Show SINKING VERY FAST SENATOR HANNAS CONDITION GIVES BUT LITTLE HOPE TO HIS ANXIOUS FRIENDS washington feb has been regarded throughout as the critical day in senator hannas heroic battle or life it began with assurances of quite au optimistic character the first news at aho day from the room was shortly arter 7 a m the senator the doctors said has passed a perfectly quiet night his temperature at 7 was 1036 and his respiration was declared lo 10 be satisfactory although no figure was given at intervals 0 two hours during the night senator had been aroused and given nourishment after which he immediately would resume his sleep the doctors the announcement with the statement that the condition of the senator at this time surpassed all their expectations this had hardly been issued when an unexpected change for the worse took place dr osier had gone to sir hannas room and dr carter and secretary dover had stepped down to the dining room for breakfast dr jaycy had not arrived and the senator ft ia alone with his nurses suddenly he became noticeably weaker his rapid breathing excited alarm and other cal ilant signs of distress caused a hurried Ei immons for both physicians on their almost instant arrival his conise ionise was beating at the alarming rate and his respiration was above 40 the oxygen apparatus was immediately put into service the breathing fane was placed over the senators mouth and nostrils and relief ensued at an official bulletin was issued covering this period the declined to make further statement on the outlook but it was noticeable their optimism felt inthe in the morning has been entirely dissipated by the sinking spell at 1030 a m dr osier declared senator bianna to be entirely recovered from the depression of the early morning hours at this time the doctor left for baltimore ath the understanding der that he would return at 4 SO in the afternoon at midnight senator hanna was sleeping quietly those with dr carter were the nurse and miss phelps his niece H M hanna the senators brother on coming from the sick room just aa the noon bulletin was issued said that a very decided improvement in every respect had taken place during the halt hour preceding A lapse of nearly two licurs liours then intervened without news when suddenly at 2 representative dick of ohio and mr dover came from the senators apartments with the shocking announcement that the senator had suffered another severe inking spell and had tailed utterly to spond to all stimulants administered to revive him this news came like a bolt from a clear eky the hotel corridors has been thronged thron ged throughout the day with anxious inquirers as to the senators condition the latest news from the sick room caused a hush throughout the lobbies mccormack the senators on in law waa dispatched in haste or more powerful stimulants these came but the next report a few minutes later said that the doctors declared the end to be only a question ot perhaps minutes but at most of hours then within a space of three aln utes the patient rallied hla consciousness returned and by the exertion ot his powerful will power senator hanna seemed to pull together la what the doctors and those at the bedside regarded as a most miraculous manner but the fight was by no means won the restoratives restora tives were continued and the senator dozed again anto a stupor when the situation looked most critical this afternoon the members of the family were assembled in the sick room lire has been in almost constant attendance at the bedside others in the room were the daughters ruth and mab 1 respectively ira mccormack McCorm lck and mrs harry A parsons with their husbands tho senators feoni daniel rt bianna and fils senators brother andmios and Miss phelps a niece after the senator had made his wonderful and unexpected rally the ladies alth the exception of mrs hanna went out at the suggestion of the phyll canns for short walks or drives president roosevelt called to make a personal inquiry shortly after noon governor of ohio arrived in washington at this morning and went at to senator jiannas II annas apartments 1 J postmaster general payee and governor herrack lunched together at the hotel where both remained throughout the day in constant touch with the senators condition representative dick spent the entire day in senator hannas apartments speaker cannon called more than once senators hitchcock and allson also called as did senators fairbanks piatt of connecticut kean of new jersey scott of west matchell Ml of oregon spooner and many others andrew squire of cleveland a close personal friend of senator bianna has been in the city for several days rep grosvenor made many trips to the hotel during the day hundreds of telegrams of sympathy arrived the first bulletin 0 the evening was at 6 p m and was as follows senator hanna was not so well this afternoon but he has rallied his pulse is now respiration 10 and temperature pera ture RIXEY OSLER CARTER A statement was made accompany ang the bulletin that the rally was due to injunctions of brandy and water under the skin for about an hour and a halt following the sinking spell the senator biad been conscious but ho made no attempt to speak during the entire time at he dropped into a doze and at times slept peacefully later he took a little nourishment the physicians used oxygen continuously throughout the afternoon the rally from a third sinking spell was so unusual that the physicians themselves were astounded they said they believed it due largely to the patients wonderful efforts to aid in their heroic measures it was stated that the recurrence of the sinking spells does not imply that they will continue at the same time the doctors hardly know just what to expect neither could it be said it was added when the climax of the fever would be reached dr carter went to bed after the Q bulletin was issued and dr osier remained tor the night he made arrangements to stay over the crisis for every rally consumed as much of fob patients strength and the greatest alarm was felt aver another such spell should it come mora nourishment was given at 3 throughout the evening the doctors gave oxygen af intervals of half an hour it was apparent at that unusual gloom pervaded the hotel all hope lad been abandoned and any improvement in the senators condition was regarded as only temporary mr dover on coming from the sick chamber said there wag no chance for life although the physicians were not tor immediate dissolution the temperature was taken again at and registered 1046 finding that it had not diminished as was expected as the result ot the last bath another bath at 10 was given the milk and whisky nourishment was abandoned temporarily and a small quantity of champagne administered at 11 another official bulletin was issued at this time mr hanna was con feeble un able to leave the embassy on account of a cold count the russian ambassador sent mr of his ehalt to the arlington to inquire about senator hannas condition and to ex rass his sincere sympathy for the family baron sternberg the german ambassador requested the latest news of the senators condition and was apet advised up to a late hour by telephone |