The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-02-04
Secretary Window Dead.

The death Of Secretary Window of thu
treasury department occurred at New YORK;
on last week Thursday evening, under pel
culiar and tragic circumstances He wal
at the banquet Of the board OF trade and
transportation at DelmoncOs, and had JUS !
finished carefully prepared speech i'll
which he outlined his plan for avoiding !
stringency in money while the crops are be
ing moved in the :all. He had taken hi '
seat, and the presiding officer was making !
speech introducing ex.Secretary Bayard
when some one exclaimed: Look at Sec
rotary Window" Every eye was turnej
in the direction Of the secretary, who wa
falling forward in his chair, his face ghastl
white. A cry of horror arose, and man
rushed to the secretarys side. Severa
physicians were present and they at ond
took charge of the dying man. In an al
joining room electric batteries were apple
for six minutes, but in vain. The bod
was removed from the banquet hall
five minutes past ten o'clock, and
eleven minutes past it was announced
the company that the secretary W
dead An attack Of heart disease, fro
which he had been a sufferer for Lon
time, was the cause. On the preced
Monday he had had a slight shock, whic
however, had passed away without causi
him much apprehension or Inconvenience
President Harrison was at once Motif
by telegraph, and he Immediately went
the house OF the postmaster-general, whd
Mrs. Window, her two daughters and NJ
Colgate OF New York, a friend OF the fani
were at dinner party. Mrs. Colgate "
privately informed of the sad affair, and
induced Mrs. Window and her daughters
return home. The president Secrets
Proctor and the postmaster-genera follow
the family in carriage, and after they h
arrived Mrs. Colgate quietly broke the ne
to the widow and her daughters. N
WINDOW was completely overcome and
to be assisted to her chamber. Those p
ent rendered all the assistance they cot
and many friends called that night to
press their sympathy.
On the following day the remains W
taken to Washington, arriving there at h
past four o'clock in the afternoon. Il
were met at the station by the preside
the vice-president, Mrs Blaine, mem ber
the cabinet aid many other high offici
who, in carriages, escorted the body to
home of the family, on Massachus
avenue. The transfer Of the remains {
the station TO the house was made as aui
as possible, but great crowd was on
streets.
Early in the afternoon Secretary Bla
issued an order from the president ammo
ing the death to the heads of the der
ments and ordering the treasury departI
to he draped in mourning for thirty d
the executive buildings to he closed on
day of the funeral and flags to be dspls
at hall. mast on all public buildings.
funeral took place on Monday. and tn,
mains were inferred at Rock Creek
etery, near the Soldiers Home
Mr.. Window was an Ohio man by
aud education, having been horn in
mont county, May 10, 1927 His educ
was received in the common schools an
academy. He was admitted to the
the age OF twenty.three, and in 1852 Ind
elected prosecuting attorney for
county as wing. He removed to VIII
Mimi, in 1855. and soon c tme into \
inence politically. Four years after
to Winona lie was elected TO the nat
house OF representatives serving in
body for ten years. Then he was ammo
senator by the governor to complete
expired term. He remained in the $
until March, 1881, when he resigned
come secretary of the treasury under
ident Garfield. In October of the
year he was again elected to the 80
but in 1888 he was defeated in conseu
OF deadlock in the legislature. Mr..
dom then removed to New York
though keeping his legal residence in
nesota, and engaged in railroad AMI
enterprises until he was called int
present cabinet. His wife was 7,
chusetts woman before marriage
have had three children, a son auJ
daughters.