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Presidents Wife Desperately Ill.
DEATH OF MRS. MKINLEy TOMEN.
ThRlLY ENPECTED
Gloom Felt on San Frnnciscu-v When SEd
News OF Mrs McIinlcy's Condition
bccnino known-Tho Last
BullSttns.

San Francisco, May 15.-Owng
to tho very serious character Of Mrs.
Alckin!cy's illness, tho president this
morning definitely decided to abun-
don his contemplated northwestern
tour and to return to Washington
direct, so soon rs Mrs Mckinley
shall bo ablo to stand tho journey.
Tho gravity of Mrs McKinloy's con-
dltion has bccn known to the NOM
bcrs Of tho presidents Immediate
party for several days, but had been
concealed in tho belief that sho would
rally, as sho had SO frequently dono
in tho past when suffering from ono
OF her periods Of depression, and
with few days Of absolute rest, DO
restored to normal condition. But
her present illness has been attended
with entirely now complications,
which have not yielded to treatment,
and tho president concluded this
morning that it was timc tho public
should be apprsed Of tho truo stua.
ton. The bulletin which Secretary
Cortclyou gavo to tho Associated
Press this morning, announcing the
abandonment Of the trip, coupled
with another announcement that
Mrs. Mckinlcy's condition last night
was botter in somo respects, but
worse in othors, prepared tho way
for tho bulletin issued two hours
later that DIR. Henry Gibbons, Il colo
brntcd physician Of San Francisco,
had been callcl in consultation
with DR.. llirschfellor and DR..
RiAoy. Dr. Gibbons has reputa-
ton hero for his skill in tho treat
mcnt Of bowel troubles. 1t was the
| presidents wish that another ply
sician bo called in consultation, not
because he did not havo perfect con.
! tidonco in Drs. Uirschfeldor and Rix.
oy, but because he dcslrod that moth
ing that scionco could do should bo
left undono. Ilo was especially ak
ious that tho diagnosis Of tho attend
ing physicians should agree. Ever
since Mrs. Mckinley arrived at tho
Scott residence sho has been despor-
ately i'll. IIer extreme weakness has
been tho most alarming feature Of
her condition. Hcr vitality has boon
ebb, and sho has spoken seldom to
those about her. Tho president has
bocn continually at her bedside slnco
her arrival hero Sunday night, savo
Il few hours Monday afternoon, whom
ho left her to go to San Joso, and
tho three hours he spent yesterday
in tho parade. Fortunately Mrs.
Mckinley slept through his absence
on both occasions. Tho strain which
the president himself has undergone
during tho past few days has been
very grent. All day except for
briof half hour this afternoon, whom
he yielded to tho ontroatics of those
about him and went out for q drive,
no has remained stendfustly at Mrs.
N1cKinloy's sido. Tho mombors of
cabinet reluctantly consented to carry
out today's programme at tho Uni
versity at California and at Oakland,
but thoy put no heart into tho festi-
vlties while their chief was grieving
at his wifo's bedside.
| Mrs. Mckinloy's illness has cast q
shadow ovor tho entire city. People
have shown thoir sympathy in null
titudo of ways, All day long little
groups hayo boon standing across tho
street opposite tho Scott mansion ST.
lontly watching tho drawn blinds Of
tho room in which the first lady of
tho land 10y, The nows of the serious
character Of her illness evidently
travolod fast, because from all over
the country this afternoon kilograms
have been pouring into the president
expressing sympathy for Mrs. Nc
Kinley and asking for tidings of hor
condition.