The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-06-29
KILLED BIZ A FALL
ADELBERT 9. HAYsTHE vICTfn OF
ATERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT
~ NEW HAVEN.
SECRETARY HAY IS FRUSTRATED
FIN Details Of the Tragedy VIII
Never BE Known-Generally SUPP
posed That willie sitting In the
window He Do.ed ON ana, over
balancing, Fell to the Pavement

New Haven, Conn.,, June Is. -Adel.
bert Stone Hay, former consul Of the
United States at Pretoria, South At
RIGA, and eldest son Of Secretary Of
State John Hay, fell from a window in
the third story OF the New Haven
house In this city shortly before $3.50
o'clock yesterday morning and was In
stantly killed.
The dead maj was a graduate Of
Yale, OF the class Of '9S. and his death
occurred on the eve Of the university
commencement, which brought him
here Saturday, and in which by virtue
Of his class Office, the young man would
have been one Of the leaders. The ter
rible tragedy has cast a gloom owe the
whole city. The full details Of the ac-
cident will eve be known. Nj. Hay
had rooms at the, New Haven house
for commencement week. It is general
ly supposed, however, that after going
to his room he went to the window for
air, sitting on the sill, he dozed of
and, overbanencing,
Fell to the Pavement
below, a fall Of fully sixty feet. The
fall resulted in instant death, and
within fifteen minutes the body had
USSua 4NSAlI4AASu de ludt VI tyOuLS nay
How it all happened became a matter
of speculation on the part Of the
throng Of curious spectators who gath
cred, and a subject Of mournful In
quiry for the classmates and friends Of
the young man. Half. a dozen phy-11
sicians who were hastily summoned
were unable to do anything and the
body awaited its disposition at the or
ders Of the coroner's deputy, Medical
Examiner Bartlett. That official pro-
nounced 1t 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
undertaken where It awaited instruc-
lions from the family. Repeated eff
forts to locate Secretary Hay by wire
were futile until the early morning
hours, when a request from the father
reached Mr.. Seth Moseley, the pro-
prietor Of the hotel, to- care for the
body until the members Of the family
could reach town. Meanwhile the sen-,
sation occasioned by the tragedy con-
tinued.
Secretary Hay Prostrated.
Hon. John Hay, secretary Of state,
arrived in New Haven from Washing
ton at 5:45 p. m. in response to the dis
patch announcing the sudden death Of
his son, Adelbert s. Hay. Mr.. Hay was
unaccompanied, and gave signs OF
great grief. { He. entered a carriage and
was driven. Immediately to the resi-
Mr.. Seth Moseley, So Wall
street.S Worn out with the long trip
from tie capital and only within the
walls Of the house that sheltered the
remains Of his dead son, the secretary
collapsed. His prostration was so COM
plete that medical aid was deemed.
necessary, and DR.. Gilbert was UNI
moned. DR.. Gilbert said that the ILL
ness Of the secretary is apparently not
serious. The physician said: MT.
Hay is simply overwhelmed by the
tragic death, Of his son and is suffering
from a prostration which viii probably
be relieved by sufficient rest"
Miss Helen Hay, a daughter Of the
secretary, arrived in New Haven from
Boston at 7:10 p. m.