Little Falls herald., 1904-02-19

he Succumbs to Continued Attacks
E Of Disease After Making
= - Brave Fight. +.
After an Illness Of Nearly Two Months the
Summons Of Death--The Distansuished
Patient Lapses Into Death from On.
consciousness. go - -

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Washington, Feb 16.-Senator Mar
Gus Alfonso Hanna died at 6:4o o'clock
last evening at the family apartments
in the Arlington hotel, after a sickness
of nearly two months, filled with appar-
ent ,recoveries, followed by relapses and
finally drifting into-typhoid fever, which
in his weakened condition he was TN
able to withstand. When the end came
all the members of the senator's fam
lily were in the room except the SEN
ator's wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Hanna. Mrs. Hanna had left the room
only few minutes before.
The last sinking spell began at 6:3o
o'clock. Drs. Carter and Osler were
then in attendance. They did not con-
ceal the fact that life was about to
end and all members of the family were
summoned. Mrs. Mccormick, one OF
the senator's daughters, and Miss
Phelps, niece, were present when the
end came. Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hanna
were the first to arrive and they with
drew Immediately to the chamber of the
senator's wife to summon her to the
bedside: 1t was while they were absent
the senator breathed his last.
In the meantime, Mr.. Mccormick, Mr..
and Mrs. Parsons and H. M. Hanna, a
brother, had entered the room. Mr..
Dover, Mr.. Hanna's secretary, stood at
the door.
There were no distressing incidents
attending the last moments. 1t was a
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 we'll under the ordeal and last night
displayed calmness and bravery.
The courage which has been displayed
by Mrs. Hanna, was the subject OF
greatest surprise. She had been in al
most constant attendance on-her hus.
band, though realizing there was no hope
for recovery. Nevertheless the remon-
strances of the physicians and the added
implorings of her children that she take
some rest were unavailing until late in
the afternoon, when she was attacked
by violent headache She was given a
sedative and then she retired to hel
chamber, requesting that she be called
as soon as there appeared to be any
change for the worse.
For the past two days Senator Hanna
has-not been conscious except at in
tervals and then only to obey nechan.
ically some instructions given him b,
the physicians:
Fourteen hours before the end was
announced life was almost suspended
the Pickering spark being kept ag1oN
by the most powerful scientific agen
cies. >~
Brief History Of Senator Hanna's illness
Senator Hanna's fatal sickness date:
back nearly two months. About thu
middle of December, he informed hi:
friends that he did not feel we'll, but
declined to take rest.
Although he had been complaining fol
two or three days, he left Washington
on Thursday, Dec. II, to attend meet
ing of the executive committee of thu
Civic Federation in New York. Hi:
deep interest in the work of the fed
Grafton induced him to thus expose him
self.
He was able to attend the sessions O.
the committee and to participate in it:
deliberations, but Saturday night he wa:
striken with grippe. He was confined
to his apartments for nearly four days
but on the afternoon of Dec. 23 he wa:
able to leave for his home in Cleveland
He became better on his arrival there
and on Dec. 26 appeared at his Office II
his usual spirits, apparently recovered:
On Jan. 10, Mr.. Hanna went to Co
lumbus to attend the proceedings Incl
dent to his reelection to the senate. HI
remained in Columbus until the follow.
ing Wednesday afternoon, when he re
turned to Cleveland. During his So
iourn in Columbus he was bright ant
cheerful, enduring the physical strain
of greeting hundreds of friends without
any indication of weakness. He arrived
in Washington from Cleveland on Jan
16. He was fatigued but was in excel
lcIl SpllllS. 11C lC$ClVSu Will ~AAdA az
teristic cheerfulness and manifest pleas
ure the congratulations of friends. =
On Jan. 10, Senator. Hanna wa:
obliged to remain in his apartments
Surgeon General Rixey pronounced thu
sickness a recurrence of the recent at
tack of the grippe. Some fever was
noted, but no more than usually is Incl
dent to that disease. In a day or two
the senator was better and for severa
days thereafter he attended to business
On the following Thursday the sena.
tors symptoms became more serious ane
he was ordered by DR.. Rixey to dis
continue all work likely to produc.
nervous strain and to remain quietly il
bed for few days.
Complying with these directions, HI
became better and was well enough OF
Jan. 80 to attend the annual dinner o
the Gridiron club, an occasion which
he remarked jovially, no attack Df ti'
grippe could induce him to forego., Thi
next morning he showed no i'll seffect'
of his attendance on the dinner, AMI
during the day received and chattet
with: about forty friends. ~-< = ri
He was in fine spirits, earnest and ag
gressive, and showed to-, those witt
whom he conversed the best of hi
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