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

THAT NIX. NAY VAS DEAD.
The American People Mover Had Greater
secretary Of STATE" He Says-He
VIII Attend the Funeral-Taft Not to
Turn back Messages Of Coincidence
OYSTER BAY, July president Roosevelt
was notified Of Secretary Hays death at
$50 o'clock this morning and was greatly
shocked The news rea he'd Oyster Bay
during the night and was taken by a news
paper correspondent to Sycamore Hill.
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 ROOSEVELT.
The President did not receive Mrs. Hays
despatch until after o'clock. Her message
was as follows:
Mr.. Hay died OF sudden heart failure
at 1926 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 The President was In Cambridge DR..
jackson OF Boston, who had attended beo-
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 the
following statement from the President
my sense OF deep personal loss, great
though it Ii, ia lost In my sense Of the be-
reavement to tho whole country In MIR.
Hays death. was inexpressibly shocked,
as every one was. for all Of US, including
Mr. Hays immediate family. had sup.
posed that all Immediate danger was over.
and had been hoping that the rest during
the summer would put him again In good
health by the fall.
THE American people have never had .
greater Secretary Of State than John hay,
and his loss is a national calamity"
The President said that he would 60 to
the funeral wherever It was held, and later
heard from Mrs. Hay that the funeral viii
he held in Cleveland. II the funeral is
to be next Wednesday morning, the Preei-
dent will have to leave Oyster Bay In the
afternoon on Tuesday, July 4.
One Of the first MESA ges OF condolences
received by the President, and the first
from an European monarch, came from
King Edward about noon. 1t read:
THE President: l beg to offer the .eI-
precision Of my deepest sympathy on the
occasion Of the death Of your disting1ished
the pleasure Of seeing 80 recently. His loss
to the great country over which you pre-
'''' " 81 ~ EDWARD r.
To this the President replied:
His Mejesty, King Edvord Vll'' London
Pray accept my hearty thanks TOR the
'''' ' THEODORE ROOSEVELT
The death OF Secretary Hay, It was au-
thoritatively stated to-day. will 10 no way
interfere with Secretary Taft's trip to the
Philippines. He is now on the way and the
abandoned. The President has said moth
ing about the appointment Of successor to
Mr.. Hay exocpt that he will make no imne-
date choice. The Department OF State V
now in charge of Second Assistant Secretary
Adee. who recently went to Europe on his
vacation. is now on his way home.
Attached to the typewriter statement
Mr.. Loeb gave out on behalf Of the President
was this note:
"Mr Hay was q close friend Of the Presi-
dents father and has always known the
President. Aside from their official rela-
tions, they had the most anectionate COM
partnership. 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
he talked over 80 much as Lincoln g deeds
and characteristics, his difficulties and his
triumphs."
CHINESE AMBASSADORS RULooY.
AMHERST, Mass, July l.-Sir Chentung
LANG Cheng, the Chinese Minister,
when informed Of the death Of Secretary
Hay was greatly moved and said
"China mourns with the citizens OF this
country over the death OF the Secretary Of
State The ma unanimous policy the late
Sacrctarv pursued in Far Eastern questions
will always be cherished by the Chinese
people and Chinese officials with the deepest
gratitude.
an all international questions, while
always unfolding the dignity Of this ooun-
try and demanding justice to his fellow
Of the dignity and justice
due to other Governments:
with his lamentable death the world has
lost one Of the greatest diplomatists the
most liberal statesmen and friend OF hui
I cannot express my. profound
grief at this sad news. mourn for the late
Secretary as an old, tried and personal
friend"