At 8 a. m. it is impossible to make
known any arrangements. II Is hoe
believed that any will be made untll
the mich worn family have a Few
hours of rest and sleep. The president;
at , o'clock this morning, appeared
l. the best of health.
WORN OUT WITH WATCHING.
Ar 3.20 2. m. the family, worn out
with long watching, were retiring for
the first rest in the Mckinley mouse
for the ten long days and nights. The
presidents wife has stood the straln
better than it was feared she might.
The family, in their long Ylgil, nave an
seemed possessed of the great strensth
Of the mother, whose Vltallty at hedll9
90 surpassed the expectations OIL the
doctors and delayed the end Tor ten
1aVs that was expected in q, few hours
Canton. o.. Dec. I.-This, the tenth
dsv Of Mrs. AIcKinley's Illness has
been marked by a number OF material
changes. none of which has perma-
nentlv improved the condition Of the
,,etient and. as darkness approached
If was felt by those around her that sIie
tad finished the last day of her Ines
Journey. She was resting compare
lively easy at that time, but a great
deal weaker. 60. 4ho+
,ba end was at hand, for about thaI
ti,oa she experienced one of the sink
mo- smells common to the illness, ana
for a long time seemed so nearly Hail
innate that It appeared no rally Was
possible. But the rally came ana Win
s q condition in which she was able TO
- . small amount OF liquid nourlsh-
77ent. the first she has taken since last
Monday This was followed by such
neaceful .reDose as to revive the nope,
1-hicb was realized, that she Woulo
live through the day.
ANOTHER SINKING SPELL.
In the afternoon another period of
anxiety was experienced by the watch
ers. Another sinking spell came, anu
for q time it seemed as though it would
be the last. Since then she mas COLI
1inued very weak and low.
The doctor called at $50 O'Clock, ana
reported THAI he found a nlateIIa4
change for the worse. such as he re-
9arded as. certain to bring about maj
dissolution during the night. He nad
MOI even a faint hope that she could
live until morning.
PRESIDENTS VIGIL.
President Mckinley continued his
vigil all day much as he did the pre-
oeding DAYS He sat almost constantly
in the sick room, and there Seeufeo
about all the rest he had. He had the
rFWSnaDeTS at MS Sluts anu LIZ
mother rested most peacefully he
Glanced AT their columns for the news
of the day Late in the afternoon ne
and his wife emerged from the house
and took a few turns on the porch for
exercise. and a little fresh air, and a
little later he and his brother Abner
had a similar walk. Aside from TINS,
he bad. scarcely been out Of the room.
he IS kept informed of the affairs OF
state bv communications from the
White House, and, judging from the
calls of messengers, there are many
felegrams of sympathy and solicitous
inquiry being received from friends OF
Tne mother and son, in various parts OF
the country.
THIS DAY Is CRITICAL.
When Dr. Phillips left the Mckinley
house tonight at 1915, he announced TO
+he Associated Press representative
that Mrs. Mckinley was still living, but
much weaker than when he saw her
several hours before Her respiration
vas SO. which is materially higher than
ne had ever before found it. He said
he thought she would die in the early
hours of the morning, but that there
was a possibility OF her living sunday,
hut not of surviving the day.
The president again resumed the
vigil at the bedside, most of the others
of the family retiring, but expecting
10 be summoned at any moment