The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-15
Senator Hanna is DYING.

The physicians in attendance an
nounced the sad news today at O'Clock.
The end is a matter, they say, Of only
a few hours at the most.
The following bulletins were issued
after the announcement that Senator
Hanna was dying:
12:45-Manager Bennett came from the
sick room and announced that SENATOR
Hanna is dying. The family has been
summoned to the bedside.
12:50-Secretary Dover came from the
sick room at 1850 and announced that
the Senator was still alive.
The family are at his side" he said.
He is just breathing; that is all
12:55-Two tanks of oxygen have just
been taken to the sick room.
1 D. m.-Governor Herrick and Andrew
Squire have been summoned to the
riedly taken to the rooms by Manager
Bennett.
1:O5-At los Secretary Dover came from
the sick room and announced that Sena-
tor Hanna was still breathing.
1:O6-Only the immediate members OF
the family and Drs. Carter and FutcheI
with the nurses are present.
1:07-At 1:O7 DIR. Carter said that Mr.
Hanna might live an hour and a half
1:15-Governor Herrick and Medin Nc
Cormick have come from the Hanna
rooms.
He is still breathing. and his pulse
is barely perceptible'' said Mr. McCor-
mick. NO one can foresee when the
end will come" Mr.. Herrick's eyes were
filed with tears.
1:24-Capt. L. G. Hanna, a nephew OF
the Senator. has come from the Hanna
rooms with the word that there Is ne
change. Governor Herrick has been re-
called TO the rooms.
1:35-Daniel r. Hanna, son of the Sena.
tor. who has just come from the sicl
room says:
The pulse can stiI be detected
1:52-"He is breathing his last"
These are the WORDS of Dr. Rixey. who
has just left the hotel. His departure
is an indication Of the complete abandon
ment OF hope.
2:20-At 2:20 Medill Mccormick. the
Senator's son-in-law came from the
sick room and announced that the pa
tents pulse was stm very perceptible
There has really been very littl,
change during the last two or thre,
hours" he said. Il would not be sur.
prised If he were TO live for three oi
four more hours
At 2:35 the physicians issued the fol
lowing bulletin:
Senator Hanna is sinking slowly
Respiration. 80; pulse. scarcely percepti-
BILE CARTER.
"FUTCHER."
The physicians have realized since
Sunday morning that hope was lost
but. in spite OF the nesrness Of the
inevitable. they fought on and on. an
swering each thrust ot the Reaper with
a counter thrust Of medical skill. Civ
ing I'D the ground they knew was los
only an inch at time
I'VE will fight as long as there is q
breath in the Senator's body" an
nounced DIR. Carter, Saturday Eve
when there was no breath there. they
filled the unwilling lungs with oxyger
and kept the tired heart at work pump
ing counterfeit blood OF salt and watei
through the arteries and veins of tn,
dying frame. When oxygen and brine
failed. they resorted to injections o
brandy and nitroglycerin.
Third Sinking Spell.
At 2:3O this morning the third sinking
spell since Sundays dawn overcame the
patient. These relapses come usually
as a trilogy, the physicians say, and
the third Is recognized the certain fore
runner OF death.
The relapse Senator Hanna had ol
Friday was not counted I'm the fata
three. for more than twenty-four hour
elapsed before the next. All through
Saturday the physicians fought thei
desperate battle with waning hopes. an
even up 10 Sunday forenoon they toll
the Senator's family that their love'
one had a bare fighting chance.
But shortly before the pastors o
many fiocks throughout the land mount
ed their pulpits TO offer their prayer
for Senator Hanna's recovery he ha,
a relapse. and again IN the Afternoon
his heart all but stopped beating.
NAfter each sinking spell his life forces
Were weaker and he responded NOR
slowly to the remedies administered
After the second, the physicians awaitc,
the coming OF the third, with graves
apprehensions. IL came IN the srnal
hours Of the morning. and IL is believe,
destroyed the last remaining chanci
that the patient had for lie.
At His Bedside.
Mrs. Hanna. his son Dan. his daugh
ters, Mrs. Mccormick and Mrs. Par
sons, and his brother. II. NJ Hanna
gathered IN the room beside the Ser
ator's bed TO await the end.
But as the seconds ticked along ant
became minutes. then hours the veal
heart fluttered on. 1t was the bray,
heart OF a born fighter and in its las
battle against the foe that has never
met defeat, it showed the same indomi
WEATHER RFp0PT