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the island, here during recent years Shaikh Hamad
built a small hunting lodge, a mosque and some out
houses and spent much of his time. Dr» Snow visited
Shaikh Hamad on Tuesday afternoon and found him in
good spirits and with no unusual symptoms.
On the same evening at about 8-30 Shaikh Hamad
had a stroke. He was praying in his house and one
of his personal servants was present when he fell
on his side, unconscious. The man summoned the other
servants end they managed to lay him down comfortably.
None of the relations were present. Messengers were
sent in for Dr. Snow and Dr. Holmes, who happened to
be staying in Bahrain and for Shaikh Hamad's sons and
brothers. When I heard the news, next morning, I
went out to Rumaitha. I found Shaikhs Mohomed,
Abdullah and Salman in the outer room with some of the
sons and great many of the family outside the house.
I stayed there most of the morning and made certain
arrangements about additional guards on the room in
Sakhir where Shaikh Hamad kept a very large amount of
gj_3_Y0P and gold. Before I left I saw Shaikh Hamad
who was in a state of coma. During Wednesday and
Thursday and until he died shortly after midday on
Friday Dr. Snow, Dr. Holmes and Dr. Harrison took
turns on duty at Rumaitha. During most of the time
the sons and brothers were present but when he actually
died none of them were there.
On Thursday evening Shaikh Abdullah bin Isa came
to see me and discussed the possibility of Shaikh
Hamad recovering. Nothing of a political nature was
mentioned. On Friday at about 1 p.m. I received a
telephone message from Dr. Holmes at Awali telling me
that Shaikh Hamad was dead. I informed the Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
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