Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-07-02
Sudden D.mise of Statesman,
Poet and Scholar Come in
Early Moraing Hours.
ONLY WIFE REACHED BEDSIDE
Other Members of the Family Did Not
Respond in Time to Sec the End
comc-sccrctary Had Spent Com
Portable Day and Slept Quietly Till
Midnight.
(ny Associated Press.l

NEWBuRf, n. H., July John
Hay. secretary of State, died today at
his summer home, The Fclls," OH the
shore of Lake Sunapee The hour of
his passing was 1925 o'clock this
morning. The last moments of the
statesman were peaceful and the en.l
came almost without a struggle.
The suddcnncss of it was staggcr-
ing. AT the hcu-' of twelve all was
quiet. In another moment nurses and
physicians founT thettssclyJsss sssunnmon.
cd to the bedside. There had been IL
collapse. Twenty-Five minutes later it
was all over
So swiftly did the end come that the
dying man passed away unattended by
The members of hisf amily, save his
wife. The others, Il son, and daugh-
ter, were summoned, but they reached
the bedside only to find their distin-
guished parent dead.
The secretary yesterday had passed
the most comfortable day since his ill
iNSo bCSbi WccN ago.
Was Sleeping Quietly.
lie WAS to sit up today. The pa.
ticnt had hidden his wife and physi.
clans good night at ten o'clock last
night. An hour later he was sleeping
quietly. Almost at the stroke of mid.
night he was seized with turn. lie
called fecby, and a nurse responded.
He was breathing with great diff
Guilty. DR.. Scuddcr was speedily sum
moned, and it required but glance
for him to determine that the end was
but few minutes away. The house.
hold was aroused The wife reached
her husband as he was breathing his
last. The son, Clarence Hay, and the
daughter, Mrs. james A. Wadswor,h.
of Gcnesce, n. Y, hurried into the sick
room, but they were too late.
Death was caused by pulmonary en-.
bolism, according to Dr. Scuddcr. The
patient did not suffer greatly in his
last moments. Aside from great diff
Guilty in breathing there was no strug-
gle. Stimulants were ineffective. The
secretary lapscd into unconsciousncss
and seemed TO fall asleep at the last.
Funeral Arrangements.
The undcrtakcrs arrived at "Thc
Fclls" shortly after noon. About the
same time DR.. Scuddcr announced that
il had been decided by the family that
Mr.. lays funeral would be in Clevo.
land. Ohio. The body will
be taken TO Ncwbury by special train
at 1880 Il. IN. tomorrow and proceed
to Springfield, Mass. where the fun.
cral car will be attached To the regular
BostonChicago through train for
Cleveland, Mrs. Hays former home.
Private services will be held i'm the
chapel at Lake View cemetery, CIcvc.
land, on Wednesday forenoon. Mrs.
Hay received word tonight that Prosi-
dent Roosevelt would attend the ser.
vice. 1t is expected that the members
of the cabinet will act as honorary
pail bearers. The funeral party will
include Mrs. Hay. Clarence Hay, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mather
Chronological Resume of Career.
John Hay was born in Salem. Ind,
Oct. 5, 1888. Graduated from Brown
University IN 1855. Studied law in the
Office OF Abraham Lincoln. Went 10
washington as one Of the presidents
private secretaries in 1861.
During the war between the States
he was J>incoln's adjutant and alde.de.