Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-30
2rC'Y WINDOW DEAD.
r, Falls Dead While Speaking at a
New York Banquet.
AMONG THE GUESTS.
r.. "a r,r,jfd Into an iais-RO1m and Elee-
t-.r.BalttritS applied,
TIE NEWS IN WASHINGTON.
,,,-lc-n and Daughters at Postmas-
,,,.c,ncral wanamHker's Reception
r,pressious Of the President and
members OF the Cabinet,

,-.,ressions Of the President and
members Of the Cabinet,
.ev telegraph 20 tAc Dispstch.l
,.. y.ry January 2o.--IIon. William
Secretary OF the Treasury Of the
..,t.s. died tonight at 1905 o'clock
....-a.t. lan at Deimonicos, whore
.... rg,,t If tho New York Board of
-... a.. Transportation. His had been
.-.. TOAST of the evening. He had
...r.. response. had seated himself.
... AZ once. and died almost immedi-
T.,r. effort 10 restore him was
r-t,a vain. lie died Of heart-dis-
T.. Great assomblage at once dis
r WaIom had been the only
..-a.. the sentiment to which he re-
..r v.,. "Our Country's Pros
u.r.alaut Upon It's Instruments Of
nrra
.a.. % have been night Of feasting
...f Gloss gf -lul It Delmonico's. The
.t... Board Of Trade and Transporta-
... .... %. 10 90 its nineteenth annual
...- erl Oh. great gold hall was bright
... ...tarl color.
DEATH AT THT BOARD.
-. t.-.-. here was happy and IN
..-..... bat Death sat too at the board.
.r.r -.ul ttat flowed out was that
Co.. ,,.r' financial head. His spirit
.. at the close Of his speaking,
.. r.,, ,.e first of the night and the
. rr..a the guest had silently fol-
.,..sa,t His shadow darkeued all
d.. ..,-- # the place, and those who
.. p. -rc4k went away hushed and
r....a-'y evening the staidand stable
....f.. Board Of Trade and Transpor-
,... i.arrd lr the rec option parlors Of
,-...- h.-,clry, and there welcomed
--..-,- and the friends who had come
.. .-..r and from far places TO eat and
.--.. rG'..Eaui listen. Perhaps the most
....,- were Secretaries Window
I.v.l the Treasury and Navy, re-
.. ...y.
a.. w,- bright, his smile quick, and
-nars- and ropartee were apt and
IBIS meeting with ex-Secretary-of-
..... 4yarI Wa. pleasing and the infor-
-.-.-u-ui the guests and their semi
..-.. reception was pleasant preparatory
.t. laluet Then all formed a jolly
..--..u % the banquet hall, where the
.hsr- and guests became seated, men,
.-. 20 Tire tables upon the floor and the
.... at the long table upon a raised
,s".-u.
orHTb UFPBEsEETATIvEs.
E... Scotia hai representatives, among
q, s.. present iu the person Of her Attor-
..G.n.-l, Mr. Longley. Canada, too,
s.-'a-..lu the person Of Hon. Wilford
I.r., t.- leader Of her Majesty's Oppo-
..- I'D tls Dominion Parliament. Those
r 4 life were welcomed with genial
stations, and in turn they became
. .a.-.- of the groups hero and there,
r.--I1. those whom they knew and |
. .r- those who were presented. Win
... .-aicd of mien as usual, was not
, -44L
As THEY WIRE SLATED.
t.t Captain Ambrose Snow, the presi-
y.,.ftty board. was in the centre place
49,. c.htheseated Window, andupon his
"N->..re,ary Bayard, and when all were
... this was the order Of their arrange
.. II. W. Cooper, joel b. Ebhardt, !
l s. Cantor, Murat Halstead, J. w.
.F. William Mckinley, Jr., b. +,
Dr. William Window. Ambrose Snow,
Lt UFari. Attorney-GcneTal W. II. IL. !
'r. W.lhed Llurier. William p. G. !
. Ear l-e. Stewart L. Woodford, Rev. |
.-. I. Parker Morgan, Andrew II. Green,
... N. E Potter.
DINNER, which began at O'Clock, !
-I..tgi shortly after 9 o'clock, and |
u. who was introduced by Judge !
..E wh, acted as toast-master, arose !
. -,.a. being the first speaker of the |
...E- iir finished his speech at 955 |
sTM 10 had been remarked that /
. .a- reading 1t of hurriedly from !
--.l copy, going faster and faster as he |
.. .a. rli, and at last he had request /
OBJ. audience not 20 applaud. A quiver |
'.lt- shot through the assemblage likean |
'.. shock %, the speaker finished. /
Nr wl, standing erect under the |
..r... ,.r gas-hghts while the faces Of |
..' famous body Of men il the coun-
- wH. al turned toward him.
-.,W-WS5 WAS TIE MATTER;
... knew ..t what. For a moment the Sc |
--s .i che Treasury stood silent, while |
ar...t,rs, equally silent, watched .
.. J, n.s moment that no one who |
'- Present val ever forget. Then Win /
-s, down quietly, too quietly, many |
t-'. ln L,, seat, and the toast-master, /
.-" Au.uS, arose 20 introduce cx- /
.u-li-Stato Bayard as the next /
ta.r H. began short speech, but .
..i proceeded far when Window gave
'...t. sharp moan of anguish and fell /
b. l.a l.s chair.
DTS '-.a grow purple. Hrs lower limbs
N-..ai and stretched out Of their own
I apparently under the table. His
.. apeued and shut spasmodically,
.'. ...re vas no CLEAN Of intelligence in
... G.. which we're rapidly losing the
.-.. o' l'.. A cigar which he had been
D. -.at "As held between the grim clinch
@ I'd. Teeth. For only moment he ap-
y '... 'a'.. A cry went up from those
".-- r.ar the gues,-table,
LOOK. LOOK At Mr.. WINDOW"
"'''t 'ye was turned toward the man
,-..t voice had just ceased upon the air.
o .-. f'al q the hall many stood up and
'---E echoed the cry. Window had col
''ae- N h,s chair and was falling TO the
-''. hs face was ghastly and a cry Of
..''.i arose from the late festive banquet
EuyH TOB TIKI CHAIR.
acre va, 90 immediate rush on the part
y -' toward WINDOWS chair, but several
". ''f' Who were present at the dinner got
,..'' - irt and drove the others back.
a. ,- 2 were Drs. $. A. Robinson, Durant,
y '"-''ley Fisher, and Bishop. DIR.
!. ! '.'Asou bent down and. making
examination Of the PROSTATE
.l' discovered that the heart was
'eallls and with the assistance OF
-'ie lruaK Captain Snow, and one or
.'. ' 'l1efa hi:ed him 70 his feet. Deathly
''' Is was carried into room behind the
--4ae' hall, and everything was done TO
1'' tate hiin. Messengers were hastily