The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-05
ILLNESS or CHInF JUSTICE cHasE

An AIaYE,ing Attack with Painful Symp-
tonIs-EHsI.s Of HIS Professional A.
PENDANTS TO SEpereps Information Cone
NRiosecnce Of the Distinguished Invalid.
The announcement msds exclusively in Tvs
Sun on Friday morning OF the reeeE. alarming i'll
ness Of CHEF Justice Cpaae has created profound
impression, not alone In this city, but throughout
tne country, and We have been flooded with inqli.
rles, 10th personal aud by telegraph, regarding the
present condition oft distinguished invli In or.
der TO satisfy this universal solcitude have taken
much pains to aseerIan the particulars VI the Chist
Justices nluoss.
Judge Chase has spent the summer In extended
travel, IN company with HE daughter, Miss Cha~e,
and Sir, Boswell Riggs. For several weeks proceed.
ing the Chief Justices illness, the party were en-.
joying the cooler elimote OF the Lake Superior r..
lion, from which they returned in the very midst OF
the late heated term. They stopped at Rochester
for fcN days, where the Chief Justice, despite tho
warninli Of ais friends, Insisted on walking about
\ great do'l, oven rc'u'ns 10 carry m umbrella fur
protection against the perpendicular rays OF the sun
on the i6;h OF August he Frustrated, seemingly
rom the effects oil lis exposure to Tie intense heat
A physician was at oLre called and rte patient
promptly put Under treatment Whether By advice
OFT IL medical attendant at the urgent solci alton
of hls-teads las not been a-ccr;lned VII The
invalid vas placed in special drawug'room coach
on the evening OF his attack ind brought through
10 tbs city by the Central anJ IIud.On River Eiil
road, and taken 10 the iiOTran House, " lere CON
foraIle apartments had been secured for hin, By
telegraph. Here be wa met by Sru'tor Sprague
and Mrs. sprasuc, the chef Jusnce's daughter.
The Rochester medical at,cr!lrt accompanied the
ratic to this city. aud has since TcmlincI in pro
'cssiOuai clare ,hn, An en- nent practitioner oil
New York was aso summoned 10 counsel. Tie
JOulu,i 10 Nvw iugh Mas ,oup.4 ..ud with no IN
jurl us result. though uc invalid wa uucoptc.uus
and extremely low at tbs I'm . and but little hope
WIS en.crtainGj VI L.s T.cos.ry, Tor several vs.
lie r,uiaiBCd utterly helpless ani nearly sense
less, and the gradual iotun to conscious
ness that followed wGs marked H. pain
ful cshiauions OF nc tai wcahLos. that oIclC serb
on, up7rchensions in the minds Of his friends. But
tina, " hs ral'dY began to yield to The treatment
followed, and a. the expiration "a ten Nay5 he vas
able TO resume his journey to Rlodc Islud accom-
panicdhy the friends mentioned and last accounts
his convde-ccrce w"s proceeding rauiiy ut the Ic,.
| G,nre Of senator spAGGe, his s0u.in-iw Letters
| have been received Wit.iu day or tSo Gron uo
Chief Jue ice, aHnYuu,ug bis Intention ~ rcturn to
/ New York very soon.
| A reporter Of Tue svN Yesterday callci uron TIC
physician who summoHcl In consultation AZ tie
| Holman House, and requested information rc-ard-
ins the case. 10 tAe reporters n'sr -aiugic' the
| physician replied:
| ~ can give ven no ipformot'onon that subject A
naI's d,scart5 are biz private concern, aud uobody
| else's."
R,portor-But, u cctor, judge Chase ia n public
man, and the public aic naturally sohctous regard,
! ing lila condition,
| Dcctor-Publlc or rrivatc, it makes no difference
| | was coilel TO lis bedside professionally, AMI
| have no risht 10 communicate M knowledge OF his
| malaiy.
any pro a-soni eonillc. 10 thi- matter tHt II
does seem 30 ne that there can he no iMurJrrIey IN
your stating in general WY the ua'nle Of VS.
| JudCe's elk, ami liz present condition
Doeto" 81, sir, IL Is suhi,cut Tor the public IL
know thdt JUICE G aso has bgen orloosy ~, uu,
that he y now better.
Repor'er-ls that all the information you feel a
| lOer'y 10 IN artr
| know.
Reporter learn that the Judges attack wa
rather the ol,ct OF the heat than a p,rLlyc etruae
| a. at Grsl reported l. that correeit
| DOctOr--I clu give no further information. lie ha
| been very sick, IglLaps saH-elousJ so; but liul
I en- now safely soy Oigt he IL better Indeed
lave letter from hin 10 that eloct. lie IL now on
| OF nm immediate dancer
gihE rers IN TIE information obtainahie, tho 70
iu!,sT WI IcH,