The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-16
FATAL ILLNESS
Of TWO MONTHS
Successive Attacks Of Grip
Weakened System.
lND0MITABLE WILL POWER
Exposure After First Sickness Prob
ably Aggravated the Malady
Which Ended His Life.
INDOMITABLE WILL POWER

formed his friends that he did not feel
quite well, but declined to take a period
of rest which all fully realized he so
much needed
Although he had been complaining
Tor two or three days, he left Washing
! to on Thursday afternoon, December
L. to attend "A meeting Of the executive
committee of the Civic Federation
which was held in New York on Friday
and Saturday. His deep interest in the
work of the Federation induced him
1 thus to expose himself
He was able TO attend the sessions of
the committee and 10 participate in its
deliberations, but on Saturday night he
was stricken with what was pronounce
ed by DR.. George r. Brewer his attend
ing physician, to be grip. He was con
fined to his apartments in the Waldorf
Astoria Cor nearly four days, but en- the
afternoon of Wednesday, December &c
he was able TO leave FOR his horne in
/ Cleveland He became better on his ar
rival there. and on Saturday. rhe 18th.
appeared at his office in his usual splr.
its. apparently quite recovered from
his attack of the grip.
Went to Columbus.
/ On Sunday. January TO- Mr. Hanna
/ left for Columbus to be present ga the
proceedings incident to his reelection to
the United States Senate. He remained
I'm Columbus until the following We'd
nesday afternoon, when he returned TO
Cleveland During his sojourn I'm Co
lumbus he was bright and cheerful en-
during the physical strain Of greeting
hundreds of his friends without an in
dication OF weakness. He arrived in
Washington from Cleveland on Satur-
/ day. January Is.
On the following Tuesday-January
Ex-senator Hanna was obliged to re-
main in his apartments in the Airing
ton Hotel Surgeon General Rixey was
/ called and pronounced the sickness Il
recurrence OF the recent attack Of the
! grip. Some fever was noted but no
more than usually is an incident of that
disease. II a day or two the Senator
was better, and for several days there
after he attended to business prac-
tically as usual
On the following Tuesday the Senator
/ symptoms became more serious. and he
| was ordered by Dr. Rixey to discon-
/ tnue all work likely to produce nervous
/ strain and to remain quietly in bed for q
| few days. Complying with these direc-
tons, he became better and was well
I enough on the night of Saturday Janu-
| airy 3D. to attend the annual dinner OF
| the Gridiron Club, an occasion which
| he remarked Jovially, no attack Of tire
grip could induce him to forego.
No Ill Effects.
The next morning he showed no III
| effects of his attendance upon the din
ner, and during the day received and
chatted with about forty of his friends
/ He was I'm fine spirits, earnest and
aggressive. and showed to those with
whom he conversed the best OF his
| virile character Among others with
| whom he talked that day was James J.
| Hill, the financisr and railroad mag
nate. They talked for nearly two hours
| about the financial and political situa-
| tons, the Northern Securities case and
| other Incidental topics. That was the
last really important conference. on gen
| eral subjects OF public interest IN which
Mr. Hanna participated.
Alarming symptoms
Late In the afternoon or wednesday.
| February 3. Senator Hanna sustained
an alarming relapse. Drs. Rixey and
/ Magruder were summoned hastily; and
found their patient suffering from a
| congestive attack. His temperature had
risen 10 over 100. and he was very weak.
An examination developed the fact
that his vital organs were in good con-
dition and performing their functions
properly. Several years ago the Sena-
tor was troubled to some extent by an
affection Of the heart, and at first It
was feared that II a serious sickness
should develop a fatal termination
! might ensue through the failure OF the
heart to respond to the demands of
nature or to artificial stimulants. The
examination Of the heart conditions.
however, was reassuring to the ply
| sicians.
Having been impressed by DIR. Brew
lers treatment in New York Senator
Hanna requested that that physician oe
sent for to consult with Drs. Rixey and
Magruder. On his arrival here Dr.
Brewer agreed with the diagnosis of the
attending PHYSICIANS DIR. William Os-
Ter. the eminent diagnostician of the
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore,
also was summoned TO the bedside If
the Senator. Discovering some symp-
toms OF typhoid fever, he suggested that
an examination OF the Senator's blood
be made to determine definitely whether
the perceptible diminution OF the pa
uent 8 strength was due 20 the ravages
or that disease.
Appearance of Fever.
On the following day-February 5-the
physicians announced thai Mr.. Hanna
was suffering from a case OF Irregular
typhoid fever This announcement
aroused the keenest apprehension among
his friends. II was realized that thu
Senator's advanced age-sixty-six years
and his known predisposition TO rheu-
matte trouble would be likely to render
the case more serious than II probably
might be in a younger man.
Fully a week before he became i'll.
Senator Hanna attended to his duties
IN the Senate chamber regularly, though
| I'm great distress The Senator after
being I'm the chamber for some time
would come out and eXclaim:
| II cannot stand this"
He would then throw himself upon
a lounge and rest for a time. Their
| his great will power would exhibit itself.
After a brief rest he would get up and
| return to the Senate chamber and take
i part I'm the proceedings.
This incident was frequently repeated.
| He was evidently then I'm the early
stages OF typhoid. but persistently refus-
| ed 10 give In.