The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-16

us. e was too weak. indeed. to con
verse al any length, and appeared TO be
distressed about his hglsiTeess ir.ferests TO
fet3eFe ms mind OF any such cares his
oF2theT; r. II Hanna. nom Thomas
,5ts 80, was summoned. He arrived
seIg hours later by DIR. FdVard Perkins
,-ttsI' sshator Hanna family phy-
siclan. from Cleveland.
Gradually Grew Weaker.
After q consultation OF Drs. Rixey. Os-
i1l a4o carter on Monday, the Sth, Il was
announced that the fever had developed
al-tD = regular type of typhoid The sen
atoI gradually grew weaker his fever
S5ntinted aiarmiiisiy high, and on Thurs
gay MS pulse was over zoe.
foNertul stimulants were given the pa
uestC and IN both his general condition
aie "a his heart action he responded ad-
5L51Ia2is- a saline solution was injected
into MS system 20 repair the impoverish-
Aent OF MS blood, and strychnine was
used To stimulate the heart.
Condition Became Serious.
It became evident on Thursday night
tnst senator Hanna WAS in q most seri-
uils condition C1tI that time he had
taken and assimilated with regularity tht,
4QUiu uourishIaent given him. Very lit
ne nouTlshmeDt could be given the pa
tieEt Thursday night and Friday, and
MS excessive weakness became alarming.
lie rested reasonably comfortably during
the early hours Of Friday morning ana
afternoon. but soon after o'clock Fri
Ills fever increased materially and his
pulse became 50 rapid that it was thought
tue emu was approaching. Oxygen was
administered but the announcement was
MADE from the sick room thar it was
thought the distinguished patient was
dXu1g- The announcement came as a
blow 10 Mr Hanna's anxious friends.
President and Mrs Roosevelt. beth of
whom had called on Mrs. Hanna earlier
~ me day TO convey 10 her their pro-
Lyuho synpdthy arranged TO receive
frequent bulletins Of the senator's con-
dition.
Friends Were Anxious.
The Arlington hotel was thrOnged with
friends OF the senator. Among those who.
despite the alarming condition Of the pa
uent. yet adhered TO the belief that the
senator would recover, were his brother.
- - A-a4t.le. SAu Etepf eseltauF0 A3lCE
OF ONO, toward whom Mr. Hanna had
sustained the relation rather Of an elder
brother than that Of a personal ard p0-
lltical associate. Friday night quite un-
especially, Senator Hanna rallied from
The collapse into which he had fallen
ana toward midnight showed signs OF
marked Improvement.
The official bulletins announced that
the senator had passed a comfortable
night Friday night, though his tempera-
ture several times reached 105 degrees.
Apphcat alton OF sponge baths, however, re-
duced the temperature considerably.
Showed Improvement.
During Saturday he was unconscious
large part Of the time. but showed i'm
provement during the DAY. which gave
the family hope to believe that he would
vet make good use OF the fighting
chance OF recovery which the physicians
said he had. There was no setback
during the day, the latest bulletin issued
at II O'Clock describing IL as a gaining
day The wearing effect OF the sickness
on the patient. however, was again evil
dent Saturday night, when he manifested
Increased weakness. although on the
whole the night was Passed comfortably.
When the morning bulletin was issued.
at 600 O'Clock Sunday the SENATOR'S tenn
perature was still high and the respiTa-
ton was forty He had several faint
ing spells during the day, but rallied,
but as night came ii was realized thar
al hope must be abandoned and that il
was merely a question Of how many
hours would elapse before the end.
End Finally Came.
The senator during all the later days
Of his illness, even when ObliyiOus to all
save his doctors efforts in his behalf,
astOnished his physicians by the tenacity
with which he chung to life and the de-
termination with which his strong will
aided their efforts TO avert death. From
Sunday on the sick man grew weaker and
weaker and responded more and more
fcebly to the powerful stimulants and
oxygen applied by the physicians, until
finally the strong vital forces which had
carried the senator through his active.
aggt zssive life, completely suceumbsd and
. came 10 a final stop at Gao O clock TO-
night,