The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-21


takers and Singers Not Tender
hearted in Their CharGes-senntOT
Hanna's Doctors Bills Not Likely
to BE Small Items-TO Be Sick in
Washington Is Expensive.
BY r. M. Larner.
Washington, Feb. 22.--It is a remark
Bile coincidence that two such prominent
men and so closely linked in personal
and political friendship as President
Mckinley and Senator Hanna should
have been given state funerals and
that the obsequies should have beer
held in practically the same place and
attended by practically the same OFF,
Gals.
President McKinley's funeral was
held in the rotunda of the Capitol
while Mr.. Hanna's was held in the
Senate chamber, two minutes walk
away All the official world of Wash
ington was present at each, including
the judiciary and the diplomatic corps
1t was a little unusual that the re-
mains of Senator Hanna was not al
lowed to lie in state at the Capitol here
but possibly the family remembered
keenly the experience of the Capitol
| authorities when the remains of Presi-
dent Mckinley were laying in state in
the rotunda. The crash became some
| thing terrific at the entrances.
Government Pays Funeral Expenses
The government paid the expenses
/ ~ iFNl .w,s,l -
| also pay the expenses of the funeral OF
Senator Hanna. But the expenses of
the Hanna funeral will come out of
the contingent fund of the Senate. 1t
is the rule at the Capitol to pay the
| expenses of all senators, members and
employees who die during their term of
office. OF course, the Hanna estate
is well able to pay the cost of the
funeral, but the Senate would hardly
| think of allowing such a thing to be
done.
No one can tell exactly what the cost
| to the Senate of the Hanpa funeral
will be. In all probability the figures
will not be made public for very long
! time-probably when the report of the
secretary of the Senate appears, about
a year from now. The cost win be
pretty large. An estimate of $4,000
will not be so far out of the way. Not
only the expenses here in Washington
| but likewise the expenses at Cleve-
land, will be borne. AS rule, the
people in a locality where a Senator
or a member is buried try to pile the
expenses on the government a great
! deal more than people here In Wash
| ington do. 1t remains to be seen
| whether the undertakers and singers
and others, who have a part In the
Hanna funeral at Cleveland, will be
an exception.
Some Big Funeral Bills.
When the late Representative Ding.
| ley of Maine was given state funeral
in the House and his body was borne
back to Lewiston, the people of thai
city attempted to hold the government
for $1,000. The undertaken put in q
| swinging bill, which the sergeant-at-
arms of the House made him cut In
two and the quartette of singers
charged something like $500 for theil
services. The House authorities re-
fused to pay these prices and the bill
was reduced materially.
The cost of the special trains to
Cleveland will be quite an item in the
Hanna funeral expenses. There were
two of these special trains over the
| Pennsylvania Railroad. One was fol-
the family and the funeral cortege. the
other was for the special committee
| that left the following day. 1t Is
barely possible that the railroad may
contribute the use of the special trains
! but that is not probable.
/ Cost of the Senator's Illness.
| After the sergeant-at-armss of the
Senate has paid all the bills for tho
state funeral, there will be a large sun
| for the Hanna estate to pay to meet
the cost of his last illness here ir
Washington. That will be in the
neighborhood of $4,000 more. although
nobody without knowledge of the ex-
| act figures can guess anything nea.
what 1t will be. The hotel bills alone
will be very large, for the best rooms
| in the Arlington were occupied by the
Hannas. and the best rooms were oc-
cupied by the relatives who came here
to be by the bedside of the dying man.
The Doctors bills will be almost as
large as those for the treatment of a
President.
| 1t is not probable that Surgeon Gen.
eraI Rixey of the navy. who was called
in the case early, when Mr.. Hanna was
supposed to have only an attack OF
the grip, will be paid anything. Navy
doctors are paid a salary by the gov
eminent and. as a matter of fact DR..
Rixey had nothing important to dc
with the case as soon as II developed
serious complications. But he was a
close friend of the Hanna family, as he
was of the family of the late President
Mckinley, and Mrs. Hanna did not
want to wound his feelings by dismiss
ing him after the other doctors had
been called in.
Doctors Bills VIII He Heavy.
DR.. Osler of Baltimore will have the
largest bill of all probability. He was
here days and days attending to Mr..
Hanna He is frequently called in
consution here from Baltimore and in
hardly any case where he is engaged
for only few minutes does he charge
less than $500 or $500. Famous as a
diagnostician, DIR. Oslers services as
rule are within reach of the very
rich. Then DIR. Carter of Cleveland,
who came here and remained more
than week, will by no means charge
a paltry sum for his medical services.
He stands high in his profession and
cannot afford to take a week right out
of his practice without being paid
handsomely. DR.. Futcher, another of
! the attending physicians, also stands
high in his profession, and his serv-
ices come high.
But however large the bills for the
last illness of the Ohio Senator be, his
estate win easily be able to pay them.
Even IL the amount should be $4,000