The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-16

fering from a case of irregular typhoid
fever. This announcement aroused fhe
keeneSt apprehensiOns among his friends.
1t was realized that the senator's advanced
age, slXty-siX years, and, his known pre-
disposition TO rheumatic trouble would be
likely to render the case more serious than
II might be on a younger man. Mrs. Hanna,
the senator's daughter, Mrs. Medill Nc
COrmlck and his niece, Miss Phelps, al
ready were at the bedside of the patient,
but 1t was not deemed necessary by the
physicians to summon other members of the
family. The most profound solicitude was
manifested by Senator Hanna's friends in
Washington and throughout the country.
Anxious inquiries as TO the patients con-
throughout each day as his illness pro-
crossed. Particularly solicitous were the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, the members
of the Cabinet and Mr.. anna colleagues
in the Senate and I'm the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Mr.. Hanna worried considerably about his
work in the Senate, and finally, at his sug-
gestlon, such matters as he was particu-
larly interested I'm and which required Inn
mediate attention were placed in the hands
or Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana.
GREW YER WEAK.
Excessive weakness characterized the SEN
atOr's condition on Sunday, the eth inst. He
was too weak. indeed. to converse at any
length and appeared to be distressed about
his business interests. To relieve his mind
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sirable to summon his brother, III. NJ. Han
ma, from Thomasville. Ga. He arrived in
Washington late Sunday night and was fol-
lowed a few hours later by DR.. Edward
Perkins Carter. Senator Hanna's family
physician, from Cleveland.
After a consultation of Drs. Rixey, Osler
and Carter on Monday, the Sth, it was an
nOunced that the fever had developed into a
regular type of typhoid The senator grad
ually grew weaker, his fever continued
alarmingly high and on Thursday the read
ing of his pulse indicated that it had
mounted to over 100. Powerful stimulants
We're given the patient and in both his gen.
! eral condition and in his heart action he re-
} spOnded admirably. A saline solution was
injected into his system to repair the i'm
poverishment of his blood and strichnine
was used to stimulate the heart.
1t became evident on Thursday night that
Senator Hanna was in a most serious, If
not most critical, condition. Until that time
he had taken and assimilated with regu-
larity the liquid nourishment given him.
Very little nourishment could be given the
patient Thursday night and Friday and his
excessive weakness became alarming. He
rested reasonably comfortable during the
early hours of Friday morning and after
noon, but soon after 2 o'clock Friday after
noon he was seized with a chill. His fever
increased materially and his pulse became
so rapid that it was thought the end was
approaching. Oxygen was administered but
the announcement was made from the sick
room that IL was thought the distinguished
patient was dying.
BLOW TO FRIENDS.
The announcement came as a blow to Mr..
Hanna's anxious friends. President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, both of whom had called
on Mrs. Hanna earlier in the day to con-
vey their profound sympathy, arranged to
receive frequent bulletins of the senator's
condition. The Arlington Hotel was
thronged with friends of the senator.
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ma, and Representative Charles Dick. of
Ohio, toward whom Mr.. Hanna had sus-
tanned the relation rather of an elder
brother than that OF a personal and politi-
cal associate. Their optimism seemed to be
warranted Friday, night, for quite unex-
pectedly Senator Hanna rallied toward mid
night and showed signs of marked improve
ment.
The official bulletins announce that the
senator had passed a comfortable night
Friday night. though his temperature sew
eral times reached los degrees. Application
of sponge baths, however, reduced the tenn
perature considerably. During Saturday
he was unconscious a larger part of the
time, but showed Improvement during the
day, which gave the family hope TO believe
that he would yet make good use of the
fighting chance" of recovery which the
physicians said he had. There was no set
back during the day, the latest bulletin, is
ing day"
The wearing effect of the sickness Of the
patient, however, was again evident Satur-
day night, when he manifested increased
weakness, although on the whole the night
was comfortably passed. When the morn
ing bulletin was issued. at $50 o'clock Sun
day, the senator's temperature was still
high and the respiration was 40. sHe had
several ~fainting spells during the day, but
rallied slightly from both. but as night
came it was realized that all hope must be
abandoned, and that il was merely a ques-
ton of how many hours would elapse before
the end.
The senator during all the latter days of
his illness, even while oblivious to all save
his doctors efforts in his behalf. aston
ished the physicians by the tenacity with
which he cling TO life ana the determination
with which his strong will aided their efforts
to avert death. From Sunday on the sic X
man grew weaker and responded more and
more feebly to the powerful stimulants and
oxygen applied by the physicians until final
ly the strong vital forces which had carried
the senator through his active. aggressive
life, completely succumbed and came to a
final stop at $40 o'clock this evening.