Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-07-03
THE END WAS
VERY PEACEFUL
Secretary Hay Breathes His Last
With Little Struggle. -
TOOK SUDDEN TURN.
Devoted Wife of the Distinguished
Statesman Only Member Of the
Family Beside Him In His
Dying Moments.

Newburry. n. H.. July 3.-The last
moments of Secretary Hay we're
peaceful and the end came with
scarcely a struggle. The suddenness
of It was all but staggering. At the
hour of midnight he was quiet. In an
other moment the nurses and physi-
his bedside. There had been a coll
lapse. Twenty-Five minutes later all
was over. So swiftly had the end
come that the dying man passed away
unattended by any members Of his
family save his wife. The others. a
son and daughter. We're summoned.
but they reached the bedside only 10
find their distinguished parent dead.
The secretary Friday passed the
most comfortable day since his illness
began n week ago. He was to SIT up
Saturday. The patient had hidden his
wife and physicians good night at ~
o'clock Friday night. An hour later
he was sleeping quietly. Almost at the
stroke of twelve the secretary was
seized with a bad turn. He called
feebly and a nurse responded. The
secretary was breathing with great
difficulty. DIR. Scudder was speedily
summoned and Il required but glance
for him to determine the end was but
n few minutes away. The house had
been aroused. The wife reached her
husband as he was breathing his last.
His son. Clarence Hay. and daughter.
Mrs. James A. Wadsworth Of Genes
see. n. Y. hurried into the sick room.
but they were too late. His death was
caused by pulmonary embolism. ac-
cording to DIR. Scudder The patient
did not suffer greatly In his last mo-
ments. Aside from the great difficulty
of breathing there was no struggle.
Stimulants were Ineffective. The sec
rotary lapsed into unconsciousness and
seemed TO fall asleep at the last. The
CONSERVATION of the household was
complete and II remained for DR..
Scudder to assume charge of affairs.
After two hours the physician was
driven to the village. where half a
uoLttl ltaEETiUlS were ne
first went to President Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay. the second was addressed
TO the state department at Washing
ton. The others were sent to friends
OF the family.
The illness which so weakened Mr..
Harrs-rah sraiaai- s>~~ers as towing
about his death made ftss5s.ff. isoTIceable
about last March. He finally went to
Nauheim. where he took baths ami
seemed to be improving. His return
from Europe was mad about fort
night ago. Last Saturday evening he
arrived at his summer home here ac-
companied by his son. Clarence. The
Journey fatigued the secretary. how
ever. and Furthermore while travelling
he contracted slight cold. When Mr.
Hay suddenly collapsed on the after
noon of the following day his wife and
son became greatly alarmed and sum
moned by telegraph from Boston DIR.
Charles Scudder and DIR. Fred Muir
ply. surgeons on the staff of the Mas
sachusetts hospital. At first an opera
ton was determined upon. but with
the administration OF powerful medi-
cines some relief came. and II was soon
found an operation could be avoided.
BY Monday the doctors were able 20
announce Mr.. Hays condition as not
at all serious and with a few days Of
absolute rest he would undoubtedly
again take up outdoor life. II was the
ruling OF his physicians. however. that
the secretary should remain In bed for
a period in order to avoid all chances
of augmenting the cold.