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

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 23.--Acel-
bert Stone Hay, former consul of the
United States at Pretoria, South Afri-
ca. and the eldest son Of Secretary Of
State John HAY, fell from a wInQow
in the third story of the New Haven
House in this city, shortly before 2:3G
O'Clock this morning and was instart-
ly killed.
The dead man was q graduate of Yale.
OF the class of '9S and his death oc-
Cured on the eve Of the university
commencement, which brought him
here yesterday, and which, by virtue of
his class Office, the young man would
have been one of the leaders.
The terrible tragedy has cast gloom
over the whole city and will urdoubt-
eddy be felt throughout the day which
heretofore has been so brilliant and full
OF happiness for Yale and her sons.
The full details Of the terrible acct
dent will never be known. Mr.. Hay
had rooms at the New Haven House
for commencement week. 1t is general
ly supposed, however, that after going
to his room, he went to the window for
air and sitting on the sill, he dozed off
and overbalancing, fell to the pave
ment below. 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 Immediately be-
came matter of speculation on the
part of the throng of curious spectators
who gathered and a subject OF mourn
ful inquiry for the classmates and
friends of the young man. Half doz-
en- physicians who were hastily sum-
moned, were unable to do anything and
the body awaited its disposition at the
orders of the coroner's deputy, Medi-
cal Examiner Bartlett. That official
pronounced 1t case of accidental death
and reported to his superior, Coroner
Mix. The body was removed as soon
as possible to the rooms OF an under
taker, where it awaited instructions
from the family. Repeated efforts to
locate Secretary Hay by wire were fu-
tile until the early morning hours, when
request from the father reached Mr..
Seth Mosely, the proprietor of the hotel
to care for the body until the members
OF the family could reach town.
Meanwhile the sensation occasioned
by the tragedy continued. Every move
ment of Young Hay was traced in an
effort to penetrate the uncertainties Of
the awful affair. 1t was learned that the
young man on May 2sth, left Washing
ton with his mother and two sisters for
Newburn, the summer home of Secre-
tary Hay. Last week he left New Hamp-
shire for New York, where he spent
some days. He arrived in New Haven
last evening in time for dinner and
went Immediately to the New Haven
House where he was assigned to room
No. A. third door, front, directly over
the Chapel street entrance to the hotel
once.
Young Hay was one of the vanguard
Of the academic class Of Yale '9S. He
had come to his old college town as
member Of his class triennial commit
tee and arrived early to assist his col
leagues on the committee in preparing
tor the festivities az commencement
week ID general and for the class sup
@per q particular. He took dinner with
'one a ~ elassmatep and It O'Clock
hurrie1 s. tie EIypefion thestfe whers
Ae N1tnelaeI ~ ev>lla6 pesform1nel.