The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-25
ADEIBERT s. HAY.

guished patient so much better that he
permitted him to sit up.
Immediately after the departure of
the physician Secretary Hay arose and
had breakfast in his room, his nurse
reporting to other members of the sad
household that he was fairly comfort
able, all things considered.
Result of an Accident.
There seems to be no doubt that the
death of Adclbert Hay was the result
of an accident. but Just how it oc-
Cured is a matter of speculation. He
reached New Haven at o'clock on
Saturday evening, having come direct
from Washington TO attend the tri-
ennial reunion Of the class of '0S of
Yale. of which he was n member. He
went TO the New Haven House and was
assigned to room AZ on the fourth floor
fronting on the Yale campus. Coming
down stairs soon afterward, he strolled
about the hotel and then left, saying
that he was going ont on the campus.
During the early evening, it is sup
posed. he attended a meeting of the tri-
ennial committee, which has In charge
the arrangements for the class celebla-
ton. 1t is thought that he went from
there to the Hyperion theater. He
reached tie hotel about o'clock. After
getting the key of his room and talking
with the clerk for a while he left word
that he wanted 10 be called mt o o'clock
and went up stairs.
Nothing further was seen of Adelbert
Hay until about 2:30 O'clock when
James Sullivan. laborer, who was
standing directly In front of the hotel,
heard noise as of some one opening
a window.
The Only Witness.
He glanced around casually, but
| sprang out ON the street as he saw
some object shoot downward from one
of the upper stories. The object struck
! the sidewalk with crash and remain
cd motionless. Sullivan smiled. MS ht
/ thought that dummy had beer
dropped in an attempt at a practical
! joke
STOPPING down TO examine it. lie wai
Mortified to see that the supposed dun
1 my was a man.
No one dared to remove the bod,
| from the sidewalk until. in compliance,
! with the Connecticut law. the corone
/ or medical examiner had viewed til,
body. 1t was almost an hour befor,
Professor Bartlett of the Yale Medicl
school. who is the coroner's physician
arrived. After an examination he de
cided that death was due to n fall FROM
the window and issued permit 70
the removal of the body.
Great Gloom mt Yale.
i Yale's class day dawned beautifully
and the hearts of all seniors and thei
hosts of visitors We're filed with han
piest anticipationS for the successful
carrying out of the various features o
the programme, though the Joy of al
was cloudcd inevitably by thoughts o
the sad tragedy of Sunday morning
when Adelbert s. Hay met his death
The pail of sorrow oceaSioned by TN
grief of Secretary John Hay and hi
! family is felt throughout the uniyer
sity
Chiefly the days exercises were 70
the class of 1901 in the academical do
partment. opening with the annun
presentation exercises in Battell chan
ell. Here the class Grafton was deliy
cred by Richard Henry Evans Of Lisle
n. Y. and the class poem was read Ii,
Paul Titus Gilbert of Cincinnati, con
Guiding the mornings programme.
EARLY in the afternoon the class his
torical exercises, the main function q
the day, We're held in n Temporal,
amphitheater erected on the colleg
campus. Following the reading of TN
histories the class. headed by band
marched around the campus and plant
ed the class ivy.
The Yale Law school held exercise
IN the afternoon, the meeting of fin
alumni of that department being frs
in order.
In the evening the commencement
concert of the Glee club was held an,
was followed by the senior Germa,
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