Evening journal., 1901-05-18
HBR ENDURANCE
Was SURPRISING
Mrs. Mckinley the Object
Of Constant Medical
Attention

Washington, May lS.-Of all the ladies'
OF the White House during the history OF
the government not one has travelled more
extensively or made more extended tours
on special trains than Mrs. Mckinley.
IL has often been remarked by Dr.
Rlxey, the White House physician. that
Mrs. Mckinley was possessed of wonder
ful capacity for one so frail to undergo
the Intense strain incident TO "A ten days
or three-weeks' tour with the president
during which she was subject to almost
the same attention as the president him
self and went through practically the
identical program as TO dinners. evening
Entertainments and luncheons. DIT. Rixey
is naval officer and became the white
House physician about three years ago.
Since that time he has never failed to
accompany the president and Mrs. Nc
ISinley on every journey from Washing
ton He remained at Canton with the
president during the latters vacation last
lsummer, and while the president is here
Invariably calls at the White House every
day and often twice a day to watch Mrs
Mckinley.
Probably no woman OF the White House
has ever required the same unremitting
medical care and attention as Mrs. Nc
Kinley Had the president the services
OF physician In private life q bill might
have been rendered eQualllng that OF tho
doctor who attended the late State sena-
tor Magee, Of Pennsylvania.
INSISTED ON MAKING TRIPS.
Mrs. Mckinley has invariably Insisted
on accompanying the president upon all
his trips and he has been equally unwlll-
Ing that she should remain In Washing
ton while he was absent There have
been few instances where he has left Mrs.
Mckinley In the city while he has been
away from the time he first came 10 Con-
lgress. Never has he been absent from
her more than a day-or two, and then he
has been In communication with her over
the long-distance rilone and by teiegrai~
Her first long tour with the president
was made two years ago last December,
when, with the cabinet and dlstln-
lguished party, including Generals Lawton.
Shafter and Wheeler the president made
an extensive trip through the Southern
States, spending two days In Atlanta. two
IN Savannah and covering Alabama, Geor-
gia and the Carolinas in the itinerary
I
trips Of a day or two. but IN the South
she travelled almost constantly two
weeks Attacks which she could not an
ticipate We're frequent. and during that
Journey Mrs. Gage who died here yester-
lday was always IS her side at lunoheons
and parties given IN her honor. She
was seized with one OF these attacks In
the Capital city Club at Atlanta and SUI
fered another at Savannah. but recovered
quickly and apparently with no after ef-
fects. Before that the president had made
"A trip to Nashville, when Mrs Mckinley
also accompanied him.
SHARED PUBLIC ATTENTION.
Less than two years ago she was with
him on a two weeks trip to the middle
West and Northwest. during which she
Travelled almost continuously. on an these
trips Mrs Mckinley insisted IN sharing
in the attention shown the president, and
her energy. ambition and capacity for
standing the fatigue of travel have often
astonished her doctor and members OF the
cabinet. She has frequently arisen early
with the president 70 meet some delega-
tion' driven around town I'm the morning
attended luncheon, then a dinner. ana
often reception but she did this against
the advice often OF Dr Rixey. who could
not understand how she stood the strain
Perhaps no president has Travelled SO
much while in the White House as Mr.
Mckinley. His trips to and from Canton
nave been frequent, while he has often