The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-05
AFTER WEEK
OF SUFFERING
Wife Was al Death Bed All
Washington Monrns--drief
at His Former
Home
BY the Aaaociated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Washington, Oct. a. Henry G.
Payne, the postmas-er-general Of the
United States, member Of the Nation
al Republican committee, s,alwart
member of his party, with 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 G10 o'clock TO-
night, aged GO years.
His death was announced in the fol
lowing official bulletin issued by the
attending physicians:
The postmaster general died al
6.10 p. M He died peacefully with.
cut q struggle Cause Of his death. Iii
sease of mitral valve and dilatation oi
heart"
Mr. Payne bad been in pooi
health for at least Two years, but his
illness covered only seven days, az
attack of heart trouble last week pre-
ciptatng the end at a time whcn- at
ter res. he seemed to have recoyerec
little. A small measure of his yitali
ty was impaired by years of arduous
labor
His death this afternoon came af
ter nearly six hours of unconscious.
ness. The last official caller to IN
quire as to Paync's condition wa
President Roosevelt, and be had beer
gone only about Ten minutes when tn,
stricken member Of his cabinet cS
prcd.
Secretary Hay had called at Paynes \
apartments few miWtes before th'
president made his visit. Neither en-
tered the sick room
As Mr. Roosevelt was leaving at 6
he spoke fcelingly of Payne 20 tho
newspaper men gathered in front o.
the hotel as "thc sweetest. most lov
able and most trustful man 4 ever
knew.
Mrs. Roosevelt, accompanied by
Mrs Cowles. also was a caller at The
family apartments of he Payne
during the late afternoon.
Around Paynes bedside at the
time Of his death were his deyoted |
wife, Rev. DR. Dunlap, pastor Of St |
Johns Episcopal church, Major anu |
Mrs w. NJ. Cameron. of jamestown |
n. Y. Mr. and Mrs Winfield Gamer |
on of Milwaukee, Charles l.. Jone /
and Miss louise Jones, relatives
Private Secretary Whitney. Mis-. Ma /
ric Barbicrc. an old companion o
Mrs. Payne. Mr.. and Mrs. w L. Ma
lop OF Washington. oll-ime friend
Of Mr.. and Mrs Payne. and the faith
ful colored messenger a. the depart
hent of The postmaster general.
When the postmasterg general ha,
brcathod his last. Or, Magruder To-
Mr.. Payne out of the room II wa
stated that she had stood up bravel,
under the heavy strain.
The last day had been one during
which practically al hope had been
abandoned 'or some hours. The ap
proach of dissolution b"gan ddrinf
the nooa hour. when the sick mar
lost consciousness and no longer re-
cgnized those whom he had aitemptoj
q cheer during his Illness. by saving
t. them that he was all right. Whc.
Mrs Payne saw The end was near she
aummncd Rev. Dr Dunlap and at hei
request he read at the bedside Of th'
diving man psalm 100.
Postmaster General Payne had
toen in failing health for Two year.
although nc illness which carried
him away was of on,y about p week.
Duration lie had ve;urncd only r.
Gently from we-tern trip and de-
pite a slight cold apparently was IL
better physical condition TRAN he has
teen for spme timc previously. He q;
once plunged in.o work Of his ofhc1
He was al his desk a. The postofnc~
department last Tuesday. whcre a
number Of his friends spoke Of his
friends spoke apparently better
health.
lie attended the cabinet meeting
hat Iay re IA sed a restless night
however. and although he spent Wei
Eesday foreut n at his Office. be
showed that be was feeling badly. !
Stopping at The White house on his
wsv. ne returned n his ho.el for lun-
rheon and felt 50 III he took 10 bis
bed. from which he never again rose
Never in recen. years robust ,
Payne was unable 10 withstsui the
shock Of the sinking spells and last