Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16
HANNA is DEAD.
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iof the senator or of his son. Daniel r.
Hanna. Friday afternoon. 1t is likely
that Bishop Leonard of the northern
diocese of Ohio of the Episcopal church
ana formerly rector of st. Johns
church in this city, will conduct the
services.
| Compared with the numbers that
had been about the hotel during the
day there We're few persons present
when the announcement Of death was
made. Telephone calls and messengers
| were sent out, however, ana the lobby
and corridors filed rapidly.
| At about ii o'clock yesterday. the
senator became unconscious and there
after though the physicians and mem
| bers of the family strained every nerve
| to detect Il return Of recognition, the
senator did not speak i word that
could be understood nor did he appear
| to know what was going on about him.
Occa sionally he mumbled few sounds
but nothing could be made of them
and his little pleasantly was the last
words spoken.
When it was known that there was
no chance for recovery. arrangements
were made to have a death mask taken
by Sculptor L. S. J. Dunbar and that
was done early this evening. The cast
will be perfect.
President Roosevelt called at the
Arlington hotel. tonight. personally
to express his condolences to the men,
hers of the late Senator Hanna's fam
lily. He saw Mrs. Hanna. II. NJ. Hanna.
the senator's brother. and Daniel R.
nd
them for some time. The President
walked to the hotel unattended and
spent some time with Postmaster Cen
cral Payne. who also lives at the Ar
lirGton. both before and after his visit
to the Hanna family. He returned to
the White House after 10 O'Clock. ac-
comparied by Senator Spooner.
Some consideration was given by the
President and several member; of the
cabinet to the discussion Of accom-
panyins the funeral party to the place
of interment of the late lenains in
Ohio. The President would like 10 so
very much and it is possible may do So
The matter. however. is still undecided.
DR. Edward Perkins Carter of Cieve-
land, one of the attending physicians,
tonight. made the following statement
regarding Mr. Eanna's illness:
Senator Hanna died quietly at 90
minutes of seven this evening, after Il
most superb fight against a very Vi1'u-
lent attack Of typhoid fever. The sen-
at"r had not been we'll for some weeks,
but had bceE confined 10 his bed ONLY
during the past 10 days.
From the early course of the disease
there was no evidence as to the intense
severity OF the Injection and the out
look at first seemed bright. Since sun
day, the 18th, the progress of the fever
became more marked, there being Il
gradual rise in the temperature from
day to day, and by Wednesday the evil
dences of Il severe toxic condition We're
such as to make the physicians in at
tendance anxious. as to the ultimate
outcome, though counting upon some Of
Hanlia's indomitable will. they cOntin-
ued 70 be hopeful.
The early inability to retain nour-
ishment was finally overcome and the
case seemed to be progressing more ia
vorably when. on Friday last, in the
afternoon. the senator had al severe
chill. Il most unusual occurrence in the
course of typhoid fever. Following This
his temperature rose rapidly. reaching
l05 that night. and the evidences of
profound tOXemia We're marked. Dur
ing the latest days of Senator Hanna 5
illness he vas able to retain the nour-
ishment given and responded in Il WAY
little short of marvellous to every
treatment which was resOrted to, rally
ing promptly from a series of collapses
which at intervals followed the chill Of
Friday. Saturday had been such fa-
vorable day that his physicians took
courage and even then hoped for IA
vorable outcome.
The change for the worse came,
early this morning. and was followed
by Il gradual failure of his strength,
which already had been overtaxed by
the severity of the disease. His Won
derful 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 after
| noon when he Succumbed."
| Aistorv of His illness,