Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-09
Sickness and Death Of ChiefJus-
tice Chase Particulars of
the Sad Scene-His
Last Hours.
Interesting Recital of Events Pre-
ceding his Demise = The
New York Tribune's
Statement.
How the News was Received Else
where Regrets General aud
EieartfeIt-A Great and
G0OG Man Gone.


He was in unusually good health AM
spirits. This favorable state of thing
continued till but yesterday morning a
Ten O'Clock. 4 servant was sent 10 cal
him 10 breakfast, and on entering th'
TO0m found Mr.. Chase lying in q stat
of unconscious stIIpOr. His daughte
was Immediately summoned and ser
wants We're dispatched for medical aid
When the physicians arrived the un
consciousness was found TO have resulted
from a recurrence of paralysis, of which
he has had several strokes. All efforts
10 relieve him proved unavailing, anC
IT was evident that his vitality was eb,
bing away. Governor Sprague and hi:
wife, daughter of Judge Chase, were
summoned and arrival in the city last
evening. His two daughters remained
by his bedside till half past ten this
morning, when he breathed his last. He
remained totally unconscious from the
time mis- condition was discovered until
this evening.
The TRIBUNE's ACCOUNT.
NEW YORK, May S.-The Tribune
publishes the following to-day: "The
IiTst knowledge the people had that
the Chief-Justice OF the United States
was in New York was conveyed in the
brief announcement of his death. One
week ago to-day the last decisions were
rendered in the supreme court, and the
judges dispersed. Mr.. Chase left Wash
ingtOn Saturday morning, and reaching
here that evening, went directly to the
house OF hls youngest daughter, Mrs.
Janet r. c. Hoyt, No. West Thirty
third street. he spent Sunday quietly,
riding in the evening TO Central park
AsrrMnNr N e hfC .1u
who had learned of his arrival in the
city, came TO pay their respects, and
with one of the most intimate and
trusted of them, Mr.. Hiram Barney, he
walked down Fifth avenue, and dis
cussed in a pleasant and familiar way
lhe topics Of the hour, and among them
Charles Francis Adams's Grafton on
Seward. In parting Mr.. Chase urged
Barney 90 come and see him often, and
eXacted promise that he should come
on Wednesday morning. He did so,
aud came Just in time 10 see him die.
On Monday evening there was not dis
cernable any shadow of the disaster so
fast approaching. He seemed to be in
his usual health and in very good spirits,
although complaining Of a little fatigue,
and entered into animated conversation
with those friends who We're present.
and 70 one Of them he detailed his plans
FOR the coming summer. This morning
lie was 10 have gone TO Boston, remain |
ing there with relations two or three
weeks; returning, his intention was to
stop IN this city few days, on his way
10 Washington, and after completing
matters OF q business and domestic in
terest there, TO make a journey TO Colora-
do Springs by easy stages, visiting
his friends at Cincinnati and at other
points along the route. These plans he
gave with the repeated and emphasized
condition, "If / live.n About ten
O'Clock, his usual hour for retiring, he |
said goodnight and left the room. These |
Were the last words he spoke, except, |
perhaps, that the next morning his ser |
want understood him to say "fire" in 60 /
ing toward the fireplace. On Wednes- /
day morning, about half-past six o'clock, |
his servant entered his room and |
found him sleeping quietly, with /
his hand underneath his face.
as he habitually lay. On approaching
the bed, few minutes later, the servant
saw that the Chief-Juslic was seized
with a spasm, and the features We're
conculsed, and light foam appearing on
his lips. DIS. john q. Perry, Metcalf
and Clarke were atOnce summoned, and
IL was pronounced an appOplectic at
tack, with paralysis Of the left side. The
attack Of paralysis Of Jupe, 1870, was of
the right side, and had virtually disap-
Peared, there being still very light traces
Ot il in the hips and right hand. This
attack was more unexpected, from the
fact that Mr.. Chase had been assured by
las physicians, last summer, that there
was no longer any danger Of the recur-
renee of paralytic attack. From the
time Of the attack Tuesday morning, he
remained entirely unconscious. His
head was mOti0nless, while his right
arm was restlessly active The
conyulsive sp2sm recurTed frequent
Iy during the day, aud the doc
Tors finally placed their patient under
The Influence Of chlOrOform, which was
applied on a handkerchief to the face
whenever a spasm was seen to be APP
preaching. its effect was Immediate
nrenitting attention and care that af-
lection couid suggest found nO response.
a few minutes after nine O'Clock yes {
terday morning it became evident that /
he was sinking fast. He labOred till {
finally al ten O'Clock precisely it ceased {
altogether. a spasmOdic JWitchiDg be-
gan with the lower portion of the body. /
which lasted for a few seconds, and then I
all was still. There We're present in the /
room AT tine time Senator Sprague and
Mrs. r. c. Sprague, the chief JUSTICES
eldest daughter; Mrs. w. s. HOyt and
Mrs. Janet II. Z. Hoyt, Mr. Edwin :
Iloyt, and Others of tbe family.
INTERESTING FACTS AND ITEMS. q
WASHINGTON, May S.-Interesting !
facts are mentioned concerning the last 4
days Of the chief Justice He let Wash
iugton for New York last Saturday, on
tie eight a. M. train, intending to re- 2
main At the residence of his daughter, / I
Mis-. Hoyt, until to-day or tomorrow, I
when he expected to leave for Boston, 7
where he proposed staying for couple
of weeks. Thence he proposed to go to
Colorado, touching at Washington and
Cincinnati ca route, where he intended !
10 spend the summer with an old and l
intimate friend, Mr.. w. Z. Mellen, who
was formerly special agent of the treas
uEy department. On the occasion oil
his departure from the city Saturday.
a little breakfast party was assembled at
ihe Sprague mansion, where the Chief
Justice has resided for a year
3ast. Wednesday Judge Chase, Judge a
NOrdeD, hIs private secretary, and 3
liOgFapheT; Mrs. Walker, a sister Of
Judge Walker, Of Ohio; Miss Carrie a
and Miss Amy Aud. niece a
IF Chief Justice Chase. The breakfast
passed off pleasantly, although it was n
noticed that the chief justice was not q
n bis usual spirits. His leave takingOf S
was unusually affectiOnate,
which fact wasremaTked by all present. Z,
)u Monday Judge WoOten received a y
etter from him. he wrote from the l.
Of Nc. Hoyt, IN pencil, be-
.au-e, he said, it was handler than pen !.
.ld ink, and Judge WOOten says that :,
he letter bore more Of the character =
sites OF his former chirogTaphy than any "
he had seen for some time past. He Y
vas, also, encouraged to believe from its
heeriul tone that his health had con- B
ldeTabiy improved. Since leaving OF
he wrote that he had a pa
Old aad bleak ride to New York, and st
hat he had been greatly relieved on m
eeing his children and some of his
and felt better in
lan when he left. He then sent bv ds
adge WO0ten q message of sympathy 10 n,
0i0nel Don Piatt and Mrs. Piatf on "a,
eng burned out; aud finally requested al,
udge W0Oten 10 forward him a letter r,
hich he received while ina WASHING. | ~