Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-15
Mr.. CHoATE DEAD AT HALIFAX.

Hon. Rufus Choate died in Halifax, last
Tuesday night, or, rather, Wednesday morn,
ing. This intelligence, which was announced
yesterday, has produced. very manlleSt
sensation among all classes. He had started
for Europe in pursuit of health, put was
Obliged to leave the Europa at Halifax. Geo
S. Hillard, Esq., who left Boston in the same
steamer, wrote from Halifax as follows =
"HAL1FAx, June 30.-My Dear Clark MIR.
Choate goes no further than Halifax. DIR.
Bey. the surgeon of the ship, and DIR. Tyler,
physician of Brookfeid, who is one OF the pas
sengers, represented to me that 1t was prudent
for him to do so, and l advised his son that II
was best he should take their advice. think
Mr.. Choate's own instincts seconded their sug-
gestions. think he is more ill than was sup
posed, and that his days are numbered.
Mr.. Hillards opinion was not that OF MIR.
Choate's friends, who supposed him to be ill,
but did not anticipate his death. A despatch
from his son (who was with him) to his son-in-
law connected with Boston Custom House, an
nounced as follows the termination of his ILL
HALIFAX, July Is, 1852 e. ELLERY
PRATT All is over. Last evening, about six
o'clock, after an unusually cheerful day, father
was seized with heart attack, and breathed
his last at a quarter of two o'clock this WED
nesday) morning. He was insensible through
the whole, and suffered not at all. !"
A despatch from Halifax, received here last
night, gives the following particulars =
"HALIFAx, June 14-Mr. Choate continued
to improve in health during his stay here, and
the United States Consul who had been con-
slant in his visitation upon him, left at quarter
before six, p. NJ. Tuesday, the twelfth, with
certainty that his improvement was perma-
nent and with the impression that the next
day he would ride out and the day after go to
Truro. At half past six o'clock the attack
which closed his career commenced, and he
died at half past two A. NJ, Wednesday. He
was in full possession of his faculties up to six
p M, but unconscious from that time until he
expired. His remains will be sent Saturday
to Boston via Windsor and St. John, for in
terment A meeting of Bench and Bar con-
yened here to-day to prepare addresses of con-
dolence to Mr.. Choate's family
A temporary interment of his remains has
taken place at Halifax, to await arrangements
for removing them to Boston. In Boston,
yesterday morning, the Superior Court, Judge
Brigham presiding, adjourned on the an
nouncement of his death; and the Suffolk bar
will meet Saturday to arrange a suitable de-
monstration of respect for his memory.
Mr.. Choate was born in the town of Essex,
in this State, and studied at Dartmouth Col
lege, where he graduated in 1919. AT the time
of his death he was nearly sixty years old, hag-
ing been born Oct. l, 1899. He studied law at
Cambridge, and spent some time in the law of
flee of William Writ at Washington. He began
the practice of law in Danvers, and after
remaining Athere and in Salem ten years,
he took up his residence in Boston.
While resident of Essex county he served
one term in Congress. 1t is now twenty-five
years since he removed to Boston. During
that time, he rose to be one of the most emil
nent lawyers of his day, and won national
reputation for intellect and eloquence. He
served for time in the Senate of the United
Wing party in this State, he refused many
earnest solicitations to accept office, always
preferring his profession to any other sphere
of occupation.
The sensation caused by his death will be
general, for he was one of those eminent citi-
zens of the country who cannot pass away
without notice.