The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-12
A TRIBUTE To ADELBERT Hay.
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English Publication.

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English Publication.
South Africa" an English publication,
a copy of which has Just been received in
Washington contains the following ayti-
regarding the late AdeIhert s Hay,
formerly United States Consul at PEet0-
ria. referring To him in its caption as the
Pretoria soldiers friend
We deeply reEret to have II record
the death by q distressing accident OF 1lv-
Advi6ert Hay, United States Consul at
Pretoria during the closing period of the
Iioer regime. and son If the silver
tongued' orator. gifted politician. and sue
cssStul statesman, whose term of oils>
as Ambassador to this country was chat>
acterized i5y a remarkable knitting Of the
tbs of friendship between ourselves and
our American cousins. To every man up
on this earth, death cometh soon or late,
bat the world could i'll spare Adelbert
Hay; and while it is true that the air Is
fun of farswe!Is to the dying, and mourn
inSs for the dead Britishers everywhere
viii join in the lament for this bright
young life. extinguished just at the time
when further spheres Of usefulness were
opening up for him.
South Africans viii hardly need to b.
reminded who Mr.. AdeIbert Hay was, or
what he did in connection with the tragic
events Of the war His name will always
be cherished in grateful remembrance fer
his sympathy with the British prisoners,
his usefulness with Mr. KruCers Govern
uent on their behalf. and his unseIfsh ef-
forts TO make their hard lot endurabIe-
Mr. Hay who was quite a young man at
the time of his death, graduated at Yale
University. He was sent TO Pretoria in
the dark days of 1890 to replace Mr.. Ma
crum, whose singular conduct, especially
in regard to the protection Of the inter
osts of British subjects, which had been
entrusted to the American Consulate, had
caused great Uneasiness and IN some quar-
ters no small Indignation The appoint
ment was not only unsolicited, but unde-
sired, It was made at the Presidents
personal initiative, and Consul Hay fully
warranted the acumen which selected so
young and practically inexperienced q
man for such a trying position He 10y
ally served his own country. but at the
same time he won the good favor Of both
BoeT and BritOn in the Transvaal, and Mr.
Nruger's prisoners learnt to know him as
their best friend in Pretoria. IN addition
ID putting himself to much personal in
convenience on their behalf, he freely
spent his own money to satisfy unavoida-
BILE demands. and officers and private sol
1iers alike benefited from his watchful
care and generosity. Coming to his task
in a most difficult tire, and under many
disadvantages. he discharged it in a man
ner creditabIe alike to his intellect and his
heart.
with regard to the circumstances OF
his death II IS doubtful If they viii ever
be fully known. He had gone to New
Haven, Conn, to participate in the tri-
enniaI reunion of the graduates Of Yale
University. Mr.. Hay, who was staying
at the New Haven House Hotel, went TO
mis- room ION the third floor. over the
main entrance) between midnight an6
O'Clock on Sunday morning, after spend
ing the evening with some members Of
his class It was a hot night, and noise
was caused by workmen laying a pave
ment in the neighborhood. At about 2:39
o'clock a bell boy heard something strike
the sidewalk. and. running into the street
he found Mr. Hay On his robe lying IN
conscious. Before the physician who was
sent for arrived Dir Hay was dead, his
skull having been fractured at the base
Of the brain on the right side Il was
found that the seal ring Mr. Hay wore
was bent and broken open by the fall
and an opal ring ne also had on was
smashed 10 pieces and found in the street.
a message IN the Daily Telegraph re-
ports that a study Of DIR. Hays condition
by several observation-disclosures them Prof
C. J. Bartlett. Of ya:e-conyiaces them all
that the young man was doing at the
window of his room, aad that ne leaned
too far out and fell IN to the stone pave
1nent fifty feet below.
To Mr. Secretary John Hay, the
mother and sisters, and other rel
atiyes OF the deceased. we can on.r
express our profound sympathy. Long
before he came to London as
United states Ambassador. Nj Hay
was known TO the reading public
by his remarka bIe works. instinct with the
true spirit Of poetry and possessing a pc
culiar attraction Of their own In London
he was d political. social. and oratorical
success IN private life he was charming
and we had knowledge Of him both IN
private and public. We have ConyeTSeG
with him and listened with raDt atte1-
ton TO his glowing periods and beautifully
turned sentences at public functions In
der these circumstances 1t was an addi
JiOnal pleasure 10 Us when his son rem
dered such sympathetic cid 10 our poor
fellows in Mr.. kruSer5 rough keeping.
consolation Of knowing that, II his SON
life was short, it was full Of good deeds
AdeIbert Hay has done his duty nObly
and passed from amongst US into the
great unknown with nothing TO fear and
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