Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-12-21
Death of Judge ROXle.

Chief Justice Charles f. Boyle, IN
hich occurred at Seattle, at l.O5 on Ct
le evening Of that day 1t seems =
ON the dispatch received that on VI
[onday, the 10th inst, Judge Boyle III
1ok the steamer for Mount Vernon, al
l Skagit county, for the purpose OF e
olding court there. On the way he sat
1 the pilot house Of the steamboat for +
he purpose OF viewing the scenery, c
ihich was entirely new to him. He c
ontracted severe cold, which de- S
eloped into tonsilitis. He was, how 4
yer, able to finish the term OF court !
md returned to the city on the Thurs t
lay following. Since then to the I
line of his death he was confined to
MS room. On Wednesday, the 18th,
his wife insisted on calling physician,
and DIR. Miner was sent for. He pre- ;
scribed the usual remedies, but the
Judge continued to grow worse, and
on Friday he went to bed. His all
ment developed into pneumonia,
which, combined with heart trouble
and Bright's disease of the kidneys,
with which he had been afflicted for
some time, created complication
that caused the physician to feel I'M
easy about his condition. DIR. Holmes
was also called, and the two physi-
ciansSapplied their continuous atten-
ton and utmost skill to secure his re-
covery. Friday night about midnight,
the Judge began to get worse, and
Saturday evening DR.. Miner an
nounced that the case had assumed
very dangerous phase, and that the
condition OF the patient was critical.
Before noon the physicians had given
up hope, and the sad intelligence Was
broken to Mrs. Boyle and her son Ed,
who have been with the Judge contin-
uously since his first illness. During
the day he was conscious and realized
that there was very little hope for him.
He recognized his devoted wife and
son, and friends who come in to offer
any assistance in their power. At 3
O'Clock Judge Boyle became uncon-
scious and continued to sink until
Z :O5, when his spirit took flight. His
dying bedside was surrounded by his
wife and son, the physicians, Attorney
General Metcalie, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Furth, Mrs. J. NJ. Thompson and sew
eral others.
The body was embalmed, and Sun
day evening placed On board the
steamer en- route for Uniontown, Pa,
. for burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, be-
: side his daughter Lucy. An escort OF
. ten officials and private citizens ac-
companied the remains to Tacoma,
where they were transferred to the
train, and placed in charge of Prose
, cutting Attorney Ronald and Hon. J.
H. Lewis, who will accompany the
, casket and Mrs. Boyle and son to their
} old home.
Charles E. Boyle Of Uniontown,
, was born at Uniontown, Fayette coun.
ty, Pennsylvania, February 4, 1886
His early education was had in the
schools of that town and at Waynes
burg college in Waynesburg, Greene
county Pennsylvania. He studied law
: was admitted to the bar in December
e 1861, and has since continuously prac.
e tised the profession. In 1862 he wal
e elected district attorney for Fayettt
e county and held that Office for tire,
r years. Before the expiration of hi
t term, in 1885, he was elected to tn,
8 Pennsylvania legislature, and was re
v elected in 1866, serving two years
! The last year of his service he WAS
a member of the committee of ways ant
means, and also of the general judic
i larry. He was President of tn
e Democratic State Convention in 1867
e and again in 1871. In 1868 he wa
i nominated rs the Democratic candidat
d for auditor-general of Pennsylvania
e but failed of election by email ma
jority against him. He was a delegat,
It to the st. Louis Democratic nationa
g convention in 1876, and to the Cincin
e natl national Democratic convention Q
u 1880. For sixor seven years he was
u by appointment of the governor, on
" eff the state managers of the Western
e Pennsylvania hospital at Dixmont
Is and was elected to the Forty-eightl
e congress from the Twenty-first Penn
= sylvania district, receiving 1903
votes against 12,7OO votes fprl AZ. I
Miller, prohibitionist. He was Re
elected to the Forty-ninth congress
4 and was chairman of the specia
committee Which investigated tn
, Pan-electric scandal.
i Judge Boyle arrived at Seattle O
n Sunday, November Is, to fill by Presi
/ dental appointment the place la tel
- held by the lamented Chief Justic
i r. A. Jones, who died suddenly Au
= gust Is. Though he had been there G
short time he had impressed all wit
whom he came in contact as being
gentleman of broad culture, fine legs
attachments, q genial disposition an
- qualified in every way to discharge tn
;; duties Of the office of Chief J Justice.
,s The bar of Seattle adopted resolu
Il tons highly eulogizing the deceased
so THE steam tug Susie, lately pu
y chased by the Fox Island Clay Work
. . Co., exploded her boiler, while lying Q
z the Pacific Mill wharf, Tacoma, ye
Is terday afternoon. Mr.. w. s. Bower
Capt. J. P. Doyle, Stephen Doyle an
Y the engineer, Mallory, were on boar
y at the time of the explosion, and a
. but the latter were more or less il
u jured. The boat was blown to piece
. and sank.