The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-21
DEATH CALLS HOYT
Counselor SuccumbS After
Short Illness.
HIS FAMILY At THE BEDSIDE
Graduate of Yale I'm Same Glass
with President Taft Was Born I'm
WiIiSesbarre, aud Burial VIII
Probably he Held at Old Home.
First Appointed by Mckinley.

After an Illness OF four days, Henry NJ.
Hoyt. counselor OF the State Depart-
ment died yesterday morning at his resi-
dence. 1901 Rhode Island avenue north
west. Death was due 10 peritonitis.
Hope was maintained until early in the
morning, when he sank rapidly. Despite
the efforts of DR.. r. W Baker and Dr.
7. II. Finney. of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity Hospital, he passed into unconscious
ness, and suecumbed at o'clock
SIR. Hoyts illness was sudden Upon
his return last Monday from Montreal.
where he went on official business for the
government in the interest OF a uniform
tariff rate with Canada. he did not COM
plain of feeling IN, but was attacked
with fsintness later in the evening. DR..
Baker, who examined him. said that he
had peritOnitLs. resulting from liberation
Of the stomach. He gradually became
worse and DIR, Finney was called from
baltimore for a consultation. The I'm
mediate men5ers OF the family were al
his bedside when the end came.
Succeeded by Bowers.
Mr. Hoyt year ago was succeeded by
Lloyd W. Bowers, as Solicitor General
and was himself made counselor for the
state Department. Mr. Bowers. his sue
cessor in the Department Of Justice. died
only few weeks ago
President Taft was Of the opinion. as
was also President Roosevelt that Mr..
iIoyt possessed caliber to guarantee hin,
a seat on the United States Supreme
Court bench. and he was being consid-
cred for that position by the former.
memorial service viii be held at St
johns Church IN this city at noon to-
morrow. The body viii be taken 10
Wiikesbarre FOR interment.
Native of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Hoyt was born at Wikesbarre. Pa.
On December s. 1856 lie was graduated
from Yale University with the class of
q, II which President Taft was also a
member In 1861 he was graduated from
the law department Of the University of
Pennsylvania lie was admitted to the
bar. and for several years practiced law
in Pittsburg.
la 1873 Mr.. Hoyt went into the banking
business. He was appointed assistant
cashier Of the United States National
Bank of New York. In 1886 he became
treasurer OF the Investment Company Of
Philadelphia In 1890 no became president
of the concern.
Ia 1884 he resumed the practice OF law
IN Philadelphia. lie entered public life
IN 1859, when he was appointed Assistant
Attorney General From 1903 10 1909 he
served as solicitor General of the United
States. The principal case in which ne
appeared before the Supreme Court in
behalf of the government WAS That OF
Kansas VS.. Colorado. This ease grew out
OF the diversion Of the waters of the
Colorado River by Colorado. The State
OF Kansas, which failed in the suit.
claimed that the Colorado authorities
used more water than It's share.
AR Hoyt advanced the unique plea that
the Federal government had a right un-
der its general police power to intervene
IN the case, because Of the fact that its
proposed irrigation projects were In
volved- The court, however. rejected this
contention Mr.. HOyt has been counselor
OF the state Department since August q,
1863
Mr.. Hoyt's principal work In the State
Department was in connection with the
tariff matters, Last winter he was in
charge OF the work of investigating COM
mercial relations between the United
states and foreign governments before
the provisions of the maximum and min
imum features of the Payne-Aldrich tar
iff became operative last winter
Mr.. Hoyt was a son of Gen. Henry
Martyr Hoyt. who was governor Of Penn
sylFania from 1879 20 1883.
Secretary NnOx's Tribute.
Secretary Knox last night paid the fol-
lowing tribute to Mr.. Hoyt
Henry NJ. Hoyt was enc Of the best
and ablest public men 1 ever knew His
natural abilities and accomplishments
We're even greater than were generally
recognized. il was only to those with
whom he was closely associated that the
fun measure of his attainments were
manifested and The firmness Of his char
aeter revealed.
Sound Judgment and felicitOus eXpreS
sion characterized his speech and writ
ings. Gentleness. fOrbearance. and SYM
pathy were his chief human qualities. /
can only repeat now what I have often
said Of him during his life-he was the
strongest. gentlest. finest character I
have ever known"
Mr.. Hoyt Is survived by his wife, a
son. Henry NJ. Hoyt, tr.; Mrs. Philip s.
Hichborn, his daughter and two younger
children, Morton and Nancy. Another
daughter. Nine Ferdinand Won Stumm,
wife of the second secretary of the Ger
man Embassy. is now IA Stuttgart, Ger
many, and has been notified OF her ia
TIERS death.
OF on HuntinR Trim