The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1907-05-31
Death Comes to Widow Of
President Mckinley.
DAY OF FUNERAL SELECTED.
BODY Will Be Placed in Vault Beside
That Of Husband and Later Trans
ferred to Tomb Now Under Con.
struction.

Sunday afternoon Mrs. Mckinley fell
into the sleep that knows no awaken
ing. The transition from life to death
was so peaceful and gradual that it
was with difficulty that the vigilant
| physicians and attendants noted when
dissolution came.
There was no struggle; no pain.
| Mrs. Mckinley never knew of the
efforts made for days to prolong her
| life, nor of the solicitous hope against
hope of her sister and ether relatives
and friends for her recovery.
At the Mckinley home when death
came there were present Secretary
| Cortelyou, Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Barber,
Mrs. Sarah Duncan, Mrs. Luther Day,
| Justice and Mrs. VIM. r. Day, Drs.
Portmann 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 9 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon.
It was announced last night that
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Loeb will arrive in Canton Wednesday
| morning to attend the funeral SER
| vices Vice-President Fairbanks, who
| had often been a house guest OF the
McKinleys, is expected to reach here,
| in time to attend the funeral SER
vice.
Will Lie Beside Husband.
| The body of Mrs. Mckinley will be
| placed in the vault in West Lawn
cemetery which holds the remains Of
her husband, until the completion Of
| the national mosoleum on Monument
| Hill, when both caskets will be trans
ferred to / . eptacles in that tomb.
From numerous friends of the de-
| ceased Mrs. Barber has received tel
| egrams of coincidence ON the death of
her sister.
| Among them were kilograms from
President Roosevelt and Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks.
Ida Saxton Mckinley was born in
| Canton June 8, 1917 James A. Sax
ton, her father, was an intellectual
and progressive business man and
banker, his wife wo:lan of extra
| ordinary culture and refinement. Ida
| Saxton was reared in a home of COM
| fort aud ease. After attending the
Canton schools, she was a pupil in a
| private school at Delhi, N. Y. Later
she went to Cleveland academy and
| finished her education at Brook IEl
seminary, Media, Pa, where she
spent three years.
| Part Of the years Of her young wo-
manhood were spent IN the Stark
County bank, which belonged to her
father On several occasions she had
charge OF the institution.
| Met Mckinley in Church.
| While she taught Sunday school in
The presbyterian church, a young law
| ger, VIM. Mckinley, Jr., was superin-
.endent OF the First Methodist-Episco
pal Sunday school. Among many I'd
mirers and suitors, the handsome
young soldier, who bad been with
Grant and Sheridan and won distinc-
ton in the Shenandoah 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 I have ever
known to whom / would intrust my
daughter"
| On January %, 1871, VIM Mckinley
and Ida Saxton were united in MAR
riage.
| The wedding was the first perform
ed in the then new presbyterian
/ Dr. lit; ,ba, 90
congregation and Rev. DR.. Endsley OF
the First Methodist church officiat-l
Ing.
After an eastern trip, Including
Washington. and short time OF
boarding, the McKinleys purchased
the home on North Market streer.
which in later years became famous
as the Mckinley cottage. It was dur
ing their short sojourn If. this home
hallowed to them by 50 many sorrows
that Mrs. McKinley's health broke
down under the burder or grief that
was theirs. There were born to them
two daughters: Katie, on Christmas
day OF 1871. and Ida on April ist,
| 1873. But the heart strings OF the
mothers tenderest love were broken
when Ida passed away in August.
| 1878. Mrs. Mc'Kinleys mother llav-
Ing died the month before the little
,ne had seen the light of day. Katie,
The first born, lived for three and one
aalf years to become ershrined in the
affections OF her devoted parents. ard
hen she passed from earth. Then it
| vas the almost brolen-heaIted wife
became an invalid.
Her life as the wife OF VIM. Mcrlin-
ley was a most happy and devoted
one. They never kept house" while
IN was IN congress, because Of her IN
lYhid state She, however. desired 10
De with him as much as possible AMI
spout much time in Washington IN
his campaign tours while he was n
congressman, governor and president
she journeyed with him as far az
practicable.
After Governor Mcl<inley's term OF
ssice ended they came to Canton ia
/ January, 1895, In time 10 celebrate