The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-27
PRESIDENT WILL GO.
Leaves TUESDAY to Attend Funeral Sof
Mrs. Mckinley.

Mrs. Mckinley.
Washington, May 26.--while little
hope was entertained for her recovery,
the news of the death of Mrs. Nc
kinley caused profound sorrow in the
national capital, where she so long
made her home while her husband was
member Of Congress and later Pres
fdent.
President Roosevelt learned of her
death shortly after o'clock when he
received telegram from Secretary
Cortelyou. who has been In Canton
since Mrs. Mckinley was first strick-
en-. He Immediately announced that he
would leave for Canton Tuesday night
to attend the funeral. Secretary Root
and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
the only members of the Cabinet who
served under President Mckinley and
Rev. DR.. Frank M. Bristol of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church, who
was the Mckinley pastor, were deeply
touched when they were told that Mrs.
Mckinley had expired. There were
expressions OF regret from many off,
Gals whose duties brought them in
contact 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 mem
ory of the late Presidents widow.
President Roosevelt will be accom-
panied on his trip to Canton by Sec
retaries Root, Garfield and Wilson, Ad-
miral Rixey, Surgeon General of the
Navy who attended Mrs. Mckinley
when she was in Washington. and Sec
rotary Loeb. Admiral Rixey is ex-
pected to return from Canton tomor
row. Secretary Cortelyou, who was
President McKinley's private secretary.
and Associate Justice. Day of the Su-
preme Court of the United States will
remain in Canton until after the fu-
neral.
kilograms of Coincidence.
The kilograms announcing that Mrs.
Mckinley had passed away w~-e post
ed on bulletin boards here and the
news spread rapidly throughout the
city. Scores of kilograms of sympathy
were sent to Mrs. McKinley's sister,
Mrs. Barber, by prominent Govern
ment officials, diplomats and others,
who had known Mrs. Mckinley when
she was the first lady of the land.
President Roosevelt and members of
the Cabinet sent words of coincidence
as soon as they learned of her death
During the five years incumbency of
Mr.. Mckinley in the White House Mrs
Mckinley was in very poor health and
did not take very active part in the
social life of tn ecapital. On import
ant stae occasions she would take her
place in the receiving line, but on 9TH
err occasions the Presidents niece, Miss
Mabel Mckinley, who subsequently be-
came Mrs. Baer, would act as host
ess In the spring of 1901 when Pres
ident Mckinley visited the Pacific
Coast, Mrs. Mckinley was stricken in
California and was desperately i'll for
several weeks and for nearly a fort
night 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 We'd
nesday President Roosevelt will go
to Indianapolis where he will deliver
an address on Decoration Day at the
unwilling of the monument erected to
the memory of Major General Henry
w. Lawton. who was killed in a bat
tie in the Philippine Islands. From
indianapolis he goes to Lansing, Mich,
where he will deliver an address on
May 81 at the celebration of the fif-
tieth anniversary of the founding of
the Michigan Agricultural College,
which was the first institution of its
kind in the United States.
The President planned his Western
trip several months ago and was sched-
uled TO leave Washington on Wednes-
day 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 re-
turn to Washington next Saturday.