The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-05-27
Mrs. Mckinley Succumbs on
Sunday Afternoon.
Knew Nothing of Efforts To
Save Her Life.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERAL

O'Clock Sunday afternoon Mrs. Will
? liam Mckinley fell into the sleep
that knows no awakening. The trans
ition from life to death was so peace
full and gradual that 1t was with diff
ficulty that the vigilant physicians
and attendants noted when dissolu-
ton finally came. There was no
struggle--no pain. Mrs. Mckinley
never knew of the efforts made to
prolong her life.
At the Mckinley home when death
came there were present Secretary
Cortelyou. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Bar
Der, Mrs. Sarah Duncan, Mrs. Luther
Day, Justice and Mrs. William r.
Day, Drs. Porteman and Rixey and
the nurses.
The funeral arrangements so far
as made are that Dr. Buxton will
have charge of the services. which
are to be simple. They will be held
at the Mckinley home at 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
Secretary Cortelyou is directing
the arrangements and will remain
here until after the funeral. DR.. Rix-
ey left last evening for Washington.
to join President Roosevelt. 1t was
announced that President Roosevelt
and Secretary Loeb will arrive in
Canton Wednesday morning to attend
the funeral services. Vice President
Fairbanks who had often been a
home guest of the Mc<inleys is ex-
pected also.
VIII Rest Beside Husband.
The body of Mrs. Mckinley will be
placed in the vault In the West Lawn
cemetery which holds the remains of
her husband, until the completion of
the national mansoleum on Monument
Hill, when both Baskets will be trans
ferred to receptacles in that tomb.
Mrs. Barber received numerous
kilograms of coincidence on the death
of her sister. Among them were tele-
grams from President Roosevelt and
Vice President Fairbanks.
Ida Saxton Mckinley was born in
Canton June s. 1s47. James A Sax
ton, her father, was am intellectual,
progressive business man and banker.
His wife was a woman of extraor-
binary culture and refinement. Ida
Saxton was reared in home of COM
fort and ease.
After attending the Canton school
she was pupil at private school at
Delhi. N. Y, and later went to Cleve-
land academy, and finished her edu-
cation at Brook Hall seminary.
Was welded In 1871.
While she taught Sunday school in
the Presbyterian church, young law
yer. William Mckinley. was superin-
tendent of the First Methodist Epis-
copal Sunday school. Among many
admirers and suitors the handsome
young soldier, who had been with
Grant and sherman and won dfstinc-
tion In the Shenandoah Valley was
the favored one, and on January %.
1871, william Mckinley and Ida Sax
ton were married.
There were born to them two
daughters. Katie on Christmas day
OF 1871, and Ida on April L, 1878.
But the heartstrings of the mothers
tenderest love were broken when Ida
passed away IN Auguse. 1873 Mrs.
McKinley's mother having died the
month before the little one was born
Katie lived for three and one-half
years and she then passed from
earth. Then it was that the almost
broken hearted woman failed in
health.
From that time until his death Mrs
McKinley's comfort was her hus-
bands constant thought. His first
words when shot down by the assas-
sin were to break the news gently
to HIS wife.
Estate Goes to Two Heirs.
The estate left by the president
was appraised at s215 boo when the
inventory was made and has since in.
creased in value. BY the terms oil
the will of Mr.. Mckinley the estate
at the death Of Mrs. Mckinley was
to be divided equally among his
brother. Abner Mckinley. now de
ceased, and sisters, Mrs. Duncan and
Miss Helen Mckinley, of Cleveland
Mrs. Hermanus Baer, mabel McKin
ley) Is the daughter and heir of Alb
ner Mckinley.