Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-18
Senator Hanna Is Growing
Weaker and the End Is
Expected.
THE DOCTORS GIVE UP HOPE
After Several Sinking Spells the
Senator Became Totally uncon-
scious and the Family Was Sum-
moned to Hiu Bedside.
Washington, Feb. 15.-At $500
o'clock a. m. Senator Hanna wa
still alive, but slowly sinking.

Washington. Feb. 15.-Yesterday
began with very optimistic news from
the sick room of Senator Hanna All
forenoon the cheering news continued
H. NJ. Hanna, the senator's brother,
on coming from the sick room just as
the noon bulletin was issued, said that
very decided Improvement In every
respect had taken place during the
half hour Immediately preceding.
A lapse OF nearly ,wo hours then
interviewed without news except OF the
most definite character, such as mo
change" when suddenly at 2 o'clock
Representative Dick of Ohio and Mr..
Dover came from the senator's apart.
ments with the announcement that
the senator had suffered another Sc.
we're sinking spell and had failed utter.
iy to respond to all stimulants admin
istered to revive him.
This news came like a bolt from a
clear sky. The hotel corridors had
been thronged throughout the day
with anxious inquirers as to the sena-
tors condition. The latest news from
the sick room caused hush through
out the lobby.
Mr.. Medill Mccormick. the sena-
tors son-in-law, was dispatched in
haste for more powerful stimulants.
These came, but the next report a lew
minutes later said that the doctors
declared the end to be only a question
CT perhaps minutes, but at the most,
of hours.
Then within space of three min
utes the patient rallied, his conscious
ness returned, and by the exertion of
his wonderful will power Senator Han.
ma seemed to pull himself together in
what the doctors and those at the bed.
side regarded as a. most miraculous
manner. But the fight was by no
means won. Although the afternoon
relapse had been rallied from it had
left a badly weakened frame for flu
ture battles. The restoratives were
continued and the senator dosed again
into a stupor.
Dr. Carriers description of the sink
ing spell, made public shortly after 3
o'clock, follows:
"At 1870 o'clock a very unexpected
sinking spell came III. we at once
started to work on the senator but he
failed to respond to the restoratives
applied During this spell the pulse
entirely disappeared from the wrist
and only a slight flutter of the heart
could be detected. We kept applying
other stimulants and finally got q
slight response. Now he has pretty
good pulse and also respiration. The
hn
one this morning"
Asked as to the future outlook the
doctor replied:
I'VE can only work and hope"
At o'clock last evening the follow
ing bulletin was issued:
Senator Hanna was not so well this
afternoon but he has rallied. His
pulse is now 1870; respiration, 40; tenn.
perature. 1929"
A statement was made accompany
ing the 6 p. m. bulletin that the rally
Is due to injections of brandy and
water under the skin. For about an
hour and half following the severe
| sinking spell, the senator had been
| conscious, but he made no attempt to
speak during the entire time. At $3.50
o'clock he dropped into a doze, and
at times slept peacefully.
At 3:45 this morning the senator
had another sinking spell. DIR. Osier
was called from his bed and he and
DR.. Carter worked laborlously over the
patient. AS a result there has been a
complete reaction although the sena'
tor was left much weaker. DR.. Osler
returned to his bed with instructions
to be called should another spell be
imminent.
At 4:45 the senator's family were
| summoned to his bedside, as it was
thought the end was near.
At 5 a. m. II was believed by the
doctors that the senator recognized
those about him. He. then became
totally unconscious.
At Sis a. m. the senator was sink
ing fast and 1t was thought the end
would come at any moment.