Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-30
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. From All Quarters. SECRETLY WINDOW DEAD. Heart Disease the Cause of
 His Sudden Demise, AT THE CONCLUSION OF HIS SPEECH. Over One Hundred Lives
 Lost by Floods. SUCCESS OF THE REBELS IN CHILL. Passage of the AppOrtiOn-
 ment Bill.
SUCCESS OF THE REBELS IN CHILL.
THE UNSEEN GUEST.

THE UNSEEN GUEST.
 Death Claims a Victim at a Banquet
 The Spirit of Secretary WtndOm
 Takes its Flight at the Close of an
 Eloquent Speech-Strieken With
 Heart Fa1lure-Sketch of His Ca.
 reer.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Death sat unseen at the banquet of the board of trade and transportation at Delmonico's tonight, but, before the evening passed, claimed it's victim-Wilham Windom, secretary of the United States treasury. When MT. Windom's death was announced the gath ering was at once adjourned.
 The dinner began at 6 o'clock and was over soon after o'clock, when Secretary Windoln was introduced as the first speak CT. He entertained his audience of three hundred, including many prominent men, with an elaborate oration, outlining the financial policy of the government and sat down amid loud applause. Judge Arnoux then arose and was in the midst of speech introducing Secretary Bayard when some one cried: "Look at Secretary Windom!"
 The speech was broken short and every eye was turned in the direction of the gen. tleman. He had collapsed in his chair and was falling to the floor. His face was ghastly and a cry of horror arose among those about him. There was an immediate rush towards MT. Windom's chair, but several doctors who were guests at the din ner surrounded the prostrate man and drove the others back. They were Drs s. A. Robinson, Durant, Whitney, Fisher and Bishop. Dr. Robinson bent down, and, making a close examination, discovered that MT. Windom's heart was still beating. By his orders the dying secretary was car ried into room adjoining the banqueting hall and there placed on table. Messen- gers were hastily dispatched for electric batteries, and as many as four were applied to his body, which was rapidly growing cold. It was at exact ly at 1O:O5 p. m., when this occurred, and for six minutes the electric currents were applied necessarily, but without success. At 10:11 Judge Arnoux came out of the room and announced to the diners that Secretary Windom, whom they had the pleasure of hearing only few minutes before, had breathed his last
 'sHe is dead" was the fearful annouce- ment that was sent through the gayly decked hall. The words went to the heart of every man who heard them. Could they believe it2 The brilliant orator of few minutes before, aglew with enthusiasm, predicting his future policy in the treas ury, was only mass of clay. His voice was forever silenced, and his last words were for his country.
 A silence fell upon the men who were only few minutes before clamoring for news of MT. Windom. Judge Arnoux in retiring had announced that MT. Windom had only tainted and it was not thought that his illness was as serious as it proved to be. The secretary had snccumbed to an sufferer from heart disease and only last Monday was visited by a shock, which, however, passed away without causing him much Inconvenience.
 When it was officially announced that the secretary was dead, Secretary Tracy at once went to the nearest telegraph office and sent a message to President Harrison, him of the sad event, and re- uuesting him to communicate with Mrs. Windom, and have her start on the 11:1O D. m. train for New York.
 This will bring the widow here at z o'clock a. m., and not until then can any be made for the removal of the body.
 The announcement of the sudden death of Secretary Windom tonight gave almost as great shock to his official friends and associates as did the shooting of President Garfield to the members of his official household. All who heard the news were profoundly shocked. When the sad intel igence was communicated to President Harrison at the white house he was greatly distressed and almost completely overcome. He immediately ordered his carriage and went at once to the house of the postmas- ter-general, but few blocks away. where cabinet dinner had been in progress, and from which he had returned but few minutes before. A reception had followed the dinner so the guests had not all dis persed. Mrs. Windom and her two daughters and Mrs. Colgate of New York, who is visiting them, were among those present at the reception. The president had hurried conversation with Secretaries Blaine and Proctor and the postmaster general and informed them of the grief that had befallen them. They then privately informed Mrs. Colgate of Mr. Windom's death, and she, without ex- citing the suspicious of Mrs. Windom and her daughters, succeeded in getting them to their carriage and home.
 The president, Secretary Proctor and Postmaster General Wanamaker entered a carriage and followed. When Mrs. Win dom and her daughters reached the house, Mrs. Colgate gently broke the dreadful news to the widow and her daughters. and had to be assisted to her chamber. The shock was terrible one. The pres ident and the members of the cabinet who were present extended their sympathies to tho stricken family and rendered their ser vices.
 The news of Secretary Windom's death was first communicated to the president by the Associated Press, and he was so shocked and overcome by the sudden an. nonncement that he was unable to say anything with respect to the loss he hat sustained.
 William Windom was born in Belmon county, Ohio, May 10, 1897. He received an academic education, studied law a Mount Vernon, Ohio, and was admittsd tt | the bar in lS0U. In lo02 ne DecdIue tn 1 prosecuting attorney for Knox county but in 1855 he removed to Minnesot'
 and soon afterward he vas chosen t. congress from that state as republican
 serving from 1859 to 1869. In that bod. I he served two terms as chairman of tn l committee on Indian affairs, and also wa
 at the head of tho special committee t
 visit the western tribes in 1865, and o
 that on the conduct of the commissions
 of Indian affairs in 1867. In 1870 he wa
 appointed to the United State
 senate to fill the unexpired terr
 of Daniel s., Norton, deceased, an he was subsequently, chosen for the terr
 that ended in 1S77.g- He was reelected fo
 the one that closed in 1883 and resigned t1Se1 to enter the cabinet of President Gal
 field as secretary of the treasury, but Tt
 tired on the accession of President Arthu
 in the same year, and was elected by th
 Minnesota legislature to serve the remain
 der of his term in the senate. l
 that body MT. Windom acted as chairma
 of the committee on appropriation
 foreign affairs and transportation. E
 was appointed secretary of the Urea urY by President Harrison and h,
 since served in that capacity. He le l Washiuo otan fhis morning apparently