Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-07-05
SECRETARY HAY DIES
LAST SATURDAY MORNING At
NEWBURY, new HARPnsIRE.
It Was Thought the Secretary Of State
Was on the Way to Reeovery-His
Wife Was at Bed Side-his Life
a Series Of Political Successes
Worked Under Lincoln.

Secretary of State John Hay died
last Saturday morning. The signs inn
mediatly preceding his death were
those Of pulmonary embolism. Mrs.
Hay and Drs. Scudder and Murphy
were at the secretary's bedside when
the end came.
The secretary babe goodnight to his
wife and to his attending physicians
about 10 O'Clock Friday night. at the
close Of the best day he has had since
his illness. The local trouble was
clearing up satisfactory, according to
DR.. Scudder. The secretary suffered
none of the old pains in his chest which
characterized his earlier illness. He
had been perfectly comfortable all day
and happy in the anticipation of leav.
ing his bed for the greater freedom and
comfort of couch.
At 11o'clock he was sleeping quietly.
A few minutes after IL o'cock he call
ed the nurse, who at once summoned
DR.. Scudder. Both DR.. Scudder end
DR.. Murphy FASTENED to the bedside.
The SECRETARY was breathing with diff
Guilty and expired almost Immediately
afterward at 1896.
Short History.
John Hay. secretary Of state since
1898, was born in Salem, Ind, Octo-
Der 8, 1888. He was a son of DR..
Charles and Helen Leonard Hay. He
received common school education at
Warsaw, ILL. took an academic course
at Springfield, ILL.,, and was graduated
at Brown university in 1868, receiving
the degrees Of A. M. and LII. d. L.
later years the degree of LII. D. was
conferred upon him by Princeton and
Western Reserve universities. Soon
after being graduated he was admitted
to the Illinois bar and began to take a
deep interest in public affairs.
Approaching his ability and attain
ments and with knowledge of his per.
sonal worth, President Lincoln appoint
ed him one of his private secretaries,
in which position he gave conspicuous
service. In the war period he was brew.
eted colonel of United States volun.
teers and was appointed assistant ad.
jutant general. Later he was secretary
Of legation at Paris. Madrid ana Wen.
ma successfully, receiving in these posts
thorough diplomatic training and
displaying natural aptitude for grasp.
ing affairs of an international charac-
ter. He served with credit to himself
as charge d'affaires for short period
at Vienna.
From 1879 to 1881 he served as first
assistant secretary of state under Presi-
dent Hayes. In 1881 he was appointed
president Of the international sanitary
conference and subsequently was en-
gagged in literary pursuits until 1897,
when he was appointed ambassador to
Great Britain by President Mckinley,
succeeding Thomas f. Baynard. On
Septembre 20, 1898, he was appointed
secretary of state to succeed William R.
Day, who had just resigned.
Secretary Hay won literary distin.
ton by his "Pike County Ballads" and
"Castilian Days. in 1871. With John
g. Nicolay he wrote an authoritative
life of Lincoln, entitled abraham
Lincoln" He was also author of sew
eral other works which added to his
literary reputation.
In 1874 Colonel Hay married Clara
Stone Of Cleveland, Ohio.