The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-02-18
DEATH CLAIMS
MARCUS HANNA
Distinguished Senator Passed
Peacefully Away After
Two Month Illness,
WAS a BRAVE STRUGGLE
For Last Few Days He Was
Conscious Only at
intervals.
WAS a BRAVE STRUGGLE
ALL COUNTRY MouRNs
In the Death Of Senator Hanna the
American Public Loses One of the
Foremost in State, Politics,
Capital and Labor.

ToTCtiOSl III Sk&SG. FotISlCS,
Capital and Labor.
Washington, Feb. lI.-Senator Mar
Gus Aurelius Hanna died at $40 o'clock
p. m. Monday at the family apartments
in the Arlington hotel, after an illness
extending over nearly two months
filed with apparent ~recoyerles followed
by reiapses and finally drifting into
typhoid fever, Which in his weakened
condition he was unable to withstand.
When the end came all the members
of the senator's family were in the
room except Mrs. Hanna, the senator's
wife, and Mir. and Mrs. Dan Hanna.
Mrs. Hanna had left the room only a
short time before.
The last sinking spell began at ex-
actly $50 O'Clock. prs. Carter and
Osler We're then in attendance. All
members OF the family We're sent for.
Mrs. Mccormick, one OF the senator's
daughters, and Miss Phelps, a niece,
We're present when the end came. Mi.
and Mrs. Dan Hanna We're to first to
arrive and they withdrew Immediately
TO the chamber OF the senator's wife to
summon her to the bedside. 1t was
while they were absent the senator
breathed his asst
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Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons and H. NJ. Hanna
had entered the room. Mr.. Dover stood
in the door.
There Were no distressing incidents
attending The last moments. 1t was a
sinking spell which terminated in ten
minutes. Just after his eyes closed in
death Mrs. Hanna was able to come
into the room.
She bore up well under the ordeal,
and she is showing calmness and brav-
cry. She had been in almost constant
attendance on her husband though
realizing fully there was no hope for re-
covery. Nevertheless the remon-
strances of the physicians and the
added iTnploringS of her children that
She take some rest were ~unavailing un-
til late In the afternoon, hen she was
attacked by a violent headache. She
was given q narcotic and then she re
tired TO her chamber, but requested that
a call be sent as DOR as there appeared
to be a change for the worse,
Kept Alive by StimuIants.
For the last two days Senator Hanna
had been conscious only at intervals,
and then only to obey mechanically
some instructions given him by the
physicians. Fourteen hours before the
end was announced life had practically
been suspended, the pickering spark be-
ing kept aglow by the most powerful
scientific agencies.
Five minutes before death came, Gen
eral Charles a. Dick came from the
bedside with the announcements:
He is worse, and has only a few
minutes at the most"
Tha statement Immediately prefaced
the last official bulletin, which read:
Senator Hanna sank gradually dur
ing the afternoon, and died quietly at
$40 O'Clock"
| Mr. Dover the senator's Sarreta,,-
read the bulletin TO newspaper men
who We're waiting. Word Went over the
hotel like a Hash. The lobby was crowd
ed and a score of friends were waiting
in Mr.. Dover's room. Though it was
known five minutes before that the
word probably would be the announce
ment that the senator had breathed his
last, the effect to his friends was almost
that of q sudden snock. NO attempts
We're made to restrain grief. Senator's
Fairbanks, Scott and kittredge broke
down They had remained at the hotel
the entire day n knew there was no
hope, Ii that proved nc guard against
the tears which sprang unbilden to
their eyes n ran down their checks.
Genera Dick weDt his sorrow at the
loss of a friend who had,been q brother.
Spontaneously outbursts Of unstintad
tribute We're heard on every side. Men
who are acknowledged leaders of Inc
political parties, kings of nance ara
commerce, and men selected to serve ii
the highest positions in the nation,
We're among those who expressed the
country's unreasonable loss.
Friends at once took charge of the
funeral arrangements, which have been
detailed elsewhere.
Senators and representatives visited
the hotel throughout the evening. and
many of the lead mans friends we're
admitted 10 the death chamber. Post
master General Payne sent word to
President Roosevelt, and he expressed
deep sorrow at the fatal ermination of
the Illness.
Last Ineligible Ids.
The last intelligible words spoken Nv
Senator Hanna We're pathetic in his
attempt TO maintain TO the last the
huInoT which was characteristic of his
life. Yesterday morning he moved his
head slightly and his eyes rolled n III
tie to the right and then to the left
The nurse, N close attendance. nntici-
pnted his want. and bending to the M
tants ear asked IL he was looking for
handkerchief.
think my Wife has my ~handker-
=, the entor Whispered,
@Sail5ers OF the family. eager for
aaS sign of consciousness or r%eoornf.
ton the senator might display. We're
told of the remark. and they at ones.
recognized it as one of his favorite re-
%1oinders III good natured platguinp in
which Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna often IN
dulged.
About ii o'clock yesterday the sar-
aIor became unconscious, and there
after, though the physicians and mem
pefs pr tbs family strained every nerve
] " fietact a4ratunn of r~ecognftfonss ftas
senator did not peak saSs4ord that eoIIla
Pr iiIidesssteed nerssaxd he appear Isl
Saz9sg SF 5st' WAS goinsen hina.