Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13
SENATOR CONTINUES DROWSY.
President Walked Over from White
House to Enquire About Dis.
tlngushed Patient
CASE NOT ABSOLUTELY HOPELESS
If Fever Can be Materially Reduced
His Chances for Recovery Are
Fairly Good.

" 10 'NllAlN WIZ ! NNs 10 ~ , - AltAh Nllt
physicians decided to resort to more
oxygen.
No oxygen has been given Senator
Hanna since $40 o'clock this morning
The degree and amount Of stimulant is
also gradually being reduced. During
the orning the senator has been
aroused two or three times. He is con.
scloIs and perfectly rational He rec
oguiles his daughter Ruth and In ad.
dressing the doctor said
"Well, how am this morning."
The doctor rcplicd You are better
and doing well We want you to help
US. senator
Il will" was the response.
Mr. Dover announced It as the opinion
Of the doctors that the senat tor had "A
lighting chance"
As t. whether the climax OF the fever
has been reQched the doctors will make
no announcement They say the tenn
prra.ure may 90 up or down within an
hour,
lust before President Roosevelt ar
rived Senator Hanna conversed with
his nurse He was asked If he would
like a little whisky In a feeble voice
the senator replied
Yes give me some Of that whisky
Mr. Carnegie sent me.
While 10 was being poured out the
nurse said, Senator. we want you 10
take this whisky before you go to
sleep
Sleep" he said, why / haven't had
wink today"
CONDITION AT 2:3O p. NJ,
At2:3O p. m. Senator Hannas brother
who had been In the sick room, said
MY brothers temperature has been
reduced TO 1908. All conditions are
favorable"
Al 2:3O p m Mr.. Dover made the
following statement:
AT 2;30 y. m. the senator was sleep
ing quietly. At noon the temperature
was lO3. AT 1880 y. m. after bath, II
was zoos; pulse ll2; respiration 80. He
continues 20 take and retain nourish-
ment we'll"
This was the official bulletin signed
by Drs RiXey and Carter.
$3.50 p. m.-OXygen continues 10 be adj
miristered al Intervals OF 10 minutes.
Since morning three saline injections
have been given. Mrs. Hanna and the
rest OF the immediate family have de-
MED themselves to callers since noon,
except In the case of the president
Senator German called at the Airing
ton this afternoon. He saw II. NJ. Han
ma OF whom he inquired as TO the
senator's condition.
Mrs Parsons. daughter OF the sena.
tor accompanied by her husband, ar
rived this afternoon.
The president arrived at the Airing.
ton at 1880 aud when informed OF the
slight reduction IN Mr.. Hanna's temper.
ature during the last few hours said
on am so glad. ] will 60 upstairs
at once
He walked over from the White
House
President Roosevelt remained 10 min
utes lie said he did not see MIR. Hanna
but said he talked with Mrs. Hanna ana
the other members OF the family.
TEMPERATURE Jos.
Senator Hanna's temperature contIn-
ues nigh, At 9 a. m It reached lo5. and
at the same point at . a, m. This high
fever and the fact that the temperature
has rot yielded as readily 10 sponge
baths as desired, gives those about the
senator great concern. II had been
hoped that the climax IN the fever
woul1 have passed with the reaction
from the period of deep depression OF
the chill
While the general conditions were
more satisfactory than they were al G
o'clock last night yet they are not so
good as they We're yesterday morning.
Throughout the night oxygen was given
AT intervals Of about one hour. While
the senator responds To requests made
by The doctors In his wakcful moments.
he does moi talk. lie continues drowsy.
Dr. Fulcher, assistant TO Dr. Osler.
remained with the senator through the
night Or. Oser remained at the hotel
and was with Drs Rixey and Carter
this morning when the pulse. tempera-
turc and respiration were taken, leay-
INK about 10 O'Clock for Baltimore.
II Is not believed that the senator
can withstand a fever az so high a
point as That shown throughout the lat
ter part Of the night and this morning.
light Is being made TO reduce the
fever
The senator Was awake at times dur
ll'h wv AlNNllAt NtN VIZ viz NINlf Nlf uhNH
tors say he passed comfortable night,
His stomach Is in good condition and
he has been able to take nourlshment
well thus far
a sponge bath given after the tenn.
perature was read at l0j only slightly
reduced the fever which again crept up
to the los point, This fact was a dis.
Couraglng feature of the night In the
patients struggle for recovery.
The senator has shown wonderful
vitality one Of the nurses remarked
that his rally from the sinking spell
yesterday was remarkable.
The senator's brother II, NJ. Hams
continues firm In his belief In his "
mate recovery
$3.50 BULLETIN,
The following bulletin was
$3.50 o'clock this morning