The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-12-10
LOVE AND DUTY.
The President Returns to the Bedside
of His Dying Mother.
She Places Her Arm Around His Neck
The President Kissed Her Tenderly
"A Scene That is Almost Too
Sacred for Pen to Write.

CANTON, O., Dec. S.-Once more the
children of Nancy Allison Mckinley
have gathered about her couch made
sacred by her tenacious struggle
against death. The reunion is com
plete- 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 rela-
tives, among whom was the aged sister
of Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs Abigail Os-
borne, mother Of Consul w. NJ. Os-
aorne.
The scene was a pathetic one that
beggars description In the midst of
at all there was a joy unspeakable in
the breast of the president He had
again been permitted to see his mother
alive. He had answered all the obliga-
lions of his country. He had fulfilled
his vows to his people. He had wit
messed the assembling of congress and
had been cheered with the news at the
same time that his mother was better.
In that little upper room at the Nc
Kinley homestead Tuesday morning
there was a scene that is almost too
sacred for pen to write. The eyes of
all present were filed with tears as
they witnessed the remarkable and al
most miraculous rally of the preSi-
dents mother from the unconscious
state into which she had fallen early
Tuesday morning.
AS her famous SON entered the room
accompanied by his wife and his
niece, Miss Mabel Mckinley, the sister
of the president, Miss Helen said:
''Mothor 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
Duncan.
1t seemed to friends that she had
some how or other been waiting for
the arrival of her son. Soon after she
lapsed into an unconscious state and
the strength that had been husbanded
for the last meeting of son and mother
seemed to leave her.
An hour after his arrival the presi-
dent sat by the bedside holding the
hand of his mother. The attending
physician was surprised at the remark
able rally. At $50 he said that she is
getting weaker but he thinks she will
live through the day.
At o'clock Tuesday morning it was
thought by those in attendance that
the president would not arrive before
the aged mother had died. He was in
formed that such was thought to be
the condition. He was anxious to get
to her bedside. The run was a rapid
one from Pittsburgh, but there was a
slight delay there in making the trans
fer to the Ft. Wayne track.
DIR. Phillips, who was present at the
time of the presidents arrival and the
recognition, said afterwards in COM
menting upon this that the affair was
most remarkable He said he had new
er known such recognition to occur
in a case like Mother McKinley's.
where the patient was as advanced in
years. 1t is plain to the president,
however, that his mothers pulse is
weaker and that despite the rallies she
has had she has been failing since he
left her
NANIoN, Dee S--Dr- Philips left
Mrs. Mckinley late Tuesday afternoon.
She was then entirely unconscious 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
At 2:30 Wednesday morning Mother
Mckinley was resting comfortably.
There was no perceptible change.