The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-02-06
WILLIAM c. WHITNEY IS DEAF
PORMERLY SECRETARY OF THE
NAVY UNDER CLEVELAND.

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the navy. died TO" mIha es ai'S3
o'cleck this aftsFuooh Al lila h'I47 Ia
Flrgh ayenae tn als eiEh year.
He died ~hlls under the .nnaShes Of
sthsr administered pFepaFat0FJ TO
.eeond opssaEioa f0F app~hdieiais, by
his bedside weFs bis sUn. HAIRY PaynS
/ WhtLnsy. and hls d4aghtsF bFvthy
/ WhIgusy a. veil a, DF. NlIltsA T.
Ball. the ehisf saFgvDh la aIE5adahs1s
/ Mr. Nbltusy sAs taken III Friday
nighs at the perform Anes u hAso-
Lrtts" al the AsggVpoIitAa opsfa h0ass
and had " ls4Te bsfJfe tbs opssA en-
drd
/ pr. Walter g. Jamss, the family
phyaIclan, wa Summoned Ahd fgaad
that the coadIJioa II tho paIieat v ~
such that after consultation aa opera
t.8a 4as dsclded apya ana eas psf-
formed by lir BAH ras paGienE Fal'
| lied 90 asll JhaE u va tuIly bsllsFed
h- sgad recover. Ms WAifhry :
eoud4uJu WA resy grave. hgasVrs. ga
sanaA, and M1aaay ADD 80 a eoHaal-
IAEl5n bs.A this 4ftrfeDea. EAs eJ1el't-
sl3a asa reached Eh4G shs gnly hote
tor gh1 bpaElrns LAY la are3aA 1Fsra'
Eiyn. A bailsgia issard In ths u-gfI4-
/ ing slated Ihrfs bad bsrn a s.izhE Ia
gsr TcmeaE Ia tho palt~uG esadltlpn.
baE shgft.y before 3 'oAea 4lAsaalass
aga pt8ala wrre noEleud. All hGfrted
: gsr trasL8ua Uss= made tgr a ~eoad
operation Mr. WAIsusy va plseri
andrr the lnnarnep q sdhsr. baE
" asGAer the yp.tAslJa a. Fsyeeetisd
witA 0r esG IL anAuasa
/ Nhsn the phy.lsl aha preeiersd EhAE
/ tbs patient VA Ia danger Il death /.
I Harry Payhs WhIshsy ahd Miss hsfe-
/ thy Whlsary we're Immediately assgt.
/ hed They haatsn-d u tan sias q
I thrir father Ana "a . fsw @ihat1a Az
had brsaghsd hLs tssA tjaygsu VA
ssrA Aad all the al tIi u The Phy islss Ans
Aad sasE-oas sfsaghI Iass pfsy "
saFs the life % The dlsEiaxuish@a pa
ttsas. bal sn ~ avail tgvAa ; !s5,s4
bstlep tbs umpls FseS - bis a~AiA
vas nsas pasls. Later tAs sslbsw-
tag stafrm-us aas issas,i
ME- WhishsP dt.d at 4 s-stagR Il
Psritonisa and s.aoa petsasieg. tst.
l3wins al operation sls aPpsaaselsls.
Mr. whitney Hay sa ssuly called =
many siard maa. aaa. sb.s~ all. BE- a
shofaaxs. says q fve-as tssgs u ust-
psr's Wrskly EvvrythIas that 10 Asa
saksn bold q aaethg his ssmys saa
aNefsl eAFssr 40 hss bstEaf=d aEd tas.
proved A. lawyer. a eabtast ais.
later. hsisHesH maa. asa slei-sr
lrsdrs. - bas stsuu ,as ab,srs ia fs,
tawmra. and a. hssbas8 aaa fssher
nu haa seA 40 ssaa PIC Es all tAr
wartd
William C'atJsaa Whisn-Y va s,sn
~ Conway. Mass. JAY s. laLt ~
IL faa son - Jts~s HrpllAy sea taa
rtadA Co,HaaI Whisa~y lila sash~t
was srian II aa cid Na~ Enslana
famtlY. shass eina-rr. Jaha WhisssY.
came grom Wrstastasssr. t.ousias.
EaEIaad. ia ts3s sad spsstsa AZ waL
rrfpwu. Mass. Gls has stvse ~ Ausa4,
tea many atsttaxu5shra warriors ana
lawyers, Mr Whisaeys nansh1s "a.
ItnsAI dssesesiaas e tsavpsnas " 81
lam Bradford q F,Ymoeta Cak~ay
Tbs young maa wac rdseaErd q
the Wjl'stpn aeaaemy. Eastaaas pspri
Mass. and ia 1859 h~ anssrvd Tal.
graduating To iss4 Subsequently, ~
graduated rrun the DAas lAw sohaa
a' Harvard In tses
he frss pTzcsiest In Nsw Yark city
and ba snoa prev~d hiasas shrpws
praetittnuar When only al years ok
ha became = political leader. ard ha
always been = strong aad stAanol
democrat lie was active in the TIL
den campaign. ard IN 1875 catered Ri
tlrss political office a. cuspuFatip.
oouncil for the city of New YORK
/ He prepared tha consultative act
which lawyers consider today tho bas
instruments u its Kind ever framed Il
this eoaatry. and no was aIsn lpada
in Tammany ss well a. . hxhtu
against that organisation. In tssa h,
resigned from the corporation onunci
and interested himself in business. &c
qairing franchises for stFpsa railway,
In New York city.
In 1855 politics once more elaine,
him. and this time 10 became saorr
tary 81 the NARY In The cabinet al
President Cleveland. During his tern
Of office no devoted his entire snarS,n,
to improving the navy and huildips
ships. laying the foundation for sha
glorious victories over spain. and b.
ginning tho construction 81 the Rrpa
war vessels which has mae the Unitas
stairs world power. Mr. whitney
having psrfnrmedd great service in n.
nation. retired from office in 1889, ans
he has since then refused all politioa
uT diplomatic Offices.
He returned to active business ans
proceeded tu pnits and systsmatisa this
street. railroads ~ New York ottv
He gathered clever and active msr
around him. and by degrees he pro
duoed the present great system ot
railroads known ~ the Metropolitan
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