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NEv Yosx. Jan 0.-Hoa. WILLIS
WinA0m. Secretary Of IL Treasury a
IL United SesteA did sa ieres o,elock
Last night n Tie baoqust hall - Do1.
Donic0iA where he Wa Gueus ol ~
New York hoard Of Trade ed Tssmp
pogtat3oa- Hk had been ths lrst toase
q tAe evening and h. had 1niAhed hin
response and rusaDed hA HeaA, wheo
be saddenly swoooeA and did alnoss
imDsdiately. Every effort 10 ressosc
him was msde. but IN vaiA. Ne did Of
heart disease.
Ths great aaaemhlags q ooce dis-
solved Mr.. WINDOW had been The ouly
speaker aud the sentiment 70 which h.
responded was Our Country's Prosper.
ity-Dependent upon il. lnstsumeuts ol
Commerce"
When death made its appearance the
New York Hoard oi Trade and Trans
portation WAS enjoying its nineteenth
annual dinner and the great hall WAS
bright with light and cMor. In the
early evening the ~banqueter> gathered
in the reception parlor Of i)elmouico's
and there welcomed their guests and
friends Perhaps most prominent were
Secretaries Window and Tracy. Of the
Treasury and Navy respectively.
Mr.. Window, digniied Of mien ~
usual. was not the less genial. His face
was bright, his smile quick and his ~
mark and repartee were apt and keen.
His meeting with ex-Secretary 81 State
Bayard was pleasing and the informal
gathering Of guests and their semi
formal reception were pleasantly prc-
paratory to the banquet. Then all
formed a procession to the banquet hall
where members and guests became
seated, the members at tables upon the
floor and the guests at . long table upon
. Iaised platform.
The dinner, which began Mt 9 o'clock.
was completed shortly after . o'clock
and Mr.. Window was introduced by
Judge Arnoux. who acted as tOastmas-
ter. and arose TO speak. being the first
orator Of the evening. He responded
TO the toast: 'Our CountTy's Prosperity
Dependent Upon its Instruments Of
Commerce."
MI. Window finished his speech nj
0:55 o'clock. II was remarked that hc
was reading it of hurriedly from the
printed copy, going faster and faster nj
he neared the end, and At the last he
requested the audience not 90 applaud.
Then rs the speaker finished and vas
standing erect something was seen tO
be the matter. For a moment he stood
silent, while the banqueterS equally
silent, watched him. II was q moment
thst no n who was present will ever
forget Then he sat down quietly. too
quietly. many thought. in his seat
Toastmaster Judge Armour arose to
introduce ex-Secretary Of State Bayard
n the next speaker. lie began a short
speech but had not proceeded far when
Mr.. Window gave q short. sharp moan
Of anguish and fell back in his chair.
His face grew purple. His lower limbs
stiRened and stretched out Of their
own accord apparently under the table.
A cry went up from those sitting near
the guests table. Look. look Mt Mr..
Windom!" Every eye WAS turned To-
ward the man whose voice had just
ceased, and ut the rear Of the hall many
stood up and many echoed the cry.
Mr.. Window vas falling 70 the floor.
His face vas CHASTITY, and n cry Of hor.
TOE arose from the late festive banquet
err. There was an immediate rush on
the part Of all toward Mr.. WINDOWS
chair, but several doctors who were
present drove the others back.
Dr. s. A. Robinson bent down and
making q close examination of the
PROSTATE form discovered that the heart
was yet beating. and with the assist
ance Of Judge Truax, Captain Snow and
one or two others lifted Mr.. VIM
dom to his feet.
For six minutes the electric shocks
were applied necessarily, but without
success. Then the Secretary was pro-
nounced dead by Drs- Robinson and
Durant
william Window, late Secretary OF the
Treasury. was born in Belmont County. O..
May 10. 1877. His parents had migrated 70
that region from Virginia He Was brought
at Mount Vernon. studied law and was nd.
mitted to practice in isA He be-
came prosecuting attorney for Knox
County In 1851. In 1851 he settled
in WinOna. MINI Joining the Republican
party he gained = reputation ss . political
orator and in 1858 went to Congress. He was
. member of the House OF Representatives.
Hce H.u aorv,u> nm ehA f.cspOtee.ea nm
Public Lands and Expenditures and On tho
Special Committee on the RebelliOus States
and for three years as chairman Of the Com
mittec ON indian Affairs.
Nj. windom was appointed United States
Senator in 1870 to nll an uncxpired term and
vas afterward elected for q new term In
1881 he resigned on being selected by Prcsi.
tent Garfield for the post Of Secretary Of the |
Treasury. He resigned when Vice President
Arthur succeeded to the Presidency and en-.
gagged in railroad and financial enterprises.
making his home principally In New York
till he was recalled by President Harrison 70 |
his former posi-
ONCE OF Secretary OF the Treasury NJ. Win.
dom had beeu constantly before the public
because Of the Iate unsettled financial
Affairs OF the country. He hsd
shown himself equal TO oil emer-
and vas found never
70 DO wanting on Occoe3Ons tnaS oe.
prompt and decisive action. In the
time OF Wall streets latest trouble he acted
such Judgment that the street Vas
saved from . panic and many firms from
ruin"
Disaatsoas Boiler Exploasos.
MEREDITH, Mich, Jan s0.-The boiler
In Herberson's saw and single mill ex-
ploded yesterday morning. killing two
men and injuring six Others The build
ing was completely torn 20 pieces and
Of iron were bent and twisted
into every shape and strewn about the
premiseS
Albert Finch, fireman. was thrown
about forty feet and mangled beyond
George Bodder. single sawyer, wss
about 100 feet away. being In
killed
The cause Of The ~explosioa vas low
water IN the boiler.
DevUa0e Aee34oot6
Kansas CrfY, No. Jan. e9.-Chas3es
Meek, who has been IN tie en-
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