The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-16
END WAS PEACEFUL,
SUMMONS COMING AT
$40 In THE EVENING

entire day and knew there was no
hope, but that proved no guard against
the tears which sprang unbidden to
their ewes.
Gen. Dick wept his sorrow at the
loss of friend who had been brother.
His associations with Senator Hanna
were born in politics, but became bonds
firm as though bred in the blood. None
knew Senator Hanna we'll but to adj
mire him, and the slender step from
admiration to love was crossed in the
days of anxiety which attended the
Senator's Illness So it was that con-
Versations were an admiXture of whis-
pers and choked sobs.
Friends at once took charge of the
funeral arrangements. Services will be
| held in the Senate chamber Wednes-
day afternoon, at which the President,
the cabinet, Congress, public officials and
friends will be present. For a brief
period in the forenoon the remains will
| lie in state in the marble room.
| After the services special trains over
the Pennsylvania Railroad will carry
the remains, the family and friends to
| Cleveland, where services will be held
either at the home of the Senator or
of his son, Dan HarRa, on Friday aft
ernoon. 1t is likely that Bishop Leon
ard of the Northern diocese of Ohio
Oh the Episcopal N'Ilui Nils anu Aol nv -
rector of St. Johns Church, in this
! city, will conduct the services.
President Was Notified.
COMPARED with the numbers which
had been about the hotel during the
day, there were few persons present
when the announcement OF death was
made Telephone calls and messen-
gers were sent out, however and the
| i Tn1 ran Il
ators and representatives visited the
hotel throughout the evening, and
many of the dead mans most intimate
| friends were admitted to the death
| chamber. Postmaster General Payne
sent word to President Roosevelt, and
| he expressed deep sorrow at the fatal
termination of the illness.
The last Ineligible words spoken by
Senator Hanna were pathetic in mis-
attempt to maintain to the last the
| hun1or which was characteristic or MS
! life. On yesterday morning ne 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 handkerchief.
Il think my wife has my handker-
! chief" the Senator whispered. Mem
! bers of the family, eager for any sign
of consciousness or recognition which
the Senator might display, were told
of the remark, and they at once rec
ognized it as one of his favorite re-
joinders in good natured plagueing in
! which Mr.. and Mrs. Hanna often in
! dulged. 1t was the Senator's custom
when he missed any personal article,
| especially his handkerchief, to say,
| expect my wife has it.
| About II o'clock yesterday the Sen
ator became unconscious and after
ward, although physicians and mem
! bers of the family strained every
| nerve to detect a return of recognition,
the Senator did not speak word that
could be understood, nor did he appear
to know what was going on about him.
Occasionally he mumbled few
sounds, but nothing could be made of
them, and his little pleasantly was the
last words spoken.
To Make a Death Mask.
When it was known there was no
chance for recovery arrangements
were made to have a death mask TAX
en- by Sculptor U. S. J, Dunbar ear
ly this evening. The cast will be per-
feet, and, strange as it may seem,
will show the face in its usual full
ness. The Senator's face shows lit
tie emaciation and owing to the con-