Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-23
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WASHINGTON, March 23.-Chief Justice
Waite, of the United States Supreme Court,
died at his residence in this city at CLIO
O'Clock this morning. The Chief Justice
was in his USUAL health. though exhausted
by his recent severe labors. until Saturday
night, when, on returning from Senator
Hear5,'s, where, with his daughter, he at
tended reception, he complained of chill.
This feeling passed off during the night, but
he remained in he'd throughout Sunday and
until it was time for him to 60 to the Court
on Monday. Suffering then from malaise
and vague inisposition, he did not read The
opinion in the telephone case, but sat
through its reading and then returned TO
his home. He was wakeful Monday night,
and On Tuesday morning symptoms of acute
bronchitis appeared, accompanied by in
somnia and grsat restle5sness. His condi
ton Tuesday was not alarming, but on
Wednesday circumscribed pneumonia show.
ed itse f. During Thursday night he was
comfortable aud no particular alarm was
felt, but at o'clock this morning failure Of
the hearts action was observed and at CLIO
he passed away. His daughter, Miss. Mary
E. Waite, and his son. Mr.. G. G. Waite
Vice President of the Cincinnati, Hamil
ton and Dayton Railroad) were with him
when he died. Doctors Caroline B. Wins-
low and Frank a. Gardner we're in attend
anc,. Mrs. Waite left Washington for Cal.
ifornia about week ago and is supposed
now to be in Los Angeles. Arrangements
for the funeral have not as yet been made
The Chief Justice will be buried in Toledo,
Ohio.
The Supreme Court and 10th houses Of
Congress have ad ourned as mark Of respect
to the memory of the deceased Chief Justice
Associate Justice Miller, the senior mem.
Der OF The court, after leaving tho residence
of the late Chief Justice, sent Invitations &c
his fellow members to meet him at the con
sutation room OF the court, where they al
assembled at eleven O'clock, remaining
closetad together uatil noon. The A!tor.
ney General aud leading members of the bar
were present in the court room when the
court assembled, and the seats outside the
rail were filed with spectators. The chair
of the Chief Justice was simply draped with
Grape, but in no other respect did The ap
pearancs of the chamber give any indica
tion OF the mournful nature Of the occasion.
When the court entered the chamber the
Marshal announced "the honorable Associ-
ate Justices Of the Supreme Court" vary
ing the usual formula by the omission of the
title of the deceased. When the court and
the assemblage were seated Justice Miller,
in low, broken voice, said SIT is my
painful duly to announce to the bar of this
court that its honored Chief Justice depart
ed this life this morning at 6:30 o'clock.
This ia not the occasion to make any ex
tended observations on the subject, which
will be done in due time. The court will
adjourn until twelve O'Clock on Monday,
April 2nd." Taereupon the court aud the
assemblage retired
The President upon being notified of the
death of the Chief Justice at onoe wrote
letter to Mrs. Waite, expressing his deep
sympathy for her in her sudden bereavement,
which be said was not only personal loss
to himself but great loss to the public SER
vice.
The President ba5 ordered the Executive
Offices in Washington be closed on the day
OF the funeral, and be draped in mourning
for thirty days, aud that the national flag
be displayed at balfmast on the public
buildings, and on all national vessels on the
day Of the funeral.