Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-04-10 | Page 1 | Former Secretary Called by Death

FORMER SECRETARY CAWED CALLED DY BY DEATH I I I I I Ethan Allan Hitchcock Succumbs Succumbs Suc Suc- I to Complication of Diseases Washington April 9 Ethan Ethan Allan Hitchcock secretary of ot the Interior un- un del Presidents McKinley and Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt died hero this morning at 11 o o'clock clock aged 74 Ho He had been critically I call cally Ill for tor or several days Some Sonic weeks ago ho he contracted a severe cold while in the west and his condition so serious that he hurrIed to Washington ton to place himself him him- himself self sell In the handy hands of or specialists who had attended him during his official career hero here He lie suffered Buttered from a complication complication com corn of ot kidney heart and pul put pulmonary mona diseases With him at the home of or his son-in- son law Lieutenant Commander Sims of ot the nav navy the thc former naval aide of ot the tho President were his bis children Mrs Sims and Mrs Shepley and amid Miss Margaret Hitchcock His condition had been steadily worse during the last two da days 8 and last Jast night all hope for his recover er try en was abandoned At tho the bedside when tho the end came carrie were Mrs Irs Hitchcock the three daughters daughters daugh daugh- Lieutenant Commander Sims and anda andS a S nephew George C C. Hitchcock of ot St St. Louis The bod body will be taken to St St. Louis tomorrow arriving there Sunday night ht The rhe funeral will bo be held Monday the Interment being at tho the In that eit city