The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-24

class Office, the young man would have
been one of the leaders
The tragedy has cast a gloon over
the whole city and will undoubtedly
be felt throughout the day which here
tofore has been so brilliant and fun OF
happiness for Yale and her sons.
The full details Of the terrible acci-
dent will never be known. ar Hay
had rooms at the New Haven house
for commencement week. 1t is gem
orally supposed. however. that after
going to his room he went to the win
dow for air, and sitting on the sill he
dozed off and. overbalancing, fell to
the pavement below-a fall Of fully 60
feet. The fall resulted IN instant death
and within Is 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 vino
gathered and q subject of mOurnful In
quiry for the classmates and friends 81
the young man. Half a dozen physi-
clans who were hastily summoned were
unable to do anything and the body
awaited it's disposition at the orders
of the coronar's deputy Medical E1c-
aminer Bartlett. That official pro-
nounced 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 un-
dertaker. where it waited instruc-
tions from the family. Repeated er-
forts to locate Secretary Hay by wire
were futile until the early N orning
hours, when a request from the father
reached Mr.. Seth Moseley. the pro-
prietor of the hotel. to take care of
the body until the members of the
family could reach town Meanwhile.
the sensation ocoasioned by the trag-
edy continued. Every movement oE
penetrate the uncertainties Of the
awful affair. was learned that the
young man on May % left Washing
ton with his mother and two sisters
for Newburn NJ H.. the summer homs
of Secretary Hay. Last week he left
New Hampshire for New York. where
he spent some days. He arrived in
New Haven Saturday evening in time
for dinner and went Immediately TO the
New Haven house, where he was ass
signed to room No. AZ. third floor. front.
directly over the Chapel street en-
trance to the MOTEL Office.
Young Hay was one Of the vanguard
of the academic class OF Yale, '98. He
had come to his old college town as O.
n ember of his class triennial commit
tee and arrived early to assist his col
leagues on tire committee in preparing
for the festivities Of commencement
week in general. and for the class sup
per in particular He took dinner With
some of his classmates. and at
o'clock hurried to the Hyperion the
ater. where lie witnessed the evening
performance. He spent a quiet hour
in the hotel corridor and smoking
room after the theater and. shortly
after midnight, retired to his room. re-
marking to the hotel clerk that he was
sleepy and leaving a call for o'clock
He was not seen again until his body
came Whir1ing through the air TO iis
destruction two and one-half hours
later. The hotel where the uufortu-
nate young man was Quartered faces
on Chapel street. the principal thor
oughfare Of the city. and is almost
under the caves Of the university
which he proudly claimed as his alma
mater.
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 a man fall-
ing through space. An instant later the
body lay directly in front Of the main
hotel entrance. The h0rrihed laborer
rushed to the sDot. and his shouts
brought others. The usual crowd gath
cred In 1t were several belated Yale
graduates They bent over the body
one of them. Julian Mason. son Of the
late Edward G. Mason, Of Chicago and
a classmate of young Hay drew back
and, horror-stricxen. cried. MY Cod
it's Del Hay" BY this time the hotel
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