The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
THE PRESIDENTS SORROW.
WAS UNWILLING TO BELIEVE
THAT MR.. HAY WAS DEAD.

Secretary OF State" He sayp-He
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OYSTER BAY, July 1.-President Roosevelt
was notified Of Secretary Hays death at
$50 o'clock this morning and was greatly
shocked. Ths news rea he'd Oyster Bay
during the night and was taken by a news
paper correspondent " SasaInote HM.
The President Immediately wrote this
despatch to Mrs. Hay:
Il cannot believe the dreadful news.
Pray accept our deepest sympathy In your
terrible bereavement do not know what
to say to express my sorrow.
-THEoDoRE RoosHvELT.
Tho President did not receive Mrs. Hay's
despatch until after o'clook. Her message
was as follows:
Mr.. Hay died Of sudden heart failure
at 1925 this morning. His condition dur
ing the day had been perfectly satisfactory.
The end came most Unexpectedly
Mrs. HAY
Up to the receipt OF this message the
President regarded the news as almost
incredible. Only yesterday he had heard
that Mr.. Hay was better and last Wednesday
when he President was In Cambridge DR..
Jackson Of Boston, who had attended Sec
rotary Hay, assured the President that Mr..
Hay was on the way to recovery. Tho
other physicians, DR.. jackson has said,
agreed with him.
At noon Secretary Loeb gave out tho
IL, No Dvoo{laNf.
MY sense Of deep personal loss, great
though it is, is lost In my sense Of the be-
reavement to the whole country In Mr..
Hays death. was inexpressibly shocked,
as every one was, for all Of US, including
Mr.. Hays immediate family, had sup
posed that all immediate oanger Was over.
and had bean hoping that tho rest during
the summer would put him again In good
health by the fall.
The American people have never bad
greater Secretary Of State than John Hay,
and his loss is national calamity.
The President said that be would 60 to
the funeral wherever It was held, and later
heard from Mrs. Hay that the funeral wiz
be held in Cleveland. II the funeral =
to be next Wednesday morning. the Preei-
dent will have to leave Oyster Bay IN the
afternoon on Tuesday, July I.
KING EDWARDS MESSAGE.
One of the first messages Of coincidence
received by the President, and the first
from an European monarch, came from
King Edward about noon. 1t read:
The President: ! beg to offer the e1-
preston Of my deepest sympathy on the
Secretary Of State. Mr.. Hay, whom I had
the pleasure Of seeing so recently. His loss
to the great country over which you pre-
''>'' W ~ " EDWARD r.
To this the President replied:
His Majesty. King Eduard VII, London,
Pray accept my hearty thanks for the
expression of your sympathy in what is a
national bereavement.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The death of Secretary Hay. It was au-
stated to-day. will IN no way
interfere with Secretary Taft's trip to the
trip is deemed Of too great importance to &c
The President has said moth
ing about the appointment Of a successor TO
Mr. Hay, e1o,pt that he will make no imme-
date choice. The Department OF State u
now in charge Of Second As slant Secretary
Pejrce. Third Assistant Secretary Alvey A.
Adee, who recently went to Europe on his
Is now on his way home.
Attached to the typewriter statement
Mr.. Loeb gave out on behalf Of the President
was this note:
dents father and has ALWAYS known the
President Aside from their official rela-
tons, they had the most af1ecttonate COM
Every Sunday throughout the
winter, on the way back from church, the
President used to stop at Mr. Hays house
for an hours talk with him. Mr.. Hay, OF
course, knew Lincoln as no other living
man did, and there was no subject which |
be talked over SO much as Lincoln s deeds
and characteristics. his difficulties and his
triumphs.
CHINESE AMBASSADORS ErtoaY.
AMHERST, Mass, July Sir Chentung
LANG Cheng, the Chinese Minister,
when informed Of the death Of Secretary
Hav was greatly moved and said
China mourns with the citizens OF this
country over the death Of the Secretary OF
State The magnanimous policy the late
Secretary pursued In Far Eastern questions
will always be cherished by the Chinese
people and Chinese officials with the deepest
gratitude.
In all international questions, while
always upholding the dignity Of this coun-
ry and demanding justice to his fellow
,ountrymen, he invariably showed the same
,onsidera ton Of the dignity and justice
lue to other Governments:
with his lamentable death the world has
ost one OF the greatest diplomatists, the
most liberal statesmen and friend Of hui
nanity. I cannot express my profound
,riaf at this sad news. I mourn for the late
secretary as an old, tried and personal
riend"
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