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

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shooting OF President Garfsld to the
membels ofshis official household u
swas 50 terribly sudden and unexpected
that all who heard the news were pro-
foundly shocked and 60 overcome asto
be unable to express the grief they felt
AZ soon as the telegram bearing the
sad intelligence was received by the
Associated Press Its contents were inn
mediately communicated to President
Harrison Of 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-G General, but = few blocks away,
where Cabinet dinner had been in
progress and from which he had re-
turned but few minutes before. A
reception had followed the dinner, so
the guestsshad not dispersed S
Mrs Window and her two daughters
and Mrs. Colgate, of New York, who
is visiting them, were among those
present az the reception. AS soon as
the President arrived he had q hurried
conversation with Secretaries Blaine
and Proctor and the Postmaster-
General and told them Of the
grief that. had befallen them.
They 81 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
Proctor and Postmaster-General Wanna
maker entered a 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 terrible
one, as when the Secretary left Wash
ington in the morning he seemed in the
best of health and spirits. The Presi-
dent and the members of his Cabinet
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
Attorney General Miller, who were
present at the banquet. 1t said:
Secretary Window having concluded his
speech and while the next speaker was being
announced, sunk down with I'm attack of heart
disease and died within ten minutes. His
i ath occurred ut 10 o'clock. You will know
how to convey the intelligence to his family"
To nk@1x
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 OF HIS CAREER.
William Window was born in Belmont Coun-
ty, O., May TO- 1927. He received an academic
education studied law at Mount Vernon, O..
and was admitted to the bar in 1870. In 1879
le became prosecuting attorney for Knox
County, but in 1855 removed to Minnesota. and
was chosen to Congress for the term
beginning March 4. 1859. He was re-
leo. ed thereafter every two years until 1859,
erving with credit to himself and his State
through the period OF the civil war and recon-
,tructlon. In the lower House, owing to his
anil arity with the red men, he served two
crmS as chairman OF the committee on Indian
affairs, and was also at the head OF the special
committee to visit the Western tribes In 1875
and Of that on the conduct Of the Com.
missioner OF Indian Affairs in 1867. In
1870 he was appointed 10 the United States
Senate to fill the unexpired term Il Daniel s..
Norton. deceased, and he was subsequently
chosen for the term that ended
in 1871 He was reelected for the
one that closed in 1888. but resigned in 1881
20 enter the Cabinet OF President
Garfield as Secretary of the Trea1ury but, re-
tired on the accession OF President Arthur in
he same year. The vacancy was filed during
he called session Of that year by Alonzo J.
Edgerton, under executive appointment In
October OF the same year after MI. Windows
withdrawal from the Treasury on the death Of
President Garfield, he was elected by the Min
rosetta Legislature to fill the vacancy caused
" his resi- 5nation early in the year. and ne
erved until the close OF the term in 1899
Mr.. Window was candidate for the Presi.
lency before the Republican convention OF 1850.
he Minnesota delegation casting their ten
totes for him until the twenty ninth ballot
when some Of the votes were transferred to Mr..
aine. Three delegates voted for him until
he close Of the balloting. After his retire
nent from the Senate in 1883 Mr.. Window
spent his time between Minnesota and New
FORK, practicing law AMI attenlin to business
interests until called to the Treasury portfolio
~ President Harrison