The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-13
Mine IS Sprung With Deadly Effect on
Russian PrOWIer.
SENATOR HANNA
SURVIVES NIGHT
Rallies and Holds His Own
After Being Reported
Dead.


Senator Hanna is passing through the
climax of his illness and this afternoon
it was feared he was dying, but to-
night he rallied strongly and there is
again some hope that he yet may win
the forlorn fight. The odds are much
against his recovery, but the sturdy
physique of the man, aided by oxygen
and powerful stimulants brought him
through this afternoon, when he was
sinking rapidly, and possibly may
again.
It is now question how long the
climax of the fever will last, and how
many and severe will be any further
acute attacks, for today's spell was so
severe that another probably would
witness the end.
Todays acute attack came in the
form of a chill about 2 o'clock, and not
long afterwards Senator Hanna pass
ed into unconsciousness, not to return
again until near o'clock. His pulse
at this time ran up to 190 and was so
feeble 1t was not perceptible at the
wrist. Three hours later, however, he
had so shaken off the attack that DR..
Osler, as he came from the sick room
at 9:35 o'clock, said there had been
decided Improvement, and that the pa
TENTS pulse was much stronger and.
had fallen 20 points.
Grounds for Hope Canvassed.
Miss Mary Phelps, the senator's
niece, was near at hand when the doc
tor came from the sick room, and
when she heard the announcement of
the rally, she asked:
"Then you have hope, doctor?"
'Hope?" the doctor replied. "Of
course there is hope. When a man
rallies from sinking spell such as
the senator had this afternoon, and
showed such strength afterward, there
Is the best ground for hope"
The first Information from the sick
room in the Arlington hotel today
showed the fever to have attained the
highest point yet reached, and the
doctors looked for the senator's tenn
perature to be at it's worst during the
following forty eight hours, but it un-
expectedly lowered as the day wore on
and developments seemed more favor
able.
About o'clock in the afternoon,
however, the high fever was succeeded
by a sudden chill, which resulted in
an alarming complication. Powerful
stimulants were promptly used For
two and a half hours oxygen was ap-
piled continuously, and later more ir-
regularly, as its good effects began to
manifest themselves.
At one time during the sinking spell
the pulse was scarcely perceptible at
the wrist The senator lapsed into un-
consciousness with the sinking spell
DR.. Carter was alone with him at the
beginning of the attack, but Drs. Osler
and RiXey were summoned Immediate
ly and on their arrival the three work
ed necessarily with their patient until
the reaction came late in the after
noon.
Given Saline Solutions,
Prior to the sinking spell saline solu-
tions were given and strychnine in
1-3O grain doses was administered, but
much more heroic remedies were re-
sorted to. In the forenoon the senator
had been well enough to be shaved, he
making the request to his brother, H.
M. Hanna
The first indication outside the sick
room that Senator Hannas condition
had taken a turn for the worst was
when messenger was rushed in great
haste to drug store. 1t became known
speedily that he had gone for oxygen.
Mrs. Hanna was out driving but when
she returned she was promptly advis-
ed of the change that had taken place
during her brief absence and hurried
to the bedside of her husband, where
she remained constantly throughout
the period of greater danger. As the
messenger left for oxygen Miss Phelps,
the senator's niece, came hurriedly into
the lobby Of the hotel and summoned
H. M. Hanna, brother, to the apart
mentS upstairs. She remained and sent
some dispatches.
The news quickly spread that the
senator was in a sinking condition
M IN
quiries which had come in greater
number today than at any time pre-
viously were vastly augmented. Sub
seQuently Mr.. Dover, the secretary, an
nounced that he had sent kilograms to
relatives and to some Of the senator's
friends, announcing an unexpected
change for the worse. Those outside
waited anxiously, and for several hours
all reports were decidedly discourage
ing. The attack yielded so slowly and
so stubbornly to the powerful stimu-
lants administered that the gravest
fears began to be entertained that the
end might not be far removed. Mrs.
Parsons, a daughter, and Daniel
Hanna, the senator's son, both in
Cleveland, were summoned to Wash
ington. Mrs. Mccormick, daughter,
was with her mother in the sick room
much Of the time.
Conscious but SpeeohIess.
Shortly before o'clock Mr.. Dover
announced that the senator had recov-
cred consciousness some time before
and said that he had tried several times
to speak to DR.. Osler, but was too weak.
The doctors asked him to aid them in
the application of the oxygen by taking
breaths. He did as directed, thus
showing that he fully understood what
was said. It was also announced that
the heart action was better and that
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