The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-27
DEATH AT CANTON
Mrs. Mckinley, Widow Of the
Murdered President,
Passed Away at Her Home
Sunday Afternoon.
ESHE DID NOT KNOW.
Never Regained Consciousness
After Stroke of Paralysis.
President Roosevelt Will At
tend the Funeral Services.

Canton, Ohio, May 27.-Mrs. Will
liam Mckinley, widow of the late
president. died at her home at 1905
O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
For many years Mrs. Mckinley had
been an invalid. She rallied from the
shock of her husbands tragic death,
but it left its 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 i'm
perceptibly. 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
CorteIyou. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Barber,
Mrs. Sarah Duncan. Mrs. Luther Day,
Justice and Mrs. William r. Day. Doc
tors Portmann and Rixey and the
nurses.
Mrs. Mckinley lived hours longer
than was expected" said the secretary.
Her vitality was wonderful, said DR..
Portmann.
1t was by Secretary Cortelyou that
the announcement of the demise was
given to the public. As this was
flashed over the land, William Mckin-
ley post and George d. Harter post,
G. a. r., were forming in line and to
the strains of THE March Religoso"
went to the first Methodist Episcopal
church to listen to the annual memo
rial address which was given by DR..
Buxton. Mrs. McKinley's pastor.
The funeral arrangements. so far as
made. are that DIR. Buxton will have
charge of the services, which are to be
simple. They will be held at the Nc
J<inley home at o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. Mr.. Cortelyou is directing
the arrangements and will remain here
until after the funeral. DR.. Rixey left
=R.sr, tot,
President Roosevelt and go with him
on his trip to Indiana polls and Lans-
ing this week. 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 Of
ten been house guest of the McKin-
leys is expected to reach here in time
to attend the funeral services.
The body of Mrs. Mckinley will be
placed in the vault in West Lawn GEM
etery. which holds also the body of
her husband, until the completion of
the National mausoleum on Monument
Hill. when both caskets will be trans
ferred to receptacIes in that tomb
From numerous friends of Mrs. Nc
kinley. Mrs. Barber received kilograms
of coincidence on the death of her sis
ter. Among them were kilograms from
President Roosevelt and Vice President
Fairbanks.
Mrs. McKinley's life of almost sixty
nation by the fact that more than half
of it a period of invalidism.
Through all this however she showed
a firm and nwaverfng belief in the ca
reer of her husband and by her cheer
ing words. in spite of personal afflic-
tons. encouraged him when there was
darkness a hand
She believed that his star of destiny
would never set until he had become
president of this land. and for more
than quarter of a century cherished
that belief until her hopes were real
lied
After President McKinley's death.
she expressed a 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
soIeun1. which is the gift of the nation
and which is TO be dedicated on Mon
ument Hill September so. next.
ida Saxton Mckinley was born in
Canton, June s, 1S47. James A. Sax
progressive business man and banker,
ture and refinement. Ida Saxton was
reared in home of comfort and ease.
After attending Canton schools, she
was a pupil at private school at Del
phi. n Y. Later she went to Cleve-
ton at Brook Hall Seminary. Media.
Pa. where she spent three years
Part of her young womaRhood was