Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-24
OF AdeIbert S. Hay, Son Of
Sec. of State Hay.
Falls from Hotel Window at New Ha.
ven, Meeting In.t,nt Death.
The Father and Other Members Of Family
Frustrated BY Grici.

Stone Hay, consul to Pretoria, South
Africa. during the more stirring stages
Of the Boer war, the oldest son OF the
Hon. John Hay. secretary of state III
President McKinley's cabinet, and one
OF the younger as well as one of the
most prominent Yale men, met a tragic
death In this city. at go o'clock this
morning.
The manner of the death OF the vic
tim and the fact that the tragedy oc-
Cured on the very eve of Yales COM
mencemcnt, in which the young man.
by virtue of his class office. was Il
have been a leader. have cast an I'M
mstakable gloom over the season.
MIR. Hay went to a death, the full de-
tails of which will never be known
Shortly before 2.30 o'clock this morn
ing, he fell from window in the third
story of the New Haven House. where
he had rooms for commencement week,
to the Chapel street pavement, fully 50
feet below. The frightful fall resulted
in instant death. and within Is minutes
the body had been identified.
How it all happened Immediately be-
came matter of speculation on the
part of the throng of curious apecta-
tors who gathered. and sound of
mournful inquiry for the classmates
and friends of the promising young
man. Half dozen physicians who
were hastily summoned were unable q
restore the life which had apparently
instantly flown.
Medical Examiner Bartlett promptly
pronounced death accidental
t.,
ven, last evening. in time for dinner
and went Immediately to the New IIa-
ven House. where he was assigned tc
room No II, third floor. front directly
over the Chapel street entrance to the
hotel
Young Hay was one of the vanguard
of the academic class of Yale, '9S II.
had come cary rs "A member OF his
class tricnnial committee to assist IN
preparing for the festivities OF Com.
mencement week. He took dinner
with a handful OF his classmates. and
at o'clock. hurried to the Hyperion
theatre, where he saw the perform
ancc.
He spent a quiet hour in the hOtc
corridors and smoking room after tn,
theatre, and. shortly after midnight
retired to his room. rcmarking TO tn,
hotel clerk that he was sleepy. an,
leaving call for o'clock. He wa.
not seen again until his body came
whirling through the air.
The hotel faces on Chapel street, thu
principal thoroughfIre of the city. and
is almost under the eLyes OF the uni
yersity.
"A workman saw the form Of mar
rushing through space An instant lat
or the form lay PROSTATE. The horri
fed laborer rushed To the spot lnd
his shouts brought others among then
several bcIatcl Yale graduates on,
OF them. Julian Mason. son 81 III,
late Edward &. Mason of Chicago. and
claSsmatc Of young Hay, drew bach
ana cried. My God. it's Del Hay"
The body was clad in pajamaS. on
the window sill of the room occupied
by young Hay was found partly
consumed cigarette. ON the floor, neal
the window. was ring worn 10y tbs
victim His clothing had been neatly
arranged and the bcdciothes wcr,
drawn back. The bed. however. hld
not been occupied
The popular theory seems to have il
that the Young man. having prepared
for bed. thought to indulge in n "Euoo
night smoke. that he chose the COO
Of the window, possibly dozed, lost his
balance and fcli from the window. Tn,
presence of the ring on the floor, how
ever. gave rise to the fancy that pos
sibly while toying with the ring. il
dropped. ana that in an effort To rccov-
cr it he fell.
Young Hay, ii was remarked. was IL
| particularly good spirits. In the har
nor lies a yacht tloating party Of tn,
young mans friends, whom he Ia,
promised to join for the YalcIarvaro
| boat races. Thursday.
| An examination OF the remains. thi!
morning. disclosed a discoloration OF
the right forehead. n confusion on tn,
| right arm and an abrasion on the rGh
leg. a plain ring worn on the RICH
hand was bent and cut. No bones wer,
broken and there was no external frac
turc of the skull. There were NJ
symptoms which could seem to con
firm the theory of sudden dizziness. no
any signs of alcohol. In the flight thu
| Douy ts'dptU 81 iNhiS Il ooiNoH., cii'
story below. Young Hay was yer,
heavy.
The members of the class of '9S VIII,
| were in town. faced the sad duty I,
| escort the remains from the undertake
| ing establishment to the private resi-
dencc Of Mr.. Seth Mosclcy of the New
| Haven House. Here it awaited the ar
rival of the stricken parents, sisters
brother and close friends.
In the college chapel, at the mornin;
graduating class:
The truth Of the Scriptural text an,
the value of high ideals of manhoo,
are borne out by the untimely death o
him whom we mourn, today. His lif
was not long. but he understood Chris
tian honor. and he helped those abou
him to maintain it. If he had live,
longer he would have helped man
more. The solcmnity of this day j
impressive Three years ago he wa
one Of those who sat where you nov
sit"
Later to q reporter. DR.. Hadley said
Il knew Mr.. Hay well while he was il
1 college. l valued him as friend:
have been proud of his career
| The Hon. John Hay. secretary n
state. worn by the trip of nearly min
hours from Washington, d. c.. to Ney
| Haven and nearly frustrated nv ,Yriet