The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-02-19
senator N, A, hanna .
Claimed BY death
ue Succumbs, to Continued Attacks
Of Disease After Making
Brave Fight.
After an Illness of Nearly Two Months tho
Great Political General Answers the
Summons of Death--The Distinguished
Patient Lapses Into Death from I'm
consciousness.

| Washington, Feb Ex-senator Mar
Gus Alfonso Hanna died at $40 o'clock
last evening at the family apartments
in the Arlington hotel, after sickness
of nearly two months, filled with appar-
ent recoveries, followed by relapses and
finally drifting into typhoid fever, which
in his weakened condition he was un-
able to withstand. When the end came
all the members of the senator's TAM
lily were in the room except the SEN
ator's wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Hanna. Mrs. Hanna had left the room
only few minutes before.
The last sinking spell began at o:3o
o'clock. Drs. Carter and Osler were
then in attendance. They did not con-
ceal the fact that life was about to
end and all members of the family were
summoned. Mrs. Mccormick, one of
the senator's daughters, and Miss
Phelps, a niece, were present when the
end came. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hanna
were the first to arrive and they with
drew Immediately to the chamber of the
senator's wife to summon her to the
bedside It was while they were absent
the senator breathed his last
In the meantime, Mr.. Mccormick, Mr..
and Mrs. Parsons and H. M. Hanna,
brother, had entered the room. ''Mr:
Dover, Mr.. Hanna's secretary, stood at
the door
There were no distressing incidents
attending the last moments. 1t was a
sinking spell which terminated in death
in ten minutes. Just after Mr.. Hanna's
eyes closed in death, Mrs. Hanna was
able to come into the room. She bore
I'D well under the ordeal and last night
displayed calmness and bravery.
The courage which has been displayed
by Mrs. Hanna, was the subject of
greatest surprise. She had been in al
most constant attendance OH her hrs-
band, though realizing there was no hope
for recovery. Nevertheless the remon-
strances of the physicians and the added
implorings of her children that she take
some rest were unavailing until late i'll
the afternoon, when she was attacked
by a violent headache She was given
sedative and then she retired to her
I chamber, requesting that she be called
as soon as there appeared to be any
change for the worse.
For the past two days Senator Hanna
has not been conscious except at i'll
tervals and then only to obey lnechan-
ically some instructions given him by
the physicians.
Fourteen hours before the end was
announced life was almost suspended,
the Pickering spark being kept aglow
by the most powerful scientific agen-
Brief History Of Senator Hanna's Illness.
Senator Hanna's fatal sickness dates.
back nearly two months. About the
middle of December, he informed his
friends that he did not feel well, but
declined to take rest.
=. Although he had been complaining for
two or three days, he left Washington
on Thursday, Dec. II, to attend meet
ing of the executive committee of the,
Civic Federation in New York. His
deep interest in the work of the fed
Grafton induced him to thus expose HIM
self.
He was able to attend the sessions of
the committee and to participate i'll its,
deliberations, but Saturday night he was.
striker with grippe. He was confined
to his apartments for nearly four days,
but on the afternoon of Dec 20 lie was
able to leave for his home in Cleveland
He became better on his arrival there
and on Dec 26 appeared at his office III
his usual spirits. apparently recovered.
On Jan. TO, Mr. Hanna went to Co..
lumbus to attend the proceedings Incl
dent to his reelection to the senate. He
remained in Columbus until the follow
ing Wednesday afternoon, when he re-
turned to Cleveland. During his So
journ in Columbus he was bright and
cheerful, enduring the physical strain
of greeting hundreds of friends without
any indication of weakness. He arrived
in Washington from Cleveland on JAM
IS. He was fat:gued but was in excel
lent spirits. He received with cl1arac
teristic cheerfulness and manifest pleas
ure the congratulations of friends.
On Jan. 10, Senator Hanna was
Obliged to remain in his apartments
Surgeon General Rixey pronounced the
sickness recurrence of the recent at
tack OF the grippe. SOme 1eVer was
noted, but no more than usually is Incl
dent to that disease. In a day or two
the senator was better and for several
days thereafter he attended to business.
On the following Thursday the sena-
tors symptoms became more serious and
he was ordered by DR.. Rixey to dis
continue all work likely to produce
nervous strain and to remain quietly iii
bed for a few days.
Complying with these directions, he
became better and was we'll enough, OH
JAM 30 to attend the annual dinner of
the Gridiron club, an occasion which
he remarked jovially. no attack Of the
grippe 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 ag-
gressive, and showed to those will,