The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-06
HANNA'S ACE is
AGAINST HIM
Ohio Senator S Complaint dag
nOsed as Typhoid Fever.
CASE is OF A MILD TYPE
CRISIS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL
NEXT WEEK.

.tAf ASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Senator
w Hanna's Hines is officially an
nounced by his physicians TO be
irregular typhoid--that is, typhoid with
the fever symptoms less regular and
marked than in the pronounced types
OF the disease. 1t is stated there are
no organic complications to add to
the seriousness of the case, but the
senator at the time OF the attack was
in a literally WORKOUT condition so that
his extreme physical weakness and ner-
vous depression, coupled with his age,
SIS years, and frequent recent rheumatic
attacks, makes the case one Of much
more gravity than an ordinary attack
Of typhoid of a comparatively mild
character.
The crisis Of the fever IS not expected
before the middle Of next week. The
senator is entirely conscious, and today
Insisted on some papers being brought
10 him for his signature, but was 50
weak that when be was put Off two or
three times he dropped off into siumber
from exhaustion He gained consider
able rest during the day. but 70 an
extent his sleep was the result OF ms
Outcome Doubtful.
His physicians tonight expressed CON
1 -
mitted that even If no complications or
unforeseen Developments OF any kind &C
CURED, recovery would be a matter or
weeks and viii require meanwhile the
most careful and psinstaking nursing
No one save Mrs. Hanna, Miss Phelps,
the senator's niece, and Elmer Dover,
his secretary, are permitted TO see him.
aside from the physicians ana Two
trained nurses, of whom one IS ty-
phoid fever expert from Philadelphia.
President Roosevelt called at the Ar
lington hotel during the day to inquire
about Senator Hanna condition. lie
saw Mr.. Dover, with whom he cOnVeTssd
for ten minutes about tue sick man. The
PHYSICIANS gave some consideration 10
the fact that most of the senator's inn /
mediate kin are out of the city and that
several of them are as far away as
Thomasville, Ga, but decided that for /
the present at least there was no coca {
sion to send Tor them. 1t is hoped to /
bring about q sufficient Improvement IN /
Mr.. Hanna's condition to permit his re- /!
noNaI to ThomasFllle.
Five Physicians.
Five physicians were in attendance to- !
day, being Drs. RiXey, the regular fam 4
er, from New York; DIT. BehrOndeu. an I
expert, who examined the senator's !
blood for typhoid Indications. ana DR. {
Osler, the expert diagnostician from Bal /
timOre. who viii continue in cOnsulta- /
ton with the other physicians during the i
senator's illness
The physicians are unable to say /
where the senator caught the typhoid |
fever. There is syphoid epidemic at /
Columbus, o. where the senator Wis
ted last month He lett there about 1
toe 18Th ult and became III nine days 1
after that time, the length OF sine tftt
medical authorities give for the break {
ng out OF the fever infection. y great
number of inquiries Geographic, mail /
md personal, are reaching shere about 4
Senator Hanna's condition.
Governor Herrick called on the long
distance from Columbus. O.. tonight 10 I
INQUIRE after the senator. and asked to |
'ase. AIR Dover told him he believed
he situation thus far is not alarming.
DR.. Rixev's Call.
DR.. Rixey called TO see the senator
shortly after s o'clock. His object was !
simply to take Mr.. Hanna's tempera-
ure. which he found at that time TO be
q 5-1-hIgher, he remarked later than /
{ had been al any tine since he has I
1een attending the senator This, how
'ver, the doctor did not consider alarm (
-auses not directly the result Of fever.
he O'Clock call was the last Dr.. Rixey
Intended to make Tor the night unless
unexpected should occur
The most satisfactory aspect OF the
ase today apparently to the senator
anily and friends was the cheerful and
right manner Of the senator, despite
lis almost utter prostration- This they
attribute in part u the slightest kind Of
n Improvement in his general condition
nd to his relief at the announcement
Z the exact character of the disease.
Which thus removes his own and his
amiiy's uncertainty in the matter.
Today the senator took milk nourieh-
nent several times. retaining IL on his
tomach without apparent discomfort. +
certain pains which ne has experienced
z the stomach were relieved by the sd-
of a sedative. Late tonight
he physicians declared there is nothing
alarming in Senator Hanuafs
Ondition, provided unexpected c0mplics-
Ions do not manifest themselves, put
hey acknowledge Il is yet too early TO !
oTecast the result of the senator's sick