Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-05
His Advanced Age Makes Case a
More Serious One Than IN a
Younger Man.
BELIEVED He WILL RECOVER.
President Called to Enquire After His
llealth--No One But Members of
Household See Him.

Washington, Feb. 5.-Senator Hanna
is officially pronounced to have typhoid
fever. The following bulletin was is
sued by his physicians Immediately
after the consultation at o'clock this
morning:
Senator Hanna has typhoid fever.
The diagnosis Is confirmed by the COM
plete blood examination reported this
morning by Dr. Edward Behrond. The
senator rested fairly well last night and
this morning his temperature Is 100,
pulse ST."
DR. Behrond is a microscopic expert
OF this city He made two tests The
first one showed the presence Of the
typhoid bacillus. The second test was
made 10 confirm the first one. The
physicians will issue no further bulle-
tins before evening. unless some unex-
pected development occurs, Those In
consultation over the case were DR..
Rixey, who has been Mr.. Hanna's reg
ular attending physician here, Or, G.
Lloyd Magruder and Or. Behrond.
President Roosevelt walked over
from the White House this morning
personally To inquire after the senn-
tors condition He talked earnestly
about the case with Elmer Dover, Sec
rotary TO Mr., Hanna, for 10 minutes
and expressed his warm sympathy,
No one except his regular household
Is permitted to see the senator. His
sole diet is milk and no stImulants are
being used. He rested fairly comfort
ably during the night. Mrs Hanna in
slsts on personally attending the pa
tent much of the time but another
trained nurse began duty today. The
physicians say that the outlook is
hopeful for recovery and that the cruz
cial point In the illness should be
passed In about week, They say
that the case Is what Is known as ir-
regular typhoid and Is lesa serious than
most cases of that Illness. II Is some-
what like walking typhoid, which ac-
counts for the recent fluctuations IN the
fever and general condition OF the pa
tient. The family It Is said instead Of
being alarmed at the diagnosis of ty-
phoid, were relieved az the announce
ment, feeling that there might have
been another development OF much
gravity. The physicians are now max
Ing o test OF the condition of the kid
enys 1t is realized that the senator's
advanced age and his rheumatic con-
ditions make the case more serious
one than In younger man, but the be-
lief is expressed by his family that he
will recover. though he viii be con-
fined TO his bed for q considerable per-
iod. The present plan is TO take him
TO Townsville, Ga. as soon as he Is
able TO be moved
The question Of sending for the
memoirs of Senator Hanna's family
was discussed with the physicians this
morning and It was decided that Il was
not necessary at present to send for
them Mrs, Hanna, Mrs. Medlll Me-
COrmlck, daughter and Mrs. Phelps
niece, are already here Mr. McCor-
mick is expected today, The members
Of the family not here are Mrs, Par
sons of Cleveland, daughter Daniel
Hanna OF Cleveland, n son; l.. c. Han
ma and II. NJ Hanna, both OF Cleveland,
brothers OF the senator. The latter IL
spending the winter at brownsville,
Ga. Mrs. Prentiss Baldwin OF Cleve-
land, sister. was here recently but has
gone TO Townsville, Mrs. j Wyman
Jones and Mrs J, c. Morse, sisters, also
are In Thomasyile,
Senator Hanna rested quietly during
the day and up to o'clock there was
no change In his condition. There viii
be no consultation Of physicians this
evening,