Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-04
,o1HEa Mckinley SINKING
:, s,, She Will Never Regain Con-
sciousress in Mortality
az nay PASS AWAY At ANY MOMENT


,..n IN Duty ut WashinStoh'
-, Ohio, Dec. 4,-Except In
- weakness and more visible
49, of the near approach of the
here was little change in the
n,o, of Mrs. Mckinley during the
~, Several times, the rapid fail
lame so noticeable to the friends
", ,hs bedside that it was thought
.,r,r,ons had come. This condi-
4, vas Emphasized by a SLOW pulse
y rdleal change for Che worse
.,,h his condition seemed to presage
~, oeenr. At o'clock, however,
q, ,s,iapt was 80 weak that 1t seemed
a, .bs must soon yield and those of
1 hmuy who had sought rest, were
,-moned. The patient, however.
.,,irped as she had been during the
IN iust slowly wearing away and
eddy weakening.
n. President remained at the bed
4. almost the entire night, repeated
defining to seek sleep till the night
:, nearly spent. At no time since
pl-r the flowers yesterday afternoon
:, Nm Mckinley shown evidence OF
-,sIopsness OF that she recognized
N children around her bedside.
Il y o'clock, Mrs. Mckinley was
,s,lrg quietly as though in n deep
ii pstural sleep. There has been no
wrlable change In her condition for
tylal hours, although she is I'M
t,t,edy weakening every moment.
\ falling is SO slow as to appear that
y |, holding her own 1t Is prob
d. that she may survive the day.
NE doctor calls at short intervals.
1t can do nothing but ease the pa.
,sst and can only say that the end
stwly approaching. The President
Ut only two hours during the fore
y, and has now resumed his post
q. bedside Of his mother. He still
1;stts to leave for Washington at
ID .. m. II the weather be such as
n LIow them to travel. Mrs. Nc
srlsy, together with Mrs. Abner Me-
E.ey and daughter Mabel. will re-
HI, to Canton with the President
u. /. A., a,,,,,,,t.,o1 ,ba i,,,ror,,nt
=. N a ~ nss ooiis tin, 20 wanhinatnn
" c snen NE ,t., snoith CO.
y ~ .retNri &C., u nran1
t,rstsr viii reach here this morn
Il Mr.. Abner Mckinley will re-
lltr
Ai:2, o'clock DIR. Phillips left the
hilley house. He said Mrs. Nc
lsley will never return to conscious,
is and recognize her family. She
,liftlng herself away and may die
any moment and my possible sur
n. The day,
At this hour, n carriage was sent for
s-ate friend Of Mrs. Mckinley, OF
saiy her own age. who has been al
raz Frustrated since the first news of
Z, Illness.
hAoetor said to President McKin-
Y that his mothers breathing was
s'ning more labored, and that her
~ was steadily Weakening. The
,iisr told the President that he could
as0lutely nothing for his mother
fnainiHg here; that she would
~ recognize him again or any one
" On receiving this information,
President decided to carry out his
is " going to Washington at 2.05
'.gk and is now making. arrange
,las to start at that time.
lESEs HIS MOTHER GoODRyE.
RES n m pr.s,dant ,,ou,.,a,, 80
eA earriasd a., muN,miuy m
OIL, 'i n M m company win NJ
ls,glyania s,a,in, anu INV Meht 10 ane
d train for Wnsbinyton Ills las,
Fi9re leaving the house, was to
me room Of his mother to take
s,oy his last look at her in life.
vas entirely unconscious of his
I, ,a'i'e and there could be no fare