Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1904 — SENATOR HANNA DEAD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SENATOR HANNA DEAD

HE EXPIRES IN WASHINGTON OF TYPHOID FEVER. After Combatting Disease for Ten Days, the Ohio Senator and Leading Republican Politician. I’aaae* Away at His Hotel in Waahicgton.

Senator Marcus A. Hanna is dead, having .iariu'iHe.l to lypr.oid fever after a gallant light against the disttttso. Senator Hanna's death occurred in Washington after an of ten days.—When first .taken with the fever the physicians thought the outlook favorable for his recovery,, although it was that tlie Senator’s advanced age and liis rheumatic -conditions made the case, a m<q-e serious one than ill a younger man.. Mr. Hanna himself felt hopeful of recovery, and iiis indomitable will power of itself seemed for a lime to tliwiu-t death. The faipily and friemlu on Sunday practically gave up hope and awaited the end. He had made a gallant fight, but he had a severe.- sinking spell during the morning, from which he oiily partly rallied. Again early in the afternoon Mr. Hanna suffered another collapse, which the attending-physicinns were - unable to cothbat sm-ecs<fiilly. Oxygen and the .strongest, stimulants were resorted to, but with unsatisfactory results. Practically 'all <lay tlie Hanna family and its

intimate friends , were gathered around the sick led anxiously watching Ute patient's progress. The corridors and lobby of lho Arlington hotel were crowded with people ■ discussing Senator.. Hanna’s illness. A c-bnsTant stream of callers camo to inquire regarding the Senator's condition. President Roosevelt was one of these, and upon Lis arrival nt the hotel \vas immediately shown into the family apartment, where he conversed for ten minutes witii Mrs. Hanna and. received from her the latest information as to Mr. IL tuna’s condition.

Sunday night it was felt that the Senator's condition had reached an acute stage ami the family made pit partitions for the worst. Becoming exhausted through ceaseless watching and waiting, they retired late in the night, but at 4 o’clock in the morning, following a sinking spell, which made it apparent that the distinguished patient was nearing his end, the family were roused and entered she sick chamber, in the meantime messages were sent to Gov. Herrick, Gen. Dick, Senators Scott and Kittredge, William Nelson Grom well and others, advising them of Mr. Hanna's critical condition ami shortly thereafter they had (assembled in a room adjacent to that in which the Senator lay. President Roosevelt was notified. Through the early morning hours and during the forenoon they watched the spark of life go out.

SENATOR M. A. HANNA.