Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-02-18
The End Came Quickly at 6:4C
Monday Evening after Two
Weeks Illness.
VICTIM OF TYPHOID FEVEn
by fIis Own Encr..--Rnpid Rise
ia Politics since Garfield Was
Nominated for the prcsi-
dcncy.

Arlington hotel. after an Illness en-
tending over nearly two months, filled
with apparent rCcovcrics. followed ny
relapses aud finally drifting INTO typhoid
FEVER, which in his weakened conuitioi.
he was unable to withstand When the
end came all the members of the semi
tors family were in the room except Mrs
jianna, the senator Wifi, and Mr. and
Mrs Dan ilanun. Mrs. Hanna had LETT
The room urly a few minutes before.
rhc last sinking spell began ut exactly
G:So. Drs. Carter and Osler were in at
tendance. They dii not conceal the fact
that life WAS about to end and all mem
beis of the family were sent for. Mrs
Mccormick. ON" OF the senator's dauEh-
ters. aud Miss Phelps were present when
this WAS donc Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hanna
were the first 80 arrive aud they with
drew Immediately 10 summon tie sena-
tors wife.
II was while they were absent the sera-
1or hr"athcd his last. in the meantime
Mr.. Mccormick, Mr.. ami Mrs. Parsons
ana H. NJ. l!anna had entered the room
Mr. Dover stood in the door There was
no distressing Incidents attending the last
moments. II was sinking spell of ter
minutes, Jus, after tho Death Mrs Hanna
came into the room. She bore Up won
under the terrible ordcel and Tonight
showed cllmness and bravery.
MRS. HANNA BEARS t-P WE'LL.
The courage watch has hecn displayed
ny Mrs. Hanna was tn" subject of the
greatest surprise. She had been in al
most constan, attendance ON her husbaud,
though realizing fully there was no hope
for recovery. Nevert heleas he remun-
straJlcos Of the physicians and the added
irnplorinrs of hcr children that she take
some rest We're uravallne until late this
afternoon, whom she was attacked by a
violent headaChc. She was given a mar
tUtic. and Hen She retired ia her chamber.
but insisted that a call he sent at any
changc for the WOiac.
For the last two days Senator Hanna
had been conscious only at intervals and
then TO obey mechanically some iiistruc-
toms given him 10y the physiciuus.
rourtcen hours before the end was AM
bounced Ike had practically suspended
tho Pickering spark being kept aglow by
the most powerful scientific agonricS
Five minutes before death came General
y. Dick came from the bedside With the
announcement:
"Ire Is wors" and has only few minutes
az the most
That statement immediately prefaced
tho last official bulletin which wa-:
Senator Hanna sank gradually during
the afternoon and died quietly about G:io
e'cloclt."
Mr.. Dover the senators SECRETARY. read
the bulletin to the newspaper mon who
were WAITING. Word went over the hotel
lik, II fash. TIC lobby was crowded and
. core Of friends were waiting ia Mr.
Dovcr's room.
No attempts were mad" To- restrain
Eref. Senators Fairbanks Scott and Kit
trcHgr broke down and tears ran down
thcir cheeks. General pich Wnpt lis SOY
70" at the loss of a friend vino had been
q brother. None kew senator Hanna
well but to admire him and III" slender
s;cp from admiration To 10y" was crossed
in III. day. Of anxiety which attended
the senator's illnoss. So it WAS that con
versations were a curious admixtuie of
whispers ami chokcd eobs.
rStlHt"d tributes We're heard on every
side. Leaders in politics, kings of
finance and commerce and men selected to
serve IN the highest positions in the ma
tion were among those who expressed tho
country loss.
HISTORY or UANNA'S ILLNESS
Washington Fcb. To- senltor llaiu&'s
fatal illness, IN It's besinnins, datc- back
nearly two months. About the middle
Of December he informed hi, friends
that he did not feel quite Well but do
clined to take rest which he needed
Although he had been complaining for
two OF three days he left Washington
ON Thursday, December Il, to attend
meeting Of the executive committees of
the civic federation in NcN York Friday
ana Saturday. His deep interest in the
work of the federation induced him thus
to cApose himself. lic wa, able to at
tcrId tho sessions of The committee and
To participate in its deliberations bui on
Saturday Night he was stricken with what
WAs pronounced by Dr. Brewer his al
tending physiciun. to be Inc grip He
Was confined to his APARTMENTS i'm the
Waldorf \ storia for nearly four davs
but on the forenoon of Wednesday, ll,-
coulbcr -. he wa, able to leave 70, hi,
home IN Cleveland. tie became better
OIL his arrival there and on Saturday the
2ith. appeared al his Office IN his usual
spirits. apparently quite recoVercd
ON Sunday. January 10, Mir Hanna left
for Columbus to be present ut the pro-
ceedings incident to his recollection to the
United States Senate. He remained in
Columbus untN the following Wrdne4-
daH afternoon when he returned to C.cve-
land. During his ,ojourn in Columbus
he was bright ana cheerful enduring the
physical strain of greeting hundreds IF
Ibis friends without an Indication of
weakness. He was fatieued ON acc cunt of
his trip ana the excitement and strain of
the incidents of the week but was in
excellent spirits and received with char
acteristic chcerfulucse and r.ni,est
pleasure the concentrations of hi, frt,uls
on his Prediction ty the Sanate
On the following TUESDAY Jauunry ia
Senator Hanna was obliged to rnrnain
ia his apartments in the Arlington tIotaI
Surgeon-l;eneral Rixoy wax rnIied and
pronounced the sickness a rccurron.,a
Of the recent attack of the grin sow,
fever WIS noted but no roorn tInn ,.s,,-
ally il an incident of that disease In =
day or TWO the senator wa better and