Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1904-10-12
MR.. PAYNE IS DEAD.
Aaethefi Prominent ehafaster Passes
From fife Stage Of Action
cOR1ELYou WILL SUCCEED HIN
The Postmaster General succumbs to
Heart Trouble After an Illness Of
Seven Days.

Washington, Special Henry G.
Payne, Postmaster General of the
United States, q member of the ma
tional Republican committee, a stal.
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 S:10 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 heart.
Mr.. Payne had been in poor health
for at least two years, but his last i'll
less covered only seven days, an at.
tack of heart trouble last week precip.
itating the end at a 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.
ly six hours of Inconsistencies. The
last Official caller to inquire as to Mr..
Payne'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 visit. Neither en-.
tered the sick room. as Mr.. Roose.
velt was leaving, about six o'clock, ne
spoke feelingly Of Mr. Payne to the
newspaper men gathered in front of
the hotel IS "the sweetest, most low
able and most trustful man ever
knew" Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied
by Capt Cowles. was 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 nc 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 sumomned 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 at.
ternoon the body will be taken to the
Pennsylvania Railroad station and
placed aboard the private car OF
President A. j. Earring, of the Chica'
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad,
who rendered tie use of the car by
telegraph and announced that 1t
would be i .fe. The remains should
arrive at Milwaukee Saturday even
ing and serNves will be held next
Sunday at tho All Saints Episcopal
Church there. A message has been
sent to the Rt. Rev. Isaac l.. Nichol.
son, the bishop of Milwaukee, who is
now at a convention in Boston, ask
ing aim if he can officiate. Intarment
will be at the Forest Home Gene.
terry, Milwaukee. Mrs. Payne has ex'
pressed a desire that the services h
as simple as possible. Further plans
for tho funeral will be decided on
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