The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-07

| NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The death, Of
MRS William G. Whitney, which co.
CURED rather unexpectedly at o'clock
yesterday morning, came as a shock to
tho innumerable people in this city and,
elsewhere to whom she had endearedl
herseli by her graciousness and her tai
ents.
There was an expectations until the
last forty-eight hours that she would
rally from the attack thas finally
proved fatal She entertained $50
friends Of society at q dinner and dance
on January i, and at that time seemed
In the best of health and spiuits, though
| over since that time there have been
premonitory symptoms otareour.ence of
an OLD affection Of the heart that had
given her family concern in recent years.
Within few days after tho last
entertainment she gave she began to
| fail, and for ten days prior. to her death
she HAD not left her room. She had
been confined to her bed in tho corner
room on tho second floor OF tho house
for nearly week, growing. steadily
weaker, until on Friday, when her
death was constantly anticipated. Her
family was communicated. with and
yesterday, Mrs. William bingham, her
only sister,, arrived here from her homo
| in Cleveland, Ohio.
MIR. Whitney was constantly ut the
bedside of his wife. When her attend
ing physicians, DIR. j. Wood McLane
and DR.. Chase McBurney, made their
usual call at the house early yesterday
morning they announced that there was
every reason 10 believe that the patient
would 1.-Two through the night. Dr. Nc
Lane returned to the Whitney residence
about IL O'Clock for his final visit, and
wont away without expressing any
| change of mind
a young assistant physician was left
with two nurses in the sick room and At
an carly hour in the morning Mr.. Whit
ney retired TO an adjoining apartment
for rest. A change for the worse oc-
Cured shortly before o'clock and
there was only tine to summon Mr..
Whitney before the end came Mrs.
Whitney's death was altogether pain
less She was conscious to the last and
passed peacefully away in her hus-
bands arms minute after he reached
her bedside. Other members OF the
family had been called with him, Lut
all were TOO late to SEQ her alive.
Those in the house besides Mr. Whit
ney were Mrs. Bingham, Col. Oliver IL.
Payne, her only brother, the children
Henry Payno Whitney and William
Whitney, young college boys, Pauline
Payne, the eldest daughter, and Mrs.
Henry f. Dimock and Mrs. Charles II.
Barneig, Mrs. Whitney's sister. Dorothy,
the youngest child, is at Lakewood In
the care of a nurse.
The family and servants of tho house.
hold formed sorrowful group around
| the couch for few minutes after Mrs
| nnsu
| wants soon communicated with Adair 81
Aldred, undertakers, and assistants
from this establishment reached the
house by o'clock in the morning, and
the body was embalmed
Col. Daniel 5. Lamont learned early
OF Mrs. Whitnoy's death, and went at
once to the house, where he remained
throughout the day to look after the
necessary details to which Mr.. Whit
ney's utter prostration would not allow
him to attend.
Messages OF coincidence began to
reach the house early in the day. The
contents OF none were made pu blic, but
| Colonel Lamont said tLey came from
many cities. Among those who sent
their sympathy to Mr.. Whitney were
MIR. and Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs. Whitney
and Mrs. Cleveland have been on .erms
OF such intimacy that tho death OF her
friend will be keenly felt by Mrs, Cleve-
land. Sir Julian Pauncefote, British
minister to Washington, forwarded q
telegram of coincidence.
The funeral services will be hold Ia
St Bartho)om ew's Episcopal Church. at
Madison avenue and Forty fourth street,
Tuesday @ornipg. Rev. DR.. Greer,
rector OF the church, will officiate. The
interment will be at WoodlaMn, wheze
is already buried one child who died
abroad ten years ago.
1t Is expected that Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland will come from Lakewood to
attend the service. Ex-senator and
Mrs. Payne, the parents oiMrs. Whit
ney, are very old and feeble, and 1t was
not believed that either could come
from their home in Cleveland, Ohio, to
attend, but word was reosived tonight
from ex-senator Payne that he would
probably start from there to morrow
morning. Mrs. Payne is an invalid and
she will not come.
Mrs. Whitney fully deserved the
name OF social leader, She was not
sur passed by any of the charmed circle.
The social functions over which Mrs.
Whitney has for several seasons pre-
sided as hostess haze been numerous
and varied.