The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-02-17
SENATOR HANNA DEAD.
Passed Away In a Sinking Spell
Last Evening.

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utes to His Worth.
Washington, Feb. 16.-Marcus A.
Hanna, United States senator from
Ohio and one of the foremost figures
In American public life, died last 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 with
Out pain after being unconscious
since a. m, at which time the first OF
series Of sinking spells came on,
from the last of which he never raj
lied
All the members of the family with
one or two exceptions were at the bed
side when the end came. They were
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hanna, Mr.. and .lrs
Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons,
Miss Phelps. H. NJ. Hanna and Mr..
| Dover, the senator's secretary.
During the last hours life was kept
in his body only by the use Of the
most powerful stimulants.
Senator Hanna's death followed a
| sinking spell that lasted 10 minutes.
beginning at $50.
Public Funeral In the Senate.
Senator Hanna will be given a pub
lie funeral in the senate chamber at
noon Wednesday and will probably lie
in state at the Capitol. Funeral SER
vices will also be held in Cleveland
Friday.
Senator Hannas fatal illness, in its
beginning, dates back nearly two
months. About the middle of Decem-
Der he informed his friends that he
did not feel quite well but declined to
take rest which he needed.
Although he had been compainingfor
two or three days he left Washington
on Dec. 10 to attend a meeting of the
executive committee of the Civic Fed
GRAFTON in New York Friday and Sat
urday. His deep interest in the work
of the federation induced him thus to
expose himself.
He was able to attend the sessions
of the committee and to participate in
its deliberations, but on Saturday
night he was stricken with what was
pronounced by DR.. Brewer, his attend,
ing physician, to be the grip He was
confined to his apartments in the
Waldorf-Astoria for nearly four days,
but on the afternoon of Wednesday,
Dec. %, he was able to leave for his
| home in Cleveland. He became bet.
| ter on his arrival there and on Sat,
urday, the 2Gth, appeared at his of
flee in his usual spirits, apparently
quite recovered.
On Sunday, Jan. 10, Mr.. Hanna left
for Columbus to be present at the
proceedings incident to his reelection
to the United States senate. He re-
mained in Columbus until the follow.
ing Wednesday afternoon, when he
returned to Cleveland During his so.
journ in Columbus, he was bright and
cheerful, enduring the physical strain
of greeting hundreds of his friends,
without an indication of weakness.
He arrived in Washington from
Cleveland Saturday, Jan. 16. He was
fatigued on account of his trip and
the excitement and strain of the Incl
dents of the week. but was in excel
lent spirits and received with charac-
teristic cheerfulness and manifest
pleasure the congratulations of his
friends on his reelection to the sem
| ate.
On the following Tuesday, Jan 49,,
Senator Hanna was obliged to remain
his apartmentsin in the Arlington hotel.
Surgeon General RiXey was called
and pronounced the sickness a recur-
renee of the recent attack of the grip
Some fever was noted but no more
than usually is an incident of that dis
ease. In day or two the senator was
better and for several days thereafter
he attended to business practically as
usual.
On the following Tuesday the sen.
ator's symptoms became more serious
and he was ordered by DR.. RiXey to
discontinue all work likely to produce
nervous strain and to remain quietly
| in bed for a few days. Complying
with these directions he became better
and was well enough on the night of
Saturday, Jan. 80, to attend the an
nual dinner o fthe Gridiron club, an
occasion which, he remarked iovially
no attack OF grip could induce him to
forego.
His Last Business Interview.
The next morning he showed no III
effects and during the day received
and chatted with about 40 of his
friends. He was in fine spirits, earn
est and aggressive, and showed to
those with whom he conversed the
best of his virile character Among
others with whom he talked that day
was James j. Hill, the financier and
railroad magnate.
They talked for nearly two hours
about the financial and political situa-
ton, the Northern Securities case and
other incidental topics. That was the
last really Important conference in
which Mr. Hanna participated.
Late Wednesday, Feb. 3, Senator
Hanna suffered an alarming relapse
Drs. Rixey and Magruder were sum
moned hastily and fou',d their patient