The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-10
MRS. MK|NLEY'S GRIEE
Sad Visit Of the President and Wife
10 Their Old Home.
SHE WILL NOT VISIT OMAHA,

But VIII Join tho Chief Magistrate
When He Returns to Chicago-The
Funeral of Mr.. Saxton Was Strictly
Private-Murderess Still Retlcent.
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 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
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 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, 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 G.
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 Garfield's
hospital. Miss Helen Mckinley. the
presidents sister, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Steward A. Bowman, of Lorain, 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 little rest, and at 1:S0 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 the
Barber home at o'clock this after
noon, and were private. Rev. o. B.
Milligan. pastor of the First Presby-
terian church, of1lciated and the re-
mains were attended by Judge George
T.. Baldwin. Hon. William A. Lynch,
Postmaster George b. Frease. j. Fl.
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 9 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.
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 for
FIVE minutes. She was arraigned at
10 o'clock this morning and held for
further hearing. She still refuses to |
talk of the murder.