The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-10
A SAD SCENE.
Canton Citizens Express Sympathy for
President and Wife.

President and Wife.
Canton, o., Oct. 9.-The home coming
of President and Mrs. Mckinley today
for the funeral of 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 arrived and extended
the party a silent but sympathetic and
reverentiaI welcome. The party arrived
on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi
cago express at 1925, travelling in the
special car "Campania." Mr.. NJ. c..
Barber, the presidents brother-in-law,
was at the station with several friends
of the family, and DR.. Framfeulter,
who was called to take charge of Pri-
vate John Barber, the sick soldier The
president and Mrs Mckinley were first
out Of the car and were assisted by
Mr.. George D. Frease through the sta
ton to the carriage in waiting.
AS they approached. the crowd with
heads uncovered bowed silently and
opened q passage way. Mrs. Mckinley
was supported by the arm of the presi-
dent with the care and close attention
he always devotes to her personal com
fort He walked slowly to the carriage
his head bowed and his face little
paler than usual. Mrs. Barber, Mrs.
McKinley's sister, was next off the
train. and was Joined by her husband.
Mr.. Webb C. Hayes followed. John
Barber 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 G..
Clark
The sick man was an orderly on Gen.
Henry's staff in Porto Rico, and has
for some weeks been Ill 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 Garfield hos
pital Miss Helen Mckinley. the
presidents sister, and Mr.. and Mrs. s.
A. Bowman of Lorraine, the latter the
presidents niece, who started with the
parey from Washington, left the train
at Pittsburg to take another road.
The president and party went direct
to the Barber home, which is the old
Saxton homestead, and was the Can
ton home of the McKinleys during his
life in congress. Mrs. Mckinley
showed evidences of the sufferings
from the shock, and of fatigue from the
journey, but bore up remarkably well,
and was able to be about the house.
Mrs. Barber shows evidences of her
care and concern for the son she has
beer nursing and also of the shock of
the news, but also bore up well.
Except when the president, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Barber, took a short
walk, the party remained at the Bar
Der house all day. Many flowers are
being received from sympathetic
friends Of the president and the family,
Washington friends having placed
them on the train before it started
The funeral arrangements were con-
Guided after the arrival Of the party.
They are to be held from the Barber
home at o'clock Monday afternoon
and will be private. The Rev. o. B.
Milligan, pastor Of the First Presbyter-
ian church, will officiate, and the re-
mains will be attended by Judge
George z. Baldwin. Hon. VIM. A.
Lynch, Postmaster Geo. B. Frease, j.
H Kenney and Attorneys David B.
Smith and James j. Grant, as pail
bearers. Interment will be in West
Lawn cemetery in the Saxton family
lot.
The train bearing the cabinet and
other officials from Washington to the
Omaha exposition win arrive in Canton
Monday evening, and about 3 o'clock
the private car of the president will be
attached thereto and he will join the
party. Mrs. Mckinley, it is not thought
tonight. will undertake the trip to Oma-
ha, 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 McWil-
lans and Mrs. w. A. Goodman, her
cousins, who are expected to be here
for the funeral service. The day has
brought no new developments In the
tragedy. Mrs. George remains in jail
and has seen no one but Mayor Rice
during the day. He was with her for
five minutes. She is to be arraigned at
10 o'clock Monday morning The cor
oner will resume the taking of testi
mony Monday.