Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-05
BTEATHES LAST.


t'mth'r iIHI.S fn.' the funeral will be
decided uH. t"HnlrpW.
TIL" death at The, postmaster general
came as III" result r";;lIy of Il success
SION uf sinking spells due To W"nk hear,
and emlrebled tn, sick man until fin
ally the heart liter; II! gave ont
stricken With an attack of heart
trouble, last Wednesday, his condition
rapidly became grave. y succession
OF sinking spells of Increased severity
and decreasing effect followed. but the
remark; bic manner in which Mr..
Payne rallied from the spells and the
responses of the heart action to treat
ment gave a little temporary encour-
agement. His close relatives wera
summoned to Wasi aston as .;lrly as
last Thursday night
Never. in recent E..a@ robust. Mr.
Payne WAS unable ~ withstand the
shock Of the sinkiu sl lis ana. HIST
Friday, when ~ l..I tw" sinking
spells, it was b"li,ic that he WAS
rapidly approaching the end. While
moderate doses Of heart remedies suf-
feed 1T first it became necessary By
IISsnfrd7rt1 10 give match more powerful
Stilnulants and the doses were given i'll
greater quantities chan on any pre-
vious day.
Mrs. Payne. the devoted wife re-
manned constantly near her husband.
rendering every possible aid, comfort
ing him and hoping for the best. Shej
bore up with remarkable fOrtitude andl
not once did she AeaVe their appart-S
ments. Throughout official Washing
ton and in the private circles where
Mr.. Payhe movedA deep solitude was
manifested President Roosevelt 4
whose friendship for Mr.. Payne ex-!
tends back Il number of years, was a.
daily caller at the hotel and was kept
constantly dtsed of Mr.. Payncs cody
dition. Mrs. Roosevelt. too. wasrs lou,
uniting in her inquiries and In :.
sometimes twice day, Offerininh
fort to Mrs. Payne. TO 1915
The cabinet officers in Washer
made anxious inquiries daily a II 0,
condition of the stricken colle;' dli- :
many of the officials of The r Jap l."
department evinccd their ndi m
terest. kilograms poured in
c"E quarter. the more numtt 2.l5-
Wisconsin. where is Mr. Payrr+h,,r
Private secretary Whitney ke
niliri,s advised of the situatio
the hour of dissolution. Mr.. iphs > !
has remained day and night in'"'' 10
waite office of the Payne aptdin.r $40
since the beginning Of the seriol'"rt 80
Of Mr.. Payne's illness. E,hs "a
Mr. PAYNE in the capacity of NIGHT 3H-
the Republican national committees
participated in six Presidential can y, INT
and during the last four Of themthc III
member Of the executive committe. i.5o
national committee. lie was thu"
chairman of the national commit 500
ing the interim between the Heath $40
ator Hanna and the election Of S.
Cortelyou. as its head.
The trying duties that then Dc so
upon him, suppemcntinG. as Ii. On
the strain of the postal invcs
Slapped his vitality ana led to
breakdown. During the Sinki
which ended in his dcllh Mr.. Pa Pro
fcred 40 pain and was unconsciol
time His breathing had bccot
and more difficult and he was l II
swallow, though the doctOreS seilp- by
give aim milk. coffee and beef ti,"'.'r boz.
tors GraySon and Magrudcr wtilnSi,.
the bedside when he first beg9ol the I"'
Were soon Joined by DIR. RiXea,I,i'1',','iiii, mas
waite Secretary Whitney. As $ fr0I
Payne expired, which was az i.f,
MI Whitney notified the War Adj emf