The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-05-27
DEATH CALLS
MRS. M'KINLEY
AT OHIO HOME
Mrs. William Mckinley Passes Away
at Her Canton Home at 1
O'Clock Yesterday.
SHOCK OF HUSBANDS DEATH
Left Mark From Which Invalid Wife
Never Has RecOvered-PFeside
to Attend Funeral.

CANTON, Ohio, May 26.-Mrs
| William Mckinley, widow of the late
president, died at her home here at
1:05 o'clock this afternoon. For
many years Mrs Mckinley had been
an invalid. She recovered from the
shock of her husbands tragic death,
but it left it's mark and when it was
known that she had suffered a stroke
of paralysis little hope was felt that
she could survive.
The end came peacefully, almost
imperceptibly. Mrs. Mckinley never
knew of the efforts made to prolong
her life or the solicitous hope against
hope of her sister and other relatives
and friends for her recovery.
At the Mckinley home when death
came there were present Secretary
Cortelyou, Mr.. and Mrs. M. C. Bar
Der, Mrs. Sarah Duncan, Mrs. Luther
Day, Justice and Mrs. William r.
Day. Doctors Portmann and Rixey
and the nurses.
Mrs. Mckinley lived hours long
er than was expected" said the sec
retary. Her vitality was wonder
full" said DR.. Portmann. 1t was by
|
nouncement of the demise was given
to the public AS this was flashed
over the land, William Mckinley
Post and George D. Harter Post, G.
A. R., were forming in line to the
strains of "The March Religioso, .
went to the First Methodist Episco-
pal church to listen to the annual
memorial address which was given
/ 4 H., r.
tor.
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..
Rixey left here at 5:33 this afternoon
| for Washington. He will join Presi-
dent Roosevelt and go with him on
his trip to Indianapolis and Lansing,
this week. 1t was announced that
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Loeb will arrive in Canton Wednes-
day morning to attend the funeral
services. Vice-President Fairbanks,
who had often been a house guest of
the McKinleys, is expected to arrive
in Canton Wednesday morning to at
tend the funeral services.
The body of Mrs. Mckinley will be
placed in the vault in West Lawn
cemetery, which holds also the body
of her husband, until the completion
of the national mausoleum on Monu-
ment Hill, when both caskets will be
transferred to receptacles in that
tomb.
Mrs. McKinley's life of almost 60
years had been made familiar to the
nation by the fact that more than
half of it was period of invalidism.
Through all this, however, she show
ed firm and unwavering belief in
the career of her husband and by her
cheering words in spite of personal
eff1ictions, encouraged him when
there was darkness at hand. She be-
lieved that his star of destiny would
never set until he had become presi-
dent of this land and for more than
a quarter of century cherished that
belief, until her hopes were realized.
After President McKinley's death
she expressed desire to join him and
prayed day by day that she might
die. Later, however, she frequently
told friends that she desired to live
until the completion of the Mckinley
masoleum, which is the gift of the
nation, and which is to be dedicated
on Monument Hill September next.
Ida Saxton Mckinley was born in
Canton, June s, 1847. James A. Sax
ton, her father, was an intellectual
and progressive, business man and
I, 1T g..
trsordinary culture and refinement
Ida Saxton was reared in a home of
comfort and ease. After attending
Canton schools she was a pupil at a
private school at Delhi, N. Y. Later
she went to Cleveland academy and
finished her education at Brookhall
seminary, Media, Pa, where she
spent three years.
Part of her young womanhood was
spent in the Stark County bank,
which belonged to her father. On
several occasions she had charge of
the institution. While she taught
Sunday school in the Presbyterian
church, young lawyer William Nc
Kinley was superintendent of the
First Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school. Among many admirers and
CuO yOun6
who had been with Grant and Sheri
dan and won distinction in the Shen-
andoah valley, was the favored one.
BY James Saxton, her father, these
words were spoken to Mckinley when
the hand of the daughter was gained:
you are the only man have ever
known to whom l could entrust my
daughter"
On January 25, 1871, William Nc
Kinley and Ida Saxton we're united
in marriage. The wedding was the
first performed in the then new Pres
byterian church.
After Governor McKinley's term of
office ended they came to Canton in
January, 1896, in time to celebrate
their silver wedding anniversary in
the first home of their early married
life. This wedding anniversary was
the beginning of year and two
months residence in Canton, during
which time Mr. Mckinley was nomi-
mated and elected president of the
United States.
At Washington as the first lady of
the land she was unable to act as
hostess at brilliant social functions. |
After the crushing blow which