The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-02-26
DEATH TAKES
SENATOR n! HANNA
4dorsal. !
EMINENT sTAIps, JAN PASSES
AWAY AFTERI,h ~ ERo'c
sTRUGGIs-si
LAST MOMENTS WE'RE PEACEFUL
FATAL TERMINATION OF A SICK.
NESS LASTING OVER TWO
MONTHS.
PROFOUND SORROW EXPRESSED
PROMINENT SENATORS MAKE NO
ATTEMPT TO RESTRAIN
GRIEF.


last evening at the family apartments
in the Arlington hotel after a sickness
of nearly two months, filled with ap-
parent recoveries, followed by re-
lapses, and finally drifting into ty.
phoid fever, which his weakened con-
dition made him unable to Withstand.
When the end came all the members
of the senator's family we're in the
room except the senator's wife and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hanna. Mrs. Han
ma had left the room only few min
utes before.
There were no distressing incidents
attending the last moments. 1t was
sinking spell which terminated in
death in ten minutes. Just after Mr..
Hanna's eyes closed in death Mrs.
Hanna was able to come into the
room. She bore up well under the
ordeal, and she is showing
For the last two days Senator Han
ma had not been conscious except at
intervals, and then only to obey me-
chanically some instructions given
him by the physicians. Fourteen
hours before the end was announced,
life was almost suspended, the flick
ering spark being kept aglow by the
most powerful scientific agencies.
Five minutes before death came Gen.
Charles A. Dick came from the bed
side with the announcement:
"He is worse, and has only few
minutes at the most"
That statement Immediately pre-
faced the last official bulletin, which
was:
Senator Hanna sank gradually
during the afternoon and died quietly
at $40 o'clock"
Word went over the hotel like a
flash. The lobby was crowded and a
score of friends were waiting in Mr.
Dover's room. Though it was known
five minutes before that the word
probably would be the announcement
that
The Senator Had Died,
the effect on his friends was that of a
shock. No attempts were made to re-
strain grief Senators Fairbanks,
Scott and Kittredge broke down. They
had remained at the hotel all day and
knew there was no hope. Gen. Dick
wept his sorrow at the loss of a
friend who had been as brother. So
it was that conversations were a
curious admixture of whispers and
choked 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 ex-
pressed the country's Unreasonable
loss.
Friends at once took charge of the
funeral arrangements, Winch 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 room. After
these services, special trains will
carry the body, the family and friends
to Cleveland, where services will be
held either at the home of the sen.
ator or his son, Dan Hanna, Friday
afternoon.
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.
Postmaster General Payne Sent
word to President Roosevelt and he
expressed deep sorrow
President Expresses Sympathy.
President Roosevelt called at tn.
Arlington last night personally to ex
press his condolences to the member.
Of Senator Hanna's family. He saw
Mrs. Hanna, H. M. Hanna. the sena
tors brother, and Dan r. Hanna, hi,
son, and remained with them TO
some time.
| Some consideration has been givel
by the president and several member
Of the cabinet to the question Of &C
companying the funeral party to tn,
place Of burial of the senator's bod.
in Ohio. The president would like t,
go very much and it is possible h
may 60.