The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-02-05


train in the morning. He appoi ted d.:
committee to escort the remains: =. l.
brose Snow, Darwin R. James, F. 3.
Thurber, w. H. Wiley, Seth Thomas
and Norman S. Bentley
THE NEWS AT THE CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-The an
nouncement of the sudden death Of Sec
retary Window in New York gave al
most as great shock to his official
friends and associates here as did the
shooting of President Garfield to the
members of his official household. 1t
was so terribly sudden and unexpected
that all who hea1' he 'ews were pro-
foundly shocked ana come as to
be unable to express tn e. they felt.
AS soon as the telegram bearing the
sad intelligence was received by the
nediately commun Gated to President
Harrison at the White House.
He was in the library at the
time, talking with Mrs. Harrison,
and when the message was read to
him he was greatly distressed and
almost completely overcome. He i'm
mediately ordered his carriage and
went at once to the house of the Post
master-General, but a few blocks away,
where a Cabinet dinner had been in
progress and from which he had re-
turned but a few minutes before. A
reception had followed the dinner, SO
the guests had not dispersed.
Mrs. Window and her two daughters
and Mrs. Colgate, of New York, who
is visiting them, were among those
present at the reception. AS soon as
the President arrived he had hurried
conversation with Secretaries Blaine
and Proctor and the Postmaster
General and told them of the
grief that had befallen them.
They then privately informed Mrs.
Colgate of Mr.. Window S death, and she,
without exciting the suspicious of
Mrs Window and her daughters, sue.
ceeded in getting them to their carriage
and home. The President, Secretary
Proctor and Postmaster-Genera Wana-
maker entered carriage and followed
directly after. When Mrs. Window
and her daughters reached the house
Mrs. Colgate gently broke the dreadful
news. Mrs. Window was completely
overcome and had to he assisted to
her chamber. The shock was terrible
one, as when the Secretary left Wash
ington in the morning he seemed in the
best of health and spirits. The Presi-
dent and the members of his Cabinet
who were present extended their
sympathy to the stricken family and
offered their services to them.
Official information of the death came
in telegram from Secretary Tracy and
Attorney-General Miller, who were
present at the banquet. 1t said:
Secretary Window having concluded his
speech, and while the next speaker was being
announced, sunk down with AN attack Of heart
disease and died within ten minutes. His
death occurred at 10 o'clock. You will know
how to convey the intelligence to his family
To this the President Immediately
replied, saying that he was greatly
, shocked and asking them tC take
charge of the body and bril to
Washington as early aspossible.
SKETCH OF HIS CAREER.
William Window was born in Belmont Coun
education, studied law at Mount Vernon, O..
and was admitted to the bar in 1850. In 1S,s
ne became prosecuting attorney for Knox
County, but in 1855 removed to Minnesota and
was chosen to Congress for the term
beginning March 4. 1850 He was re-
elec ed thereafter every two years until 1852
serving with credit to himself and his State
through the period OF the civil war and recon
structIon. In the lower House, owing to his
tamll arity with the red men, he served two
terms as chai man OF the committee on Indian
affairs, and was also at the head OF the special
committee to visit the Western tribes in 1S.s
and of that on the conduct Of the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs in 1867. Ir
1870 he was appointed 10 the United States
Senate to fill the unexpired term tf Daniel S
Norton. deceased and he was subsequently
| chosen for the term that endeC
In 1877. He was reelected for the
one that closed in 1893 but resigned in 1881
to enter the Cabinet OF President
Garfield as Secretary OF the Trea.ury but, re
tired on the accession OF President Arthur ir
the same year The vacancy was filled during
the called session OF that year by Alonzo J
! Edgerton under executive appointment. Ir
October of the same year, after Mr.. Window
withdrawal from the Treasury on the death u
President Garfield, he was eiected by the Min
nesota Legis ature to fill the vacancy caused
by his resi- snation early in the year and he
served until the close OF the term in 1888
| Mr.. Window was u candidate for tn, Presi-
dency before the Republican convention Of 1870
the Minnesota delegation casting their ter
votes for him until the twenty ninth ballot,
when some Of the votes were transferred to Mr.
B aine. Three delegates voted for him unit
| the c.ose Ct the bAiloting. After his retire
| menJ from the Senate in 1883 Mr.. WINDOW
| spent his time between Minnesota and New
| YORK, pract cnG law AMI atten lin to busin 'ss
interests. until called to the Treasury portfolio
| by President Harrison.