The Saint Paul globe., 1901-06-24
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outwardly reserved in manner, he was
capable Of warm and steadfast friend
ships and was of charming manners. At
Yale Adelbert gave much time to ath-
letics and thus splendidly developed his
naturally robust frame, so that he stood
at twenty-one, full six feet high with
chest and limbs of corresponding pro-
portions. The stalwart figure of young
Hay, with the look of reserve power in
his face undoubtedly went far towards
securing for him the respect and consid-
GRAFTON which is not always exhibited to
one OF his years With the physique
went a degree of personal bravery that,
though never recklesslY or boastingly evil
denced, was still manifested on more than
one occasion. An instance Of this was
shown at Gibraltar. Young Hay was on
his way out to the Philippines, a civilian
passenger on an army transport carry
ing q volunteer regiment to Manila.
AL Gibraltar the men had shore leave
and when the hour for sailing arrived
half of the volunteers were not aboard.
The company officers rounded up those
in Gibraltar proper but they could not
go i'll uniform in chase of the roisterers
who had found a welcome hiding place
among the Spanish drinking house keep
ers across the borders. Adelbert Hay
volunteered to act as provost marshal
ard he soon emptied the dives and
down to their ship.
ONLY ONE SPECTATOR.
The full details of the terrible accident
will never be known. Mr. Hay had rooms
at the New Haven house for commence
ment week. 1t is generally supposed,
however, that after goiag to his room,
he went to the window for air and, sitting
on the sill he dozed off and, overbalanc-
ing, fell to the pavement below, a fall
of fully sixty feet. The fall resulted in
instant death and within fifteen minutes
the body had been identified as that Of
young Hay How it all happened became
a matter Of speculation on the part of
the throng Of curious spectators who
gathered and a subject of mournful In
quiry for the classmates and friends OF
the young man. Half dozen physicians,
who were hastily summoned, were un-
able to do anything and the body awaited
it's disposition at the orders OF the coro-
ners deputy, Medical Examiner Bart
lett. That official pronounced it a case
Of accidental death and reported to his
superior, Coroner Mix. The body was
removed as soon as possible to the rooms
of a nearby undertaken where it awaited
instructions from the family.
There was a solitary spectator. to the
terrible tragedy, a laborer on the city
streets At the hour mentioned the
workman saw the form of man falling
through space. An instant later there
was a sickening thud and the body lay
directly in front of the main hotel en-
trance. The Mortified laborer rushed 70
the spot and his shouts brought others
The usual crowd gathered. In it We're
several belated Yale graduates. They
bent over the body. One of them, Julian
Mason a son of the late Edward G. Ma
son, of Chicago, and a classmate OF
young Hay, drew back and, horror
stricken, cried: My God. it's Del Hay?
BY this time the hotel clerk had reach
ed the scene and made the identification
complete.
The body was clad in pajamas. On the
window sill of the room occupied by
young Hay was found a partly consumed
cigarette. On the floor near the window
was a ring worn by the victim. His
clothing had been neatly arranged and
the bedclothes were drawn back. The
bed. however, had not been occupied.
Here the mystery becomes intangible.
The popular theory seems to have it
that the young man, having prepared
for bed, thought to indulge in good
night smoke" that he chose the cool of
the window, possibly dozed, lost his bal
ance and fell from the window. The
| presence of the ring on the floor, how
ever, gave rise to the fancy that possibly
while toying with the ring it dropped,
and that in an effort to recover it the
fall resulted. However it happened, the
| known facts seem to make it conclusive
! that it was all a frigntful accident.