The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1888-03-29

He was wakeful Monday night and
on Tuesday morning symptoms of acute
bronchitis appeared, accompanied by in
| somnia and great restlessness. His cond l.
| tion Tuesday was not alarming, but on
| Wednesday circumscribed pneumonia ia
| showed itself During Thursday
| night he was conf ortable and
no particular alarm was felt, but
| at six o'clock yes terday morning
| failure of the hearts action was observed,
| and at 6:10 a. m. he passed away. Hi {
daughter, Miss Mary F. Waite, and his
son, Mr.. C. G. Waite, vice. president OF
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton rail
road. were with him when he died. Drs
Caroline b. Winslow and Frank A. Gard
| ner were in attendance. Mrs. Waite left
| Washington for California about a week
/ ago, and is supposed now to be in Los An
| geles.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE SUPREME
COURT.
Associate Justice Miller, the senior
member OF the court, after leaving the
residence of the late Chief-Jus tice, sent
invitations to his fellowmembers to meet
him at the consultation room of the court.
where they all assembled at eleven
O'Clock, remaining closeted together until
ing members of the bar were present in
the courtroom 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 appearance
of the chamber give any indication of the
mournful nature of the occasion When
the Court entered the chamber the
Marshal announced 'sThe Honorable
Associate Justices OF the Supreme Court" :"
varying the usual formula by the omis-
sion of the title of the deceased. When
the court and the assemblage were seated,
Justice Miller, in low, broken voice, s aid;
at is my painful duty to announce 20
the bar of this court that its honored
Chief-Justice departed this life this morn
ing at half.p past six O'Clock. This is not
the occasion to make any extended OBJ
servation on the subject, which will be
done in due time. The court will ad-
iourn until twelve O'Clock on Monday,
April g."
Thereupon the court and the assem-
blage retired.
THE PRESIDENT NOTIFIED
The President was informed of the
death OF the Chief Justice by Colonel La
mont. The latter was at his residence,
preparing to go to the White House, when
a messenger arrived with note from Mr..
c. G. Waite, son of the ief-Justice, an
nouncing the death Of his father and re-
questing him TO notify the President. He
also received a letter from DR.. Ruth, of the
navy, giving him the same information,
and adding few details as to the cause
Of death. Colonel Lamont proceeded at
once to the White House, and found
hn in no library
ing his mail. The President was
very much shocked at the intel
ligence. He was aware that the Chief
Justice had bean in BAD health for time,
but he was not prepared TO hear Of his
death. Quite an intimacy had sprung up
between the two officials since the Presi-
DENTS term began, and the latter has
often been heard to express himself in
terms of the highest praise of the Chief
Justices character and ability. The
President Immediately wrote a letter TO
Mrs Waite, expressing his deep sympa-
thy for her in her sad bereavement, which
he said was not only personal loss to
himself but great loss to the public
service.
The following official notice Of the death
of Chief Justice W ate was issued by the
Department of State:
To THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES
The painful duty developes on the President to
announce the death at an early hour this morn
ing at his residence, IN this city OF Morrison II.
Waite, Chief Justice OF the United States,
which exalted position he has filled since
March 4, 1874, with honor 10 himself and high
usefulness to his country.
In testimony OF respect to the memory OF the
honored dead, il 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 Narional flags be dis
played at half-mast on the buildings and on all
the National vessels the day OF the funeral
BY the President r. f. BAYARD
Secretary Of State