Show AN UNBIDDEN GUEST Angel of Death at the Home Market Banquet Boston Feb 17 Amid the unbounded unbound-ed enthusiasm that prevailed In Mechanics building at the banquet of the Home Market club to President McKinley death stalked in and claimed claim-ed one of the prominent men present The victim was Frank E Taft of Whitinsville Mass who has been prominent in Republican politics in the state and a leading member of the club Taft sat at a table on the platform with other prominent guests and his death was due to heart failure superin duced by the excitement attendant upon up-on the occasion Frequently the whole house rose to its feet and cheered with more than ordinary vehemence Mr Taft was a enthusiastic as any of the others and when Governor Wolcott was introduced he rose with the others and led a little coterie nearby in the cheering cheer-ing With the others he sat down and In a minute or two Mr Staples who sat beside him says he heard a gurgling sound issue from Mr Tafts throat He looked around just In time to see Mr Taft sliding to the floor The stricken man was seized by several of those near him and carried into a room nearby near-by and a physician who had been attracted at-tracted followed at once Restoratives were applied but Mr Taft died almost at once Not more than a hundred persons saw the occurrence Mr McKinley Mc-Kinley was not told of it until the close of the banquet when he expressed deep regret |