Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-02-04
his speech at e:55 O'Clock p. N.

L. N.
1t had been remarked that he was
reading it off hurrledly from the print
ed copy, going faster and faster as he
neared the end, and at last he had re-
quested the audience not to applaud.
A culver of fear shot through the as
semblage like an eclectric shock as the
speaker finished. Mr.. Window was
standing directly under the glare of the
gas lights, while the faces of the most
famous body ofmen in the country were
all turned toward him. Something
was the matter-tbey knew not what.
For moment the secretary of the
treasury stood silent. while the ban
queters, 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 toastmaster Judge Arnoux arose to
introduce ex-Secretary of State Bayard
as The next speaker. He began speech.
but had not proceeded far when Mr..
Window gave short, sharp moan of
anguish and fell back in his chair HIS
face grew purple: his lower limbs stiff
ened and stretched out of their own ac-
cord apparently under the table, his
eyelids opened and shut systematically.
but there was no CLEAN of intelligence
in the eyes, which were rapidly losing
the lustre of life. The cigar which he
had been smoking was held between the
grim clinch of the teeth For only a
moment he appeared thus.
A cry went up from those sitting near
the guests table Look" Look at Mr..
WindOm!' Every eye was turned to-
wards the man whose voice had just
ceased upon the air. At the rear of the
hall many stood and many echoed the
cry. Mr.. Window had collapsed in his
chair and was falling to the flooE His
face was CHASTITY, and Cry of horror
arose from the late festive banuueters.
There 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
a close examination of the PROSTATE
form, discovered that the heart was vet
beating, and, with the assistance of
Judge ArnOux, Capt. Snow aud one or
two others, lifted him to his feet death
ly pale. He was carried into the room
behind the banquet hall, and every-
thing was done to .resuscitate him.
Messengers were hastily dispatched tor
eclectric batteries, and as many as four
were applied TO his body, which was
rapidly growing cold. This was exact
| ly 1905 P. NJ.
For six minutes the eclectric shocks
were applied necessarily, but without
success. He was pronounced dead by
Drs. Robinson and Durant. Il would
say that the cause of his death was ap.
oplexy," said DR.. Robinson, IF il was
not for the history of the heart disease
L am inclined to think that heart dis
ease killed him. Mr.. Window was sub
ject to fits of heart failure.''
AT lO:ll p. NJ, Judge Arnoux came
out of the room where lay Mr.. Window
and announced to the diners that Sec
rotary Window, whom they had til,
pleasure of hearing only few minute.
before, had breathed his last. HE il
l dead" he said. The words went to tn,
heart of every man who heard them
That the brilliant orator of few min
utes before, then aglow with enthusi
asm, and predicting his future polio,
in the treasury, was now only mani
mate clay, could scarcely be believed
His voice was forever silenced, and hi
last words were for his country. Ever,
man looked at his neighbor will
blanched cheeks. Death had indee,
been with them at their feast, and tax
en- from the throng one of the nation
chief officials
Judge ArnouX, on retiring with tEr
unconious man, announced that Mi
Window had only tainted, and it wa
not thought by those remaining that i
was as serious as it proved to be.
When it was officially announces
that the secretary was dead, Secretar
Tracy at once went to the nearest tele
graph Office and sent message to Pres
ident Harrison, informing him of tn
event and requesting HIM to communi
cate with Mrs. Window, and have he
start on the IL P. NJ. train for New
York. This will bring the widow t,
the city by I O'Clock in the morning
and not until then can arrangement
be made for the removal of the body.