The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-03

uo,sn Mckinley. TO give the first intima-
tton ~ the attack. and AT thdl ulhe
see,ned TO be in possession OF an H0i
mental and physical faculties ouI SUN
afterward "A change was noticed ana III
the . afternoon she sank into a condllioh oi
semi-cOnsciousness.
FIRST INTIMATlON.
"Mother" Mckinley must nave Dee.
etricken some time during last mshl' pue
the first intimation she had OF any chanso
tn her condition was when she a"ohe 'hia
morning and found herself unaDle 10
sneak She walked to the room OF m'l
dauahter and aroused the latter. Mis7
NcKinlev awakened the other members
OF the family. and a physician was called.
Mother" Mckinley had been slightly
an for several days with MID alld'h
~ tho grin. She had been up ana about
the house. and no serious results from het
illness were apprchended. Her son, AD-
ner Mckinley Of New York, arrived III
canton on Tuesday. and his mother
seemed 60 be greatly cheered by ms pres
ence. Yesterday she was so bright ana
cheerful as 20 cause the family 10 remark
on nor improvement That being her con-
dition when she retired last evening, the
blow 10 the family upon discovering what
had come upon her during the night. was
a sad one. During the forenoon a letter
from, the President was received. IL was
read 20 the aged sufferer and. IN response
Co questions IL she understood its con-
tents. she nodded her assent.
Mr.. Abner Mckinley communicated WIN
the President as soon as he learned the
serious nature OF the illness OF his mother,
and the President asked that he be ad-
vised Immediately Of every change.
.~,cfnfrnfure were made Tor NNnlnlN-
nicafion BY telephone. and tele-
grams were also exchanged fire.
ouentlv soon after noon Mr. Alb
ner Mckinley informed the President
that the sufferer had lapsed into SEMI
consciousness. and promised TO commu-
nicate further AZ o'clock IN the after
noon. The President did not wait for the
O'Clock message. He responder
Tell mother / Will be there.
He is expected to arrive here at lo.-o
o'clock tomorrow morning. The Pres
ident and all other members OF the Nc
Kfnlev family. not already here are en-
route 10 the bedside OF Mother Mckinley
tonight. The message from the Pres
ident this evening caused the mother
much cheer and comfort
Mrs 4. J. Duncan. Of Cleveland
daughter OF Mother Mckinley, who Is
In Chicago. visiting her daughter, Sarah,
who Is attending school there telegraph
ed tonight that she would be IN Canton
tomorrow morning Miss Helen Nc
Kinlev makes her home here with her
mother.
THE END EXPECTED SOON.
What was feared this morning when
Mrs. Mckinley was stricken with
sliyht attack OF paralysis Is tonight re-
garded as almost a certainty that is the
sariv death OF the Presidents mother.
As the day advanced she grew worse.
Evervthine that Is possible Is being done
10 add 10 her comfort and TO postpone the
final scene as long as possible.
Inquiries concerning the beloved woman
are coming from all quarters. Hood OF
telegrams saving started immediately
sft.r the news Of the Illness was Hash
al over the Associated Press wires. Soil
e,tous friends from all parts OF the
country aTe asking 10 be hept informed
OF her condition.
D-. III Jips. the attending physician to-
night expressed the belief that death
was inevitable from the present Illness
ana that the only uncertainty was the
time when IL would occur He thinks
,he developsneuts OF the night VIII de-
ia. the matter. Ne expects no material
change before morning.
should the morning condition be for
,he worse ne expects the patient TO sink
verv rapldly. The disease. he says. is
rot nrimariIy paralysis. but senility. the
,esuit AZ old age. which has produced
the partial paralysis
Tho doctor said after he last saw Mrs.
Mckinley that there was some slight
evidence that the facial expressions OF