The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-03-24
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE.
The Nation's' Chief Jurist
Passes Away Yesterday,
AFT GR A BRIEF ILLNESS.
T ss buttons of Respect by Both the
Senate and HOuse-An Up
righ' Judge.
Chief Justice Waite Dead

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Chief Justice
Waite died at his residence in this city
at s. 10 O. clock this morning. The Chief
Justice was in his usual health, though
exhausted by his recent severe labors
until Saturday night. when, on return
ing from Senator Hearst's, where. with
MS daughter, he attended a reception
he complained of chill. The feeling
passed of during the night, but he re
NAMED in bed throughout Sunday, and
until it wss time Tor him to go to Court
on Monday. He was suffering then
from malaise and vague indlsposition.
de did not read his opinion in the tele-
phone case, but sat through its reading
and then returned TO his hom3. He
Was wakeful on Monday night, and on
Tuesday morning, symptoms of scute
bronchitis appeared accompanied by in
sumnia aud great rtstlessness. His
COT dltion on tuesday was not alarming,
out on Wednesday, circumscribed
pneumonia showed itself. During
Thurs lay night he was comfortable
and 10 particular alarm was felt, but at
o'clock this morning. failure OF the
hearts acIion was observed, and his
daughter aud son were with him when
ne died.
Mrs. Waite left Washington for Cali
forpia about a week ago, and is sup
posed now to be in Los Angels. ar
engagements for the funeral have rot IS
yet Teen made. The Chief Justice will
o buried III Toledo Ohio.
Mt &c N 6t =
clos ng all execu i've departments Of the
COVE nment on the day OF Judge Waites
funeral.
rhe supreme Court and both hous S
of Congress have adjourned as mark
of respect to the memory of the de-
ceased Chief Justice.
The Attorney General and members
of the bar we're present in the court
room this morning. When the court as
semeled the sea outside the rail were
filled with spec aIors. The chair OF the
Chief Justice was simply draped with
Grape but IN 40 other respec did the
appearance of the chamber give an III
dicatlon of the mournful nature Of the
occasion. When the court and assem-
blage were seatrd. Justice Miller. IN
low broken vcic-, SAID: ut Is my pain.
full duty to announce to the bar Of this
court that its hCnor d Chief Justice de-
parted life this morning a. $50 Tblsis
not an occasion to make any extended
observations on the subject, which will
be done in due 'ima. The court will ad-
journ until Monda", April q.
The Preside,,t, when Informed OF the
death of Chief Just ce Waite, wa very
mucn shocked. although aware mat
Mr.. Waite had been in bad health for
some time. Quite an intimacy had
sprung az be ween the two officials
since the Presidents term began, and
the isIt ter has often been heard TO ex-
press himself in terms IF The highest
praise of the Chief Justices character
and ability. The President at once
wrote letter to MRS. Waite expressing
his deep sympathy for her IN her
sudden brea emsnt. which he said was
not only personal loss to himself but
grr at loss TO the pub ic service.
215 m.-Oficisl notice If The death
of Chief Justice Waite bas just been
issued by the D psrtment of state:
To the People of the Umited States:
The painful duty devolves uuon the
President TO announce the desth at an
early hour this niorning, at his resi-
dence IN this city, of Morrison r.
Waite, Chief Justice of the United
Ststss. which exalted position he had
filled since March 1874, with honor
10 himself and high usefulness to his
country. In testimony of respect to
the memory of the honored dead 1t is
ordered that the executive offices in
Washington be closed on the day OF the
funeral and be draped in mourning for
thirty days, and that the national flag
be displayed ut half mast on buildings
and on al national vessels on the day
of the funeral.
BY the President,
T. F. BAYARD,
Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March %, 1888.