, 1897-12-08
MOTHER M'K|NLEY.
RALLIES SUFFICIENTLY TO
RECOGNIZE HER OAR
LING BOY.
Who Had Again fastened From Wash.
ington to Her Bedside-It Was a
Wonderful Revival-But 1t Seem
ed to Be the Last Effort to Show
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the End.

CdQtOn, OulO, DeC. t-oLCe nloie lue
children of Nancy Allison Mckinley
have gathered about her couch, made
sacred by her tenacious struggle against
death. The reunion is complete. The
president arrived before the death
angel made his visit, and with him the
children of the aged mother. With the
among whom was the aged sister Of
Mrs. Mckinley. Mrs. Abigail Osborne.
mother of Consul William Osborne.
There was joy unspeakable in the
breast of the president as he stood at
the bedside. He had been permitted
to again see his mother alive. He had
answered all the obligations Of his
country. He had fulfilled his VOWS to
his people. He had witnessed the as.
sembling Of congress and had been
cheered with the news at the same time
that his mother was better.
In the little upper room at the Nc.
Kinley homestead, this morning, there
was a scene almost too sacred for pen
to write. The eyes of all present were
filled with tears as they witnessed the
remarkable and almost miraculous rally
Of the presidents mother from the W.
conscious state into which she had
fallen early in the morning.
AS her son entered the room, accom-.
panied by his wife and Miss Mabel Nc.
| Kinley, the sister Of the president. Miss
Helen. said:
Mother, here are William and Ida"
The president knelt by her bedside.
kissed his mother tenderly. reverently.
and as he did so she put her arm about
his neck and signifed that she knew
him. She also recognized the presi-
dents wife and extended a hand coward
her. She recognized Mabel Mckinley
and Jack Duncan.
1t seemed to friends that she had
been awaiting the arrival OF her son..
| Soon after she lapsed into an uncon-
scious state, and the strength that had
been husbanded for the last meeting of
mother and son seemed to leave her.
An hour after his arrival, the presi-
dent sat by her bedside, holding the
hand OF his mother. The attending
physician was surprised at the remark.
able rally.
At $3.50 he said she was getting
weaker. but thought she would live
through the day. At S o'clock this
morning 1t was thought by those in at.
tendance that the president would not
arrive before the aged mother had
died. He was informed that such was
thought to be the condition. He was
anxious to get to her bedside. The run
was a rapid one from Pittsburg, but
there was a slight delay there in maxi
ing the transfer to the Fort Wayne
track.
OF President and Mrs. Mckinley, Secre-
tary and Mrs. Day. Miss Mabel McKin.
ley. Jack Duncan, Miss Mary Barber.
The trip was made in the splendid
coach Newport. and was without spe-
cial incident.
DR.. Phillips. who was present at the
thine OF the presidents arrival and rec
ognition. said that he had never known
such a recognition to occur in a case
where the patient was as advanced In
years. 1t is plain to the president, how
ever. that despite the rallies she has
had. his mother has been failing since
he left.
DR.. Phillips left Mrs. Mckinley at l
p. IN. She wal at that time entirely I'M
conscious and resting quietly. She has
taken no nourishment for "a hours. The
doctor believes the patient is steadily
though slowly. growing weaker, but can
make no prediction as to the hour Of
final dissolution.
HORRIBLE LYNCHING.
Carson, New. Dec. 7-1ne of the most
horrible %lynchings aver known in New