The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-24
TRAGIC DEATH.
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clerk had reached the scene and
made the Identification complete. The
body was clad in pajamas. On the win
dow sill of the room occupied by young
Hay was found a partly consumed Gig
arctic. On the floor near the window
was a ring worn by the victim. His
clothing had been neatly arranged and
the bedclothes were drawn back. The
bed, however. had not been occupied.
Here the mystery becomes Intangible.
The popular theory seems to have it
that the young man, having prepared
for bed, thought to indulge in a good
night smoke" that he chose the cool
window seat, possibly dozed, lost his
balance and fell from the window. The
presence of the ring on the floor, how
ever. gave rise to the fancy that posi-
bly,, while toying with the ring, It
dropped, and that. in an effort to recov-
er it, the fall resulted. However it hap
pened, the known facts seem to make
it conclusive that it was all a frightful
accident.
Young Hay. it was remarked. was in
particularly good spirits, and had
planned with unusal enthusiasm to par
ticipate in many engagements this
week. In the harbor lies a yacht in
which, with a party of his friends. he
had promised to Join in trip on We'd
nesday to New London for the Yale
Harvard boat races on Thursday. This
morning a messenger carried to the
yacht the news of the tragic end of the
unfortunate man.
Sunrise of commencement week Sun
day found the dead body in the rooms
of an undertaken An examination of
the remains disclosed a discoloration
on right forehead, a confusion on the
right arm and an abrasion on the right
leg. plain ring worn on the right
hand was bent and cut. No bones were
broken and there was no external frac-
IF he esIx1 II, 7srr1.f
downward the body escaped striking 4
balcony one story below and crashed
upon the pavement with all the force
of a momentum increased by the
weight of a man Of such large physique
as young Hay.
Those members of the class Of 'ss
who are in town, after the examination
by the coroner's physician, escorted the
body from the undertaking establish
ment to the private residence Of Mr..
Seth Moseley, of the New Haven House.
Here It awaited the arrival of the rela-
tives.
John Hay, secretary of state, arrived
at New Haven from Washington at 5:45
p. m, in response to the dispatch an
nouncing the sudden death of his son,
Adelbert S. Hay.
Mr. Hay was unaccompanied and gave
signs of great grief. He entered a car
riage and was driven Immediately to
the residence of Mr.. Seth Moseley 80
Wall street. Worn out with the long
trip from the capital and once within
the walls of the house that sheltered
the remains of his dead son, the secre-
tary collapsed. His prostration was so
complete that medical aid was deemed
necessary and DR.. Gilbert was sum
moned.
Miss Helen Hay. a daughter of the
secretary, arrived in New Haven from
Boston at 7:10 D m
DR.. Samuel Gilbert who WAS sum
moned in attendance upon Secretary
Hay, said that the illness of the secre-
tary is apparently not serious. The
physician said:
Mr.. Hay is simply overwhelmed by
the tragic death of his son and is suf-
fering from a prostration which will
rest"
,Adelbert s. Hay was the eldest son of
while the latter was living in Cleveland
O.. about q years ago. HIS second name
IS stone, which he bears in memory of
the late Amasa Stone, his maternal grand
sire He was educated in the private
PauPs academy in Concord N. H. for
yale At the university he was a popular
manner. he was capable of warm and
steadfast Friendships and was of charm
much time to athletics and thus splendid
" deyeioped his naturally robust frame,
with chest and limbs of correspond ding
proportions. The sta1wart figure of young
hay, with the look of reserve power in
his face, undoubtedly went far toward
securing for him the respect and consid-
GRAFTON which is not always exhibited to
one of his years. With this physique went
q degree OF personal bravery that. though
never reck eSSly or boaStingly evidenced.
was still manifested on more than one
occasion. An instance of this was shown
at Gibraltar. Young Hay was on his way
out TO the philippines a civilian pasSen-
ger on an army transport carrying a vol
unteer regiment to Manila.
At Gibraltar the men had shore leave
and when the hour for sailing arrived half
of the volunteers We're not aboard The
company officials rounded up those in
Gibraltar proper. but they could not go in
uniform In chase of the rOisterers who
had found a welcome hiding place among
across the border. Adelbert Hay volun-
teered to act as provost marshal and he
soon enptied the dives and dragged out
the slSulkers and drove them down to
their ship.
An extended public career was scarcely
short time that elapsed between his grad
uat1On from Yale and his death he had
achieved a reputation worthy of emula-
ton Upon his return from the Philip
pines on the trip above referred to. ne
cast about for something to do. The sit
attention and it was his own impulse that
led him to volunteer to go to Pretoria to
replace Consul Macrum. It was realized
here that Pretoria would be besieged and
that an official status would be little pro-
lection against this phase of war. Then
were far in excess of the salary of the
consulate, so that he who took the place
served his country at personal loss.
These conditions did not deter young Hay