Connecticut western news., 1891-02-04

Secretary Bayard when some one cried, Look at Secretary Windom." This short speech was broken short and every eye was turned in the direction of that gentleman. He had collapsed in his chair and was falling to the floor. His face was ghastly and a cry of horror arose among the late festive jewellers. There was an immediate rush on the part of every one toward MT. Windom's chair, but several doctors, who were guests at the dinner, got there first and drove the others back. They were Drs S. A. Robinson, Durant, Whit ney, Fisher, and Bishop. Dr. Robinson bent down, and making a close examina. tion of the prostrate form, discovered that the heart was still beating.
 The Batteries Proved Useless.
 By his orders the dying secretary was carried into the dish room, adjoining the banqueting hall, and there placed on a table. Messengers were hastily dispatched for electric batteries, and as many as four were applied to his body, which was rapidly growing cold. It was exactly at 1905 p. m. when this occurred, and for six minutes the electric shocks were applied necessarily, but without success. At 1O:11 Judge Ar. noux came out of the dish room and an. nounced that Secretary Windom, whom they had had the pleasure of hearing only al few minutes before, had breathed his last.
 A Fearful Announcement.
 He is deadI'
 This was the fearful announcement that was sent through the gayly bedecked ban .quet hall, around which still hung like a funeral pail the smoke of the after dime. cigars. The words went to the heart of every man who heard them. Could they believe its The brilliant orator of few hAfp predicting his future policy in the treas ury, was only a mass of clay. His voice was forever silenced and his last words were for his country.
 Every man looked at his neighbor with blanched cheeks. Death, that awful mes senger, had descended upon their feast and taken from the crowd one of the nation g chief officers.
 An Attack of Apoplexy.
 A silence fell upon the men who were only few minutes before clamoring for news of MT. Windom. Judge Arnoux in retiring had announced that Mr. Windom had only tainted, and it was not thought by the outsiders that it was as serious as it proved to be- The secretary had succumb- ed to an attack of apoplexy. He had been for long time sufferer from heart dis ease and only last Monday was visited by 8 shock, which, however, passed away without causing him much inconvenience.
 The President Informed.
 When it was officially announced that the secretary was dead Secretary Tracy ut once went to the nearest telegraph office and sent message to President Harrison informing him of the sad event and re- questing him to communicate with Mrs. Windom.
 Cerebral Hemorrhage and Coma.
 The doctors who were present, after an examination, issued the following certif. cate:
 We certify that Hon. William Windom, sec retary of the United States treasury died at Delmonico's at 10:l1 p. m, Jan 29 1S9l and we further certify that the cause of his death was, first, cerebral hemorrhage; second, coma.
 E. J. WHITNEY, M. D.,
 s. A. ROBINSON, M. D.
 It was decided to remove the body to the apartments in the Fifth Avenue hotel which had been occupied by the late secre- tary. Those who remained with the body all night were Collector Erhardt Private Secretary Hendly, Attorney General Mil Ter, Secretary Tracy, F. B. Thurber, E. D. Harper, and Dr. Robinson. Undertaken Huyler, of Grace church, was summoned and put in charge of the remains
 Later President Snow, of the board oi trade and transportation, telegraphed to President Harrison that the body would be sent on to Washington on a special train in the morning Mir. Snow appoint ed the following committee to escort the remains: Ambrose Snow, James Talcott, F. B. Thurber, W. H. Wiley, Seth Thomas and Norman $. Bentley.
 Gen. Logan $. Murray, president of the Washington National bank, was at the dinner, as was J. Edwards Simmons, of the Fourth National bank of this city. Immediately after the death was announc- rs1 these two gentlemen proceeded to make arrangements to notify the presidents of the banks in the New York Clearing house to be present at 8 meeting at the clearing house today to take action on the secreta- rvs tragic end. President Snow, of the board of trad. x.a ssaIlspJrreti,,,,, ai.s called a special meeting of his association to take action on the same unhappy sub ject.