The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02

Was Unconscious Few Minutes Before
Death-Special Train Expected to
Reach Cleveland Tom orrow Morning.
NEwBuRY, n. H., July IA special
train will take the body Of Secretary Of
State John Hay from his country home
on the shore OF Lake Bunapee to Cleve-
land at II 80 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Boston and Maine. the Boston and
Albany and the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railroads have arranged to give
the special, a locomotive and two cars,
clear track from Sunapee to Cleveland,
the winter home Of the Hays. Mrs. Hay,
Clarence Hay, the Secretary's only son, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Mather of Cleveland,
the latter a sister OF Mrs. Hay, will ac-
company the body.
The funeral train will arrive in Cleveland
on Monday morning. 1t is Mrs. Hays wish
that the funeral services be private and
very simple. 1t is probable that her wishes
will be followed strictly. although the
Seoretary's son said last night that the
arrangements may be changed because Of
the general public desire to pay tribute
commensurate with the diplomats fame
and his services to his country. 1t Is prob
able that tn, city Of Cleveland will ask
permission to honor Sec rotary Hay with a
public funeral and that the family may be
requested to permit the body to lie in state
on Tuesday.
President Roosevelt, one Of the first to
receive the tidngs of the Secretary's death;
telegraphed early this morning from Oyster
Bay, assuring her of his deepest sympathy,
his affection and high regard for Mr. Hay.
and informing her that he would leave
Oyster Bay in time to attend the funeral
Of the Secretary in Cleveland. Mrs. Hay
replied to the Presidents message, thanking
him and expressing her desire that he attend
the funeral. Through the President, Mrs
Hays request that the members of the
Cabinet be the honorary pallbearers was
communicated to them. They will leave
Washington on Tuesday, with the exception
of Secretary of War William H. Taft, who
has started for the Philippines.
AS arranged at present. the funeral SER
vice will be on Wednesday afternoon in
Cleveland at private chapel in Lake View
Cemetery. The Rev. DR.. A. B. Meldrum
pastor of tho Old Stone Church in Cleve-
land, which Mr.. Hay attended while in that
city, may have charge Of the service. Dr.
Meldrlm was lifelong friend of the Secre-
tary and his message of coincidence with
that Of the congregation was among the
first of the food Of kilograms that came
to-day to Lake Sunapee from all parts of
the civilized world.
ROUTE OF THE SPECIAL TRAIN
The special train bearing Mr.. Hays body
will leave Lake Sunapee at ll:3O o'clock
tomorrow morning. Among the towns
through which it will pass are Claremont
n. H. Bellows Falls Vt. and Greenfield, North
ampton, Hoyoke and Springfield. Mass.
At Springfield the cars of the special will
he attached to the regular fast Cleveland
train over the Boston and Albany Railroad,
which passes through Springfield about
$50 o'clock in the afternoon.
Flags in all the cities through which
Secretary Hays body will pass will be at
half staff, in most cases by special orders
of the Mayors.
END REMARKABLY SUDDEN.
ing unexpectedness to his family and to the
two physicians who attended him during
his last days. 1t was not due, the family
believe, to the uremia from which he had
suffered several years, nor to aggravation
of the cold which recently complicated the
Secretary's illness. From both the uremia
and the cold he was recovering satisfac-
torily when he was stricken suddenly early
this morning
Drs Fred 7. Murphy and Charles l..
Scudder, of the staff of the Massachusetts
General Hospital at Boston. who had been
in constant attendance on Mr.. Hay for
week, were highly pleased with his condi-
ton az late as 10 o'clock on Friday night.
He had passed an excellent day, resting
easily and conversing with Mrs. Hay and
his son Clarence. He had been confined
to his bed for week, having been taken
i'll a week ago yesterday, but he felt so
strong and vigorous that he remarked
!aughingly that he certainly would be up
on Sunday.
AT 10 O'Clock on Friday night Drs. Murphy
and Scudder went to the sick room and made
careful examination into their distn-
guished patients condition They found it
all that could be desired. considering his
ge and the weakness incident to long
sege. They asked the Secretary how
he felt and he replied that he had rested
well and was sure he would pass a COM
Portable night. The doctors retired and
left Mr. Hay to the care of his trained nurse,
Miss Kelso. About II O'Clock Mr.. Hay
went to sleep. He was so evidently COM
Portable that Miss Kelso lay down on a
couch near the bed.
At about n quarter past midnight MIR.
Hay awoke suddenly and called to the nurse.
He could articulate only with the greatest
difficulty and the nurse heard him breath
ing in gasps. Miss Kelso summoned Drs
Murphy and scudder. They did every