The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13
Senator Hanna Becomes I'm
conscious After Severe At
tack Of Chills, but Is Re-
vived by Use of Stimulants
ODDS ARE DECIDEDLY
AGAINST RECOVERY
Oxygen Is Applied Continu-
Ously for Two Hours and a
Half and Later More IrregU-
larly as Patient Strengthens

WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator
Hanna is passing through the climax Of
his illness. This afternoon it was
feared he was dying. but tonight he
rallied strongly and there is again
some hope that he may yet win the for
lorn fight. The odds are much against
his recovery. but the physique OF the
man, aided by oxygen and powerful
stimulants, brought him through this
afternoon when he was sinking rapidly.
Il is now a question how long the eli
max ot the fever VIII last and how
many and severe VIII be any further
acute attacks FOR tO-day's spell was SO
severe that another probably VIII wit
ness the end.
To-day's attack came in the form OF
2 chill about o'clock and not long
afterward Senator Hanna passed into
Inconsistencies not 20 return again
until around s p. m. At that time his
pulse ran up 10 80 and was so feeble
that il was not perceptible at the wrist.
Three hours later he had shaken off the
attack 10 such an extent that DR.. Osler.
the Baltimore physician in attendance,
when he came from the sicl6room at
cided Improvement and that the pa
tents pulse was much stronger and
had fallen nearly twenty points
Miss Mary Phelps. the Senator's
niece, was near at hand when the doc
tor came from the siczroom and when
she heard the announcement Of the
rally she asked. Then you have hope,
doctor" Hope" the doctor replied,
rallied from a sinking spell such as
the Senator had this afternoon and
showed such strength afterward there
IS the best ground for hope"
CHILL FOLLOWS FEVER.
The first information from the sick
room in the Arlington Hotel to-day
showed the fever TO have attained the
highest point yet reached and the doc
tors looked for the Senator's temper
ature 10 be AT its worst during the fol-
lowing forty-eight hours, but it un-
eXpectedly lowered as the day wore on
and developments seemed more favor
able. About o'clock in the after
noon, however, the fever was succeed
ed by a sudden chill. which resulted
I'm an alarming complication. Power
ful stmulants were promptly applied.
For two hours and a half oxygen was
applied continuously and later more
irregularly as its good effects began
To manifest themselves At one time
during the sinking spell the pulse was
scarcely perceptible at the wrist The
Senator lapsed into Inconsistencies
with the sinking spell DR.. Carter was
alone with him at the beginning of
the attack, but Drs. Osler and Rfxey
were summoned and on their arrival
the three worked incessanuy with
their patient until the reaction came.
late in the afternoon.
Before the sinking spell saline So
lutiOns were given and strychnine in
one-thirtieth grain doses was admin
istered, but much more heroic rene
dies were resOrted to during the pc
riod Of the acute attack. In the fore
noon the Senator had been well
enough TO be shaved.
OXYGEN Is ADMINISTERED.
The first indication outside Of the
sick room that Senator Hanna had
taken a turn for the worse was when
q messenger was rushed in haste 10
a drugstore. It became speedily known
that ne had gone for oxygen. Mrs.
Hanna was out driving at the time,
but when she returned she was prompt
lv advised Of the change that had taken