The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-15
nm cRUdIAL PHRIop.
Change for worst in Condition of tasi.i4 theS Senator.

:. p,i. tle5 Senator.
 Washington. Feb. I4-This has been regarded thfough6ut as the crucial day In Senator Hanna s heroic battle for life. It began with assurances of quite an op- timistic character The first news of tho day fsSm the sick room was announced shortly after o'clock a, pa.. The Sena- tor. the doctors said. had passed a per- fectly quiet night Ills temperature at ! o'clock was 1Oss; p0lse. 12o and was strong and regular. and his respiration was declared to be satisfactory. although no figure was given. .....e
 At intervals of two hours during the night Senator Hanna had been aroused and Giyen nourishnent, after which he immediately aresurledD his sleep The doc. tors snpplemepted this. aIlEiouncement with. the statetnents, X that the condition of the Senator at this time surpassed all their expectatlons; ,A X.
 CHANGE. FOR yFo18E. T.isls statement hafaty Dad been isAtted when an unexpected change fots the worse took place, Dr. Osler had gone to Mir. Hanna 'e room and pr. Carter and Secre- tary Elmer Dover had stepped down to the dining room for. breakfapt Dr. Xix ey had not arrived and the senator was alone with his nurses. Suddenly he De- came notlceabIy weaker. Ills rapid iDIGdLulllA. CANtNE0 dtAA AAh aAAA OtAsSA SfC@'1 of distress caused a hurried summons for both physicians. On their almost in stant arrival his pulse was beating at the alarming rate of 1S7 and his respira- ton was above forty.
 iTre oxygen apparatus was put into use immediately and relief was given the sick man. At s:SO o'clock an sofiicial bulletin was issued covering fhia period.
 Its statement was as follows: Senator ... Favora hln salRhf bfYt he Iis weaker this moriing Temperatp-e tlO8S: pulse 1Ht: respitaticn forty. (sisned) Rixey. Osler. Carter"' i.
 REoUPERATIvE POWERS. The physicians declined to make fur ther comment on the outlook, but It was noticeable that their optimism of the ear fly morning had entirely disappeared by the o'clock sinking spell. However. for the. next few hours. the reports which came unofIiclalIy from the bedside of the senator ell told of his wonderful recuper- ,ative powers. i
 At 10:3O-a. m. Dr. Osler declared the dis tinguished patient to be entirely recovered from the depression of the earlier morn ing hours At this time the doctor left for Baltimore with the understanding. that he would return at 4:30 o'clock this after noon. Doctors Rixey, Carter and Butcher remained in constant attendance.
 At npVh aH Vnfcial puhptAh was iSsueU'
 THE NOON BuLLETTN.
 "At .12 o'clock noon, Senator Hanna's temperature was 102; pulse 124; respiration @. He is resting quietly, and shows a slight Improvement oyer his condition when the morning bulletin was issued."
 The drop of nearly two degrees in the senator's temperature between the 9:s0 o'clock and the, noon bulletins was looked on as a most encouraging sign, especially in view of the fact that the bath had not been resoFted reduce the fever. '"I
 H., M. Hanna the senator's brother, on coming from the sick room just as the noon bulletin was Issued, said that very decided improvement in every respect had taken place during the half hour imme- diately preceding.
 A lapse of nearly two hours then in. tervened. without news except of the most indefinite character such as '.No change" when suddenly. at 2 o'clock Representative Dick of, Ohio and MT Dover, came from the Senator's apart. ments with the shocking announcen1ent that the Senator had suffered anothe, severe sinking spell and had failed utter. ly to respond to all stimulants adminis. tered to revive him. .t
 LIKE BOLT FROM BLUE.
 This news came like bolt from clea,