Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-13
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brother. to the apartments up stairs.
She remained and sent some dis
patches.
The news quickly spread that the
was in sinking condition and
the number of callers and inquiries
which had come i'm greater number, to-
lay, than at any time previously, were
vastly augmented.
Subsequently Mr.. Dover, the sena-
tors secretary, announced to the news
paper men that he had just sent tele-
grams to the relatives and some OIL the
friends announcing that an
change for the worse had
taken place and that the patients con-
dition was critical. Those outside
waited anxiously for several hours all
reports were decidedly discouraglng.
The attack yielded so slowly ana SO
to the powerful stlnuiaiitS
that the gravest fears began to be en-
tertained that the end might not De
far removed. Mr.. Dover called GOV.
Herrick and others in Ohio, on the
long distance telephone, and advised
them of the serious turn. Mrs. Parson,
n daughter, and Daniel r. Hanna, the
senator's son. both in Cleveland, We're
to Washington post haste
and replied that they would start at
once. Mrs. Mccormick, daughter,
was with her mother in the SICK room
much of the time. Mr.. Fisher, also d
secretary to the senator, was kept busy
Mt the telephone answering anxious m
Guiries from the Capitol and from pub
lie officials throughout the city who
had been advised by news bulletins of
the senator's sudden change. A large
number called in person at the hotel.
Shortly before Z, Mr.. Dover an
nounced that the senator had recovered
consciousness some time before and
said that he had tried several times to
speak to DIR. Osler, but was too weak.
The doctors asked him to aid them in
the application of the oxygen by taking
deep breaths. He did as directed, thus
showing that he fully understood what
was said. 1t was also said that the
heart was better and the temperature
had lowered. A little later it was an
bounced that the patient had taken Il
little nourishment including some di-
luted whiskey and had retained it. AT
c o'clock Senator Hanna's brother on
leaving the sick room said:
Mark had a very severe chill but is
slowly coming out of it under the in
oxygen. His temperature is lower and
lie is breathing better
Later the bulletin announcing re-
action and an improvement in condi-
ton was issued by the doctors, giving
relief to the large number of the sena-
tors friends who We're in his Office and
in the corridors of the Arlington. A
greater portion of the Ohio delegation
called. today, also a long list of sena-
tors and congressman.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
called during the afternoon. Mrs.
Roosevelt spent some time with Mrs.
Hanna during the middle of the day.
The President came later and remained
in the senator's apartments nearly half
an hour. He had not been gone long
when the change occurred.
DIR. T. B. Futcher of Baltimore. the
assistant of DIR. Osler, came over to
spend the night and relieve DR.. Carter
on the watch.
Senator Hanna, as the night wore on.
continued at least to hold his own and
at II O'Clock, indications are. the doctors
says, that the senator would have quiet
and comfortable night. They said that at
that hour he was resting without any ar
tticial aid other than oxygen which was
being given in diminishing amounts at
intervals of IS minutes They said that
the bulletin issued at II o'clock would be
the last for the night unless something
unforeseen occurred
The physicians say the chill from which
the senator suffered is quite unusual in
typhoid cases and has but few precedents
1t does not follow. they say. that another
is likely to occur and for this reason they
are inclined to hope there may not be
further trouble from this course.