The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-24
MRS. N 'K|NLEY IS
At DEATHS DOOR
WIDOW OF MARTYRED pREsl
DENT, SOON TO JOIN HIM IN
EXTERNAL SLEEP.
NO HOPE HELD OUT
Fer Her Recovery and End May Come
at Any Hour-AI Canton Mourns
While Doctors Keep Up
V9in Vigil.

! Canton, Ohio May "a Attendant
at the bedside Of Mrs. Mckinley at
1850 his morning 0'riday) thought
her condition somewhat Improved.
Canton, OHIO May o.. After con
Isultation this afternoonu at the Me-
kiniey home BY DR.. r. G. Portman,
family physician Of Mrs Mckinley,
and Dr ] X Eymann, superintendent
of the Massillon State Hospital. physi
clans Ct wide reputat on, a statement
was issued that ther were no indica-
tions that Mrs Mckinley could long
survive The attack Of apoplexy from
which she Il suffering The doctors
say, however, chat they think dissolu-
tion will net come for a day or two.
Mrs. Mckinley is in a comatose con
diticn tonight and IL is stated that
there are no grounds for hop of a
better turn. II Is announced tonight
that Surgeon General Rixey by special
railway arrangements will reach mere
at G:2S tomorrow morning instead Of
at l0:tl0 o'clock
Telegrams from all parts OF III
country have been pouring iato Cam
ton today ana tonight anxiously in
curing as to Mrs. AcKinleys condi-
tioa and eyncins widespread sorrow
over the announcement Of her critical
illness.
Mrs Mckinley has been III nearly
all winter, having suffered d severe
attack Of grip some months ago fol-
lawad later by bronchitis. Physicians
say that in her weakened condition
she was an easy victim TO the disease
with which she was stliken to-day
Nearing sixteth Birthday.
She is nearing her sixth III birthday
ana as II stell known that she has
long been in feeble health. Mrs. Nc
Kinley gave up knitting recently and
this was taken as ain indication that
her hold upon life was slight as evsr
since the tragic death Of her husband
she has found solace In knitting slip
pers for friends and inyalids.
OF late Mrs. Mckinley has been %
liged to KEEP close within doors, but
before hat she was In the habit q
taking daily walks and of riding to
the cemetery VITA flowers % place
upo nthe caskej which contains the
body of her late husband
Dr. Fortmag after his visit to the
home at II O'Clock toniga
announced that he found change for
tn better in Mrs Mciinley's eundi- !
ucn. She was then in semi-con-
scious condition. When spoken 10
she opered her eyes slightly, Dr
Portman, however, said the change
was not such as would lead him to
expect any gr a, Improvement Meth |
cr did he think a fatal turn cocld Le /
exported before morning He regard |
I'd her condition as satisfactory as
could he expected under th circum
stances but at the same time couli |
predict only a survival OF a few days |
at he most judging from the present
state Of the patient
All Canton Mourns.
The feeling of mourning in Canton
over Mrs. McKinleys condition is only
second to that which was exhibited
during the few days that preceded the
death OF her lamenJed husband.
Rev NJ. e Buxton, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal church and
Mrs. McKinley's clergyman, came
down the steps Of the McKinl y home
tonight after a visit at Mrs McKin
-eys bedside Buxton had been shel-
ding tears.
Mrs. Mckinley is very Low he
said. n ur nurses are attending.
two nurses remain at her b dside
continually. Her weakness is pitifal
T. scarcely seems possible that sha
can live more than a few hours
the most ] believe everything IN d.
eel skill can do is being done to pro
long her life until the arrival Of Sur
geor General Rixey"
Wish May Not BE Fulfilled.
Buxton is pas OF Of the church from
which President McKinl was buried
II is stated By a close friend Of Mrs. /
Mckinley that g. hai been her greet /
est wish that she might live to wiz
ness TIRE unveilirS Of the monument 10 /
President McKini y in September but /
hat recently she had expressed the I
belief that she would be denied that /
privilege.
GOES TO CANTON. .
New York. Nay 23.-Secretafy of