Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-15

M 1.30 o'clock. Il very unexpected sink
ing spell came on We ut once startc
to work on tho senator but he failed I
respond to the rcstorativcs applied Dur
ing his spell the pulse entirely disappear
cd from tn" wrist and only slight flute
Of The heart could be detected. We KEEP
applying stimr;iants and finally got
slight response. Now he has prclt,
good pulse ard also respiration. The spcl
was decidedly worse than the one thi
morning"
Asked as to the future outlook the doc
tor replied:
w" can only work and hope
When the situation looked most critical
this afternoon, the members Of the f;mil,
were assembled in the sick room Mrs
Hanna had been in almost constant attrn
dane" at the bedside. Others in the room
We're the daughters, Ruth and Mabel. re-
spectivey, Mrs. Medil Mccormick ant
Mrs. larry A. Parsons with their hns.
bands. the senator's son. Daniel r Han
ma, and his wife, II. NJ. Hanna, the sena-
Tors brother, and Miss Phelps, a niece
After the senator had made his wonderful
and unexpected rally. the ladies with th5
exception of Mrs. Hanna went out at the
suggestion Of the physicians for short
walks or drives
President Roosevelt called to make a
personal inquiry shortly after noon. Gov.
1Icrrtck OF Ohio. arrived in Washington,
at SO o'clock this morning. and went at
once to the senator's apartment. Former
Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith
arrived from Philadelphia. Postmaster
General Payne and Gov Herrick lunched
together at the house. where both re-
ntincd throughout The day in constant
touch with the senator's condition. Rep
rcsortative Dick spent the entire day in
Serator Iiann's apartment. Speaker
Cannon called more than once TO learn
the situation. Secretaries Hitchcock and
Wilson also were callers. as were Senu-
tors Fairbanks. Patt of Connecticut,
Keen Of New York. Scott of Virginia.
Mitchell of Oregon. Spooner and many
others.
Andrew Squress of Cleveland. close
personal friend of Senator Hanna, has
icen in Washington for several days.
Clement A. Griscom of Philadelphia. spent
the day at the Arlington. and Repre-
sentative Grosvenor made many trips to
tnc hotel during the day.
Hundreds of kilograms of sympathy
an ived during the day
The first bulletin OF the evening was
issued at Z. NJ.
For about an hour and a half fol-
loving the severe sinking spell. the
senator had been conscious but he
made no attempt to speak during the
entire time. At $50 o'clock. he drop
ped into a doze and at times slept
peacefully. Later he took a little
nouris:lment.
The physicians used oxygen contin-
uouSly throughout The afternoon. The
rally from a third sinking spell was so
unusual that the physicians themseiv-
eS We're astounded. it was stated that
the recurrence Of the sinking spells
does not imply that thsse will continue
and that simply because of the pre-
vious depressions there is no reason
to look for another drain of like char
acter Or his Vitality. At the same time
the doctors hardly knew just what to
expect.
DR.. Carter went to bed soon after 6
O'Clock bulletin was issued and DR..
Osler remained for the night.
The o'clock bulletin showed no i'm
prov ement in the senator's condition.
Some. milk and whiskey We're admins
tered at $50 o'clock, and shortly there
after the patient was given another
bath, but it caused no reduction in the
temperature. For an hour after the
bath Senator Hanna dozed and rested
comfortably. More nourishment was
given at $50 O'clock Throughout the
evening, the doctors gave oxygen for n
couple of minutes at Intervals of half
an hour. eN
It was apparent, at $50, that an un-
usual gloom pervaded the hotel. All
hope had been abandoned and any i'm
prOvement in the senator's condition
which developed in the course of the
day was regarded as only temporary
Mr.. Dover, on coming from the sick
chamber said that there was no chance
for life, although the physicians were
not preparing for immediate dissolu-
ton.
The temperature was again taken at
80 O'Clock. and registered 1914. Find
ing that it had not diminished, as was
expected as tie result of the last bath
another bath was given at 10 O'clock.
The milk and whisI<ey nourishment
was abandoned temporarily and a
small quantity of champagne admins
tered. At II o'clock another bulletin
was issued.
There has been no material change
in Senator Hanna's condition since S
o'clock. Temperature now 1O4: pulse
100: respiration 40"
The bulletin is signed by Doctors
Rixey. Osler and Carter.
At this time Senator Hanna, all
though exceedingly feeble, was con-
sCious. yso4t.
DR.. Osler retired for the night imrne-
diateiy after issuing the II o'clock
bulletin, saying that he did not antici-
pate any immediate change.
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