The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-02-16
HISTORY or SENATOR
tiANNA'S FATAL ILLNESS.

By the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 15.-Senator Han.
mas fatal illness, in its beginning,
dates back nearly two months About
the middle OF December he Informed
his friends that he did not feel quite
we'll, but declined to take a period of
rest which all fully realized he much
needed. Although he had been com
piainng for two or three days, he left
Washington on Thursday afternoon
December III, 10 attend a meeting OF
the executive committee Of the Civic
Federation, held in New York, Friday
and Saturday His deep interest in
the Federation's work induced him
thus TO expose himself He was able
to attend tho session of the committee
and To participate ia It's deliberations,
but Saturday night he was stricken
with what was pronounced by his at
tending physician to be la grippe. He
was confined to his apartments in the
Waldorf-Astoria until December 30
when he left for his home in Cleve
land
He beaeme better on his arrival
there, and on the 26th appeared al
his Office in his usual spirits appar
emily quite recovered from his attack
Of the grippe. Sunday, January 10,
Hanna left for Columbus to be present
at the proceedings incident to his re-
election to the senate. The following
Wednesday afternoon he returned to
Cleveland and January 1Cthe returned
to Washington.
January 10th. the senator was
obliged to remain in his apartments
In the Arlington Hotel. SurgeonGen-
eral Rixey was called and pronounced
his sickness a recurrence of the recent
attack of grippe. In a day or two the
senator was better and for several
days thereafter he attended to bust.
ness practically as usual. The follow.
ing Tuesday the senator's symptoms
became more serious and complete
rest was ordered by DR.. Rixey. He
became better and was well enough on
January 30th to attend the annual din
ner of the Gridiron club. Next morn
ing he showed mo Ill effects of his at
tendance on teh dinner.
Late in the afternoon OF February
Srd the senator suffered an alarming
'elapse. Physicians summoned found
their patient suffering from conges.
tive attack His temperature has risen
70 over 100 and he was very weak.
Or. Brewer of New York, was sum-
noned, and later DR.. William Osler,
he eminent diagnostician of Johns
Hopkins hospital, Baltimore was
;alled. Discovering some symptoms
If typhoid fever, he suggested examina-
ion of the senator's blood be made to
determine definitely whether diminu.
ion Of patients strength was due to
ravages Of that disease. On Febru.
airy 5th the physicians announced that
Senator Hanna was suffering from
case of irregular typhoid. On the 7th
he was very weak. and on the Sth 1t
was announced that fever had devel.
oped into regular typhoid. The SEN
ator rallied at times, but on Friday
last his excessive weakness caused
alarm. On the afternoon of that day
he had chill and it was thought the
end was approaching but under the
effects of stimulants he rallied, and il
was hoped the senator would recover.
Saturday night there was increasing
weakness and Sunday he had several
fainting spells. Ee continued to grow
weaker and finally he succumbed and
passed away at G;i0 p m. this even
ing.