The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-02-05

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WILLIAM WINDOW.
Transportation was to sit at its nine
teenth annual dinner, and the great
hall was bright with light and color.
The dinner, which began at 6o'clock.
was completed shortly after o'clock,
and Mr.. Window, introduced by
Judge Arnoux, who acted as
toastmaster, arose to speak, being the
first speaker of the evening. He re-
sponded to the toast: ''Our Country's
Prosperity Dependent Upon Its Instru-
ments of Commerce." He finished his
speech at 9:55 o'clock. 1t had been re-
marked that he was reading it off hur-
riedly from the printed copy, going fast
er and faster as he neared the end, and
at the last he had requested the audi
ence not to applaud. A culver of fear
shot through the assemblage like an
electric shock as the speaker finished.
Mr.. Window was standing erect
under the glare of the gas lights, while
the faces of the most famous body of
men in the country were turned to-
ward him. Something was the matter.
They knew not what. For a moment
the Secretary of the Treasury stood
silent while the banqueters. equally
silent, watched him. 1t was moment
that no one who was present will ever
forget Then Mr.. Window sat down
quietly, too quietly many thought, in
his seat, and POSTMASTER Judge
Arnoux arose to introduce ex-
Secretary of State Bayard as
the next speaker. He began short
speech, but had not proceeded far wher
Mr.. Window gave a short, sharp moan
of anguish and fell back in his chair
His face grew purple. His lower limbs
stiffened and stretched out of their
own accord, apparently, under the
table. His eyelids opened and
shut spasmodically, but there was nc
CLEAN of intelligence in the eyes
which were rapidly losing the luster o;
life. The cigar which he had been
smoking was held in the grim clinch OF
the teeth. For only. moment he ap-
peared thus. A cry went up from those
sitting near the guests table:
Look, look at Mr.. Windom!'
Every eye was turned toward the
man whose voice had just ceased. Al
the rear of the hall many stood, ani
many echoed the cry as Mr.. Window
collapsed in his chair and was falling
to the floor. His face was CHASTITY
and cry of horror arose from
the late festive banqueters. Their,
was an immediate rush on the
part of all toward Mr. WINDOWS
chair, but several doctors who were
present at the dinner got there first and
drove the. others back. They were Drs
s. A. Robinson, Durant, Whitney.
Fisher and Bishop. DR.. Robinson bent
down, and, making close examina-
! ton Of the PROSTATE form, discovered
that the heart was yet beating, and,
with the assistance of Judge
Truax, Captain Snow and one
or two others, lifted him to his feet.
deathly pale: He was carried into the
room behind the banquet hall and every
thing was done to resuscitate him
Messengers were hastily dispatched fol-
electric batteries, and as many as fom
were applied to his body, which was
rapidly growing cold. This was ex
actly 1905 p. m. For six minutes the
electric shocks were applied incessant
", but without success. IN
He was pronounced dead by Drs
Robinson and Durant. R'I would say
that the cause of his death was apo
plexy," said Dr. Robinson, eff it wm
not for the history of heart dis
ease. am inclined TO think that heart
disease killed him. Mr.. Window was sub.
ject to fits of heart failure. Tuesda,
last he was seized with an attack Will,
on the steps of the Treasury at Wash
ington, but he did not lose conscious
ness and was able to take care of him
self" Il "a
When 1T was officially announced that
the Secretary was dead Secretary Tracy
at once went to the nearest telegraph
office and sent message to President
Harrison informing him of the untimel,
event and requesting him to communi-
cate with Mrs Window.
The following death certificate was
ISSUED: Is Sc = y Is
I'VE hereby certify that Hon. William Win
dom. Secretary Of the United States Treasury
died at De m onioo's, Corner Of Twenty. sixth
street and Fifth avenue at New York City.
about 10 O'Clock and II minutes p. M, on jan
uary.20. 1891. and we further certify that the
cause Of his death was, first, cerebral hemor-
rhage, and second. coma.
n 'E. J. WHITNEY, M. D.,
100 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn.
Don NJ ~ 8
q" West Brighton L. l."
4 Undertaken sHuyler, Of Grace Church,
was summoned and was put in charge
of the remains. The body was taken
to room Is Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Secretary Tracy and Acknowledgement
Miller awaited at the hotel to receive
the remains.
President Snow telegraphed to Presi-
dent Harrison that the body would be
sent on to Washington on special
train in the morning. He appointed as
committee to escort the remains: Am
brose Snow, Darwin r. James, +. u.
Thurber, w. Fl. Wiley, Seth Thomas
and Norman s. Bentley.
THE NEWS At THE CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8O.-The an
popncement of the sudden death Of Sec.
rotary Window in New York rave 81.
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