Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-07
President Mckinley Reaches Canton
at 9 Am. Today.
HIS MOTHERS REMARKABLE RALLY
Recognized Her Son and Gave Him
az Feeble Caress.
SOON SUFFERED RELAPSE

CANTON, Ohio, December 7.-Once more
all the children of Mrs. Mckinley have
gathered about her dying couch The re-
Union is complete. The President arrived
before the death angel made his visit and
took with him the spirit of tho ,-.d
mother.
With the children were other ral,,ivos
among whom was the aged sister Of Mrs
Mckinley, Mrs Abigail Osborne, mother
OF CoEsul W. NJ. Osborne.
The scene was a most pathetic ono. b,,,
In the midst of it all there was a iov IN.
speakaDle in the breast of the President
lie mad again been Permitted to See his
hother alive. He had answered all the
on.tSations of his country. He had fulfilled
MS vows to his people, He had Witnessed
'he assembling of Congress and had beer
cheered with the news at the same time
mat MS mother was better
Almost MfracuIous Rally.
IN that little upper room this morning
the eyes OF al! present were filled with
tears as they witnessed the remarkahie
anu almost miraculous rally of the Presi-
dents mother from the unconscious state
INTO which she had fallen carly this morn.
ing.
AS her famous son entered the room a.
companied by his wife and his nice Ms
mabel Mckinley, the sister of th,, prasi-
uent: ati,, Miss Helen said: Mother. here are
Nv. IMAM ian t ana ida The President kneeIed
ny her bedside and kissed her terd.riy
r.Ve1ently, and he did so she put ,Hr
arm M ABOUT ms neck and signified that she
Knew hlm She also recognized the pr,si
gent wife and reached her hand tow,rl;
Her, ana knew Miss Mabel Mckinley :nd
Jack Duncan. ''i''
II seemed to friends that she had some
now OF other been waiting for the arrIxai
oL her son. Soon after she lapsed into an
ndu peen husbanded for the last meeting nf
Soh anu mother seemed TO leave her
Comment of the Doctor.
DR.. Phillips, who was present a. tho .f,,,o
OF the Presidents arrival and the recoroi-
ton, said afterward in comr,entiry ,,na,
thls' mat the affair was most rcmarkabIe
He said he had never known such q rec,.-
nl'ion TO occur in case like Mrs. McKin
leys, where the patient was az advancod
III years. 1t Is plain to the President how
ever, that his mothers pulse is weaker
and that despite the rallies she has had
she mas been failing since ie left her
AN hour after his arrival the Presiden,
SAT py the bedside, holding the hand of
ms mother The attending physician was
surprised at the remarkable rally. He
s,iiu mat she is getting weaker but
AT clock this morning it was Thought
oy those In attendance that the President
"Putu not arrive before the aged mother
nad oied He was informed that such was
thousht to be the condition. He was any
lous 10 get to her bedside The run was :,
RAPID one from Pittsburg, but there was a
sIsn' Geay there in making the transfer
TO the Fort Wayne track.
Those In the Presidents pnrtx
The presidential party was made IN or
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Mckinley, Secretary
ana Mrs. Day, Miss Mabel Mckinley. lack
duncan, Miss Mary Barber. The trip was
made In the special coach Newport
me train was met at the PENNSYLVANIA
Slal,on about O'Clock by Mr. Abner Nc
Hlnley' r,ly' the Presidents brother ard Messrs.
Cnaries X. Miller and George B. Frease
Inc Journey from Pittsburg to Canton
was made without any special incident
save mat the President was constantly m
formed OF the condition of his mother an3
as ne neared the city he perceptibly he
came mere anxious to reach his io,rnay,'s
efd ana be with his mother again.
Df. Philips left Mrs. Mckinley at I
O'Clock. She was then entirely uncon-
scous and resting quietly. She has taken
no nourlshment for twenty-four hours. The
oector believes the patient is steadily
though slowly, growing weaker. but can
dissolution VI midi