The record-union., 1897-12-05
MOTHER MCKINLEY.
STILL ALIVE, BUT SLOWLY
NEARING THE END.
Sad Scenes Attending the Parting
of the President From His
Dying Parent.

CANTON (O), Dec. 4-Sadder scenes
We're never Witnessed than the leave
taxing of President Mckinley from his
dying mother this afternoon. To the
very last possible moment the President
remained at the old homestead. Before
leaving the house he and the other
members of the family went to the bed
side of the dying mother. He looked
at her long, spoke to her lovingly, and
stopped and tenderly kissed her
There was no response, no movement
to indicate that she recognized her son.
He remained in a STOPPING position for
some time, hoping he might receive
some sign that she knew or felt his
presence. 1t did not come. With feel
ings Of deepest emotion, he at last left
the room.
1t was a Strang coincidence that al
most Immediately following the depart
ure of the President, the mother should
suffer relapse. While yet in his home
county, and within half an hour after
he left the city, the illness of the moth
er took a turn for the worse and was
thought by the family to have suffered
second stroke of paralysis, and such
was the announcement made. The at
tending physician, however, declared it
was not a second assault of the dis
ease, but a relapse which for time
threatened to extinguish the family
Pickering flame Of life.
Once more, however, the rugged con-
stitution Of the aged woman withstood
the assault. She rallied slightly. and
ere long was back to the condition in
which she had been for nearly twenty
hours, a condition of quiet and SEEM
ingly restful sleep, but which it was
fully realized was slowly burning out
the vital spark of life
In that condition she was tonight
how long she might continue no one
could tell 1t was not thought impos-
sible that she could linger until the
President could discharge the import
ant duties which called him to Wash
ington.
The attending physician again an
nounced tonight that the patient cam
not regain consciousness.
The President left Canton at 205
o'clock this afternoon in q special car
Shortly before the departure he held
conference with the doctor, who as
sured the President that no act OF
a loving son or any other mortal could
do anything for the aged mother and
that she would never again be able to
recognize him or realize his presence
or absence. His last words to the fam
lily We're that he be telegraphed at every
station along the route as to the moth
er'S condition.
The President has definitely arranged
to return TO Canton Tuesday morning,
leaving Washington on Monday as soon
as he has completed his duties in con-
nection with the opening of Congress.
Mrs. Mckinley will accompany him,
as wifi also Mrs. Abner Mckinley and
her daughter Miss Mabel Of New York
The near friends of the family were
nearly all at the homestead, including
the surviving children, several grand
children and Mrs Abigail Osborn, Mrs.
McKinley's sister and mother of Will
lam Mckinley Osborn, Consul-General
to England.
CANTON (O), Dec. 5.-At 2:15 a. M
there was no noticeable change in Mrs
McKirley's condition. She was resting
easily, and the restlessness Of an hour
ago did not prove to be of a serious
nature.