The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-06-28
AsAD ACCIDENT
Adelbert Hay Fnils from q Hotel WIN
dow and is Instantly Killed

New Haven, Conn. June 2s.-Adelbert
Hay. son of Secretary Hay. the former
United States consu to Pretoria. South
Africa, was found dead on the side
walk In front OF the New Haven House
at 2:So O'Clock this morning. He retir-
ed TO his room at l ( O'Clock. after SPEND
ing the evening with a party Of friends
in apparent excellent spirits.
IL Is believed that Mr.. Hay became
i'll after retiring and went to the win
dow Tor air 1t Is supposed that he
became dizzy and fell.
Dr. Bartlett. the medical examiner.
stated that Mr.. Hay undoubtedly came
to his death by accident.
on the window ledge was found a
partially burned cigarette. From this
it is inferred that Mr.. Hay had lighted
IT Tor a smoke before retiring and was
either seated or standing by the win
dow. Whether he fell out while asleep
or in an attack of vertigo cannot he
determined.
Inc DEAD mar 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 yesterday. and in which, by vir-
tue OF his class office. the young man
Would nave been one of the leaders.
Inc terrible tragedy has cast a gloom
over the whole city.
There was a solitary snActator ia tba
fearful fall, a laborer on the citv
streets. At the hour mentioned the
workman saw the form of a man fall
ing through space. An instant later
there was a sickening thud and the
body lay directly in front of the main
hotel entrance. The Mortified laborer
rushed 10 the spot. and his shouts
Drought others The usual crowd gath
cred. In it were several belated Yale
graduates. They bent over the body.
One OF them. Julian Mason. son of the
late Edward G.. Mason. of Chicago, and
a classmate Of young Hay, drew back,
horror-Strlcken n cried: MY God, its
Del Hay!"
reached the scene and made the iden-
t1ficatlon complete.
ON the window sill of the room occu-
pied by young Hay was found a partly
consumed cigarette. On the floor near
the window was a ring worn by the
victim. His clothing a been neatly
arranged and the bed clothes were
drawn back. The bed. however, had
not been occupied. Here the mystery
becomes intangible. The popular
theory seems to have it tina the young
man, having prepared for bed, thought
to indulge in a good night smoke; that
he chose the cool of the window, pos
sibly doZed. lost his balance and fell
from the window. The presence of the
ring on the floor, however, gave rise to
the fancy that possibly while toying
with the ring it dropped and that in an
efo to recoved it, the fall resulted.
However it happened, the known facts
seems to make it conclusive that it was
all a frightful accident.
Washington, Jun 24.-Telegrams OF
coincidence from all quarters of the
world are coming to the state depart
ment, addressed TO Secretary Hay.
Cards also are being received at the
Hay home here expressing regret.
The state department today received
from Mr.. Babcock. confidential secre-
tary Of Secretary Hay, a telegram
stating that the funeral of Adelbert
Hay will be held at Cleveland and will
be strictly private. No official repre-
sentatives will be expected. The time
of the funeral is not given. The state
department design no official to attend
the funeral.
The following are among the tele-
grams addressed to Secretary Hay:
From S~andringham Palace, Sir F.
Kollys. private secretary to his majesty
the King of England says: The king
shares your grief in your terrible loss.
He had the pleasure of knowing your
son in London
From the Elysee palace at Paris, the
president of France sends the following
message: "Sincerest sympathy"
Lord Roberts telegraphs from Lon
don Il deeply sympathize with o in
the tragic death of your son His kind
ness and courtesy to our prisoners in
Pretoria will ever be most gratefully
remembered"