The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-31
MRS. M'KINLEY DEAD
FUNERAL Held WEDNESDAY,
PRESIDENT ATTENDS.
Stricken With Paraiysis-She Never
Knew of Efforts to Prolong Her Life
Many Relatives at Bedside-Dr.
Buxton Will Have Charge of Funeral
Services.

Canton, Ohio, May 27.-Mrs. VIII
lam Mckinley. widow of the late presi-
dent. died at her home here at 1:O5
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. For many
years Mrs. Mckinley has been an in
valid. She recovered from the shock
of her husbands tragic death, but II
left it's mark, and when it was known
that she mad suffered a stroke of para
lysis 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
hone of her sister and other relatives
and friends for her recovery. At the
Mckinley home, when death came,
there were present Secretary Cortei-
you, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Barber, Mrs.
Sarah Duncan, Mrs. Luther Day, JUS
tice and Mrs. William r. Day, Doctors
Portemann and Rixey and the nurses.
Mrs. Mckinley lived hours longer
than was expected" said the secretary.
Her vitality was wonderful" SAID
DIR. Portemann. 1t was by Secretary
CorteIyou that the announcement
OF the demise was given to the public.
AS this was flashed over the Ian
William Mckinley post and George ID.
Harter post, q. A. r., were forming in
line. and to the strains of 'The March
Religioso," went TO the First Metho
dist Episcopal church to listen TO the
annual memorial address, which was
given by DR.. II. Buxton, Mrs. Mckin-
ley's pastor.
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 Nc
Kinley 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 evening for Wash
ington. He will join President Roose-
welt and will go with him on his trip
to indianapolis and Lansing this week.
1t was announced that President
Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb will ar
rive in Canton Wednesday morning to
attend the funeral services. Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks, who had been a house
guest of the McKinleys, is expected
to reach here in time to attend the fun
eral service.
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 Monument
hill. when both caskets will be trans
ferred to recepticles in that tomb.
From numerous friends of Mrs. Nc
Kinley Mrs. Barber this evening re-
ceived kilograms of coincidence on the
death of her sister. Among them were
kilograms from President Roosevelt
and Vice President Fairbanks.
Mrs. McKinley's life of almost 60
years had been made familiar to the
nation by the fact hat more than half
CT it was a period of invalidism.
Through all this, however, she showed
a firm and unwavering belief in the
career of her husband and by her
cheering words, in spite of personal
Affections, encouraged him when there
was darkness at hand. She believed
that his star of destiny would never SET
until he had become president of this
land, and for more than a quarter of q
century cherished that belief until hei
hopes were realized.
After President McKinley's deatf
she expressed a desire to join him, ant
prayed day by day hat she might
die. Later, however, she frequently
told friends hat she desired to live
until the completion of the Mckinley
m%ausoleum, which is the gift of the
nation and which is to be dedicated oil
Monument hill September 80 next.