The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-10-05
And Passes Forever From
Human Ken.
DIEASE OF THE HEART
This is Given by the Physicians as
Cause of Death. The Post
master General Was
Sixty Years OF
Age.
(Ry the Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 4.-Henry G.
Payne, Postmaster General of the
United States. a member of the Ma
tional 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 6:10 o'clock
tonight aged sixty years. The death
was announced in an official bulletin
issued by the attending physicians,
which gave the cause of death as dis
ease of the mitral valve and dilat1on
of the heart
Mr.. Payne had been in poor health
for at least two years, but his last
illness covered only seven days. an
attack of heart trouble last week pre-
cipitating the end at time when after
a rest he seemed to have recovered a
small measure of his vitality impaired
by years of arduous labor. Death
this afternoon came after nearly six
hours of unconsciousness.
Roosevelt the Last Caller.
The last official caller to inquire as
to Mr.. Payne's condition was Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and he had been gone
only about ten minutes when the
stricken member of his Cabinet ex
pired. Secretary Hay had called at
the Payne apartments few minutes
before the President mada his visit
Neither entered the sick room. AS
Mr.. Roosevelt was leaving abut SIX
o'clock he spoke feelingly of Mr..
Payne to the newspaper men gather
ed in front OF the hotel as "the sweet
est, most lovable and most trustful
man l ever knew"
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by
Captain Cowles, was caller at the
family apartments of the Paynes dur
ing the late afternoon.
The lat day had 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 recogniZ-
ed those whom he had attempted to
cheer during his illness by saying to
them that he was all right. When
Mrs. Payne saw that the end was near.
she summoned the Rev. DR.. Dunlap,
OF st. Johns Episcopal Church, and
at her request he read at the bed
side of the dying man Psalm $50, "Out
of the Depths and then repeated the
prayers the Episcopal Church pro-
vides shall be read at the bed of those
about to pass away.
Funeral Arrangements.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Johns Episcopal Church in this city
next Friday morning, and at 3:15 that
afternoon the body will be taken to the
Pennsylvania Railroad station and
placed aboard the private car of Pres
iGent A. ]. Earling, of the Chicago.
Milwaukee & ST. Paul Aailroad, who
rendered the use of the car by tele-
graph and announced that It would
be here by tomorrow morning. The
remains should arrive at Milwauke ee
Saturday evening and services VIII be
held next Sunday at the All Saints
Episcopal Church there. A message
has been sent to the Right Rev Isaac
l.. Nicholson, the bishop of Milwaukee,
who is now at a convention in Boston,
asking him if he can officiate. Inter
ment will be at the Forest Home cem-
etery, Milwaukee.
Mrs. Payne has expressed q desire
that services be as simple as possible.
Further plans for the funeral will be
decided on tomorrow.