New-York tribune., 1891-01-30

died suddenly last evening in Delmonicos at
. lOll p. m. few minutes after delivering an
eloquent address to the members and guests Of
the Ncw-York Board Of Trade and Transportation
on subjects of National interest, and especially
that with which he was most familiar, the currency
/ question.
! The Secretary came to the dining-hal early in
! friends, chatcd with them, and he seemed 10 be
in the best of health and spirits.
/ As was his won't he ate frugally, and during
/ the service Of the meal convcrscd with his neigh
boTs at the raised table. Tho president OF the
Board Of Trade and Transportaton's dinner was
Captain Ambrose Snow, but Captain Snow called
upon cN-.Iudec Arnoux to act as toast-master and
conduct the programme of speech making that had
been arranged.
The toast TO which Mr.. Window responded was
the first on the list. It Our COuntry's
Prosperity Dependent Upon It's Instruments of
Commerce. Mr. WINDOWS speech. which is
given in ful in another part of The Tribune. was
one for which he had made careful preparation
He uttered it distinctly, using emphasis
10 mark here and there the passages that he
wished to impress on his hearers who
applaudcd him often aud loudly. Toward the
end Of hi, SpoccL-as it was somewhat long-he
fastened lis delivery. and spoi" with great rapid
ty Each word, however. was clearly enun-
ciatcd and Nr. Window showed no signs either
of ill-hcalth or nervousness.
Friends. | am afraid ! may weary you,' he
said pc1s .nrlv.
40. no. TO on 20 m" cried Tie whole audi
cncc And when he sat down the company rosr
and vigorously gave three cheers for our Sccrc-
tary of tie Treasury"
Mr. Window smiled. and then turned his face
toward tie toast-mastcr and began 10 listen 10
the remarks, that he made in introducing Thomas
T. h,ard cN-Sccsciary Of State. who was 10
respond for The Comfy of the States and the
Comfy Of Nations as Related TO Trade and Trans
porta,ion.T It was now about 10 p. III.
EN-Judge Arnouxs remarks were interrupted BY
the sound OF heavy fall Mr ArnouX paused,
and in a bnzz Of wonder. each man asked his
nciclbor:
WHO, that What's that"
In a moment it was sen that Secretary WIN
doms chair was vacant. A hundred diners left
their seat, and ran to the gursi-tablc. Captain
Snow waved hi> hand ma called for order
Please. please take your seats. gentlemen
he cried much pcriIrbrf
He was obcyed There were calls for physicians.
and four or five advanced. They chaicd the
hands of the PROSTATE man. felt his brow, listened
for the beating Of his heart and shook their
heads T1cn. with the assistance of some OF the
guests. they carried him into the antcroom where
the walters are marshalled for the service of the
dinner dishc, They laid him on a table.
Murat Hal,,cad. who had seen him fall. said
sadly I'm afraid It's fatality
The doctors assembled around Mr. Window
They vcrc Dr. Robinson. of West New Brighton,
s l.: DIR. +. !. Whitney, DR.. Edward Fisher
Dr John II. Coycrly and DR. G. Durant Dr
Robinson who was the first physician who came
70 him after he fell, felt no life beat
after that except three irregular pukaiions OF
the radial artery, and these dld not come
until Mr.. Window had been on the anteroom
table for several minutes.
Collector Erhardt aud Captain Snow assisted
the physicians TO undo the Sccrctarys tie and un-
button hs collar and shirt
Secretary Tracy paced uncasy about the room
and others of the guests who had left the main
hall consulted as to what should be done as
10 the dinner Mr.. IIandlcy, Mr. WINDOW
private secretary, who stood at the Sccretarys
head began to sob. The doctors became SraVer
and praycr The first impression had been thai
the Secretary had taken fit, due to heart dis
ease to which he was subject, and that he would
with proper rcstorativcs. surely rally. But hypo-
dcrmic injection Of 50 minims Of brandy was tried
in vain. and then n galvanic battery was obtained.
and its currents were administered without the
hoped-for result. Twice the Sccretarys cyelids
were slowly raised, disclosing the eyes with the
pupils dilatcd so that the whole eyebals looked
black The doctors Gale it spasInodic twltchi o'
the lids, and hot voluntary movement In apopt
1cn minutes from the time Secretary Window
WAS removed from the dinins-baIl TO the ante
room, they pronounced lam dead
IL was all SO sudden, so horriole-
that the men in the antcroom were $40"
in realizing what had Happened while the guests
in the dining-room where silence save for anxious
whispers. had taken the place of shouts, cheers
and jollity. were comparatively long time IN
coming 10 a sense Of the calamity.
While the doctors were applying their restora-
tiyes the following announcement had been made
to the guests by the president
Gentlemen: The doctors report an improycmcnt IN
the ,,tnck Is NOT a faintlng spell, as was
at first supposed. Nj. Window Is suffering
in Keen or seats and await I'm silence the result OF
The attack The doctors are doing their pest ana ana iee
ms hone that in a few minutes Mr.. WINDOW VIII De
better.
Then Captain Snow reentered the death cham