Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-01-30
SECRETARY WINDOW
Drops Suddenly Dead Of Heart
Disease ! /
Ii tho Esv York Board Of Trade
Dinner,
soon Aftse the Close OF . Mastery
Speech onIths "Icstsumsnts oi Gem
mercS."

New YoRx, January -. - The ban.
quet Of the Board Of Trade and
Transportation met at Delmonico's tonight.
II began At six and vas over coon AFTER
nine, when Secretary Window was intro
duced ~ the frat speaker. He entertained
An audience Of 800, including many proml.
nent men, with an elaborate oration. out
lining the financial policy Of the govern.
ment and sat down amid loud applause.
Judge Armour then arose aud was In the
midst OF his speech introducing Secretary
Bay ard, when some one cried: Look st
Secretary Windome' The speech vas
broken short and every eve turned Ia tho
direction Of the gentleman. He had col
lApsed and was falling to the noos.
His face WAS CHASTITY and there was an in
mediate rush towards Windom's chair.
Several doctors, guests at the dinner, sur
rounded the prostrate man and drove The
others back. they were Drs,lS. A. Rolfn.
son, Dursn,, whitney, Fisher and Bishop.
DR.. Robinson on making close examina-
sion, discovered that Windom's heart Was
siill beating. BY HE orders The
dying secretary vas carried into the room
adjoining the bapqae,ius hall, and placsd
on the table. Messengers were hastily dis
patched for electric batteries. and four
were applied to his body which was rapidly
growing cold. II was exactly 1905 T. NJ.
when this occurred, and for six minutes
electric shocks were applied necessarily.
but without success. Al 10 II p. NJ, ,Judss
Arnoux came out Of the room and an
nounced that the Secretary had breashed
his last.
''ie is dead" was the fearful announc.
ment cent through the gAyiy decked ban
quet hall. The voice Of the brilliant ora.
Tor was forever silenced, and his last words
were for his country. Judge Armour In
retiring had announced that Window had
only tainted, and it was not thought that
his Illness was ss serious ~ Il proved to be. i
The secretary had succumbed to an attack
of the heart. lie had been for long time
a sufferer from heart disease. ard iast
Monday WAS visited by q shock which
passed away without much inconveniecs.
When 1t WAS officially snuou need that
the secretary was dead the gathering once
adjourned. Secrstary Tracy at ooce went
to the nearest telegraph office and sent .
message to President Harrison, informing
him of the sad event, requesting him 70
communicate with Mrs. Windem, and have
her start on the H. 10 train for New York
This will bring the widow TO the city 1t :;
A. NJ, not till then can any arrangement,
be made for the removal of the body.
The body was rcmovcd:to the apartments
in Fifth Avenue Hotel which the Secvatsry
hsd lately occupied. II WAS watched over
during the night by Collector Erhafdt, Pri
vate Secretary iiendiey. Attorney Genera
Miller, Secretary Tracey, +. b. ThuIber,
Il. ID. Harper and DIR. Robinson.
A specisl train will take the body tc
Washington tomorrow morning. . dslswa-
ton from the board of trade and trans poYta
ton accompanying il.
A list of the tossts st the banquet sou j..
country's prosperity is dependent upo
its instruments of commerce" Hon
W illisni Window, "Comiy Of the stat.
and comfy Of nations, as reiateu
to trade and transportation Hon
Thomas +. BAyArd; "Our New Navy"
Hon. Benjamin +. Tracy; "fh
Future Of Half 4 Continent" Hon. Wilfrei
Lsurier. leader Of Her Majesty opposi,io.
in the Dominion Parliament, Better Rsls-
tions," Hon. j. W. Longiey. q. c., astor-
ney general Of Novs Scotia; THE nsvs
paper as An instrume otalily Of commerce.
Murat HSlstead. Hon. VIM. Mckinley OF
ONO, who expected to speak on "The
tariff and American progress" vas una-
vsidably absent. Hon. W. c. p. BFscken.
ridge. who was to speak on "The New
South, sent regrets.
Secretary Windows epeeoh.
Responding to the the toast, "Our
CouBtry's prosperity Depe ndednt Upon Is
Instruments Of Commerce" Window said
| shall conhne my remarks to two chief In
strumentslitics Of commerce, tfsnsp0fta
ton and money. A nations wealth en-.
prosperity is usually in proportion 70 th.
extent and success OF its commsfcs, arb
commerce itself is dependent upon th-
adequacy and adaptation Of these Two e.
seniiai instruments. No nation ever foe
tered more literally or protected more
care fully its internal aud coastwise trade
than we. The resultant magnitude anil
prosperity Of our domestic commercs 10.
believe, without a parallel in the histor/
of the world. There Was time vhsn w..
stood fret among nations In shipbuilding;
Great Britain alone exceeded us ia oces
tonnage. Nov, so Tar NJ foreign trade il
concerned, our sbipyards are comparative
ly silent and our ilsg has almost eisap-
pearcd from the high seas 90 that our mer
chant marine. continued prosperous only o.
long as wooden vessels were only vehicle.
Of ocean commerce aod other nations re-
Trained from heavy subsidies to their chips.
When wooden vessels began 10 b sup
planted by iron steamers, the European
governments poured contributions into the
ifeasuries of their steamship companies
and the decadence OF American ship
ping egap, and hes continued ever sinc-
II we would regain lost prestige. reipstat,,
our flag upon the oceans, and open th.
markets Of the world, with the same
wespons which proved 20 successful in the
hands Of our rivals. Suppose for rs years
We had given s. 600, 900 year in aid Of
our foreign shipping. and reduced BY tina,
amount the prepayment Of our bonded
debt. should we not have been far bettxr
OF than we are now. I. 10 - essential 10
commerce that the currency with which IL
is conducted be adapted, both In quantity
and quality to the wants Of trade
~ thas vehicles Of transportation should be
adapted TO their purposes. II the cifculA
lion be deficient, the trade 10 crippled.
prices fall. Obligations are dishonored, die
Trust created and commercial panic and
| disaster ensue. II the circulation bO fe.
dundaht, prices become temporarily In
Hated, wild speculations are stimula1sd.
| n BITS are Ieckiessly contracted, credit IL
DANCE fously expanded, and for time tfads
seems to aost on the high tide OF
success, when suddenly the failure Of
some large fsm or banking house
| discloses the true situation and the entire
fabric Of fictitious prosperity falls with .
crash even more disastrous than can be
produced BY deficient circulation. The
ideal financial system would be on, that
should furnish just enough sbsolutsly
souna currency 10 meet the legitimate
| wants Of trsle and no more. and that should
have caeugh elsstiei:y Of volume to 81
just itself TO the varying nece Viliss Of the
people / know this SCENE difficult III siN-
men.. but believe IL substa ntislIy possible.
Could snch circulating medium be o.
cured the gsayest commercial disasters
which threaten our futare nigh. be avoid q
ed. These disasters slways come whsn on
uqusuAi activity in business has csu1d On
abnormal demand for money. There viii
Always be great danger At ihSse timss ~
der any ca iroa system currency, such -
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