The record-union., 1891-01-30
de Suddenly Expires at Banquet
in New York.
HEART DISEASE THE CAUSE OF HIS
DEATH.
Universal Sorrow at Washington Over
the Announcement = Mrs. Window
Frustrated When the Sad Tidings
Were Conveyed to Her-Brief His
tory of the secretary's Life-His
Last Speech.
Special to the REcoRp-uNroN..

NEW DIRK, Jan. 9.-H0n. William
Window, Secretary of the Treasury of
the United States died to might at 1890
O'Clock, in the banquet hall at Delmoni-
co.'s, where he was guest of the New
York Board of Trade and Transportation.
His had been the first toast of the even
ing. He had finished the response,
seated himself. swooned at once and died
almost Immediately. Every effort to re-
store him was made, but in vain. He
died of heart disease. The great assem-
blage at once dissolved.
Mr.. Window had been the only
speaker, and the sentiment to which he
responded was, "Our Country's Pros
perity Dependent Upon Its Instruments
of Commerce.
In the early evening the members of
the Board of Trade and Transportation
gathered in the reception parlors of Del
monico's and welcomed their guests and
friends who had come from near and far.
Perhaps the most prominent were Secre-
taries Window and Tracy of the Treasury
and Navy Departments, respectively.
Nova Scotia had a representative among
those present in the person of her Attor-
ney-General, Mr.. Longley. Canada, too,
was there in the person of Hon. MILFORD
Laurier.
Mr.. Window, dignified of mien, as
usual, was apparently in the most perfect
health.
All formed a jolly procession to the
banquet-hall, where the members and
guests Were seated, the members at the
tables upon the floor and the guests at a
long table upon raised platform. The
aged Captain Ambrose Snow, President
of the board, was in the center place. At
his right he seated Mr.. Window and at
his left Mr.. Bayard.
The dinner was completed shortly after
O'Clock, and Window, introduced by
Judge Arnoux, responded to the toast,
"our Country's Prosperity Dependent
Upon Its Instrument Of Commerce." He
finished his speech at $50 o'clock. 1t had
been remarked that he was reading it off
hurriedly from printed copy, going
faster and faster as he neared the end
and, at last, he had requested the audi
ence not to applaud.
a culver of fear shot through the as
semblage like an electric shock as the
speaker finished. Mr.. Window was
standing erect under the glare of the gas
lights, with the faces of all turned toward
him. For moment the Secretary stood
silent, while the banqueters, equally
silent, watched him. 1t was a moment
that no one who was present will ever
forget.
Then Mr.. Window sat down quietly,
too quietly, many thought, in his seat,
and the toast master, ArnouX, arose to
Introduce eX-Secretary of State Bayard,
as the next speaker. He began short
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 under the table.
His eyelids opened and shut spasmodi-
cally, but there was no CLEAN of intelli-
gence in his eyes, which were rapidly
losing the lustre of life. The cigar which
he had been smoking was held between
the grim clinch of his teeth. For only a
moment he appeared thus. A cry went
up from those sitting near the guest table,
Look, look at Mr.. Windomv'
Every eye was turned toward the man
whose voice had just ceased. AS they
looked, he collapsed, in his chair, and
was falling to the floor. His face was
ghastly and a cry of horror arose from
the late festive banqueters.
There was an immediate rush on the
part of all toward Wmdom's chair, but
several doctors who were present at the
dinner got there first and drove the 9TH
ers back. They were Drs. Robinson,
Durant, Whitney, Fisher and Bishop.
DR.. Robinson bent down, and making a
close examination of the PROSTATE FORM
discovered that the heart was yet beating,
and with the assistance of Judge Truax.
Captain Snow and one or two others,
carried him into the room behind the
banquet hall, and everything was done
to resuscitate him.
Messengers were hastily dispatched for
electric batteries, and as many as four
were applied to his body, but it was rap
idly growing cold. This was exactly
1906 p. NJ. For six minutes electric
shocks were applied incessantly,. but
without success. He was pronounced
dead.
Il would say the cause of death was
apoplexy," said DR.. Robinson, ''if it was
not for the history of heart disease. am
inclined to think heart disease killed him.
Mr.. Window was subject to fits OF heart
failure. On Tuesday last he was seized
with an attack while on the steps of the
Treasury at Washington, but he did not
lose consciousness and was able to take
care of himself"
At l0:ll p. NJ. Judge ArnouN came out
of the room where lay Mr.. Window, and
announced to the diners that Secretary
Window, whom they had the pleasure of
hearing only few minutes before, had
breathed his last.
He is dead" he said.
This was the fearful announcements that
was uttered in a voice midway between
sob and a whisper through that gaily be-
decked banquet hall, around which still
hung the funeral pail smoke CT the alter
dinner cigar.
HE is dead"
The words went to the heart of every
man who heard them. They could hardly
believe that the brilliant orator of a few
moments before, aglow with enthusiasm
at predicting the future policy in the
Treasury, was now only inanimate clay
His voice was forever sileneed, and the
last words were for his countay.
Silence fell upon the men who were
only few minutes before clamoring for
news of Mr.. Window.