Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-02-06


ury and navy respectively. Novis
Scotia had representative present
in the person Of her attorney general,
Mr.. Longley. Canada. too, was there,
In the person of Hon. Wilford Laurier.
Mr.. Window, dfenlfed OF mfcn, as usual,
was apparently In perfect health. All
formed 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 the long
table upon the raised platform. The
aged Capt. Ambrose Snow, president Of
his right he seated Mr.. Window and
upon his left Mr.. Bayard.
The dinner was completed shortly
after 8 o'clock, and MIR. Window, intro.
duced by Judge ArnoaX, responded to
the >oast, ''Our country's prosperity de-
pendent upon its instrument Of com
merce." He finished his speech at 4:55
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 the last he had
requested tho audience not to applaud.
A quiver of fear shot through tho 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 secre-
tary stood silent while the banqucters,
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 Toast master Arnoux arose to intro
duce ex-Secrctary OF State Bayard as
the next speaker. He began a 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
stiffened and stretched ont under the
table. His eyelids opened and shut
spasmodically, but there was no CLEAN
OF intelligence in the eyes which were
rapidly losing the luster Of life. The
cigar which he had been smoking was
held between the grim clinch Of the
teeth. For only moment he appeared
thus. A cry went up from those sitting
near the guest table. Look, look at Mr..
Windom!'
Every eve was turned to the man
whose voice had just ceased. AS they
looked he collapsed In his chair and was
falling to the floor. His face was
CHASTITY and cry OF horror arose from
the late festive banqnctterS. There was
IN immediate rush on the part OF all
toward Mr.. WINDOWS chair, but several
doctors who were present at the dinner
got there first and drove them back They
were Drs. Robinson, Durant, Whitney,
Fisher and Bishop. DIR. Robinson bent
down. and making a close examination
OF the PROSTATE from, discovered that
the heart was yet beating, and with the
assistance of Judge Truax, Capt. 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, which was rap
idly growing cold. This was at exactly
1905 y. m. For six minutes the electric
shocks were applied incessantly, but
without success. He was pronounced
dead.
II would say that the cause Of death
was apoplexy," said DR.. Robinson, 'if 1t
was not for the history OF heart disease.
/ am inclined to think that heart disease
killed him. Mr.. Window was subject to
dts 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 1911 D. IN. Judge Arnonx came out
Of the room where lay MIR. Window, and
announced to the diners that Secretary
Window, whom they had had the pleas
ure OF hearing only few minutes be-
fore, had breathed his last.
''He is dead" he said. This was the
announcement that was uttered In Q
voice midway between sob and .
whisper through that Raily dedecked
banquet hall, around which still hung
the funeral pail smoke OF the after din.
ner cigar.
''He is dead" The words went to the
hearts OF every man that heard them.
They could hardly believe that the bril-
liant orator Of few moments before,
agiow with enthusiasm. predicting the
future policy in tho treasury, was now
only inanimated clay. His voice was
forever silenced. ana his last words were
for his country. Silence fell upon tho
men who were only few minutes be-
fore clamoring for news Of Mr.. Window.
Judge Arnoux, on retiring with the
unconscious man, had announced that
Mr.. Window had only tainted, and 1t
was not thought by those eremainingsthat
1t was IS serious as 1t proved to be.
When II was officially announced that
the secretary was dead. Secretary Tracy
1t once went to the nearest telegraph Of
Zee and sent message to President
Harrison, informing him of the untimely
event and requesting him to communi-
cate with Mrs. Window. and hayo her
start on the ll:l0 train for New York.
This will bring the widow to the city by
: o'clock in the morning, and not until
then can any arrangements be made FOR
the removal Of the body.
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