The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-08
At CANTON ONCE MORN
President at the Bedside of His
Dying Mother.
PATHETIC SCENE IN SICK ROOM.
While Everyone Thought the Venerable
Patient Was Unconscious She Suddenly
Puts Her Arm Around the Presidents
Neck, Showing That She Recognized
Him-she Then Lapses into Unconscious
ness Again-Ths Rally Remarkable.

ness Again-The Rally kemarkabie.
Canton, o., Dec 8.--Once more the
children of Nancy Allison Mckinley
gathered about her couch made sacred
by hex tenacious struggle against
death. The reunion Is complete. The
president arrived before the death
angel made his visit and took with him
the spirit of. the aged mother. With
the children were other relatives. among
whom was the aged sister OF Mrs. Nc
Kinley, Mrs. Abigail Osborne. mother
of Consul w. M. Osborne. The scene
was a pathetic one that beggars de-
scription In the midst OF II all there
was a JOY unspeakable In the breast OF
the president. He had again been per-
mitted to 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.
Recognized Her Son.
In that little upper room at the Nc
Kinley homestead there was a scene
| that is 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 un-
| conscious state into which she had
| fallen early In the morning.
| AS her famous son entered the room,
accompanied by his wife and his niece.
| AInK inln ha
president, Miss Helen, said:
Mother, here are William and Ida,
He kneeled by her bedside, he kissed
her tenderly, reverently, and as he did
so she put her arm about his neck and
signified that she knew him. She also
recognized the presidents wife. and
reached her hand toward her, and knew
Miss Mabel Mckinley and Jack Dun
can. 1t seemed to friends that she hao
somehow or other been waiting for the
arrival of her son. Soon after sne
| lansed into an unconscious state ant
the strength that had been husbandeC
for the last meeting OF son and motheI
| seemed to leave her.
Surprised Mt the Rally.
An hour after his arrival the presi
I dent sat by the bedside folding tn
hand of his mother. The attendin,
physician was surprised at the remark
able rally. At $3.50 he said that she wa
getting weager but he thought sh
would live through the day, AT
o'clock in the morning 1t was though
{ by those in attendance that the presi
. dent would not arrive before the age
. | mother had died. He was informed tina
( such was thought to be the condition
! He was anxious to get to her bedside
, J The run was rapid one from Pitts
I burg, but there was slight delay ther
! in making the transfer to the For
Wayne track. The presidential part
| was made up of President and MRS
Mckinley, Secretary and Mrs. Day
! Miss Mabel Mckinley, Jack Duncan
| Miss Mary Barber. The trip was mad
in the special coach. Newport. Tn
train was met at the Pennsylvania sta
ton by Mr.. Abner Mckinley. the pres
dents brother, and Messrs Charles /
Miller and George b. Frease.
kent Constantly Informed.
The tourney from Pittsburg TO Car
g ton was made without any special inc
dent save that the president was cor
: | stantly informed of the condition OF n
mother and as he neared the city I
q perceptibly became more anxious
II reach his journeys end and be with
; mother again.
DIR. Phillips, who was present at u
q | time of the presidents arrival and u
:, recognition, said afterwards in con
mentng upon this that the affair WI
most remarkable. He said he had ne
:, er known such a recognition to occur
n case like Mother McKinley's whe
a the patient was as advanced in year
1t is plain to the president, howeve
=, that his mothers pulse is weaker al
that despite the rallies she has had 81
has been failing since he left her.
lie Seventeen States Represented.