The age-herald., 1897-12-03
First IntimatiOn of the Illness Which
 Milf PFeF0 Her Last
RECEIVED WHEN SHE AWAKENED
Tell Mother l VIII Be There," Were the Words of the President Wired From the White House of on
 the Sad Journey.

Canton, ohio Dec. 2.-At an early hour this morning Mrs Nancy Allison McKin- ly, the venerable mother of the president, was stricken with paralysis and her death ts believed to be only a question of a short time. Net since Mrs. Mckinley was stricken has tlhere been a favorable feature in her condition.
 That ,the attack would ultimaltsly end in death was the first fear of the family on discovering her illness and the con su1tations of the attending physicians have tended to confirm this b=lief. Ev- eGy effort is being made to render the patient comfortable and what will doubt less be her last illness as free from sui fering as possible.
 The First Intimation
 The paralyis when 1t first appeared was net of a serious form and seemed not to have affected her vocal chords. She was able to walk from her bed chamber to that of her daughter, Miss Helen Me- Kinley, to give the first intimation of the attack and at that time seemed 10 be in possession of all her mental and physical faculties but soon afterwards a change was ncltced and in the after noon she sank ir1bo condition of seni- consciousness dn which coalition sha- has since remained.
 Sss9 First Attacked In the Afternoon
 Mother Mckinley must have been stricken some time during the afternoon, but the first intimatiSn she had of any change in her condition was when she awoke this morning and found herself unable to speak. She walked to the room of her daughter and aroussd the latter. At once Miss Mckinley saw that some- t'ling had happened. She awakened the es,her members of the family and phy- i clan was callsd He immediately pro nounced the trl-nIbde paralysis.
 Sad Blow to the Family
 Mother Mckinley had been slightly i'll for several days with a mild attack of the g1fppe. She had been up and about the house and no serious results were apprehended. Her son, Abner McKin- ley, of New York, arrived in Canton on Tuesday, and his mother seemed to be greatly cheered by his presence. Yes terday she was so bright and cheerful as to cause the family to remark on her improvements, MT. Mckinley saying he had not seen his mother looking so well and rugged for a number of years. That being her condition when she retired last evening, the blow to the family upon dis covering what had come upon her dur ing the night was a sad one.
 The President Heard From
 During the forenoon letter from the president was received. It was read to the aged sufferer, and in response to quesh.ons if she understood its contents, she nodded assent.
 MT. Abner Mckinley communicated with the president as soon as he learned of the serious illness of his mother, and the president asked that he be advised of every change. Arrangements were nade for telephoning and telegrams were frequently exchanged.
 Tell Mother Will Be There
 By noon the sufferer had lapsed into continue so at o'clock in the after noon The president telegraphed "Tell mother I will be there," and immediate ly star,ed for Canton. He is expected tos arrive here at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 pr. Phillips, when seen this evening, said he had nothing to add to what he had already said. Telegrams of inquiry are coming to Canton from all sections ofsthe country, flood of messages start ing as soon as the seriousness of her ill- ness was learned.