The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-01
DEATH CAME SUDDEN
LY AND. U ExPECT EDL. Y

dow of the New Haven House His
death was the first great sorrow in
the fife of Mr.. Hay.
John Hay was. born in Salem, Indf-
ana, on October 6, 1885, He was of
Scotch ancestry. Graduating from
Brown University in 1855. he entered
upon the study of law and later was
admitted to the bar at Springfield, Il
linois, then the home of Abraham Lin
coin, whose attention he speedily at
tracted.
When Lincoln was elected Presf-
dent he took Hay to Washington with
his as his assistant secretary, which
position he held until the President
was assassinated. The relations be-
tween the two men, however, were
much more intimate and important
than those Indicated by the official
connection between them.
President Lincoln found Young Hay
not only valued counsellor and
faithful agent in the missions. intrust-
ed to him, but brave and resolute
patriot The President commissioned
the young. man as his adjutant, and
sent him to the army.
John Hay served on the staff of
several of the leading generals in the
union forces, and before the close of
the war he attained the rank of col
one1, having been promoted from time
to time because of his record in the
field. The life, of Abraham Lincoln
by Mr.. Haydn collaboration with John
G., Nicolay, also one of the War Pres
dents secretaries. is one of the stand.
ard works of its kind.
From his duties at the capital, Mr..
Hay, in 1865 was transferred to the
diplomatic arena. He first became
Secretary of the American Legation
at Paris, position which he held 7un:
til 1867. From Paris he was trans
ferred to Vienna where he4was Charge
D'Affaires at the American Legation
for a considerable period.
For a time Mr.. Hay forsook the
path of public service and diplomacy
and gave himself up to congenial
Journalistic work. In 1870 he became
an editorial writer on the New York
five years. While on the Tribune. Mr..
Hay acted as editor-in-chief during
seven months when Mr.. Reid was alb.
ssent in Europe.
In 1876, Mr.. Hay removed to Ohio
I and made his home in Cleveland, fiav-
ing ayear previous to that time mar
ried Miss Clara Stone, daughter of
CHI 4,
devoted himself to literary work, but
did not lose his. interest in political
affairs. Mr.. Hay was appointed Am.
bassador to England in 1897 by Pres
ident Mckinley and in 1898 was re-
called to America to become Secretary
of State, post he held until his DEATH
Some months ago, Mr.. Hays health
began to fail but his true condition
was withheld from the public and it
dfd.not, become known until In March
last: Tie. Secretary collapsed on the
White, Star line deck in New York
when he was about to board the
steamer Cretfc, bound for the Med
iterranean., Mr.. Hay left the Cretic
at Naples and journeyed in easy
stages to Bad .Nauheim, famous wat
ering place in Germany. At the Bad
Nauheim Secretary Hay. became the
patient of Professor Groedel and
showed remarkable Improvement un.
der the course of treatment given him
blythe famous physician. After leav-
ing Bad -Nauheim Secretary Hay left
for England and after short visit
there sailed, for this country about a
month ago. On his arrival here Sec
tetary Hay and Mrs. Hay went to
the summer; home of their daughter,
Mrs. Payne. Whitney, at Manhasset,
Long Island. where Secretary Hay re-
manned for, several days. He went to
WASHINGTON for a short visit andg at
tended a vmeeting of the cabinet, after
which he left for his summer. home
at Lake -Sunapee. New !. Hampshire,
During the trip the Secretary con-
ltracted "a severe cold which after his
Iarriyals at his home appeared to set
tie in his kidneys and caused him ex-
IRENE pain. When II was seen that
Ibis illness was severe; Mrs. Hay tele.
leraphed for DR.: Chg les Z. scudder. Of