The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-13
SOME: HOPE !
FOR HANNA. |. 1 !. \ \ |. A
Hcreic eas,res dept 4 \ to1s; o1s;
Garry Hin Throug n Bad
Sinking Spell.
lJi,I is FOR [ !, HOURS if s
Odds Are Against His Recovery,
But the Physicians Have ].
Some Hopes for Him. !
E(By Associated Press.)

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WASHINGTON. Feb. l.. Senator Han
ma is passing through the climax of his
illness, and this afternoon IL was feared
he was dying, but tonight he rallied
strongly, and there is again some hope
that he yet, may win the forlorn fight
Z he odds are much aga, nsts his recovery
but the sturdy physique OF the man
aided by oxygen and powerful stimu-
3lants, brought him through this after
noon when he was sinking rapidly and
possibly may gain. =a y sisH
1T is d now a question how long the
climax OF the fever will last. and how
many and severe will be any further
acute attacks, for to-day spell was so
severe that another probably would Wit
ness the s end. To-day's acute attack
came In s the form gof a chill about 2
O'Clock, and not long afterward Senator
Hanna passed into unconsciousness not
to return aga!na,untll around 6 o'clock
HIS pulse at this time ra n up to lso.: and
was SO feeble IT was not percept bic at
the wrist. Three hours or SO later. how
ever he had shaken off the attack TO
SO great nn extent that pr. Osler. the
Baltimore physician In attendance. as he
came from the sick room at Obs o'clock,
said that there had been q decided im-
provement, and that the patients pulse
was much stronger and had fallen near
bly twenty points, q j3#
..s Have Hope.
l Mss Mary Phelps the Senator's niece,
was near at hand when the doctor came
from the sick room. and when she heard
the announcement of the rally she asked: !:
Then you have hope. doctor?"
"Hope." the doctor replied, 'of course,
there is hope. When man rallies from
sinking spell such MS the Senator had
this afternoon and showed such strength
there is the best ground for hope"
When the afternoon chill occurred pow-
erful stlmulantsi were promptly applied.
For two hours and a half oxygen was np-
plledS continuously and later more lrreg,
ularly as Its good. effects began to mani
fest themselves. Prior to the sinking
spell, saline solutions were given and
tstrychnine in 1880 doses was administer
ed, /, but much moro heroic remedies We're
resorted to during the period Of the acute
attack, 2ssis
Mrs, Hanna was out driving Mt the
time, but when she returned she was
promptly advised OF the change that had
taken place during her brief absence and
hurried to the bedside OF her husbands
where she remained constantly through
out the period OF greatest da anger.
The news quickly spread that the Sem
4 ator was In a sinking condl ton, and the
number Of. callers and Inquiries. which had
come in greater number to-day thanfat
any time previous. were vastly augment
ed, Mrs. Parsons, a daug gnler.s and Daniel
Hanna, tile Senator's son, boil. in cleye
land, were summoned to Washington post
haste md announSea ly. j, tnat they W'ula
Takes Some Nourishment,
Shortly, before y {, O'clock It was an.
5nounced that the sena tor had reeoYered
Consequences some time before ana sag
that Ti,es had tried several times to speak
To Dr. osler but was too weak. he docs
ltoysi asked him to AID them "a me spRu'