Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-30
WINDOW is DEAD.
TIE UNBIDDEN GUEST STALKS IN At TIE
BANQUET.
Secretary Of the Treasury William Window Sud
denly Expires After Making the First and Only
Spseeb-His Death Due TO Heart Dis
sase-Sketch Of BIS Career.

New YORK, January e9.-This was
to have been night of feasting and
flow of soul at Delmonico's. The New
York Board of Trade and Transporta-
tiOn was to sit at its nineteenth annual
dinner, and the great gold hall was
bright with light and color. Feasting
there was happy and unrestrained, bat
death sat, too, at the board, and the
only soul that flowed out was that of the
nations financial head. His spirit fed
away at the close of his speaking,
which was the first of the night and the
last. The unseen guest had silently fol-
lowed the feast His shadow darkened
the brightness of the place, and those
who came to speak went away hushed
and grave.
In the early evening the staid and
stable men of the Board of Trade and
Transportation gathered in the recep-
tion parlorS of DelmOnico'S hostelry,
and there welcomed their guests and
friends who had come from near and
from far places to eat and drink and talk
and listen. Perhaps most prominent
were Secretaries Window and Tracy
of the Treasury and Navy respectively.
Mr.. Window, digniiied of mien as is
usual, was not the less genial. His
face was bright, his smile quick and
his remark and repartee were apt and
keen. His meeting with eX-Secretary
of State Bayard was pleasing, and the
informal gathering of guests and their
Semi-formal reception was pleasantly
preparatory to the banquet.
Ambrose Snow, President of the
Board, was in the center place at the
long table. At his right lie seated Mr..
Window, and upon his left Hon. Thos.
+. Bayard, and when all were seated
this was the order of their arrange
ment:
Hon. NJ. w. Cooper, Hon. Joel Il. Er-
hardt, Hon. Jacob A. Canter, Hon. Mn-
rat llalStead, Hon. J. w. Longley, Hon.
VIM. Mckinley, Jr., Hon. Il. +. Tracy.
Hon. VIM. Window, Ambrose Snow,
Hon. II. f. Bayard. Hon. W. Ii. Ii. Mil
Ter, Hon. w. Laurier, Hon. VIM. i. {.
Breckenridge, ten. Steward l.. Wood |
ford. Rev. DIR. ID. Parker Norman, Hon.
Andrew ii. Green, Hon. o. Il. Potter.
The dinner, which began at 6, was
completed shortly after . o'clock, and |
Mr.. Window, introduced by Judge Ar
nouX. who acted as toast-maSter, arose |
to speak, being the first speaker of the |
evening. He. responded to the toast:
''Our Country'S Prosperity Dependent
upon It's Instruments of Commerce.
He finished his speech at 9:55 o'clock |
D. m. II had been remarked that he
was reading il oil hurredly from the |
printed copy, going faster as he neared
the end, and at the last he had requested
the audience not to applaud. Aquiver
of fear shot through the asSembage like
an electric shock rs the speaker
finished. For moment the
Secretary OF the Treasury stood silent.
while the banquetterS equally silent
watched him. IL was moment that no
one who was present will ever forget
ToaStmaSter ArnOuX arose to Introduce
Ex-Secretary of State Bayard as the
next Speaker, and began u short speech,
but had not proceeded far when Mr..
Window gave short, sharp moan OF
anguish, and fell back in his chair.
4 cry went up from those sitting near
the guest table, Look, look at Mr..
Window"
Mr. Window had collapsed in his
chair and was falling to the floor. His
face was ghaStly, and cry OF horror
arose from the late festive banquetters.
There was an immediate rush on the
part of all toward Mr.. WINDOWS chair.
DIR. Robinson bent down, and making a
close examination of the PROSTATE FORM
discovered that the heart was yet beat
ing. He was carried into the room be-
hind the banquet hall and everything
was done to reSuSitate him, but in vain.
al would say that the cause OF his
death was apopleXy," said Or. Robinson.
"If il was not for the history Of heart
disease, ] am inclined to think that heart
disease killed him. Mr.. Window was
subject TO fits of heart failure. On
Tuesday last he was seized with an at
tack while on the steps OF the Treasury
at Washington, but he did not lose con-
scioasneSS, and was able 10 take care OF
himself"
At lO:1l p. m. Judge Arpoux came
out of the room where lay Mr.. Window,
and announced to the diners that Secre-
tary Window, whom they had had the
plasure OF hearing only few minutes
before had breathed his last.
"IIe is dead he said, "he is dead.
The words weut to the heart OF every
nam who heard them. Every man
looked at his neighbor with blanched
cheeks. Death had been with them ut
their feast and taken from the throng
one of the nations chief officers.
When it was officially announced that
the Secretary was dead. Secretary Tracy
at once went 10 the nearest telegraph
office and sent message to President
Harrison, informing him of the untime-
ly event and requesting him to commil-
nicate with Mrs. Window, and have her
start on the ll:10 p. m. train Tor New
York.
This will bring the widow to the city
bv : o'clock in the morning, and not
until then can any arrangements be
made for the removal of the body.
Drs. Robinson and Whitney issued
death certificate, which said
that the cause Of his death
was first cerebral hemorrhage,
and second coma. Undertaken Huyler,
of Grace church, was summoned ana
was put in charge of the remains. The
body was taken to room % Of the Filth
Avenue Hotel. Secretary Tracy and
Attorney General Miller, with heads
bowed down, awaited at the hotel to re-
ceiye the remains. Later President Snow
autographed President Harrison the
body would be- sent to Washington on 4
special train in the morning. He also
appointed a committee To accompany
the remains. Those who remained with
the body all night were Collector Er-
bardt. Private Secretary Hendley, At
torney-General Miller, Secretary Tracy,
+ b. Thurber, +. ID. Harper, and DIR.
Robinson
THE NEWS AT WASHINGTON.