The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-02-16
WAS UNCONSCIOUS TO THE END
Sinking Spells Throughout Monday Claimed
All Remaining straightforward Slim
ulants Fail to Revive Vitality.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, Feb l5.--Marcus A.
Hanna, United States senator from
Ohio and one of the foremost figures
In American public life, died this even,
ing in his apartments at the Arlington
hotel at GAO p. m. of typhoid fever,
after an illness of two weeks He
passed away peacefully and without
pain after being unconscious since S
O'Clock a. n, at which time the first
Of the series Of sinking spells came on,
from the last Of which he never
rallied.
All the members of the family with
one or two exceptions were at his
bed side when the end came, They
were Mr. and Mrs. Dan fianna, Mr.
and Mrs. Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs
Parsons, Miss Phelps, H, NJ Hanna
and Mr.. Dover
Just before the senator's eyes closed
In deah Mrs. Hanna was able to come
into the room. She bore up we'll under
the ordeal and tonight Is showing
calmness and bravery.
During the last hours life was kept
in his body only by the use OF the
most powerful stinnlants. Senator
Hanna's death followed a sinking spell
that lasted ten minutes, beginning at
G:30.
Senator Hanna will be given pub
lie funreal in the senate chamber at
noon ON Wednesday, and will probably
lie in state at the capitol. Tho funeral
will be held In Cleveland Friday. Mrs.
Hanna was not at the bedside when
the end came. She had been i'll with
a severe headache and a short time
before had been given narcotic and
she then went to bed.
This bulletin was issued officially:
Senator Hanna sank gradually during
tho afternoon and died quietly at
GAO"
President Roosevelt was immediate
ly notified by Postmaster General
Payne of Senator Hanna's death
The senator passed the day prac'
tically without norishment OF any
kind, being too weak to retain 1t, and
efforts of the doctors was fight for
the prolongation of life without the
faintest ray Of hope. The household
had become resigned to the inevitable
and sadly waited the final summons.
AT $50 there was severe sinking
spell. Dir. Osler realized dissolution was
at hand and he hurriedly summoned
the family. THE end Is very near
he said to them. Sorrowfully the,
passed in to ehehamber just before
life aickered out For ten minutes
life ebbed slowly and finally, at pre-
ciseIy $40 the senator breathed hl'
last. Those In the death chamber
wept, and Mr.. Dover, the senator.
secretary. passed out to the waiting
crowd OF newspaper men.
THE senator died at GAO" he an
nounced, and in a moment the news
was flashed throughout the world
Gathering in the office room whers
Senator Hanna had SO often occupied
the desk, debating campaign cores
pondence at this time were Post
master General Payne who was also
associated with Hanna as vice-chair
man of the national Republican com
mittee, Governor Herrick Of Ohio. Rep
resentatiVe Dick of Ohio, and a host
of others associated with Hanna polti
caily and personally. When death
was announced TO them there was
moment of absolute silence. 1t is a
great loss murmured General Dick
Then Postmaster General Payne rang
the telephone and the White House re-
sponded to his call He said: Sen
atOr Hanna has just passed away
thus conveying the news to President
and Mrs. Roosevelt. A large number
of messages were sent out by the
Hanna family and by Governor Her
rick announcing the death.
Throughout the evening there was
steady stream of callers and messages
OF coincidence. Secretary Cortelyou,
Speaker Cannon. Senator Fairbanks OF
Indiana and John r. Mclean of Ohio,
being among the earliest of those per.
sonally To offer their regrets.