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T. + BAYARD,
CnnroAnrn ~ Gtakn
Secretary OF STAT
Washington, March 90.

L. 4 BAYARD,
Secretary of State.
Washington, March %.
SENATE FUNERAL COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, March 20 President
pro tenn ingalls, appointed Senators Sher-
man, Hoar, Wilson CT Iewa, Pugh sad
George as g committee to represent the
Senate at the funeral of Caief Justice
Waite. Senator Edmunds was selected
as the first member Of the committee, but
WAS excused on account Of ill health.
FIRST MEETING WITHOUT THE CHIKy.
WASHINGTON, March % Associate
Justice Miller, senior member Of the
| court, after leaving the residence Of the
late Chief Justice sent invitations to his
| fellow members to meet him at the con-
sEltAtion room of the court, where they
assembled ct IL O'Clock, remaining clos
et0d together until noon. The Attorney
General aud leading members Of the bar
were present in the courtroom when the
court assembled and the seats out
side the rail were fIled with
spectators. The chair of the Chief
Justice was simply drsped with Grape
bat In no other respect did the appearance
of the chamber give any indication OF the
mournful nature Of the occasion. When
the court entered the chamber the mar
shall announced, "The Honorable Asso-
ciate Justices OF the Supreme Court"
varying the usual formula by the omission
Of the title of the de ceased. When the
court and sssembIage were sested Justice
Miller, in low broken voice, said: "It
is my painful duty to announce TO the bar
of this court that its honorable Chief
Justice departed this life this morning at
80 O'Clock. This is not an occasion to
make any extended observations ON the
subject, which will be done In due time
Court win adjourn until IL o'clock on
Monday, April 2 "
Thereupon the court ana sssemblage
retired.
PARTICULARS or TEE ILLNESS.
WASHINGTON, March % Additional
particulars Of the Illness OF Chief Justice
Waite are obtained from DR.. Caroline Z
WinsloW, who has been the family ply
stefan for the last thirteen years. The
immediate cause Of his death, the doctor
said, was nervous failure OF action of the
heart, and 1t came with such startling
suddenness IS to be absolutely appalling.
There WAS not the vaguest symptoms Of
heart complication throughout his sick
ness. On Saturday night Chief Justice
attended the authors reception given by
Senator and Mrs. Hearst, but
feeling slightly indisposed he
about hslf an hour later he arrived at
home. He was taken with chill and
Immediately retired. At O'Clock in the
morning DR.. Winslow was called and
found the Chief Justice suffering an acute
pain in his back and bones. Later in the
morning he felt somewhat better and
rested quite comfortably. AT this time
he said to his physician in q tone OF in
quiry that he must attend court on Mon
day but was cautioned to take no chances.
He persisted that he felt quite we'll
enough to ride to the capitol
and return and anticipated no unfsvorable
results from little outing. Ga Monday
after his return from the capitol the ply
sicisn called and found him complaining
Of soreness In his right lung, and when
asked 10 take long breath said that the
effort caused him pain. An examination
showed thst part Of
HIS RIGHT LUNG,
two or mere inches 10 diameter, was
hepatized. This was accompanied with 8
slight cough. He was extremely restless,
as indeed he had been from the first, and
his face was much flushed. He
was very Wakeful during Mon
day night, lying on his right
side most of the time. he rested easier
on that side, he said, than on the other or
on his back. While his illness was by no
means regarded rs critical, his physician
on Tuesday suggested that his SOB, C. c..
Wsite, be telegrsphed for, which was
done. He arrived yesterday afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock. The Chief Justices condi-
ton remained much the same during
Tuesday morning. He was very cheerful
and laughingly remarked to those
present that he did not know
how to be sick; but later
in the day symptoms Of acute bronchitis
appeared and on Wednesday symptoms Of
pnsunionia made their appearance in his
affected lung. He bresthed hard and with
8 slight grosn, and when asked il he was
In pain smil rgly replied that he was not
in pain but be really did not know how TO
be sick. There was no material change
during the day. He remained cheerful,
talked pleasantly with his nurse and at
tendants. During the night of Wedues-
day and on Thursday he WAS quite COM
fOrtable, no one feeling any alsrm, though
naturally g. EICus. He was getting along
well every one believed snd when az 10
O'Clock last evening his physician left him
be responded to
HIS GOOD NIGHT
as cheeriully and in as strong 8 voice as
he did in health. The nurse who re-
manned during the night observed no
change in Lis condition, not even in the
expression Of his face until O'Clock this
morning, when he turned over On his
back and in ten minutes was dead.
Monday when he attended court
he was accompanied by his daughter
who took wraps and bottle of hot beef
extract in case he should need them, but
aside from slight fatigue he felt comparS-
lively we'll. At the beginning of his Ill
ness the Chief Justice, fearing to need
lessly alarm his wife who was on her
way to CalifornIs in company with an
invalid sister, cautioned those about him
to keep his condition from the news
papers. He was not alarmed himself and
was unwilling that his wife's journey
should be curtailed or interfered with By
his slight indisposition. It Is said by bis
physicians that this was the only severe
CoEtiEge2 9s E,fts RGge.