The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-01-30
now Ms DIED.

A Night Of FsA4tipg Intorrppted-bTr.
Wlndom'A Last speech Filled with Pa
trI0tiBu.
New YoRk, Jan. 29.-Thts was have
been night OF feasting aud flow Of soul
at Delmonico's. The York Board Of
Trade and Transportation was to sit at
its nineteenth annual dinner, and the
great gold hall was bright with light
and color. Feasting there was happy aud
pprestrSined, but death sat, too, at the
board and the only soul that flowed out
was that OF the nations financial bead.
His soirit fled ayaS at the close OF his
speVking which was tee first OF the night
and the last. The unseen guest had
silently followed the feast. HIS SHALLOW
darkened all the brightness OF inc piaco,
and those who came to speak wensRway
hushed and grave. :,
In the early evening the staid and
stable men OF the Board OF Trade and
Transportation gathered in the reception
parlors OF DelmoniCo's hosiery and
there welcomed their guests ana friends
who had come from near and from Tar
places to eat and drink and talk and
lieten. Perhaps most prominent we're
Secretaries Window and Tracy, oil the
Treasury and Navy respectively. Mr..
Window, digni6ed Of mIen, as,is usual,
was not the less genial, His face was
bright, his smile quick and his remarks
acd repnrtee were APT and keen. His
meeting with Ex.Secretary OF State Bay
ard was uteaRing and the informal gath.
ering oil gueSts and their semi.formal re-
ception was pleasantly preparatory to
the banquet.
Ambrose Snow, Prcsideps Of the Board,
was in the center place at the long to
BILE. At his right he seated Mr. Win
dom and upon his left Hon. Thomas F.
Bayard, and when all we're seated this
was the order OF their arrangement:
Hon. NJ W. Cooper, Hon. Joe! b
Erhardt, Hon, Jacob A. Canter, Hon
Murat HalsteRd. Hon. J. ". LonRIey.
Hon. William Mckinley, Jr., Hon. Is
I. Tracy, Hon. William Window, Am
brose STOW, Hon. T. F Bayard, Hon.
W. II. Il Miller, Hon. W. Llurier, Hon;
William T. G. breckenridge, General
Stewart l., Woodiord. Rev. Dr.. D. Par
ker Morban. Hon. Andrew Fl, Green,
Non. O. i. Potter.
A MEMORABLE SCENE.
Tho llnner, which began at 6. War
comnleted shortly alter 0 o'clock, and
Mr.. Window. introduced by judge Ar
noux, who acteG Is toast master, aso''
,...l -. ~, first sneaker OF thC
evening. He respOn1' ed 70 the toast
"0ur Couutry's Prospeu. Y y Oepen"Ssn saO y
Upon its Instruments Of L HUnFSs' aIEs :.
He finished his speech at V;oS 7, u y
1t had been remarked that he v = !ea1
ing it of hurriedly from the pl W.eG 'j
copy, going faster and faster as he nea "
the end, and at the last he had requestL
the audience not to applaud. A qutyet
Of fear shot through the assemblage like
an electric shock as the speaker finished
For moment the Secretary, Of the
Treasury stood silent, while the bau'
queters, equally silent, watched HIM.
IL Was moment thAt no one who wa
present will ever forget. Toastmastel
Arnoux arose to introduce ex'secretary
oil State Bayard as the next speaker. H'
began short speech, but had not pro
ceeded far when Mr. Window gave
short, sharp moan OF anguish and tel
back in his chair.
A cry went up from those sitting nea
the guest tRble-"Look, look at MI
Window"
Mr.. Window had collapsed in hi
chair and was falling to the floor: HI
face was ghastly, and cry OF horro
arose from the late festive bar
Queters. There was an immedtat
rush on tho part Of all towar
Mr.. WINDOWS chair. DR.. Robinso
bent down and making a close exam
nation OF the PROSTATE form, diseovere
that the heart was yet beating. he wa
carried into the room behind the bar