Ouachita Telegraph - Senator Michael Hahn Dies in Washington



Date: Oct 2000

Submitted by: Lora Peppers <lpeppers@ouachita.lib.la.us>



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The Ouachita Telegraph

Sunday, March 21, 1886

Page 1, Column 6



Death of Ex-Governor Hahn.

 WASHINGTON, March 16, -- Ex-Gov. Michael Hahn, representative in Congress

from the Second District of Louisiana, died suddenly yesterday morning at

Willard’s hotel of hemorrhage of the lungs.

 This morning the fireman of Willard’s hotel went to the room occupied by

Mr. Hahn, of Louisiana, at 6 o’clock to attend to the fire.  He was shocked

to find Mr. Hahn stretched upon the floor dead in a pool of blood.  The

frightened man hastily fled from the room and reported at the hotel office

that Mr. Hahn had cut his throat and killed himself.  The hotel employees

had the door of the room secured and at one sent for the coroner.  The

coroner soon appeared and Dr. Bliss made an examination, which showed that

death resulted from hemorrhage of the lungs.  Mr. Hahn, who was a man of a

delicate physique, had been ill for some time with lung trouble, and was

under treatment by Dr. Bliss.  It is not known at what time he died.



NOTE:  On page 2, Column 3 is an account of Gov. Hahn’s funeral in New

Orleans.



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