Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-13

| PIED py senator Hama, left for Balt1-
more at 10 o'clock this morning leaving in
his place his assistant DIR. Futcher, who
spent last night at the bedside of Sena-
tor Hanna. and who is said to be perfect
| ly familiar with DIR. Ossler's mode of treat
ment for affections of the heart
Fear of Heart Failure.
It is to the heart, next to the tempera-
ture. that the physicians have all along
been looking for complications to arise.
1t vas said by Mr.. Dover this morning
| that there were absolutely no other COM
plications; that all Of the organs of the
| body were performing their proper func-
tons. and but for the continued high
temperature there would be no greater
cause for alarm than would ordinarily APP
pear in severe case Of typhoid fever.
They say the chill of yesterday afternoon,
while unusual in cases of typhoid, has been
explained today by the fact that Senator
Hanna is subject to such chills as the re-
suit Of nervousness. "Why, Mark will have
chill the minute he gets more than ordi-
| narily nervous" was the way Mr.. H. M.
Hanna, brother of the patient, put it to The
Star representative this morning.
The Presidents solicitude.
The continued solicitation as to the con-
dition OF Senator Hanna on the part of
President Roosevelt was shown this morn
ing by his early dispatch of Secretary Loeb
to the Arlington to make personal inquiry
as to Senator Hanna's condition and to con-
vey the Presidents sympathy to the family
of Senator Hanna. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan R.
Hanna. the senator's son and his wife, ar
rived at the Arlington at 10 o'clock this
morning in response to a telegram and tele-
nhOnA a They
at once ushered to the apartments Of the
senator.
While Senator Hanna was to a certain ex-
tent conscious during the morning he was
in practically coma tose condition. That
Is to say he could not make known any
wish or desire on his part If he had any,
but could respond to any suggestion Of his
attendants. For instance, he could under
stand the nurse If she told him not to swal-
low so rapidly. and would if told to move
his finger in affirmation or negation do so.
Crowds of Callers.
During the day swarms Of the political
associates of Senator Hanna and others
high in the official life of the capital called
at the Arlington in person to make inquiry
as to the condition of the distinguished pa
tient Among the early callers were Sem
ators Lodge, Spooner, Fairbanks and Kit
fridge, Representative Dick. Senator Platt
of Connecticut, Representative Grosvenor
of Ohio; in fact, there were few of the men
in the Congress who did not either in per-
son or by telephone make anxious inquiry
and express regret at the discoura ging
| news it was necessary to give them.
The physicians only resorted to the use
of oxygen at intervals of about an hour
throughout the morning hour This was
done to help along the breathing, which
Mr.. H. NJ Hanna said at II o'clock was
more natural than at any time since the
grave features in the case developed yes
terday and during the crisis of yesterday
afternoon.
Subject to Chills.
To The Evening Star representative Mr..
III. M. Hanna said at II o'clock:
Mark Is much better this morning than
yesterday
AT what time yesterday. Mr.. Hanna?"
'Oh. yesterday afternoon" quickly re-
sponded Mr.. Hanna.
Then he is not better than he was yester-
day morning."
by no means. He is much better than
no was yesterday afternoon in more re-
spects than his temperature-that is the
grave condition. ALI his organs are per-
forming their usual functions"
When asked about the chill Mr. Hanna
said: Tt is In no way unusual for Mark to
have chill. He has had them since early
boyhood as the result Of dyspepsia or other
nervous affections. In such attacks he be-
comes as rigid as q cast-iron man, and they
usually lasted but a short time. In his
weakened condition the chill Of yesterday
afternoon necessarily lasted for a much
longer time and with a more disastrous ef-
feet than heretofore. Still. he got over it
bravely and 1t left no Ill effects unless the
rise of temperature can be attributed to 1t"
MI. Hanna's Sons Inquiries.
Mr. Dan R. Hanna, the senator's son, who
arrived at 10 o'clock. and who was shown
Immediately to the bedside of his father,
only remained there long enough to take In
the conditions from visual standpoint. On
leaving the bedside of his father. however,
he Piled the physicians vigorously with
questions as to the true condition of his
father, and received the replies with great
deal of emotion. He was informed by the
physicians Of his fathers grave condition
and the inability Of the physicians by all
means known to the medical fraternity to
reduce the high temperature which has
been the principal cause for alarm through
out the day. This continued high tempera-
ture. the physicians informed him, was con-
sidered ominous.
They told him they considered the pulse
and respiration more favorable than at any
time during the past twenty-four hours,
and in fact, they were trying to show that
the condition of Senator Hanna was better
generally at noon today than it was at the
same hour yesterday. though by COMPARE
son with the official figures issued yester-
day afternoon and those issued this morn
ing it appears improbable that such can be
the case.
At noon Mr.. H. M. Hanna, who had just
left the bedside of Senator Hanna. said
that hope still remained: that the physi-
clans had not been called upon to use sa-
line solution during the morning, but that
the use of oxygen was 'res0rted to period
ically.
A Lowering Temperature.
At noon Mr.. H. NJ Hanna left the bedside.
where he learned that the temperature
which had just been taken was 1888. show
ing fall of one and one-tenth degrees
since the temperature was taken at
o'clock, which may or may not have been
due to exhaustion, although 1t Is possible
that 1t was the result of another sponge
alcoholic bath for this purpose. The pulse
at ia was not so quick by six beats as 1t