Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-07

taken from Delmonico'S TO til : Fifth
Avenue Hotel, word was sent at once TO
Coroner Schultz, who soon put in TN ap-
pearance. He was soon joined by the
deputy coroner and che two made
thorough examination of the corpse.
They decided that the physicians who
attended Mr.. Window were wrong in
their diagnosis of the case. Mr.. Win
dom, said the coroner, died of valvular
disease of the heart and not apoplexy,
as given by the doctors in their certif-
cate.
The body of Secretary Window was
removed from tho Fifth Avenue Hotel
at 1890 n In. and taken to the Jersey
Central railroad depot in Jersey City,
where it was placed on board a B. &c o.
train for Washington. Committees from
the different exchanges accompanied
the body to Washington.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The remains
of Secretary Window arrived in this city
at 4:30 in the afternoon. The train was
met by President Harrison, Vice Presi-
dent Morton, Secretaries Blaine, Proc
tor, Noble and Rusls, and Postmaster
General Wanama<er; Assistant Secre-
tary Nettleton, of the Treasury Depart
ment, and great number of treasury
officials and employees and about fifty
Senators and Representatives The re-
mains were accompanied from New
York by Secretary Tracy, Attorney
General Miller and Private sSecretary
Hendley. The remains, escorted by a
detail of troops were taken to Mr.. Win
doms late residence on Massachusetts
avenue, where they will remain until
arrangements are made for internent.
Although Mir. Windom's heart trouble
was not generally known, his family
had been apprehensive for some time.
| The President also was aware of it.
Last Sunday" he said, II had some
| business with Secretary Window and
started with him down street after
| church. We We're walking rather rap
idly. After we had gone u short dis
| tance Mr.. Window asked me to check
my gait, as he had an oppressive feel
ing about the heart, at the same time
| time placing his hand over it. He had,
| believe, consulted some Philadelphia
physician in regard to his condition only
short time since"
In social life Mr.. Window was one Of
the most agreeable of men. He was
| faithful to his friends and generous to
his enemies. His courtesy to every
body with whom he came in contact
was characteristic. He smiled as
| pleasantly at meeting the humblest
caller as he did at meeting his most dis
| tinguished friend. Mr.. Window was in
religion originally q Quaker, but for
many years had been a member of the
Congregational church. He leaves a
wife. one son, William d. Window, and
two daughters, Nellie and Florence.
When the several thousand officers
and clerks who daily enter the Treasury
| Department arrived there Friday morn
| ing the flag was at half-mast. This
sign, ominous of the death of some high
official, was not known to hundred,
| perhaps, of the entire throng to point to
the death of Secretary Window. The
news spread rapidly among the clerks,
however. and the suddenness of the Sec
retary's death was felt almost as a per-
| sonal as we'll as an official loss, for MIR.
| Window, because of his kind and affec-
tionate manner had greatly eudeared
himself to his entire official household.
Acting Secretary Spaulding was
among the first to reach tho Treasury
| Department and he at once issued an
order dismissing the clerks for The day
and directing that the department be
draped in mourning. The flags on all
of the Executive departments were
| placed at nalf-mast, as were also those
of the principal hotels and other public
| buildings.
| The following official announcement
! of Secretary Windom's death was made
at the State Department yesterday:
| WASHINGroN d. c., Jan. 80, 1891.
| Hon. William Whdom, Secretary of tho
! Treasury OF the United States died suddenly
| asst nlgat, in the city of New York in the sixty
| fourth year OF his age. Thus has passed away
| n man OF pure r., an o.fcial of UNLESS n
| tegrity distinguished by long and eminent
| service in b th branches of Cong. e5S and by
| being tw w.ce called to administer tho national
| finances.
His death has caused deep regret throughout
the country, while TO the President and those
| associated W tn him in the administration OF
| the Government it comes a. personal sorrow.
| The President directs thai all the dep trtr
ments of the Executive branch OF the Govern.
| ment and the officers subOr Innate thereto shall
| manifest due respect TO the mem ry OF this
| tmnent citiZnn In II manner conSonunL with the
| dignity of the office which he has honored by
| his devotion to public duty
The President further directs that the Treas.
| ury Department in all its branches in this cap
| tal. be draped in m urning ior the p riod oi
| thirty days: that on the day OF the funeral the
| ana that on all public oui dnSs throughout the
| United STATES. the national flag shnll be dis
played at halfmast. JAMES G. BLAINE
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