The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-02-05
Secretary Tracy and Attorney-Gencral
Miller awaited at the hotel to receive

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the remains.
President Snow tclegraphed to presi-
dent Harrison that the body would be
sent on TO Washington on a special
train In the morning. He appointed as
q committee to escort the remains: Am.
brose Snow, Darwin X. James. f. Il.
Thnrbcr, w. II. Wiley, Seth Thomas
and Norman s. Bentley.
THE NEWS AT THE cAPrrAL-
WAsHIsGroN. Jan. 30.-The an
nouncement Of the sudden death Of Sec
retary Window in New York gave al
most as great a shock to his Official
friends and associates here as did the
shooting of President Garfield to the
members of his official household. It
was SO terribly sudden and unexpected
that all who heard the news were pro-
foundly shocked and SO overcome as to
.e unable to express the grief they felt.
As soon as the telegram bearing the
sad intelligence was received by the
Associated Press It's contents were inn
rnediately commun Gated to President
Harrison at the White House.
He was in the library at the
time, talking with Mrs. Harrison.
and when the message was read to
him he was greatly distressed and
almost completely overcome. He inn
mediately ordered his carriage and
went at once to the house of the POST
master-General, but few blocks away,
where q Cabinet dinner had been in
progress and from which he had re-
turned but q few minutes before. A
reception had followed the dinner, so
the guests had not dispersed.
Mrs. Window and her two daughters
and Mrs. Colgate, of New York, who
is visiting them, were among those
present at the reception. As soon rs
the President arrived he had hurried
conversation with Secretaries Blaine
and Proctor and the Postmaster
General and told them of tho
grief that had befallen them.
They then privately informed Mrs.
Colgate of Mr.. WINDOWS death, and she,
without exciting the suspicious Of
Mrs. Window and her daughters, sue
ceeded in getting them to their carriage
and home. The President, Secretary
y IOCVOA 0l0 o. " AAL"
maker entered carriage and followed
directly after. When Mrs. Window
and her daughters reached the house
Mrs. Colgate gently broke the dreadful
news. Mrs Window was completely
overcome and had to he assisted to
her chamber. The shock was a terrible
one, as when the Secretary left WASH
ington in the morning he seemed in the
best Of health and spirits. The Presi-
who were present extended their
sympathy to the stricken family and
offered their services to them.
Official information of the death came
in a telegram from Secretary Tracy and
Acknowledgement Miller, who were
present at the banquet. II said:
Secretary Window having concluded his
speech. and while the next speaker was being
announced. sunk down with an attack Of heart
disease and died within ten minutes. His
d.ath occurred at ~ o'clocs. You will know
how 70 convey the int, lligcnce 70 his family
To this the President Immediately
replied. saying that he was greatly
! shocked and asking them to take
charge of the body and bring it to
Washington as early aspossible.
SKETCH or HIS CAREER.
William Window was born in Belmont Coun.
ty, O.. May 10, 21. He received an academic
education. studied law ut Mount Vernon. O..
|, and was admitted to the bar in 1870. In IL 2
ne became prosecuting attorney for Knox
| County. tut in lt55 removed TO Minnesota, aud
| was chosen to Congress for the term
beginning March I. la.a He was re-
eltc ed lhereafter every two years until 1859,
| serving with creai. to himself and his State
| through the Leriod OF the civil war and recon.
| structon. In The lower House, owing to his
| samil arity with the red men, he served two
| terms as chai. man OF the committee on Indian
| Affairs, and was also at the head OF the special
/, committee to visit the Western tribes In Is. 5
! and OF that on the conduct OF the Com.
/ missioner OF Indian Affairs In 1867 In
] 1870 be was appointed 10 the United States
| Senate to I'LL the unexpired term 4 DAniel s.
Norton. deceased AMI he was subsequently
chosen for the term that ended
one that closed in 1888 but resigned in 1881
| to enter the Cabinet OF President
/ Garfield rs Secretary OF the Tr but, re-
| tired on the accession of President Arthur in
! tho same year The vacancy was TILED during
/ the called session OF that year by Alonzo j.
J Edgerton, under executive appointment. In
October OF the same year. aft-r Mr. Windows
withdrawal from the Treasury on tho death oi
| President Garfield, he was e.ected by the Min
| nesota Legis. .ature to I'll. the vacancy eau ,ed
BY lis resi- snatioa cary In the year. and be
served until the close OF the term in 1S83
4 Mr. Window was q candidate 70. tn, Prasi-
dcucy before the Republican convention OF Is O.
the Minnesota deieg alton casting their ter
| votes for him until the twent; ninth ballot,
/ when some Of the votes were transferred to Mr.
b atne. Three delegates voted for him until
| the c.ose ,f the bailoting. After his retire
! ment from the Senate in 1883 Mr.. w ndon
spent his time between Minnesota and New
YORK, ptact Gin, law an l atten lin - bus sin 'ss
interests. until called to the Treasury po.tfolic
| by President Harris.n.