The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-19
FATAL TERMINATION OF A SICK
NESS LASTING OVER TWO
MONTHS.
PROMINENT SENATORS MAKE NO
ATTEMPT TO RESTRAIN
GRIEF.

washington, Feb. Ex-senator Mar
Gus AlonZo Hanna died at GAO O'Clock
last evening at the family apartments
In the Arlington hotel after a sickness
of nearly two months, filed with ap
parent recoveries, followed by re
lapses, and finally drifting into ty
phoid fever, which his weakened con
dition made him unable to Withstand
When the end came all the members
OF the senator's family were in the
room except the senator's wife and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hanna. Mrs. Han-
ma had left the room only a few min
utes before.
There were nc distressing incidents
attending the last moments. 1t was
a sinking spell which terminated in
death in ten minutes. Just after Mr.
Hanna's eyes closed in death Mrs
Hanna was able to come into the.
room She bore up well under the
ordeal, and she is showing
For the last two days Senator Han
ma had not been conscious except at
intervals, and then only to obey me
chemically some instructions given
him by the physicians. Fourteen
hours before the end was announced
life was almost suspended, the flick
ering spark being kept aglow by the
most powerful scientific agencies.
! Five minutes before death came Gen
Charles A. Dick came from the g
side with the announcement:
"He is worse, and has only a few
minutes at the most"
That statement Immediately pre-
faced the last official bulletin, which
was:
Senator Hanna sank gradually
during the afternoon and died quietly
at GAO o'clock"
Word went over the hotel like q
fash. The lobby was crowded and o
| score Of friends were waiting in Mr.
Dover's room. Though it was known
five minutes before that the word
probably would be the announcement
that
The Senator Had Died,
the effect on his friends was that or Fl
shock. No attempts were made to re
strain grief. Senators Fairbanks
Scott and Kittredge broke down. They
had remained at the hotel all day and
knew there was no hope. Gen. Dick
wept his sorrow at the loss of q
friend who had been as a brother. Sc
it was that conversations we're a
curious admixture Of whispers and
choked sobs.
Spontaneously outbursts of unstint
ed tribute were heard on every side.
Men who are acknowledged leaders OF
the political parties, kings of finance
and commerce. and men selected IT,
serve in the highest positions in the
nation were amOpg those who ey
pressed the country's immeasurable>
loss.
Friends at once took charge of the
funeral arrangements. wDlch will be
held in the senate chamber at noon
Wednesday, at which the president,
cabinet, congress-, public officials and
friends viii be present. For q BRIEF
period in the forenoon the body Will
lie in state in the marble room. After
these services. special trains will,
carry the body, the family and friends
to Cleveland, where services will be-
held either at the home of the sen
ator or his son, Dan Hanna, Friday
afternoon.
Compared with the numbers which
had been about the hotel during the
day, there were few persons present
when the announcement of death was
made.
Postmaster General Payne sent
word to President Roosevelt and he
expressed deep sorrow.
President Expresses Sympathy.
President Roosevelt called at the
Arlington last night personally to ex
press his condolences to the members
Of Senator Hanna's family. He saw
Mrs. Hanna, II. NJ Hanna, the sena-
tors brother. and Dan r. Hanna, bis
son, and remained with them for
some time.
Some consideration has been given
by the president and several members
OF the cabinet to the question of ac-
companying the funeral party to the
place OF burial OF the senator's body
in Ohio. The president would like to
go very much and it is possible he