Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-24

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| Is ~ fuom. reiaafking q ~ hottl
clerk that he was sleepy ma 1saviag
f. call for O'clock this morning He
twas not seen again until his body came
whirling through the air to its destruc-
! ton two and q half hours later. The
hotel where the unfortunate young man
was quartered faces on Chapel street,
the principal thoroughfare Of the city,
| and Is almost under the caves OF the
university which he proudly claimed as
his alma mater.
There was . solitary spectator to the
terrible tragedy, = laborer on the city
streets. At the hour mentioned the
workman saw the form OF man falling
through space. An instant later there
was sickening thud and the body lay
directly in front OF the main hotel en-
trance. The Mortified laborer rushed to
the spot and his shouts brought Others.
The usual crowd gathered. In it were
several beIated Yale graduates. They
bent over the body One OF them, JUL
ian Mason, son Of the late Edward G.
Mason, of Chicago. and classmate OF
young Hay, drew back and, horror
stricken, cried:
my God, it's Del Hay"
BY this time the hotel clerk had
reached the scene and made the identi-
fication complete.
The body was clad in pajamas. On
the window sill OF the room occupied
by young Hay was found partly con-
sumed cigarette. On the floor near the
window was ring worn by the victim.
His clothing had been neatly arranged
and the bed clothes were drawn back.
The bed, however, had not been occu
pied. Here the mystery becomes in
tangible. 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 balance and fell from the window.
The presence Of the ring on the floor,
however, gave rise to the fancy that
possibly while toying with the ring, it
dropped, and that in an effort to recov-
er it, the fall resulted. However, it hap
pened, the known facts seem to make it
conclusive that it was all frightful ac-
cident.
Young Hay, it was remarked, was
in particularly good spirits and had
planned with unusual enthusiasm to
participate in many engagements this
week. In the harbor lies yacht which
with party of friends. he had promised
to join in trip Wednesday to New
London for the Yale-Harvard boat races
on Thursday. This morning messen-
ger carried to the yacht the news of the
tragic end of the unfortunate young
man.
Sunrise of commencement week. Sun
day, found the dead body in the rooms
OF an undertaken. An examination Of
the remains disclosed a discoloration
on the right forehead, a confusion on
the right arm and an abrasion on the
right leg. A plain ring worn on the
right hand was bent and cut. No
bones were broken and there was no
external fracture of the skull. In the
sixty feet fight downward the body es-
capped striking a balcony one story be-
low and crashed upon the pavement
with all the force of momentum in
creased by the weight of man Of such
physique as young Hay.
Those members of the class of '9S,
who are in town, after the examination
by the coroner's physician, escorted
the body from the undertaking estab-
lishment to the private residence of
Mr.. Seth Moseley, of the New Haven
House. Here it awaited the arrival of
the relatives.
In the college chapel at the morning
service, President Hadley, in addressing
the members of the graduating class,
referred to the death of young Hay as
follows:
1.-THE truths of the scriptural text and
the value Of high ideals of manhood
are borne out by the untimelv death of
him whom we mourn to-day. His life
was not long, but he understood Christ
ian honor and he helped those about
him to maintain it. Had he lived long
er, he would have helped many more
In closing, DR.. Hadley again referred
to Mr.. Hays death as follows:
1.-THE deaths of several members of
the present class and of him OF whor1
we now think in mourning, makes this
day all the more impressive, the more
solemn, the more sacred"
Later, to a representative OF the As
ISOLATED Press, DIR. Hadley said:
Il knew Mr.. Hay we'll while he was
in college 1 valued him as a friend;
l have been proud Of his career"
This afternoon messages were receiv-
ed from members of the Hay faI,.ily