The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-08
SENATOR HANNA WEAKER,
TEMPERATURE SLIGHTLY
HIGHER IN THE MORNING
Doctors, However, Insist There Is
Nothing Significant in Their
Patients Condition.
HOPE FOR HIS RECOVERY
Say His Heart Action Is Good and
No Complications Have
Developed.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-senator Hanna
passed the day without any radical change
in his condition. His extreme weakness
was more marked than heretofore and his
temperature was a little higher. Those
attending him, however. insist there is
nothing significant in the conditions and
that there are no developments on which
to change their expressed belief that the
outlook is hopeful for the senator's recov-
cry.
There was a consultation of DR.. Rixey
and two out-of-town physicians during the
day. but the only important development
that transpired as to the consultation was
that it had been decided to omit the even
ing call of the attending physician so as
to give the patient more rest The consul
tation was held about o'clock this after
noon. Those who participated beside DR..
Rixey, the surgeon general of the navy,
who is the regular attending physician,
were DR.. Osler, the expert diagnostician of
Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore
and DR.. Brewer of New York, who has fire.
quently attended Senator Hanna in New
York and who is familiar with his general
condition Immediately after the consulta-
tion the following bulletin was issued:
Senator Hanna is doing well. His morn
ing temperature was little higher, but
the hearts action is good and there are no
complications"
FAMILY PHYSICIAN CALLED.
1t was announced that DR.. Edward
Perkins Carter. of Cleveland, Senator
Hanna's family physician, will reach here
tomorrow at the request of the senator.
DR.. Brewer came to Washington with DIR.
Osler, but did not sign the bulletin. The
two outside physicians left the city i'm
mediately after the consultation. In view
of the lateness of the hour of the consulta-
tion II was decided that the regular even
ing visit of the regular attending physician
should be cancelled in order to give the
patient more rest and avoid the excitement
incident TO Another examination. The
trained nurses. however. kept a chart of
the fluctuations OF temperature making the
usual record at stated intervals.
The senator was very restless last night
and gained little sleep. This, together with
the general course Of the fever. Ii is stated,
accounts for his weaker condition and in
creased nervousness to-day. The physicians
explain that it is to be expected that the
fever will increase until the crisis is passed
but they do not make any definite date when
that crucial point will be reached. His
temperature has shown a steady net gain
for several days, with the usual fall of one
or two degrees over night The bulletin
given out Immediately after DIR. Rixey made
his call about 8 o'clock this morning fol-
lows:
mo decided changes in Senator Hanna's
condition this morning. Temperature 10l clio,
pulse 90
a d
in twenty-four hours and of one and six
tenths since Friday morning. when the first
official announcement was made of the pres
ence OF typhoid.
The senator is taking no nourishment ex-
cept milk. He is too weak to talk except
an occasional few words to those who are
attending him, Mrs. Hanna and Miss
Phelps, his niece, being the only ones per-
mitted to see him beside the physicians and
trained nurses.
MRS. HANNA AT BEDSIDE.
Mrs Hanna has been steady attendant
at his bedside and shows the effects of the
strain she is undergoing She took a long
drive this afternoon, which apparently ben
Gifted her. Miss Phelps remained at the
apartments so to be present in case her
services were needed. Daniel r. Hanna, of
Cleveland. a brother of the senator. called
the long distance telephone from there,
as has been his custome since the inception
of the illness of the senator. He asked If
his presence were needed and said he would
come at once II there was anything in the
senator's condition TO suggest his coming.
Mrs. Hanna, however, advised him that
there was no immediate danger, and, acting
on that advice, he has made no plans so
far to come TO Washington. II. M h>-nna,
of Thomasville, Ga, another brother. is ex-
pected late tonight. He has retired from
business and Mrs. Hanna wanted him here
to advise with her over the situation. He
will remain at the hotel here.
Senator Hanna frequently asks for his sec
retary, Elmer Dover, but pretexts have been
used to shift his attention from business
matters. Mr.. Dover had expected TO go TO
Chicago TO attend an important meeting
of a subcommittee of the Republican ma
tional committee, but remained here on
count of the senator's condition. Mr.. Han
ma was not told the reason for Mr.. DoverS
remaining here, and believes that it was due
to illness in his secretary's family He has
made frequent inquiries upon this point,
and Mr.. Dover, to avoid having the sena-
tors attention focused on business matters,
has found ii necessary TO avoid seeing the
senator except once since the illness
reached a serious stage. On that occasion
the senator showed that he was devoting
considerable thought to business cares and
a question about one matter concerning
which he wanted to give instructions led
him TO make numerous other inquiries. 1t
is this mental effort which those attending
him earnestly striving to avoid.
At IL O'Clock tonight 1t was stated that
there had been no communication with
Senator Hanna's apartments for some
hours. None of the physicians had been
called since the afternoon consultation, the
nurses attending to the wants of the pa
tient. At that time all was quiet in the
senator's room. The belief of some of
those acquainted with Senator Hanna's
| condition is that the crisis of the disease
may be a week or ten days distant.