Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-23

ing. He attended the reception given by Mrs.
Senator Hearst to the authors, and was one Of the
guests at the table. He returned home complain
ing OF severe pains in the abdomen, and remarked
that something he had eaten had disagreed with
him. He took a warm bath, and Immediately
thereafter the chill came on. He went to bed and
was quite sick and confined TO his bed all
day sunday. He was extremely anxious
to keep the fact OF his illness from
reaching the newspapers an account OF his wife,
who, on the Sd instant left this city with party
OF friends for California on pleasure trip Judge
Edgerton, president OF the Civil Service Commits
sion, an old friend OF the family, has taken his
Sunday dinner at Chief Justice Waite'S regularly
ington. He was there. as usual, last sunday, but
the Chief Justice Was not able to appear at the
table. Judge Edgerton. however, saw him In his
room and In bed. He begged Judge Edgerton to
keep the fact Of his illness close secret remark.
Ing that II II got into the papers his wife would
see it, and 1t would destroy the pleasure OF her
visit. lie also remarked that unless his doctors
positively forbade 1t he would go the court next
day. Judge Edgerton endeavored to diSSuade him
that he was not seriously IN and that be
be absent from the court when the telephone
opinion was delivered his absence would at once
be construed TO mean that he was i'll.
HIS LAST APPEARANCE IN THE SUPREME COURT.
He did attend the court on Monday, but was too
unwell to read his opinion, and Judge Blatchford
read 1t for him. He left the bench when the dis
senting opinion was read and returned home.
He went straight 10 bed, and next day was worse.
His phy ysician sad he was suffering from acute
bronchitis The case developed into pneumonia
and determined fatally this morning.
HIS son. C. Z; Waite president OF the Cincinnati,
day. accompanied by his wife. He had been sum-
moned by telegraph, but no message was
the death of the Chief Justice this morn
ing. The other son. Mr.. Edward 7. Waite is a
practicing lawyer In Toledo. He has not yet ar
rived. While the family were aware that the
Chief Justice was seriously Ill, they did not be-
lieve the case was so critical Mrs. c. c. Waite
said this morning that the doctors saw their pa-
tient for the last time last night. They gave d.
rections as TO medicine and care. and spoke OF tue
Case serious. but did not seem to apprehend
that death was near.
HIS LAST WORDS.
The Chief Justice was conscious up to the last
moment, but If he realized that death was ap-
preaching he gave no hint of It, The nurse VINO
attended him states that Mr.. Waite had been
ASLEEP, and about O'Clock this morning he awoke.
The nurse. she assisted him to turn over, asked
the Chief Justice now he was?
The reply was, 81 feel better"
Those were the last words he uttered, and
shortly aiterward he passed away. His end was
singularly peaceful Unlike patients suffering
with pneumonia he did not die with the painiul
choking arising from insufficient air In the
lungs. Death was due to heart failure. He was
therefore free from pain.
THE FAMILY SHOCKED.
The family OF the Chief Justice were naturally
very much shocked, for they were totally unpre-
pared fox so sudden DEATH AS has been already
stated, they felt anxious but not alarmed They
were apprised that the illness was serious, but
they entertained the strongest hope that the Wig
OrOuS constitution OF the Chief Justice and careful
attention would bring him through. His daughter
son. who was present at the bedside, was SO over
come as to require attention himself
In short while Justice and Mrs. Matthews and
Justices Miller and BlatchfOrda rrtved and they did
all that could be done for the stricken family
Miss Wood. daughter OF the late Associate Justice
called this morning TO Inquire now the Ched jus
dead. At:Orney-General Garland sent q message
to inquire how the sick man was. and other per-
sons called, under the impression that the Chief
Justice was but slightly indispOsed 10 make sim
liar inquiry.
TELEGRAM WAS SENT TO MRS. WAITE
at Los Angeles, Cal, thfsmorning advising her OF
the death OF her husband and urging her return
to the effect OF the news upon her. She is sixty
seven years OF age and not in the best Of health.
WHAT DR. GARDNER SAYS.
DIR. Gardner, who was called in last evening as
consulting physician In connection with Mrs. Dr.
Winslow, the family physician, said to-day that
there was nothing IN the case ITO to excite alarm OF
patient was worse yesterday than during the pre-
vtous days, but even then not serious. But, ne
men Of his strong physique, the disease suddenly
assumed serious phase The form OF the disease
WI which On he had " was S crogpous pneumonia Upon
u
Monday, he went to bed, from which he never
arose.
WHAT DIR. wINsLOw sAYs
DR.. Caroline b. Winslow, the family physician,
told STAR reporter to-day that the Chief Justice
had severe chill saturday night, accompanied by
pains In the bones 1t was also noticed that he had
slight cough, but this was not OF much
consequence. ne went TO the Supreme Court
on Monday although she advised him not
TO go. His daughter accompanied him,
and she took with her some beef tea Con-
trary TO his expectations, the Chief Justice upon
his arrival at the Capitol found that he was not
phone cases. Upon his return home he went TO
bed. He complained OF pain In his left side, and
IL was thought to be pleuritic: His
lungs, however, soon became affected. Mrs.
winsow, however, says that death was not the
result OF pneumonia. II was raCher, heart failure.
this morning he was assisted to turn over on his
back. He remarked TO his nurse that he felt more
comfortable, and had hardly ceased speaking when
ne died. Mrs. Winslow says that his death was
very sudden and even surprised the trained nurse
The Chief Justice was very much interested In
the Homeopathic Hospital, established few
years ago In this city, and was one OF the tncor-
p0rat0rs. He was q nrm believer In homeopathy,
and his family physician belonged TO that school,
HIS NATURAL APPRARANcR.
The face OF the Chief Justice Is natural and Life.
like He has not the worn appearance Of one who
has suffered His face is full and his features are
unchanged. As his friends gaze upon the counten-
ance OF the dead man they can hardly realize that
he is dead.
It IL expected that MIA Waite viii leave Los
Angeles for this city as soon as sho receives the