Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

tion. and at Italy the Secretary was SO
much better after a rest that he was able
to journey quietly to various cities, finally
going to Badnauheim, where he took the
baths. When, later, Secretary Hay visited
Paris. there was some suggestion that it
might be in connection with his office as
Secretary of State, but this quickly
silenced by the Secretary's refusal to en-
gage in any functions of an official nature.
Then he passed to Great Britain, where he
was accorded the same distinguished though
unofficial reception that marked his days in
Paris. All this time Mr.. Hay seemed to be
improving. The return from Europe was
made about a fortnight ago. Secretary Hay
visited his daughters residence at Bayside,
L. l.. and a few days later he went to
Washington to take up for brief period
his duties as Secretary of State.
Arrival at Summer Home
Last Saturday evening he arrived at his
summer home here accompanied by his son
Clarence. Mrs Hay had preceded him.
The journey fatigued the Secretary, how
ever. and, furthermore. while travelling he
contracted a slight cold. When Mr.. Hay
suddenly collapsed on the afternoon of the
following day. his wife and son became
greatly alarmed, for the Secretary seemed
to remain in dazed condition and not to
respond to their efforts to revive him. A
local practitioner, DR.. ]. l.. Cain of New
port, was Immediately summoned
As another precaution Mrs Hay sum-
moned by telegram from Boston DIR. Charles
l. Scudder and DR.. Fred T. Murphy sur
geons on the staff of the Massachusetts
General Hospital.
a special train was chartered. the tracks
of the Boston and Maine railroad were
cleared and the physicians came to New
bury in almost record time. At midnight
they passed over Lake Sunapee in launch
and arrived at The Fels' to find Secretary
Hay stronger but still gravely i'll. At first
an operation was determined upon. The III
ness was at first pronounced uraemta, re-
sulting from the severe cold which Mr. Hay
had contracted and which was believed to
have developed from his somewhat hurried
visits TO different climates.
Operation Avoided.
With the administration of powerful medi-
cines some relief came, and it was soon
found that an operation could be avoided.
Medicinal and other methods of treatment
were continued and the patient continued to
respond favorably to them. By Monday the
doctors were able to announce that Mr..
Hays condition was not at all serious and
that with a few days absolute rest he would
undoubtedly again take up outdoor life. 1t
was the ruling of the physicians, however,
that the Secretary should remain in bed for
a period, in order to avoid all chances of
augmenting the cold.
DR.. Scudder returned to Boston Monday
evening. leaving DR.. Murphy in charge of
the patient.
The next day Secretary Hay was not so
well. A nurse was summoned from Boston
and DR.. SCuGder returned. However the
Secretarys illness was not deemed so Sc
we're as to call for the presence of members
of his family. Mrs. Hay telegraphed to her
son-in-law, Payne Whitney, in New York,
that il would not he necessary for him TO
postpone his trip to Europe which he was
to begin today, with Mrs. Whitney.
Last Saturday the Secretary had been
reported as steadily improving. DIR. Scud-
der returning to Boston Tuesday even
ing after his second visit to Newbury said
that 'The case did not warrant' at that
time an official statement" on Wednesday