Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-13
sudden Death of Secretary window.

| the subjects to be discussed. The list
OF speakers included Secretary Win
dom, ex-secretary Bayard, II. Fred
Laurier Of Canada, Attorney General
Longley of Nova Scotia Secretary OF
the Navy Tracy, Attorney General
Miller, Murat Halstead and Major Nc
kinley and Congressman Breckenridge
OF Kentucky. who sent regrets.
The sudden death of Secretary OF the
Treasury Window, while at the dinner
OF the board OF trade and transporta-
ton at Delmonico's, caused the i'm
mediate adjournment of that body a
few minutes after 10 o'clock. The sec
! rotary was the first speaker OF the
evening. The dinner, which began at
o'clock. was completed shortly after
o'clock, and the secretary arose to
speak. lie entertained the diners
with most elaborate GRAFTON and sat
down amidst the loud applause of his
auditors.
Judge Arnoux then got up and was
in the midst of his speech introducing
ex- Secretary Bayard when some one
cried
Look at Secretary Windom!n
The speech was broken short and
every eye was turned in the direction
OF that gentleman. lie had collapsed
in his chair and was falling to the floor
His face was ghastly, and there was u
cry OF horror among the late festive
jewellers. There was an immediate
rush on the part OF ali hands toward
Mr. WINDOWS chair, but several doc
tors, who were guests at the dinner
got there first and drove the others
back. They were Drs. S. A. Robin
son. Durant Whitney, Fisher and
Bishop.
DR.. Robinson bent down, and max
ing close examination of the pros
trate form, discovered that the heart
was still beating. BY his orders the
dying secretary was carried into the
dish room adjoining the banqueting
hall and there placed on table.
Messengers were hastily dispatched
for electric batteries, and as many as
four were applied to his body. which
was rapidly becoming cold. This was
exactly at 1905 p. M, and for six
minutes the electric shocks were APP
piled necessarily, but without success
"a" AN'AA p Aii' ~ uhS AGHOuN game
out OF the dish room and announced to
the diners that Secretary Window,
whom they had had the pleasure OF
hearing only a few minutes before. had
breathed his last.
'lie Is dead. This was the fearful
announcement that was sent drought
the giyly bedecked banquet hail,
around which still hung like a funeral
pail the smoke of the after dinner ci-
gars. "lle is dead" The words went
to the heart OF every man who heard
them. Could they believe 1.-THE brill
liant orator of a few minutes before.
aGiow with enthusiasm, predicting his
future policy in the treasury, was only
mass OF clay. His voice was forever
silenced, and his last words were for
his country.
Every man looked at his neighbour
with blanched cheeks. Death, that
awful messenger, had descended upon
their feast and taken from the crowd
one OF the nations chief officers. A
silence fell upon the men who only n
few minutes before were clamoring for
news from Mr.. Window.
iiiE NE W . IN W ASHiN6IoN.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 30.-The news of
Secretary WINDOWS sudden death in
New York was not received here until
late hour, and at midnight was known
to but few. In official life-to the
president and among his brother cab
met officers and their familes-the
news came about IL o'clock like a pail
at the dinner and musical entertain
ment being given by Postmaster GEN
eral Wannamaker to the president and
cabinet. The guests assembled had
enjoyed their excellent menu and were
being entertained with soul inspiring
musical entertainment with G. j.
Bushnell, and Miss Elliott of New York
as baritone and soprano, when the sad
news came in n dispatch TO the post
master general.
The president and Mrs. Harrison,
Secretary and Mrs. Blaine-in fact all
the cabinet or some members of their
families, except Secretary Window and
Attorney General Miller. were pres
ent. Mrs. Window, her two daughters
and lady friend were present.
When the sad news came, at the
suggestion of Secretary Blaine or the
postmaster general, Mrs. WINDOWS
friend, who had been informed OF the
death, feigned serious illness, and ac-
companied by the secretary's wife and
daughter was taken to Secretary Win
dom's home. There the news was
broken to Mrs. Window and her daugh-
tiers. 1t was followed by scene of
desolate and indescribable grief. As
soon as Mrs. Window left the Wana-
maker mansion the brilliant and ioy-
Gus entertainment came to an end and |
the guests dispersed. The president |
ana Mrs. Harrison had started home a |
moment before the sad news came only
to be apprised of it when they reached /
the executive mansion.
When it was officially announced |
that the secretary was dead, Secretary
Tracy at once went to the nearest tel
egraph Office and sent message to
President Harrison. informing him of |
the sad event and requesting him to
communicate with Mrs. Window and |
have her start on the lilo D. m. train
for New York. This will bring the |
widow to the city by in the morning, |