The San Francisco call., 1904-02-13


place during her brief absence and
hurried to the bedside OF her husband,
where she remained constantly
throughout the period Of greatest dan
ger. AS the messenger hastened from
the hotel for oxygen Miss Phelps, the
Senator's niece. came hurriedly into the
lobby of the hotel and summoned H.
NJ Hanna, a brother, to the Senator,
to the apartments upstairs. She re-
mained and sent some dispatches.
The news quickly spread that the
Senator was in sinking condition and
the number of callers and inquiries,
which had come in greater number to-
day than at any time previously, were
vastly augmented. Subsequently Mr..
Dover, the Senator's secretary, an
nounced to the newspaper men that he
had just sent kilograms TO the rela-
tives and some Of the Senator's friends
announcing that an unexpected change
for the worse had taken place and that
the patients condition was critical.
Those outside waited apxiously. but for
several hours all reports were decidedly
discouraging. The attack yielded so
slowly and so stubbornly to the power
gravest fears began to be entertained
that the end might not be far removed.
RECEIVERS CONSCIOUSNESS.
Shortly before o'clock Secretary
Dover announced that the Senator had
recovered consciousness some time
before, and said that he had tried
several times to speak to DR.. Osler.
but was too weak. The doctors asked
him TO aid them in the application Of
the oxygen 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 temperature
had lowered. A little later it was an
nounced that the patient had taken a
little nourishment, including some di-
luted whisky, and had retained it. The
bulletin announcing the reaction and
improved condition gave relief to the
large number of the Senator's friends,
who were in his office and in the cor
ridOr of the Arlington.
A greater portion Of the Ohio dele
cation called to-day, a long list of Sen
ators and members of the House.
among them Senators Spooner. Lodge,
Keane, Platt OF Connecticut, EllSins and
Representatives Payne and Dalzell.
Among the members of the Cabinet
who called were Secretaries Taft and
Cortelyou and Postmaster General
Payne. General Dick OF Ohio was one
Of the first to arrive after the change
in condition was noted and he remained
until late.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
a
Roosevelt was with Mrs. Hanna when
the doctors. at noon. announced an i'm
proved temperature. The President
came later and remained in the SEN
ator's apartment nearly half an hour,
when he was fully advised of the con-
dition Of the Senator at that hour. He
had not been gone long when the
change occurred
PATIENT RESTS EASIER.
Senator Hanna, as the night wore
On, continued at least TO hold the rally
r had shown and at II o'clock the
Coctors said that the indications are
that the S nator would ave a quiet
ard comfortable night. T cy said that
a. that hour was resting without
any artificial aid, but oxygel. in slight
and diminishing doses was being given
at intervals Of fifteen minutes. They
said the bulletin issuel IL O'Clock
would be the last for the night unless
something unforeseen occurred.
1:3O a. NAT midnight Senator Han
mas temperature was 105. He was
given a sponge bath and in thirty min
utes his temperature was reduced to
lO2 ald a fraction. He has been asleep
most Of the night, awakening at IN
tCrvals for a moment and then drop
ping off again. His condition is prac
ticsTy unchanged.
Tie physicians say the chill rom
whic- the Senator suffered is quite un-
usual in typhoid cases and has but
few precedents. It does not folio
they say, that another is likely to oc-
cur and for this reason they are in
cIined to nope there may not be fur
ther trouble from this source.
A pathetic feature Of Senator Han
mas illness is the receipt of number
of kilograms of coincidence with his
family. based on reports of his death
which have been printed in newspapers
in the East and West.
WATCHING FOR CHANGE.
At 11:45 tonight President Roose-
welt sent a personal message Of in
auiry as to Senator Hanna's condi-
ton. He was furnished a copy Of the
IL O'Clock bulletin issued by the physi-
clans. with the additional information
that the Senator's condition at mid
night was practically the same as be-
fore the chill.
At 2 a. m. there was no word from