The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-16
SENATOR HANNA HAS
PASSED FROM EARTH
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Beside them were Doctors Osler and
Carter, and two trained nurses. For
ten minutes life ebbed slowly and final
ly at previsely $40 o'clock, the Sen
ator breathed his last. Those in the
death chamber wept and MIR. Dover
quietly passed out and down along
the long corridor of the hotel to the
waiting crowd of the newspaper men.
The Senator died at 6:40," he an
nounced, and in a moment the news
was flashed throughout the world.
Many Expressed sympathy.
Gathered in the office room, where
Senator Hanna so often had occupied
a desk debating compaign corrtspond.
ence, at this time were Postmaster
General Payne, who is also associated
with Mr.. Hanna as vice chairman of
the National Republican Committee;
Gov. Herrick of Ohio, Representative
Charles F. Dick of Ohio and host of
others Associated with Mr.. Hanna po-
litically and personally. When the
death was announced to them there
was a moment of absolute silence. 1T
is a great loss" murmured Gen. Dick.
Then Postmaster General Payne rang
the telephone, and the White House
responding to his call, he said: ''Sena-
tor Hanna has just passed away" thus
conveying the news to President and
Mrs. Roosevelt. 80
A large number of messages were
sent out by the Hanna family and by
Gov Herrick, announcing the death.
throughout the evening there was a
steady stream of callers and messages
of coincidence, Secretary Cortelyou,
Speaker Cannon, Senator Fairbanks of
Indiana and John r. Mclean of Ohio
being among the earliest of those per-
sonally to offer their regrets.
President Roosevelt called at the Ar
lington Hotel tonight personally to
express his condolences to the men,
bers of the late Senator Hanna's fam
lily. He saw Mrs. Hanna, H. M. Han
ma, the Senator's brother, and Dan
r. Hanna, his son, and remained with
them for some time.
The President walked to the hotel
unattended, and spent some time with
Postmaster General Payne, who also
lives at the Arlington, both before
and after his visit to the Hanna fam
lily. He returned to the White House
after 10 O'Clock, accompanied by Sena-
tor SSooner.
Some consideration had been given
by the President and several members
of the cabinet to the question of ac-
companying the funeral party to the
place of interment of the late Sena-
tors remains in Ohio. The President
would like to go very much, and pos
sibly may do so. The matter, however,
is still undecided.
History of His Illness.
Washington, Feb Ex-senator Han
mas fatal illness in it's beginning dates
PACK nearly two months. About the
middle OF December he informed his
friends that he did not feel quite well,
but declined to take a period of rest.
A month later Mr.. Hanna visited Co.
!umbus during the session of the Legis-
lature, when he was reelected senator
and on returning to Washington he
was taken i'll on Jan. 10. His trouble
was diagnosed as grip. 1t was not I'M
I'll Feb. that his illness assumed a
serious form. On that day he suffered
congestive chill and two days later
on Feb. 5. his physicians announced
mat he had case of typhoid fever.
AS the disease progressed the Sen
ator condition became more serious
ana his relatives were sent for. The
senator gradually grew weaker, his
pulse rose to los and was with difficulty
reduced; saline injections and oxygen
We're administered. On Friday the Sem
ator was seized with chill from which
ne rallied. only to lose ground again
SLOWLY until the end.