Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-16
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All through the afternoon the effort of
the doctors was a fight for prolongation OF
life without the faintest ray of hope The
watchers at the bedside expected the end
momentarily. Shortly before o'clock SEN
ator Scott of West Virginia, an associate
of the stricken statesman on the national
republican committee, was closeted with
DR.. Carter, the family physician, who told
him that the senator was then sinking
gradually; that the end might come at any
moment, but might be prolonged for two
or three hours. The senator passed the
day practically without nourishment of any
kind; being too weak to retain 1t. The
household had become resigned to the in
evitable outcome and sadly waited the final
| summons Elmer Dover, the senator's Sec
rotary, when he left the sick room at 5:3o
o'clock, said there was then perceptible
decrease of strength over the hour before
and that life was fading very fast. The
patients pulse was so faint that it could
| not be detected at all at the wrist and the
heart barely fiuttered. Shortly after 8
o'clock word came from the sick room that
the sick man was simply wasting away.
Mrs. Hanna, worn out with the unceasing
watch she had kept by the senator's side
since the inception of the illness, had been
persuaded to go into another room, and
| tired nature had forced her to sleep just
before the end came She was not present
when her husband passed away. At $3.50
o'clock there was a severe sinking spell,
DR.. Osler realized that dissolution was at
hand and he hurriedly summoned the fam
lily. THE end is very near" he said to
them. Sorrowfully they passed into the
chamber just before life flickered out.
Around the bedside were ranged Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccormick, Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons,
Miss Phelps, H. M. Hanna and Elmer
Dover, the secretary to the senator. Mr..
| and Mrs. Dan Hanna had gone for Mrs.
Hanna when death came. Beside them were
Drs. Osler and Carter and two trained
nurses. For ten minutes life ebbed slowly,
a p.I1 %l,.,
| senator breathed his last Those in the
death chamber wept, and Mr.. Dover quietly
passed out and down along the long corri-
| dor of the hotel to the waiting crowd of
newspaper men. 1.-THE senator died at
6:40, he announced and in moment the
news was flashed throughout the world.
Gathered in the Office room where Sena-
| tor Hanna so often had occupied desk
debating campaign correspondence at this
| time were Postmaster General Payne, VINO
| is also associated with Mr.. Hanna as vice
| chairman of the national republican COM
mittee, Gov. Herrick of Ohio, Representa-
| tive Charles +. Dick of Ohio and host of
others associated with Mr.. Hanna political
| ly and personally. When the death was an
nounced to them there was moment of
absolute silence. 1T is great loss muir
INJURED Gen. Dick. Then Postmaster Cen
eral Payne rang the telephone, and the
White House responding to his call, he
said: Senator Hanna has just passed
away" thus conveying the news to Presi-
dent ana MRS. Roosevelt.
A large number of messages were sent out
by the Hanna family and by Governor Her
rick announcing the death. Throughout
the evening there was a steady stream OF
callers and messages OF coincidence, secre-
tary CortelyAOu, Speaker Cannon, Senator
Fairbanks of Indiana and John r. Mclean
of Ohio being among the earliest of those
personally to offer their regrets.
DR.. Carter's Statement.
Dr. Edward Perkins Carter of Cleveland,
one of the attending physicians. last night
made the following statement regarding
Mr. Hanna's illness:
Senator Hanna died quietly at twenty
| minutes of this evening. after a most
superb fight against very virulent attack
of typhoid fever. The senator had not been
well for some weeks, but had been confined
to his bed only during the past fifteen days.
From the early course of the disease
there was no evidence as to the intense
severity Of the infection. and the outlook
at first seemed bright. Since Sunday the
7th, the progress of the fever became more
marked, there being a gradual rise in the
temperature from day to day, and by We'd
nesday the evidences of severe toxic con-
dition were such as to make the physicians
| in attendance anxious as to the ultimate
| outcome, though, counting upon some of
| Mr.. Hanna's indonlitable will, they con-
/ tinued to be hopeful.
| was finally overcome, and the case seemed
| TO be progressing more favorably, when on
! Friday last, in the afternoon, the senator
| had severe chill. Following this his tenn
perature rose rapidly, reaching 1O5 that
| night, and the evidences of profound tox-
| emia Were marked. During the last days
| of Senator Hanna's illness he was able to
! retain the nourishment given and respond
| ed in way little short of marvellous to
every treatment which was resorted to-
| rallying promptly from a series of collapses
| which at intervals followed the chill Of Fri
day. Saturday had been such a favorable
day that his physicians took courage, and
even then hoped for a favorable outcome
THE change for the worse came early
this morning, and was followed by a
gradual failure Of his strength. which al
ready had been overtaxed by the severity
of the disease. His wonderful recuperative
power was such that though the end had
been expected at almost any time during
the early hours of Monday morning he
chung tenaciously to life until late this
afternoon, when he succumbed."
His Fatal Illness.
Senator Hanna's fatal illness in its be-
| ginning dates back nearly two months
| About the middle of December he inform
| ed his friends that he did not feel quite
| well. but declined to take period Of rest
| which all fully realized he so much needed
| Although he had been complaining for two
| Thursday afternoon. December IT, to at
| tend meeting of the executive committee
| of the Civic Federation, which was held
| in New York on Friday and Saturday His
| deep interest in the work of the federation
| induced him thus to expose himself He
| was able to attend the sessions of the COM
| mittee and to participate in It's delibera-
| tons. but on Saturday night he was
| stricken with what was pronounced by Dr.
| George E. Brewer. his attending physician
\ to be the grip. He was confined to his
| apartments in the Waldorf-Astoria for
I nearly four days. but on the afternoon of
| Wednesday, December q, he was able to
| leave for his home in Cleveland He be-
| came better on bis arrival there, and on
| Saturday, the 26th. appeared at his Office
| In his usual spirits, apparently quite re-
covered from his attack of the grip.
On Sunday. January 10, Mr. Hanna left
| for Columbus to be present at the pro-
| ceedings incident to his reelection to the
I United States Senate He remained in CO.
\ lumbus until the following Wednesday
afternoon, when he returned to Cleveland.
During his sojourn in Columbus he was
| bright and cheerful. enduring the physical
| strain of greeting hundreds of his friends
| without an indication of weakness He ar
| rived in Washington from Cleveland OH
| Saturday. January 16. He was fatiguetl
! on account of his trip and the excitement
md n hA 1wAt H.