New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
HORACEJ. J.HAYDEN'S DEATH
EIs FALL FROM THE WINDOW OF HIS
HOME REGARDED As PURELY
ArCTnFNcTAT
ACCIDENTAL

The death Of Horace J. Hayden. second vice-presi-
den; OF the New-York Central and Hudson River
Railroad. who fell from a fourth story window in
his house No. SS7 West seventy-sixth-st. 10 the
asphalt below. Friday night is believed be
entirely accidental. Neither the members Of his
family. the police the authorities have arg rea-
son 20 believe otherwise. The case is marked down
or the police botter accidental. and although
the Coroner has made rigid investigation. there is
nothing addu aed that tends 10 show that the fan
was anything but accidental The actual circum-
stances will probably never be known. there
no one in the when Mr. Hayden fell
The officials OF the New-York Central were much
shocked yesterday 10 learn Of Mr. Hayden's death.
He one Of the oldest officials Of the road Re
Gently he had acted as the representative Of the
New-fork Central I'm various railroads. such as the
Chesapeake and Ohio, acquired by the New-York
Central and Pennsylvania jointly lie had not
been well OF late. Mr.. Hayden had been a suf-
ferer for some time said one Of his associates
yesterday. and recently he had not been at his
ofice much, owing 10 illness He was subject to
spells Of dizziness, owing 10 nervous troubles He
had several OF these spells late and IL Is morally
certain that he was taken with just as he was
leaning out Of the window. He was a heavy man.
and the relaxing OF his muscles would naturally
cause him 10 topple over and fall from the window
He was not invalid and did not require the at
tention Of trained nurse, and recently he had
taken great deal Of exercise trying to eliminate
the trouble
j
showed that the base Of the spine had been
fractured and the left :iac artery was ruptured and
the body was otherwise bruised and mangled by the
fall An examination OF the brain showed that
Mr. Hayden mentally sound. He had a weak
heart According 20 the story told TO the Coroner
physician Mr.. Hayden had gone up to the fourth
floor to inspect a leak that had been found The
climb 10 the top doubtless made him dizzy and
when he leaned from the window il is pTObab
that the eXeruon brought about attack OF vertigo
and he fell out.
Coroner Fitzpatrick said yesterday: Il was called
10 the place early in the morning, and made a
personal investigation. The ss in the windows
OF this room are very low. and myself some
what apprehensive when looked down into the
out OF the window by gentle shove Mr.. Hayden
was SIX feet tau and a man of handsome proper
tlons IL he leaned too far over, his weight might
nave precipitated him II he seized with a tenn
porary nj OF vertigo. Standing the sill Of the
window and looking into the yard one gets
borne in the mind.
AS 10 just how IL happened. / don't know. I
esked al the servants and they made statements
10 the fact that Mr. Hayden walked past the ser
wants room and went up this room, and that he
was alone in the room at the time. / shall make
everything that will tend 10 throw any additional
light on the matter
The funeral will be held at the house tomorrow
night al O'Clock Il will be conducted by the
Rev DR.. Thomas r. Slicer, of All Souls Unitarian
Church. The body will be taken TO Boston on a
IN the family plot I'm the Mount Auburn Cemetery
4 Cambridge.
large number OF the friends Of the family called
al the house yesterday 10 offer their condolences