The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-01-14

YOUNG JOHN MAYO
I'LL At LEXINGTON
HIS MOTHER GOES BY SPECIAL
TRAIN FROM PAlNTsWLLE
TO HIS BEDSIDE.

The following is from the Lexington
| Herald;
Calling to her aid a special train and
an automobile, Mrs. John c. c. Mayo,
widow Of Kentucky's millionaire noun
| taineer, last night passed through Lex
| ington in her dash from her home at
| Paintsville in the heart of the Eastern
Kentucky mountains to Millersburg,
where her only son, John c. G. Mayo,
Jr, a student at the Millersburg Mill
tary Institute, is seriously i'll. The spec
ial train bearing Mrs. Mayo, George +.
Copeland and DIR. j. T. Wells, arrived
In Lexington at 9:57 o'clock last night
Mrs. Mayo remained in Lexington only
long enough to call the Millersburg
school to learn the condition of her son
and then secured the limousine of John.
Skain and hurried to Millersburg 26
miles from here.
Because OF the condition of the roads,
Mrs, Mayo did not expect to reach the
school until shortly before midnight.
Young Mayo who is 13 years old,
suffered an attack OF the grippe while
at home Christmas. a touch of pois-
oning was also noted IN his Illness but
his condition improved so as to permit
his return TO school at the close Of the
holidays Monday morning Mrs. Mayo
received a letter from her son telling
her tii1t he was not improving, but was
not seriously i'll. Mrs. Mayo received a
telegram Monday night telling her that
the lad was III, but his condition was
still not serious. Yesterday morning,
however she received another telegram
that the condition Of her son had be-
come serious and few hours later an
other telegram was received which STAT
ed that the condition Of the boy was
not improved aud was asking for her.
Mrs Mayo accompanied by DR.
Wells who is the MAYO family phy-
slcian, and MIR, Copeland, boarded the
regular Chesapeake x OHIO train which
left Paintsyille at S:O5 o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Arrived az Ashland, it |
was learned that no more trains com
ing 10 Lexington would leave until this |
morning. With the call of the boy for
his mother ringing in her ears, Mrs !
Mayo directed that special train be |
chartered.
In charge of Engineer A. Cleveland |
and Conductor Hugh Jones, the spec |
ial left Ashland at 6:52 o'clock last |
night. Stops were made only at More
head and Winchester, and the train ar
rived in Lexington three hours and five
minutes after leaving Ashland Three
hours and forty minutes is the time
scheduled for the fast trains of the
road to traverse the 126 miles between
Ashland and this city.
Immediately upon her arrival here,
AITg Mgyn ta1anhanad |
and was assured that the condition of
her son was somewhat improved.
though still serious She was told his
lilment had not vet been diagnosed
Pr Wells, who accompanied her, said
be believed the youth to be suffering
rom uraemia. He said reports of the
of the hoy and the symptoms
IF the illness led him to believe that ii
Was this.
Though apparently worried. Mrs.
Mayo bore up well under the strain Of
iine hours riding
The following is a later item from the
lexington Leader;
John c. G. Mayo, of Paintsville. who
developed Illness that caused his moth
r last night TO hurry from Ashland
lere in a special train, and thence to
lis bedside at the Milersburg Military
institute, was brought to st. Joseph's =
lospital today reaching this city from I
in an automobile about !
80 o'clock
The young man was accompanied by
lis mother and Or. j, t. Wells, the
amily physician. DR.. Wells, when seen
his afternoon, stated that the patients |
ondition is not serious but that he is |
from uraema, which VIII ne
essitate careful treatment.
There is no hospital at Millersburg, |
,r. Wells said, which decided Mrs. (
layo to bring her son to Lexington I
,r. Wells will remain here for day /
r two to assist in the diagnosis of the a
atients ailment and Will then put him a
nder the care of Or r. Julian Estill,
this city for a course Of treatment a