The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-27
President Receives News of Mrs,
 McKiOIeys Death
WILL ATTEND THE FUNERAL
Many People In Washington Are Deeply Grleved at Death of Mrs. Mckinley, Who Was
 Greatly Loved.

Washington. May 2s.-while little hope was entertained here for her recovery. the news of the death of Mrs. Mckinley caused profound sorrow in the national capital, where she long made her home, while her husband was a member of Congress and later President. President Roosevelt learned of her death shortly after o'clock when he received a tele- gram from Secretary Cortelyou, who has ben In Canton since Mrs. Mckinley was first stricken. He immediately announced that he would leave for Canton Tues day night to attend the funeral
 Secretary Root and Secretary of Agri- culture Wilson, the only members of the cabinet who served under President Me- Kinley, and the Rev. Dr. Frank NJ Bris- tol, of the Metropolitan Methodist church, who was the Mckinley pastor. were deep- ly touched when they were told that Mrs. Mckinley had expired. There were expressions of regret from many of fielals whose duties brought them in con- tact with the White House and from all the attaches of the executive man. sion, many of whom served there dur ing the Mckinley administration. All paid the highest tribute to the memory of the late Presidents widow.
 VIII Attend Funeral.
 President Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary Loeb and Admiral Rixey, sur geon general of the navy will leave Tuesday night next for Canton, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mckinley.
 lie Will be accompanied on his trip to Canton by Secretaries Root, Garfield, and ', llson; Admiral Rixey, surgeon general or the navy, who attended Mrs McKin- ley when she was in Washington, and Secretary Loeb. Admiral Rixey is ex- pected to return from Canton tomorrow.
 Secretary Cortelyou who was President Mckinley s private secretary and Asso- ciate4 Justice Day, of the supreme coun, CT the United States will remain in Can ton until after the funeral,
 The teiegrams announcing that Mrs. Mckinley had passed away were posted on bulletin boards here and the news spread rapidly throughout the city. Scores of telegrams of sympathy were sent to Mrs. McNnley's sister, Mrs. Barber, by prominent government officials, diplo- mats and others, who had known Mrs. Mckinley when she was the first lady or the land. President Roosevelt and members of the cabinet sent words of coincidence as soon as they learned of her death.
 Was in Poor Health.
 During the five years incumbenev of MT. Mckinley in the White House. Mrs. Mckinley was in very poor health and did not take a very active part in the social life of the capital. On important state occasions she would take her place In the receiving line. but on other oc- casions the Presidents niece. Miss Mabel Mckinley, who subsequently, be- came Mrs Baer, would act. In the spring of 1901, when President Mckinley visited the Pacific coast Mrs. Mckinley was stricken in California and was desper- ately Ill for several weeks and little hope was entertained for her recovery. After. returning to Washington she suffered a relapse and for many days was at the point Of death
 After attending the funeral on Wednes- da5-, President Roosevelt will go to h. dianapolis. where he will deliver an ad- dress on the decoration day at the un- yelling of the monument erected to the memory of Gen. H enry w. Iawton. who was killed In a battle in the Philipnine Islands From Indianapolis. he goes to Lansing, Mich, where he will deliver an address on May 31, at the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation oI the Michigan Agricultural college. where the first institution of It's kind was erected In the United States. The Presi- dent announced his western trip some months ago, and was scheduled to leave Washington on Wednesday night of this week, but when he learned of the death of Mrs. Mckinley he decided to leave Washington one day earlier In order to be present at the funeral. The President and his party will return to Washington next Saturday.