Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1901 — ADELBERT HAY DEAD. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ADELBERT HAY DEAD.

S»n of Secretary of State Falls front* New Haven Hotel l^iadow. Adelbert Hay, son of the Secretary of State, and ex-consul to the South African Republic, was found dead on the sidewalk in front of the New Haven Hotel in New Haven, Conn., early Sunday morning. He retired to his room at 1 o’clock, and an hour and a half later his body was found. It is supposed that he was taken ill and, accidentally fell from the window of his room to the sidewalk. Secretary of State Hay, who arrived from Washington in the afternoon, collapsed when he gazed upon the body of his son. He had to be assisted to bed and a physician was summoned. Adelbert S. Hay was 2ti years old and was born in Washington, D. C. He succeeded United States Consul Macrum as

the American representative at Pretoria. He returned from South Africa about four months ago and resigned his position as United States consul. Hay was appointed consul to Pretoria in December, 1899. Adelbert Hay remained in Pretoria until after the capture of the city by Lord Roberts, and acted in behalf of the English soldiers who had been captured by the Boers as well as looking after British interests generally. His policy was much criticised by the friends

of the Boers in this country. Young Hay had a diplomatic education, having been with his father when the latter was in London as ambassador to Great Britain. When Hay returned to America from South Africa Lord Robertß thought he had completed the conquest of the Transvaal republics. No successor to Hay has yet been appointed nnd the consulate is in charge of Emile A. B. Van Ameringen, the vice-consul.

ADELBERT S. HAY-