The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-01
COMING OF THE Death sANeEk
CLOSES a LONG AND HONOR
ABLE CAREER.
THE NAME OF JOHN HAY HAS
LONG BEEN A HOUSEHOLD
WORD IN AMERICA.
.l.By Publishe rs Press.

(By PublishersP Press
NEyEBUfY Ii, July 1.-Secre-
tary of State John Hay died at his
summer nome here at 1925 this
morning. The end came suddenly
and unexpectedly
The Secretary had passed q most
comfortable day and when DIR. Scud-
der arrived from Boston at 1929 P. NJ,
and went to the Fells he found his pa
tent much improved, all symptoms be,
ing favorable. During the day the
Secretary had rested quietly. and had
taken q good quantity of snourishment
and DR.. Scudder was so well satisfied
with his condition that he retired for
the night at 10 o'clock and the entire
household, with the exception of the
nurse. retired at about the same time.
The nurse lay down on a couch in the
Secretary's room. At IL o'clock she
noticed that the sick man was rest.
ing Quietly AT midnight her patient
called her and she noticed serious
change in his condition. She at once
summoned both Doctors Scudder and
Murphy as well as Mrs. Hay. The doc.
tors and Mrs. Hay fastened to the
bedside but the Secretarys passed away
IN a few minutes. So quickly. did the
end come that the son was unable to
reach the sick room before the father
had breathed his last. Up to s
O'Clock this morning the physicians
had made no statement regarding the
Immediate cause of death but apne
will be given out later.
1t was last March that Secretary
: Hay began to show symptoms of Sc.
rious Illness and on the advice of his
physicians a trip abroad was decided
upon He was suffering from over.
work and he almost collapsed on the
White Star steamship pier at New
York. just before going abroad on the
creticsfor a six weeks Mediterranean
tour. .2 u stSS
The distinguished diplomat, taken
suddenly faint, sank down on bag Of
nero handiseAs and after recovering
somewhat had to be carried. to the
gang plank in a rolling chair. u
Relatives who were with Mr. Hay
made Light or his attack and declared
that no serious trouble menaced him
Persons who saw the Secretary while
he was recovering, thought he look
ed like pretty sick man and very
much in need of rest. The Secretary
spent some time on the continent and
took a courseEsof the baths at Bad
Nanheim. He was reported much i'm.
proved by the treatment and when he
returned about two weeks ago his
friends expected he would soon be as
we'll as ever.s He went to his daugh
ter $ residence at Bay Ridge ON his re
turn and a few days later he went to
ashington to. take up his official du
ties again. A week ago he came here
TO his summer home. He caught cold
on his trip from Washington, and on
Sunday night he was seized with
uraemic commissions. His condition
on Sunday night became so alarming
that Doctors scudder and Murphy
We're sent from Boston in special
train When the physicians arrived
they found that the operation which
= It was feared would be necessary was
ayoidable and after watching the case
fors2 hours the physicians decided
that there was no danger On, Tues
day Doctor Jackson. another Boston
physician, came to Newbury and has
remained ever since. The news of the
secretaryss death came as a. great
shock for the reports. from, his bed
side were that the effects of the first
convilsions had passed and that The
probahilities were that tie patient
would be able to leave his 2bedson sun
day. Z. -
Secretary Hay is survived by his
widow, two daughters, Mrs. Heller
Whitney: wife Of Payne whitney. and
Mrs. Alice wadsworth. wife Of James
wadsworth, Jrs and one son. Clarence
Hay
Another son, Adelbert Stone Hay
was Killed in June 1901. while attend
-. n II III - VI.