Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-19
OXYGEN AND POWERFUL sTlM.
uLANTs BRING HIM
THROUGH.
MAY VET WIN foQloRN FIGHT
HE IS NOW PASSING THROUGH
THE CLIMAX OF HIS
lLLNEss.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Han
ma is passing through the climax OF
his illness, and yesterday afternoon it
was feared he was dying, but last
night he rallied strongly and there is
again some hope that he yet may win
the forlorn fight. The odds are much
against his recovery. hut the sturdy
physique of the man, aided by oxygen
and powerful s.imu]ants. brought him
through yesterday afternoon when he
was sinking rapidly, and possibly may
again.
1t is now question Of how long the
climax of the fever will last and how
many and severe will be any further
acute attacks, for yesterdays spell
was SO severe that another probably
would witness the end.
Yesterdays acute attack came in
the form. of a chill about o'clock.
and not long afterward Senator Han.
| na passed
Into unconsciousness,
not to return again until near
| O'clock Ais pulse at this time ran
up to $50 and was so feeble it was not
perceptib!e at the wrist. Three hours
later, however, he had shaken of the
attack to so greet an extent that DR..
Osler, the Baltimore physician in at
tendance, as he cane from the sick
room, said there had been a decided
Improvement and tina: the patients
pulse was much stronger and had
fallen nearly twenty points.
"
niece, was near at hand when the
doctor came from the sick room, and
| when she heard the announcement of
the rally, she asked:
"Then you have hope. doctor?"
Hope" the doctor replied, "of
course there is hope. When a man
rallies from sinking spell such as
the senator had this afternoon and
showed such strength afterward, there
is the
Best Ground for Hope"
The first information from the sick
room in tA. Arlington hotel yesterday
showed the fever to have attained
the highest point yet reached and the
doctors looked fc.' the senator's tenn
following forty-eight hours, but it un.
expectedly lowered as the day wore
on and developments seemed more
favorable.
About 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
however, the high fever was succeed
ed by sudden chill which resulted
in an alarming complication. Power
ful stilna!ants were promptly used.
For two hours and half oxygen was
applied continuously, and later more
irregulor.y as it's good effects began
to manifest themselves.
The news quickly spread that the
senator was In, q sinking condition and
the number of callers and inquiries
whicn haa come in greater number yes
terlay than at any time previously.
were vastly augmented.
r. 7r!.e Several Times to Speak.
Short; before o'clock MIR. Dover
snnoc1ced that the senator had re-
! covered consciousness some time be-
fore aid said that he tried several
times to speak to Dr. Osler, but was
too weak. The doctor asked him 10
aid them in the application of the OK.
ygea by taking deep breaths. He did
as directed, thus showing that he
fully understood what was said. 1t
was also announced that the heart
action was better and that the tenn
perature had lowered. A little later
1t was announced that the patient had
taken little nourishment including
some diluted whisky, and retained it.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
called during the afternoon.