The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-13
SENATOR HANNA AT
 THE PORTALS OF DEATH
His Vigorous Constitution May Yet Win the Batttle But Hope Is Not
 Strong. ...

grams to the relatives and some of the Senator's friends, announcing that an un- expected change for the worse had taken place.
 Those outside waited anxiously, but for several hours all reports were decidedly ly and so stubbornly to the powerful stimulants administered that the gravest fears began to be' entertained that the end might not be far removed.
 Governor Herrick Informed. Mir. Dover called Governor Herrick of Ohio and others in Ohio on the long, distance, telephone and advised them of the serious turn. Mrs. Parsons, a daush- ter. and Daniel Hanna. the Senator's son. both in Cleveland, were summoned to Washington in haste.
 Mrs. Carmaclx, a daughter, was with her
 mother in the sick room most of the time. Mir. Fisher. also secretary to the Senator, was kept busy at the teiephons answering anxious inquiries from the Capitol, and public officials throughout the city, who had been advised by news bulletins of the Senator's sudden attack. while large number of others called in person at the hotel.
 Shortly before o'clock, Mir. Dover aIi- nounced that the Senator had been con 1 sclous soHne time before and that he tried several times to speak to Dr. Osier, but he was too weak. The doctors asked him to aid them in the application of the oxygen by taking deep breaths. He 01d as directed, thus showing that he fully understood all that was said It was also announced tthat the heart action was bet- ter and that the temperature had been lowered. A Title later 1t was announced that the patient had taken q little nour. ishment, including some diluted whlskey, and had retained it. l At 6:i0 Senator Hanna's brother, on leaving the sick room. said:
 r Statement of IT. M. Hanna. | Mark had very severe chill, but it Is slowly coming out of 1t under the in fiuence of powerful stfmulants and oxy- gen. His temperature Is lower and he Is breathing better."s :.
 Prior to this those coming from the sick room scarcely knew what to say regard ing the Senator's condition, so much de- pended upon his power to rally. It was stated several times that his breathing was natural or superficial and induced | only by the oxygen. Later the bulletin announcing the reaction and improved condition was issued by the doctors. giv- Ing relief to the large number of the
 Senator's friends who were in the of- nce and corridors of the Arlington. Among the members of the Cabinet call
 
 and Postmaster-General Payne. General Dick of Ohio, was one of the first to ar- rive. The President and Mrs Roosevelt called, during the afternoon. - | Mrs.s Roosevelt was with Mrs. Hanna when the doctors at noon announced an l Improved tefnpefHAnre- The President Icants later and saIned in the Senators $ I apartmeuts nearly haif an hour, when he was fully advised Of the condition of the Senator at that hour. He had not been
 gone, long when the change occurred Senator Hanna as the night wore on continued at. least to hold the rally he
 had shown. and at Il o'clock the doctors
 said that the indications are that the Senator would have a comfOrtablg4 night.
 They said at that hour he was resting
 without any artificial aid. but oxygen in
 slight and diminishing doses was being given him at intervals of fifteen min. | utes. ,.-s et .r
 Last Bulletin, of Night. 4 They said the bulletin Issued at Ii
 o'clock would be the last tonight unless
 something unforeseen occurred. The | physicians say the chill which the Sen-
 ator suffered is quite unusual in typhoid
 cases and has but few precedents. It
 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 source. | A pathetic feature of Senator Hanna s
 illness is the receipt of a number of tel egrams of coincidence which his family
 received, based on reports of his death | which have been printed in newspapers | in the East and West.
 At 11:45 President Roosevelt sent a i personal message of inquiry as to Sen
 ator Hanna's condition. He was furnish ed a copy of the il o'clock bulletin issued
 by the physicians with the additional in-
 formation that the Senator's condition at
 midnight was practically the same as | before the chill of the afternoon.