Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-24

WA@uoroH. March aA-Chirf Jas
city q $40 o'clock this morning. Ths
chief tossice vas h his ns1A health,
tAooeh exhansted b. his recent severe
iAbos uasil Saturday nisAt vsen On
resuKntna from Seuaior Heasss's home.
where With his dsaseter be had Al.
tended rsceptsou, he complained Of 3
chill 1hts feeling sassed CT during
tie night, bus he remained In he'd
thfoo9h0us Sunday, and 1ntii il vss
tine for him 20 90 20 court On Monday.
He vas su1esing than from mslar:a
aod Q vague indssposftion, and did bos
rod The Opinion n The Telephone csss,
but - thfooRh its reading sn6 thes
retusned to his home. He gss wskeful
on Monday night. and On Tuesday
morning sy0ptoDe OF acute bronchitis
eesompsuied by insc mnis
and great rsssieosness. His condition
on Tuesday vas rot alarming, but on
Wednesday circumsesibed poeumonia
ahoved itself. Du1ipe Thursday night
be Vas comfortable and no particular
alarm vas felt. bot % o'clock this
morning the failure ef biz hearts scsion
vas observed. and hts daughter and son
vere With him when be died. Mrs.
Waits left Wsshinaton for California
about . week ego. and 10 Supposed now
10 b. in Lse AnQeleo. Arrange ments
for The funeral have not a yet been
made, bot b Vili b buried in Toledo.
Ohio.
Ths attorney general and members Of
the bar we're present. IN the court room
&hsn sn<.~u inn -han ssrr0S asn~sxa ~ "A m 4
the seats outside the rail we're hllsd with
SPECTATOR. Tho chair Of the chief jos
tice vas simply dfaped With Grape. bot
IN no other respect did the appearance
Of the chamber give an iudication Of
the mournful nature Of the occaeiou.
When the court and assemblsee were
seated, Justice Miles. In log. broken
voice. said: 'It 10 my painful duty to
announce to the bar Of this c31St that
lie houoesd chief justice departed life
this morning q $50 O'Clock. This is
not the occasion to make any extsnded
observations on tie subject. which will
b. done in dus time. TOE court will ID
joosn until Monday, April second.
Mna. WAITE RECEIVES 1HR Hxvs.
Los Anouns, March 3o.-Just before
The nsvs reached here this mornicg OF
Chief Justice waits's death, Col. g.
Wiley Wells. With whom Mrs. Waite
came TO Los Angeles from WASHINGTON
4 fev days ago, sent dispatches to Long
Beach and San Diego. at one Of which
places Mrs. Waite 10 supposed to be. In
formiuR her that bic latest news from
the oh ct Justice last night vas that he
he'd passed the dangerous poiat and ex
pressipQ confidence on his early feeev
ery. Osi. Wells vas greatly surprised
and shocked BY the news Of his death,
and the feelings Of Mrs.. Waite on hear
lna the latter may better b imagined
than described.
oYylcsAL NOTICE ~ I'm gTX9H pxPARf-
MEET.
WAsHruorou, March 23.-The follow :
ins ofliciai notice Of the death Of Chief
] sstice Wsise has yost been issued By
the department Of state:
10 1ls People of the Usited States: A
painful duty devolves upon the presi-
dent 70 announce the death At an early
hour this morning, ct bis residence in
this city of Morrison Il Waite, chief
iussice Of tie United States, which ex
sleed position be bad filled siuoe March
ltb, 1874, With honor - himself and
hlQb usefuluess TO his country. In tes-
tinouv Of respect to the honored dead
it il ordered that tbe executive o0ices
in Washiu eton Be closed on the day Of
the funeral and that they be dReped in
mouruine fos thirty days. and ,has the
national dsg Be displayed at haif-nast
on the buildings on all national vessels
~, Nha dav Of the funeral.
By the Piesideat.
T. +. BAYAhD,
Secretary Of State,
Wsahipcton, March %. 1858.
The preeidept when iufoemed OF tbs
des, b Of the chief justice vas very
much shocked, although aware that Mr..
wife had been in poor hssiih for
some time. Qsite On intimacy had
spsune up between the s.o omciais
eiuce the presidents term began, an )
the latter has sften been beard TO ex
press himself in terms OF tts highest
praise Of the chief Justices charsc'ei
and ability. The president st once
Veots q letter to Mrs. Waite, express
ins his deep sympathy fer her IN hel
suddeu bereavement which 6e said YES
not only q persopsi loss TO himseif, bu'
q great ioss to the public service.
psIur uuIooy n SENATOR Epxuyps.
WAszna7os, March 23.-Whsn ths
seuste assembled, the reading Of ths
/ ornai vas dispensed With and com
uuuication from Justice Miller an
pounc,n2 the death Of Csief Justics
Waite vas laid before tie senate. sepa
tor Edmucds then rose and said; "Mf
Pres,deps, on the 2lst OF January. 1874
Chief Justise Waite received bic com
mission and took his seat az pres,dirf
officer OF that great tribunal, and foi
more than fourteen years he partial !,
in time Of great eIoiteUsni and diffi
culsy and struggle. bat throogb bis o.
reef in that court, embracing Qoestiori
of the greatest importance 20 humar
riphte, both iife and liberty and pros'
p<ri,y. the chief justice has bosu I
conspicusus figure IN the jusispruden O
Of this nation, and perhaps net lss
copspicuous In respect 20 the jofispro
derce Of the whole world. His csrre
u ended for this life. IL has eeel
touched in these fourteen years sy q
stain., By no repfoach, BY no fart o
failing ether Official OF personal. Cy
right, brsve, even minded. impartial
pattert, s9ectionate, kindly ss Gil
zen, and 10 every walk Of private III
be has alied his career With homo
| great honor 10 himself aud With iofni:
| benz d. TO bis country. nsve that ID
| chair appoins Q committee CT i've sens
| tor, 10 take such order a. usy be exps
dent in r~specs 10 attending The fosef
si Of the chief justice. and 10 attend
other matters concerning it.
| The rsotisu wss aeresd to.
| Il nov move" coctip1ed Mr.. z
rsnnds, "thst "A further mark Of rs
specs, Ibss the serAts DO nov acl ,1r
tall Aondsy next"
The senate Immediately adjourned.
President (pEo ts@) Ingalls, appoint
I'd SENATORS Sherman. HoAr, Wilson {
loUa. Pneh and George as commit,
20 rspreseus tbe.eenate 80 tie funeral I
the shisf joss,cs.
ADDITIONAL PARrfCuLAzE-
wAszus7os, March 23-Additiou
rsrticulars Of the illn-sss 0f Chi
lyostioe wsiss are obtained from %
tCaro,ine Il. winslog Sho hiss sesn D
ssrzsiy ehysicisu sor the iss, teirtes
Wears. TIE immediate esnss Of ees.
sb< doctor said was q nersecs failure I
.ee action os the heart. and it car
visA secs ssAstii1G sad1earsss - 10
absoiuseiy acpAliinS. There Vas d
ths vss,sst syppssms of kearr eonp'
cssscrs tefpo1hoot his sfokness. y
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