Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-10-12
Mr. PAYNE IS DEAD
Another Prominent Character Passes
From The Stage of Action
C0RIELY0U WILL SUCCEED HIM
The Postmaster General Succumbs to
Heart Trouble After an Illness Of
Seven Days.

Washington, Special Henry c.
Payne. Postmaster General of the
United States, member OF the ma
tioDal Republican committee, stall
wart of his party. with the history
Of which both in his home. State and
nationally he has been Identified for
many years. died at his apartments AT
the Arlington Hotel at 6:1O O'Clock
Friday night, aged 60 years. The
death Was announced in an official
bulletin issued by the attending phys.
icians. which gave the cause OF death
as disease OF the mitral valve and di-
lation OF the neart.
Mr.. Payne had been in poor health
for at least two years, but his last i'll.
rcss Gov .rcd only seven days, an at
tack OF heart trouble last week precip.
!tating the end ut time when after
rest he seemed to have recovered
small measure OF his vitality int
paired by years of arduors labor.
Death this Afternoon came after near
II six hours of Unconsciousness. The
/ last official caller to inquire as to Mr..
Paync's condition was President
Roosevelt and he had been gone only
about ten minutes when the stricken
member of his cabinet expired. Sec
rotary Hay had called at the Payne
apartments a few minutes before the
President made his vi1it Neither en-
tered the sick room. AS Mr.. Roose-
welt was leaving, about six o'clock. he
spoke feelingly of Mr. Payne to the
newspaper men gathered in front of
The hotel rs the sweetest. most low
eble and most trustful man / ever
knew" Mrs. Roosevelt. accompanied
by Capt Cowles. was n caller at the
family apartments of the Paynes dur
ing the late afternoon.
The last day mad been one during
which practically all hope had been
abandoned for some hours. The ap.
proach of dissolution began during the
noon hour, when the sick man lost
consciousness and no longer recog-
nized those whom he had attempted
to cheer during his illness by saying
TO them that ne was all right. When
Mrs. Payne saw that the end was
near. Sne Sumomncd The Rev Dr.
Dunlap, of ST. Johns Episcopal
Church, and at her request he read
at the bedside of the dying man
Psalm $50. out of the Depths and
then repeated the prayers the Episco-
pal church provides shall be read at
the bed OF those about to pass away.
Funeral services will be held at St
Johns Episcopal Church. in this city,
Friday morning, and at 3:15 that af
ternoon the body Will be taken to the
Pennsylvania Railroad station and
placed aboard the private car OF
President a. j Earling, Of the Chica-
go. MilW aukee * St Paul Railroad
who rendered tie use of the car by
telegraph and announced that it
would be here. The remains should
arrive at Milwaukee Saturday even
ing and serTves VIII Do held next
Sunday at the All Saints Episcopal
Church there. A message has been
sent 10 the Ri Rev. Isaac l.. Nicho!-
son, the bishop of Milwaukee, who is
now at Il convention in Boston, ask
ing Aim If he can ofiiciata. Interment
Will be at the Forest Home Gene
terry Milwaukee. Ms. Payne has eX-
pressed desire that the services 10
AS simple as possible. Further plans
for the funeral VIII be decided ON
later.
Cortelyou to Succeed Him.
Washington. Spcc;al.-In succession
TO Mr. Payne. George Bruce Cortci you.
former secretary of the Department. OF
Commerce and Labor and now chair
man OF the Republican national com
mittee, viii become Postmater Gen
eral.
Mr.. Cortclyou's appointment as head
of the PostOffcc Department was deter