The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-16

York. His deep interest in the work Of
the federation induced him to thus ex-
pose himself. He was able to attend
the sessions of the committee and to
participate in its deliberations, but Sat
urday night he was stricken with
grip. He was confined to his apart
ments for nearly four days, but on the
afternoon of Dec. % he was able to
leave for his home in Cleveland. He
became better on his arrival there, and
on Dec. 26 appeared at his office in his
usual spirits, apparently recovered.
On Jan. 10 Mr.. Hanna went to Co
lumbus to attend the proceedings Incl
dent to his reelection to the senate.
He remained in Columbus until the fol-
lowing Wednesday afternoon, when he
returned to Cleveland. During his So
jOurn in Columbus he was bright and
cheerful, enduring without any indica-
ton of weakness the physical strain of
meeting thousands. ru1
He arrived in Washington on Jan. 16.
He was fatigued, but was in excellent
spirits. On Jan. 10 Senator Hanna was
obliged to remain in his apartments.
Surgeon General Rixey pronounced the
sickness a recurrence Of the recent at
tack of the grip. Some fever was
noted, but no more than usually is in
cident to that disease. In day or two
the senator was better and for several
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ness.
On the following Tuesday the sena-
4 tors symptoms became more serious
and he was ordered by DR.. Rixey to
discontinue all work liable 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 Jan. 80 to attend
the annual dinner of the Gridiron club,
an occasion which he remarked, no
attack Of the grip could induce him
to forego.. The next morning he showed
no i'll effects of his attendance on the
dinner and during the day received and
chatted with about forty friends. He
was in fine spirits, earnest and agrees
sive and showed to those with whom
he conversed the best of his strong
character.
Among others with whom he talked
that day was James J. Hill. They talk
ed for nearly two hours about financial
and political situations, the Northern
Securities case and other topics. That
was the last important conference on
general subjects of public interest in
which Mr. Hanna participated.
Late on Wednesday, Feb. 3, Senator
Hanna suffered an alarming relapse.
Drs. Rixey and Magruder were sum-
mOned hastily sand found their patient
suffering from a congestive attack. His
temperature had risen to 100 and he
was very weak. An examination
showed that his vital organs were in
good condition Examination Of the
heart was reassuring. DR.. Brewer, of
New York was sent for to consult
Drs. Rixey and Magruder. DR.. Brewer
agreed with the diagnosis Of the at
tending physicians. DR.. William OSler,
of Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore,
also was summoned. Discovering some
symptoms of typhoid fever, he sug-
gested that an examination of the sem
ator's blood be made. On the follow
ing day, Feb 5, the physicians an
nounced that Mr.. Hanna was suffer-
ing from a case of irregular typhoid
fever. Mrs. Hanna, the senator's
daughter, Mrs. Medill Mccormick, and
his niece, Miss Phelps, already were
at the bedside of the patient but it
was not deemed necessary by the ply
sicians to summon other members of
the family. The most profound So
licitude was manifested by Senator
Hanna's friends in Washington and
throughout the country.
Mr.. Hanna worried about his work
in the senate, and finally, at his sug-
geStion, such matters as he was par
ticularly interested in and required
immediate attention were placed in the
hands of Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana.
Excessive weakness characterized the
senator's condition on Sunday, Feb. Z.
His brother, H. M. Hanna, arrived in
Washington Sunday night, and was
followed a few hours later by DR.. Ed
ward Perkins Carter, Senator Hanna S
family physician, from Cleveland.
After a consultation of doctors on
Monday it was announced that the
fever had developed into regular ty-
phoid. The senator gradually grew
weaker; his fever continued alarm
ingly high and on Thursday the read
ing of his pulse indicated that it had
mounted to more than 100. Powerful
stimulants were given the patient and
in both his general condition and in
his heart action he responded admir-
ably. A saline solution was injected
to repair the impoverishment Of his
blood and strychnine was used to
stimulate the heart. 1t became evil
dent on Thursday night that Senator
Hanna was in a critical condition.
| These dispatches have fully recounted
events at the bedside since then.
The senator during all the later days
of his Illness astonished his physicians
by the tenacity with which he chung to
life and the determination with which
his strong will aided their efforts to
avert death.