Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-10
About Mr.. Chase.


concerning the late Chief Justice, in the Gin
cinnati Commercial, we gather the following:
salmon was little while at school in Wind
sor, Vermont, but soon after came west with an
expedition destined for the Upper Mississippi,
Inder Genera al Lewis Cas-, and arriving In Ohio
at the age of twelve years, was placed under the
charge Of Bishop Chase, his uncle, OF the diocese
of Ohio. While in Cleveland, wishing TO 90 b.
his uneles farm in Worthington, he improvised
q ferry across the Cuyahoga, and earned suffi
cient as waterman to pay his board bills.
Arrived at Worthington, he divided his time be
tween labor on the bishop farm and his studies
when Bishop Chase removed to Cincinnati
Salmon came WIN him, and remained till his
uncle resigned the presidency Of the Cincinnati
College, and started for Europe to raise fun1s
Salmon returned to his mother in New Hamp
shire, and was presently engaged in teaching
81 hool and pursuing his studies In the academy
at Portland, Vermont. In 1874 he entered the
junior class at Dartmouth College, and gradu
ated two years later, the eighth in his class.
His course completed, and with his parch
ment as testimonial, after brief rest he
employment as a teacher, and doubtless believ
ing his uncle, Dudley Chase, could assist hi IN.
He announced in the Intelligencer his purpose
to open ga select classical school, !" but the
nouncement fell upon Indifferent ears, not
outstanding his numerous testimonials. In his
extremity he applied to Senator Chase for
the Senator replied: "If you want half dollar
to buy a spade, and 60 out and dig for living
III give it to you, but 1 will not help you to a
answer the Senator would have given in these
days, when it is thought commendable TO
procure public places for ones relations, Che
reader can conjecture; but IL was doubtless
fortunate for the young adventurer that the
Senator did not bury him in q clerkship. Al
the last moment he was requested to take
charge of an established school which the
founder wished to give up. He did 50, and in COT
nection with il entered the Off ce of the cele
brated William Writ, and began the study OF
the law.
Mr.. Chase even dalied with the MUSES., and
wrote poetry, though from the examples handed
down to us, il may be considered fortunate that
his ambition in that direction was quenched by
a more mature Judgment. But 1t serves to IL
lustrate the activity and fulness of his mind,
that at a time when he was pushing his way at
the bar, compiling the statutes of Ohio, writing
upon biographical. historical and scientific sub
jects for newspapers and periodicals, he also
found time to write verse and recreate himself
in TRANSACTIONS Of the Latin poets into English
This specimen of his poetry is as fair
could select:
"To STIR.
"Mournful thy beam, pale start
Shining afar with solitary light,
Though hosts around thee are
Decking the bosom of the blue midnight.
81 would not be as thou
Cut on from all communion with thy kind,
Thongh round me might blaze now
The light and glory in which thou art shrined
Companionless in thy afar corner,
While silently rolls on
In paths Of living light, each radiant sphere.
"Thy goings forth have been,
In thy bright beauty since the elder time,
Earth, too, was lovely in her beings prime.
"And still thou art the same
As beautiful and fair Is then thou vert;
As II thy virgin flame
Had power Time s wasting influence to avert
ssch;ca nj, avhila ,bor
Yet shall thy brightness fade in endless night
Roll on thy diamond car
Full soon thy fiery track will not be bright.
"There shall a star arise
A star far lovelier than nights brightest gem.
To shine in purer skies-
The fadeless, glorious Star of Bethlehem"
Mr.. Chase was thrice married. His first wife
was Miss Kate Garniss-by whom there was no
Garniss well known in this city forty years ago.
His second wife was Miss Lizzie Smith. She
was the mother of Miss Kate Chase, now the
wife OF Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island. Hi.
third wife was Miss Sarah Bella Ludlow, grand
daughter of Israel Ludlow, one Of the first col
Ony settlers on the Symmes purchase. She was
the mother Of Miss Nettie, now Mrs. Hoyt, OF
New York, at whose house the Chief Justice
died. =
In person, Mr.. Chase was one of the most i'm
was something over six feet; in later years, and
before stricken with disease, he was portly.
His features were noble, his head massive. IL
was front upon which every god had seemed
to set his seal. His manners were dignifed.
gracious, but not warmly cordial, and neye,
demonstratiye. He was man who commanded
respect for his capacity and integrity. He
made few friends on the emotional side Of his
nature, but kept fast those he won, even unto
$500