Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-07-08
SECRETARY HAY dies
LAST SATURDAY MORNING At
NEWBURY, new Hampshire.
II Was Thought the Secretary of State
Was on the Way to Recovery-His
Wife Was at Bed Side-His Life
Series of Political Successes
Worked Under Lincoln,

Secretary of State John Hay died
last Saturday morning. The signs i'm
mediatly preceding his death we're
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
DIR. 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 Ito clock he was sleeping quietly.
A few minutes after IL o'cock he call
ed the nurse, who at once summoned
DR.. Scudder. Both DIR. Scudder end
DIR. Murphy fastened to the bedside.
The SECRETARY was breathing with diff
Guilty and expired almost Immediately
afterward at 1926.
Short History.
John Hay, secretary of state since
1898, was born in Salem, Ind, Octo-
Der 8, 1888. He was a son of DIR.
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 1853, receiving
the degrees of A. M. and LII. ID.
In 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 he Illinois bar and began to take
deep interest in public affairs.
Approaching his ability and attain
ents and with the knowledge of his per
sonal worth, President Lincoln APP
pointed him one of his private secre-
taries, in which position he gave con-
spicious service. In the war period he
was brevlted colonel Of the United
States volunteers and was appointed
assistant adjutant general. Later he
was secretary of legation at Paris,
Madrid and Vienna successfully, re-
ceiveing in these posts thorough dip
lomatic training and displaying natur-
al aptitude for graspisg affairs of an
internationl character. He served with
credit to himself as charge affairs 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 conference
and subsequently was engaged in liter
airy pursuits until 1897, when he was
appointed ambassador to Great Britain
by President Mckinley, succeeding
Thomas f. Baynard. On Septembe Der
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.
Services at Cleveland.
Private services will be held in the
chapel at Lake View cemetery, Cleve-
land, at II a. m. Wednesday. Mrs.
Hay received word Sunday that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would attend the SER
vices. 1t Is expected that members OF
bearers. The funeral party will in
clude Mrs. Hay, Clarence Hay and Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Mather.