The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-10-10
MRS. MEINLEYS GRIEF.
Sad Visit of the President and Wife
to Their Old Home.
CHE WILL NOT VISIT OMAHA,

But VIII Join the Chief Magistrate
when He Returns to Chicago-The
Funeral of Mr.. Saxton was strictly
Observation-Disclosures still RetIcent.
Canton, O., oct. 10.-The home COM
ing of President and Mrs. Mckinley
yesterday for the funeral Of Mr.. George
d. Saxton was attended with a most
touching and pathetic scene at the
Pennsylvania station. Many people
were at the depot when the train ar
rived and extended the party "A silent,
but sympathetic and reverential well
come.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
were first out of the car and were as
sisted by George B. Frease through the
station to the carriage in waiting. AS
they approached the crowd, with heads
uncovered and bowed, silently opened
a passageway through which they
passed. Mrs Mckinley was supported
by the arm of the president, with the
care and close attention he always de-
votes to her personal comfort. He walk
ed slowly to the carriage, his head
bowed and his face a little paler than
usual. Mrs. Barber Mrs. McKlnley's
sister, was next off the train, and was
Joined by her husband. Mr. Webb c.
Hayes followed. John Barber, the sick
soldier, was carried from the train by
his brother George Barber who had
gone from New York to Washington to
Join the party and by Mr.. George c.
Clark. The sick man was an orderly
on General Henry's staff in Porto Rico,
and has for some weeks been i'll with
typhoid fever in Washington, where his
mother, Mrs. Barber, and Mrs. McKin-
ley have been nursing him, first at the
White House and later at Gartield's
hospital. Miss Helen Mckinley, the
presidents sister, and Mr., and Mrs.
Steward A. Bowman, of Loraln, the
latter the presidents niece, who start
ed with the party from Washington,
left the train at Pittsburg to take an
other road
The president and party went direct
to the Barber home, which Is the old
Saxton homestead and was the Canton
home of the McKinleys during his life
in congress. Mrs. Mckinley soon laid
down for a little rest, and at 1870 din
ner was served to the family Mrs. Nc
Kinley showed evidence of the suffer-
ings from the shock and of fatigue
from the journey, but bore up remark
ably well, and was able to be about the
house. Mrs. Barber shows evidence of
her care and concern for the son she
has been nursing and also of the shock
of the news, but also bore up well
| Both sisters and the president viewed
the remains, which look natural, none
| of the marks of the tragedy being ex'
| posed on the face.
The funeral services were held at tn,
Barber home at o'clock this after
| noon, and were private. Rev O. b
| Milligan, pastor of the First Presby
terian church. officiated and the re-
| mains were attended by Judge George
f. Baldwin, Hon. William A. Lynch
| Postmaster George b. Frease, j. II
| Kenney and Attorneys David b. Smith
and James J. Grant as pallbearers. In
| terment was in West Lawn cemetery,
in the Saxton family lot.
The train bearing the cabinet and
| other officials from Washington to the
| Omaha exposition will arrive in Can
ton this evening about o'clock, the
private car of the president Will be at
tached thereto and he will Join the
party. Mrs. Mckinley will not under
take the trip to Omaha, but will be
| with the president in Chicago. She will
| remain in Canton for several days. and
| more than likely go to Chicago with
Mrs. Lafayette McWilliams and Mrs
w. A. Goodman, her cousins.
1 The day brought no new develop
| ments in the tragedy. Mrs. George re-
| mains in Jail, and saw no one yesterday
but Mayor Rice. He was with her fol
| five minutes. She was arraigned a.
| 10 o'clock this morning and held for {
| further hearing She still refuses Il
4 talk of the murder.