Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-01
RoosEvELT's TRIBUTE.

RoosEvELT's TRIBUTE.
sThe American People Have Never
Had a Greater Secretary Of Stare"
oyster Bay July 1.--toncerning the
Heath Of Secretary Hay. President
Roosevelt today made the following
statement;
my sense of deep personal loss.
great though 1t Is. is lost in my
/ sense Of the bereavement to the
whole country in Hays death. l
was inexpressively shocked, as ev-
eryone was, for all OF us, including
a Hays Immediate family. had sup
posed all immediate danger was
over, and had been hoping rest
= during the summer would put him
again in good health by fall.
The American people have never
had greater secretary Of state
than John Hay and his loss is q
national calamity"
/. Newbury, N. f., July John Hay,
secretary Of state, died today at his
summer home, "T,he Fells,' on the
shore Of Lake Sunapee. The last mo-
ments Of the statesman were peace
able and the end came almost without
q struggle. The suddenness Of 1t was
staggering. At midnight all was quiet.
In another moment the nurses aud
physicians were summoned to the bed
side. There had been q collapse.
twenty-five minutes later all was
over. So swiftly had the end come
that the dying man passed away un
attended by Nl nembers of his family
save his wife. :. His som and daughter
were summoned but reached the bed
side only to find their distinguished
parent dead. Va
! Secretary Hay yesterday had pass
cd the most comfortable day since his
fitness began q week ago. He was to
1sit up today. The patient had biddeE
\ his wife and the physicians good night
lat 10 O'Clock last night. An hour later
ihe was sleeping quietly. Almost at the
stroke of twelve the secretary was
seized with q turn. He called feebly
and the nurse responded. The sick
IMAM was breathing with great Diff
ficulty. DIR. Scudder was speedily sum-
1noned and 1t required but a glance for
him to determine the end but few
minutes away. The household was
aroused and the wife reached her hus-
bands side as he was breathing his
last. Death was caused by pulmonary
emboliHn, a form OF heart disease.
!, Aside from great difficulty In BREATH
ing there was no struggle.
The illness which weakened his
physical powers as to finally bring
about death made itself noticeable last
March. Tired and worn from strain
and overwork he was ordered by phys
1cians to make trip abroad in order
to obtain special treatment and com
rlete rest. His condition improved
while making the trip across the ocean
and in Italy the secretary was so much
better he was able to Journey quietly
nauheina, where he took the baths. La
ter he visited France and Great Brit
aln and his health seemed much bet
ter. He returned from Europe about
a fortnight ago and took up for a
brief period his duties as secretary Of
state. Last Saturday evening he ar
rived at his summer home here. The
Journey had fatigued the secretary,
however. and furthermore while trav-
cling, he contracted slight cold.
When Hay suddenly collapsed on the
lafternoon of the following day, his
wife and son became greatly alarmed,
aud summoned local physicians and
Doctors Scudder and Murphy from
Boston. The illness at first was pro-
nounced uremia, resulting from a Sc
be an acute attack Of cystitis. Relief
came with the administration of pow
erful medicines, and the doctors on
Morda were able to announce that
Hays condition was not at all SER
tous. They required the secretary to
remain In bed for q period, in order
60. avoid augmenting this cold Tues
Gay the secretary had been reported
as steadily improving, and nothing oc-
Cured until midnight that caused any
anxiety to the family or the physi
Clans.
There was nothing, DR.. Scudder de-
clared today, to cause anxiety, when
he reached the bedside. and, after bid
ding his wife and the doctors cheer
ful goodnight. the secretary fell into
an untroubled and restful sleep. The
nurse. watching by his bedside. felt