Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-05-14
Death of Chief Justice Chase.

New York, May Chief Justice
Salmon P Chase is dead. He was
Yesterday attacked by appolexy, in This
city, and died this morning at 1920
o'clock, at the residence Of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. William T. Hoyt, No. 4
West Thirty-third street. His two
daughters and Senator Sprague were
present.
The Chief Justice came here on
Saturday to visit Mrs. w. S, Hoyt
his daugh His favorable state OF
health continued until yesterday morn
ing, whensat 10 O'Clock servant sent
to call him to break fast, on entering
his room found Mir. Chase lying in
state of unconscious stupor. Lis
daughter was summoned, and servants
were dispatched for medical aid. When
the physicians arrived, the uncon-
seriousness was found to have resulted
from the recurrence of paralysis, OF
which he has had several strokes. All
efforts to relieve him proved unavalllpg
and it was evident that his vitality
was ebbing away, Gov. Sprague and
his wife, daughter Of Judge Chase,
were summoned and arrived in the city
last evening. His two daughters re-
NAMED by his bedside until at 1880
this evening, he breathed his last. lie
remained totally unconscious from the
time his condition was discovered un-
til the end.
Hon. Salmon P. Chase was born in
Cornish N. H, January Is, 1908.
His education began at home, and was
continued at the schools and academies
of New Hampshire and central Ohio,
and completed at the Cincinnati Col
lege and at Dartmouth, graduating in
1926. He studied law in Washing
ton city with William Writ and prac-
ticed his profession in Cincinnati for
many years. His first public position
was that of school examiner in Cincin-
natl in 1889. in 1910 he was city
councilman; in 1916 be projected
what was called Liberty Convention !;
was leading member of the Free
Soil Convention at Buffalo, in 1913 !;
was Senator 10 Congress, from Ohio,
from I949 to 1855 was elected Gov
ernor of Ohio in 1855, and reelected
in 1857 was again chosen Senator in
1860, but on the day after he took
his seat President Lincoln a pointed
him to his Cabinet as Secretary Of the
Treasury which position he resigned
in 1864. when at the death of Chief
Justice fancy, he was appointed TO fill
the vacancy-a position lie held up to
the time of his death Salmon +.
Chase was prominent candidate for
the Presidency before the Chicago
Convention of 1860, and also before
the Cincinnati LiberaD Convention
of 1872. He was a man of ability,
and had many Of the elements of a
really great man but during the past
few years his practical usefulness has
been seriously impaired by a painful
and enervating disease of the kidneys,
from which he has been periodically
suffering greatly. In the National
Senate he was recognized progressive
leader as Governor he was remark
ably efficient and popular, as Secretary
of the Treasury he steered the finances
of the Government clear Of break ors
in that most critical period of the ma
TONS trial and as Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court he was studious,
able, conscientious and just. In his
death the country loses one of its
old-school OF leaders, whose long and
active carer as public man has been
both avantf,,I and ,,Safnl