The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-02-19

Miss Phelps, niece, were present
when the end came. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Hanna were the first to arrive
and they withdrew Immediately to the
chamber of the senator's wife to sum-
mon 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 Han
ma, brother, had entered the room.
Mr.. Dover, Mr.. Hanna's secretary,
stood in the door. There were no
distressing incidents attending the
last moments. 1t was sinking spell
which terminated in death in ten min
utes. 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 is showing
calmness and bravery.
Displayed Great Courage.
The courage which had been dis
played by Mrs. Hanna was the subject
of the greatest surprise. She had
been in almost constant attendance on
her husband, though realizing there
was no hope for recovery. Neverthe-
less the circumstances of the physi-
clans and the added implorings of her
children that she take some rest were
unavailing until late in the afternoon,
when she was attacked by a violent
headache. She was given Sedative,
and then she retired to her chamber,
requesting that she be called as soon
as there appeared to be any change
for the worse.
For the past 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 flicker
ing spark being kept aglow by the most
powerful scientific agencies. Five
minutes before death came, General
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 dur
ing the afternoon and died quietly at
GAO o'clock"
MIR. Dover read the bulletin to the
newspaper men who were waiting.
Grief Held Full Sway.
Word went over the hotel like
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 shock.
No attempts were made to restrain
grief. Senators Fairchilds, Scott and
Kittredge broke down. They had re-
manned at the hotel all day and knew
there was no hope. General Dick
wept his sorrow at the loss of a
friend, who had been as brother So
it was that conversations were a GU
rious admiXture of whispers and
cEoked 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, which will be
held in the senate chamber at noon
Wednesday at which the president
cabinet, congress, public officials and
friends will be present For brief
period in the forenoon the body will
lie in state in the marble room. After
these services, special trains over the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad viii carry the