Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-16

ator was better and for several days
thereafter he attended to business
practically as usual.
:. On the following Tuesday the sena.
' tors symptoms became more serious
/ and he was ordered by DR.. RiSey L
l discontinue all work likely to produce
nervous strain and to remain quietly il
: bed Tor a few days. Complying with
the directions he became better and
was well enough on the night of Sat
. urday, Jan. 80 to attend the annual
dinner of the Gridiron, an occasion
; which. he remarked jovially. no attack
; OF the grip could induce him to forego
Inc next morning he showed no i'll
eitects OF his attendance on the Dime.
ana during the day received and chat
ted with about 40 of his friends. He
was In fine spirits, earnest and agrees
slVe and showed to those with whom
lie conversed. the best of his virile
character. Among others with whom
ne talked that day was James ]. Hill.
president of the Great Northern Rail-
way. They talked for nearly two hours
ABOUT the financial and political si;ua-
tlonS the Northern Securities case and
otner incidental topics. That was the
last really important conference on
general subjects of public interest in
winch Mr.. Hanna participated.
Late in the afternoon of Wednesday,
rep. 3, Senator Hanna suffered an
alarming relapse. Drs. Rixey and Ma
sfuaer were summoned hastily and
found their patient suffering from
coa@estEe attack. His tenporatuIe
mad risen to over 100 and he was very
weak An examination developed the
tact That his vita! organs were in good
condition and performing their func-
| lions properly. Several years ago the
senator was troubled to some extent
by an affection of the heart and at FIRST
1t was feared that if Il serious sickness
should develop Il fatal termination
might ensue through the failure of the
heart to respond to the demands of
nature or 10 artificial stimulants. The
! exam nations of the heart conditions
however, were rcassurinS TO the physi-
| clans.
| Having been in2presse,, by DR.. Brew
ster's treatment i'll New York. Senator
Hanna requested that t.i&l physician
be sent for to consult With Drs. Rixey
| ard AagrudeT. On his arrival here
| DR.. Brewster agreed with the diagnosis
Oh the attending physicians. Dr. Will
| Ham Osler. the eminent diagnostician
of the Johns Hopkins hospital in Bal
| tinlore. also WAS summoned to the bed
side of the senator. Discovering some
! symptoms of typhoid fever. he sug-
sested that an examination of the SEN
| ator's blood be made to determine def
| nitely whether The perccptible diminu-
ton of the PATIENTS strength was due
| to the rayaecs of that disease. On the
/ Col .>,r~ sr,r Il
| announced that Mr.. Hanna WAS suffer-
| ing from case of irregular typhoid
ce"er. This announcement caused the
keencst apprehension among his
| friends. 1t was realized that the sena-
tors advanced age. &C years, and his
! known predispositicn to rheumatic
trouble would he likely to render the
| case more serious than it might in a
Younger man.
| Mrs Hanna. the senator's daughter.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, and his niece.
Miss Phelps. already We're at the bed
i side of the patient. but it Was not
deemed necessary by the physicians to
| summon other members Of the family.
| The most profound solicitude was man
! ifcstcd by Senator Hann;t's friends in
wishing we'll throughout the country
Z
condition were made almost nlomenta-
! rily throughout each day As his i'll
ness progressed. Particularly solicitous
were the President ana Mrs. Roosevelt.
| the members of the cabinet and Mr.
| IIarma'i colleagues in the Senate and
in the House of Representatives.
NJ. Hanna worried considerable
about his WORK, in the Senate and fin
| ally at his suggestion such matters as
he was particularly Interested in and
which required Immediate attention,
were placed in the hands of Senator
! Fairbanks of Indiana.
Excessive weakness characterized
the senator's condition. Sunday, Feb
| :. He was too weak. indeed. to con-
verse at any length and appeared to
be distressed about his business inter
ests. To relieve his mind Of any such
cares, it had been deemed desirab bic to
summon his brother II. NJ. Hanna
from Thomasville. Ga. He arrived in
| Washington. late Sunday night, and
| was followed few hours later by Dr..
! Edward Perkins Carter, Senator Ham
mas family physician from Cleveland.
After a consultation of Drs. RiXey.
Osier and Garter. Monday. the Sth. it
NetS tiIHouiiNtu NHdl tuC lCNcl HdU uc-
/ veioped into regular type of typhoid
! The senator gradually grew weaker;
his fever continued alarmingly high
and, on Thursday. the reading of his
pulse indicated that it had mounted to
over 100
| Powerful stimulantS We're given the
patient and in his general condition
and in his heart action he responded
| admirably. A saline solution was Civ
| en- to repair the impoverishment of his
blood and strychnine was used to slim
ulate his heart
1t became evident, Thursday night.
that Senator Hanna was in Il most So
rious, If not critical condition. Until
that time he had taken and assimilated
viii! regularity the liquid nourishment
given him. Very little nourishnent
could be given the patient. Thursday
night and Friday, and his excessive
weakness became alarming He rested
} reasonably comfortable during the
, early hours of Friday morning and ar-