The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-05
DEATH OF HENRY c. PAYNE.
HEART DISEASE ENDS POSTMAS-
TER-GENERAL'S LIFE.
President Called Just Before the End-State
Funeral in Washington on Friday
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Henry c. Payne,
Postmaster General of the United States,
died at $40 O'Clock this evening at his apart
ments in the annex to the Arlington Hotel.
That he W ould die had been foregone con-
clusion for the past twenty-four hours,
and the wonder of it was that he lived
as long as he did.
A state funeral will be held here on
Friday at st. Johns Protestant Episcopal
Church, on Lafayette Square. within q
stones throw OF the Arlington annex.
After the services the body will be taken
to Milwaukee and inferred in Forest Home
Cemetery.
Drs. Magruder and Grayson, the attend-
ing physicians, announced to the family
at 8 o'clock this afternoon that Mr.. Payne
was undergoing another sinking spell and
that he could not survive it. They sum-
summoned to the sickroom Mrs. Payne,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Cameron OF James
town, N. Y, the latter a sister Of the Post
master General Winfield H. Cameron Of
Milwaukee, the granddaughter of Mr.. Payne.
and his wife; Charles K. JONES' a nephew and
Miss Louise Jones, niece Of Mrs. Payne;
Miss Marie Barberi, a lifelong friend Of
Mrs. Payne, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Mason
Of Washington, who have been intimates
Of the Postmaster General and his wife
for many years.
Realizing that the end was near. Mrs.
Payne sent for the Rev. Roland Cotton
Smith, rector Of st. Johns Church, which
the Paynes attended, but he was out Of
town. and requests that they come 30 the
Arlington were then sent to several other
Episcopal clergymen. The first to reach
the sick room was the Rev. DR.. Dunlop,
assistant rector at st. Johns, who, at Mrs..
Payne's request, read Psalm 1870, bsginningi
Out Of the Deep" He then read the Episoo-
pal services for the dying and withdrew.
At 4:30 the attending physicians, issued
this bulletin:
4The Postmaste General IL rapidlysink.
ing and will last but a short time"
News that the Postmaster-G General was
dying was sent to the White House about
O'Clock, and Immediately thereafter Mrs.
Roosevelt called, aooompa MED by Capt.
William s. Cowles Of the navy, the Presi-
dents brother-in-law. Secretary Hay was
also a visitor.
President Roosevelt reached the Arlington
Annex at 5:As and remained until O'Clock.
He was visibly affected when told that Mr..
Payne's end would come very soon. He
did not go to the sick room. As he left the
Arlington, the President asked q group
Of waiting newspaper men II they had known
Mr.. Payne, and when nearly all nodded
their heads, he said: "He was the sweetest,
most lovable and most trustful man have
ever known
The announcement that Mr.. Payne was
dead was made at 8:12 O'Clock by Francis
Whitney, his private secretary. Mrs.
Payne and all those mentioned remained
with the patient until the last Mr.. Payne
suffered little for the last three days, during
which time he was almost in a constant
state of coma, regaining consciousness
occasionally.
Dr. Osler Of Baltimore, the noted dag
nostician, who was summoned last week
when Mr.. Payne was stricken, and DR..
Magruder, one Of the attending physicians,
said that they could not understand
how Mr.. Payne survived SO long the ex-
hausting attacks to which he was sub
jected. The cause of death was disease
of the mitral valve and dilatation Of the
heart.
No doubt exists that Chairman Cortel-
you will be appointed to succeed Mr.. Payne.
1t was an open secret at the time of Mr..
Cortelyous appointment to the national
craftsmanship that he would be made Post
master General after the election Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, the plan being for Mr..
Payne to resign from the Cabinet some
time between now and March 4.
The thirty days in which tho vacancy
must be filed are up on Nov. 4. Whether
Mr.. Corteyou will resign the national
Craftsmanship on the eve Of the election
is not yet known. -