Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-02-05


ment and expectancy Nobody knew
what was the matter with Secretary
Window or how serious the case might
be. tits only a fainting fit. said one.
He is dead, said another.
Between these two extremes sug-
| gestions of all kinds were made. Some
thought it was an attack of apoplexy,
Others heart disease, and still others
that he had been overcome by the heat.
Murat llalstead picked up the secre-
tary's menu with his name upon it. II
will keep ii for Mrs. Windom," he said,
u think Mr.. Window is dead man. !
saw him as he fell, and have little hope
Of his recovery; ~ is the most dramatic
| thing ever witnessed It is now only
1O.12, and but few moments ago Sec
retary Window was finishing his speech,
apparently with long years before him.
This scene of revelry is turned into one
Of mourning
MIR. BAYARD OVERCOME.
Mr.. Bayard was overcome by the
tragedy which was enacted but few
feet from where he sat. He put his
hand before his eyes and copious tears
rolled through his fingers. He said at
is most tragic affair. | do not think
Secretary Window will recover"
THE PRESIDENT STARTLED.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Jan. 20-The
news Of Secretary WINDOWS sudden
death shocked every one who heard it
tonight for when he went away he
seemed as well as ever. His disease was
known to comparatively few persons to-
night owing to the lateness of the hour,
but when it becomes generally known
in the morning it will cause great sen
sation.
The President and the other members
of the cabinet had dined with Post
master-general Wanamaker, and had
spent the remainder of the evening at
reception at the generals,
which was practically over before the
news was received, but which was i'm
mediately closed.
The news was telephoned TO the
White House, and from there rapidly
distributed to the cabinet houses. The
President was severely affected by it,
as were all the members of the cabinet,
Mr.. Window having been on the most
cordial terms of friendship with them
all.
Mrs. Window, whose health is deli
cate was completely prostrated. The
President and all the remaining mem
bers of the cabinet extended their sym
pathy to her. The Windows had Just
been mourning the death of a little
grandchild, the child of William Win
dom, Jr.
THE STORY OF WINDOWS CAREER.
William Window was born in Bel
mont county, Ohio, May 10. 1897. He
received an academic education, studied
law at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1850. In 1859 he
became prosecuting attorney for Knox
county, but in 1866 he removed to Min
nesota, and soon afterwards was chosen
to Congress from that State as a Repub-
lican, serving from 1859 to 1869. In
that body he served two terms as Chair
man of the Committee on Indian Affairs
and also was at the head of the special
committee to visit the Western tribes in
1865, and of that on the conduct of the
Commissioners of Indian Affairs
in 1861 In 1870 he was appointed
TO the United States Senate to fill
the unexpired term of Daniel S. Norton,
deceased, and he was subsequently,
chosen for the term that ended in 1877.
He was reelected for the one that closed
In 1888, and resigned in 1881 to enter
the Cabinet of President Garfield as
Secretary of the Treasury, but retired
on the accession of President Arthur
in the same year, and was elected by
the Minnesota legislature to serve the
remainder of his term in the Senate.
In that body Mr.. Window acted as
chairman of the committees and appro-
priatlons and foreign affairs and trans
portation.
He was appointed Secretary of the
Treasury by President Harrison, and
has since served in that capacity.
After Mr. WINDOWS defeat for the |
Senate in 1888 he sold his residence in
Minneapolis, and since then, until he |
again became Secretary of the Treasury, |
spent most Of his time with his family |
in New York city, where his children
are being educated. He has been actively |
interested in the Topolobampo railway
scheme and the Eads ship railway, as
well as a number of Northwestern rail
road enterprises.
Mr. Window was popularly supposed
to be very wealthy, but those in posi-
tion to know said, when he was last ap-
pointed Secretary of the Treasury, that
a quarter of a million would be liberal |
estimate of his possessions.