Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24

the deceased in their affection.
ResoiCcd, That tho House will attend
rs body the funeral Of the late Chief
Justice, and the Speaker is requested to
appoint committee consisting of nine
members 10 act with the committee of
the Senate in any necessary action re-
lating TO the funeral.
Rcsoiped, That SIS en- additional mark
Of respect 10 the memory Of the deceased
the House do now adjourn.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted. and the House ~ 1925 o'clock
adjourned until tomorrow.
THE PRESIDENT INFORMED.
The President was informed OF the
death of the Chief Justice 10y Colonel
Lamont The latter was at his residence
preparing to SO to the White House
when a messenger arrived with a note
from G. c. Waite, son OF the Chief JUS
tice, saying that his father died this
morning, and requesting him 80 notify
the President tie also received letter
from Or. Ruth. OF the navy,
giving him the same information
and adding a few details as TO the
cause Of death. Colonel Lamont pro
ceeded at once t. the White House and
found the President in the library open
ing his mail. The President was very
much shocked at the intelligence. He
was aware that the Chief Justice had
been in had health for some time but be
was not prepared to hear Of his
death. Qnite an intimacy had sprung
up between the two officials since
the Presidents term began, and the lat
ter has often been heard to express him
self IN terms Of the highest praise Of the
Chief Justices character and ability.
The President at once wrote lett9r 90
Mrs Waite expressing his deep sympa-
thy for her sudden bereavement, which
he said was not only a personal loss 70
himself but great loss to the public
service.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Later IN the day the following was
issued;
10 the People a. the Cnitcd states
The painful duty devolycs upon the
President to announce the death at an
esllv hour this morning, at his residence
in this city, OF Morrison Il. Waite,
Chief Justice of the United States,
which exalted Office he had flied since
March 3, 1879. with honor to him
self and high usefulness to bis country.
I'm testimony Of respect TO the memory
of the bonored dead it is ordered that
the executive Offices in Washington be
closed on the day OF the funeral and be
drsped in mourning for thirty days. and
that the national dag bc displayed at
haIf-mas. on public buildings and on ali
national vessels on the day of the funeral.
by the President.
4. T. BAYARD,
Secretary Of state.
WASHINGTON. y. C., March q, 1883.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.
The Senate committee appointed TO
take order in regard to the funeral Of
the Chief Justice consists OF Senators
Sherman. Hoar. Wilson of Iowa, Pugh,
and George. Mr.. Edmunds had first
been designated at the head Of the COM
mittce. but felt compelled to decline on
account Of Ill health.
Tie committee appointed by the
Speaker to represent the House was as
follows Mossrs. Kelly Of Pennsylvania,
-euey of OHIO, GrosyenOr OF ONO,
Breckenridge of kentucky, Stewart Of
Vermont, Carlton of Georgia, Cannon
Of Illinois. Anderson Of Iowa, and Rus
sell Of Connecticut
THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE or DEATH.
Additional particulars of the illness Of
Chiei-Justice Waite are obtained from
Dr. Caroline =. Minsiow, who has been
the family physician for the last thirteen
wears. The immediate cause of bis death,
the Doctor SAYS, was nervous failure Of
the action Of the heart. and it came with
such startling midcDness as 10 be ALSO
lutelv appalling. There was not the
yaeue,t symptom of heart complication
throughout Li. sickness. Ca Saturday
night tire Chief Justice attended the an
thors' reception given by Senator and
Mrs. Hearst, bat feeling slightly indis-
posed De lett their house early. Abont
half an hour after he arrived at home he
was taken with chill and Immediately
retired. At 3 o'clock in the morning
Dr. Wiuslow was called and found the
Chief Justice suffering acute pam IN his
back aud bones. Later onin the morning
he felt somewhat better and rested quite
comfortably. at this time he said to his
Dhysician IN tone Of inquiry that he
must attend court on Monday, hut was
cautioned 10 take no chances. lie per-
sisted that he fcit quite well enough TO
ride to the Capitol anG return and antlcl-
mated no unfayoTahlc results from hit
Tie outing. On Monday, after his return
from the Capitol, the physician called
and fonnd him complaining of soreness
in his right lung, and whom asked to take
a long breath he said that the effort
caused him pain. An examination showed
that Part of his right lung. two or more
inches in diameter, was hepatlzod. This
was accompanied by slight cough.
lie was extremely restless, as indeed
be had been from the first, and his
face Was much flushed. lie was very
wakeul during Monday night, lying
ON his right side most Of the time. He
rested easter on that side, he srid, than on
the other or his back. While his illness
was by DO means regarded as critical, his
physician on tuesday suggested that his
SON. Mr.. G. G. Waite, be telegraphed
Tor. which WAS done. His condition
showed but little change from that time
until his death. He WAS in good spirits,
nuchinEly asserting to those around
hmm that he did not know how to he SICK.
Notwithstanding that on Wednes
CAV me showed symptoms of Pneu-
monia, no person felt any alarm.
re was getting along well, and
when. at 10 o'clock last nioht, his phyei-
cien and DR.. Frank Gardner, who had
been called in for consultation, lett hun.
he responded TO his good night AS
cheerfullv and in as strong voice as he
did in health. The nurse who remained
during the night observed no change IN
his condition, not even III the expression
of his lace until o'clock this morning,
when he turned over on his back and IL
ten minutes was dead.
DID sOr WANT TO ALARM BIS WIFE.
At the beginning OF his Illness the
Chief Justice. fearing to needlessy alarm
his wife, who WAS on her way to Caliior-