Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-02-18

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score of friends were waiting in Mr..
Dover's room. Though il was known
five minutes before that the word
probably would be the announcement
that the senator had died. the effect
or his friends was that of a shock.
No attempts were made to restrain
grief. Senators F~airchilds, Scott and
Kittredge broke down. They had re-
mained at the hotel all day and knew
there was no hope. General Dick
wept his sorrow at the loss of a
friend. who had been as a brother. So
it was that conversations were a Gu
rious admIXture OF whispers and
cEoked 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 to
serve in the highest positions in the
nation were among those who e
pressed the country's unreasonable
loss.
Friends at once took charge of the
funeral arrangements, which will be
held in the senate chamber at noon
Wednesday at which the president,
cabinet, congress, public officials and
friends will be present. For a brief
period in the forenoon the body will
lie in state in the marble DON After
these services, special trains oyer tie
Pennsylvania railroad will carry the
body, the family and friends TO Cleve-
land, where services will be held
either at the home of the senator or
of his son. Dan Hanna. Friday after
o 1t is likely that Bishop Leon
ard of the Northern diocese of Ohio of
the Episcopal church will conduct the
services.
Marcus A. Hanna was born in Lis
bon, O, Sept. "a, 1887.
Friends Receive Sad News.
COMPARED with the members which
had been about the hotel during the
day, there were few persons present
when the announcement of death was
made. Telephone calls and messengers
were sent out, however, and the lobby
and corridors filled rapidly. Senators
and representatives visited the hotel
throughout the evening and many of
the senator's friends were admitted to
the chamber. Postmaster General
Il o. hV 0tht nOlo W ItOOoS-
Welt and he expressed deep sorrow.
The last ineligible words spoken
by Senator Hanna were an attempt to
maintain to the last the humor which
was Characteristic of his life. Sunday
morning he moved his head slightly
and his eyes rolled a little to the right
and then TO the left. The nurse in
close attendance anticipated his want
and bending to the patients ear asked
if he was looking for his handker-
chief
Il think my wife has my handker-
chief" the senator whispered.
Members Of the family, eager for
any sign of consciousness or recogni-
ton which the senator might display.
We're told of the remark and they at
once recognized it as n of his favo-
rite rejoinders in good natured plagu-
ing in which Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna
often INDUCED. 1t was the senator's
custom when he missed any personal
article. especially his handkerchief.
to say; 81 expect my wife has it."
Talked Ir~rationalIy Since Sunday.
A. about IL o'clock Sunday the sen
ator became unconscious and thereaf-
ter, though the physicians and mem
bers of the family strained every nerve
to detect a return of recognition, the
senator did not speak a word that
could be understood, neither did he
appear to know what was going on
about him. Occasionally he mumbled
a few sounds, but nothing could be
made of them and his little pleasantly
was the last words spoken.
When il was known there was no
chance for recovery, arrangements
were made to have a death mask
taken and that was done last evening.
The cast will be perfect and will show
the face in it's usual ~fullness. The
senator's face shows little emaciation
and, owing to the constant use OF
oxygen, had taken on what appeared
TO be a coat of tan, which give it al
most a life-like appearance.
President Roosevelt called at the
Arlington at night personally to ex-
press his condolences to the members
of Senator Hanna's family. He saw
Mrs. Hanna, n. M. Hanna. the sena-
tors brother, and Dan r. Hanna. his
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-
complaining the funeral party to the
place of burial of the senator's body
in Ohio. The president would like to
so very much and may do so.