The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-03-29

geon Ruth, U. S. N, the physician in attend
ance and friend of the family, advised Mr..
Waite ON his arrival that it would be advisa-
BILE to call in another physician in consulta-
tion. DR.. Gardner was summoned and the
result was that last night at midnight the
patient and family was assured that there
was no danger.
At $3.50 this morning the nurse heard the
chief justice moan and on going to the bed
side, was informed that he felt pretty well,
The nurse retired and half hour later
hearing gasp ran to the bedside and found
u corpse. Mr.. Waite and Miss Mary Waite
were Immediately brought into the room,
but too late, the father was dead.
Mrs Waite will arrive in Los Angeles to-
day from another part of California,
whittier she jourueyed fortnight ago.
1t is already announced that the remains
will be taken to Toledo, o., for burial, but
none of the funeral details will be deter
mined until Mrs. Waite is heard from.
So little was fatal termination expected
that Miss Waite called last evening on
friends living OH the same block with her
and remained an hour or more gaily chat.
ting.
Morrison Remich Waite was the seventh
chief Justice Of the United States, and was
born in Lyme, Conn, November 80 1916.
He graduated at Yale college in 1887, studied
law and began to practice in Maumee City,
o. In 1919 he was n member of the legisla
ture, and in 1880 he removed to TOledO. He
declined repeated nominations to congress,
and also a seat on the supreme bench of the
state. In 1912 he was one of the counsel Of
the United States before the tribunal of
arbitration at Geneva In 1872 he presided
over the constitutional convention of Ohio
On January 2l, 1874, he became chief justice
of the United States, and since that time has
resided in Washington.
His home in Washington is a wide brown
stone building of three or four stories, oil
street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
He lived well, and often gave dinners to his
fellow judges and the other noted people OF
Washington society.
He was eligible for retirement several
years ago, but he preferred to remain on the
bench to having the government pension OF
$4,000 year. Although seventy years
old he has been quite active and vigorous up
to a short time ago.
His children living are G. c. Waite, of
Cincinnati, vice president and general man
ager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
railroad; Edward Waite, a lawyer of Toledo,
and daughter, Miss Mary White He has
six grandchildren living.
The justices of the supreme court who were
summoned to Chief Justice Waite's residence
soon after his death proceeded early in the
day to the consultation room at the capitol,
to which the other justices were summoned
At IL o'clock meeting was convened, al
which Justice Miller presided, and at which
a brief notification To the president of the
United States and the presiding officers oI
both houses Of congress, were adopted. The
marshal of the supreme court Immediately
upon receipt of the news, draped the seat OF
the chief justice with Grape.
At IL o'clock the supreme court chamber
had become crowded. Within the bar wert
ATTORNEY General Garland, Solicitor General
jerks, Benjamin f. Butler and the leading
practitioners before the court. As the jus
tices entered, the marshal significantly an
nounced the entrance of the associate jus
tices" of the supreme court. Immediately
upon taking their seats, Justice Miller, hi'
voice broken by emotion and speaking will
the deepest feeling, said it was his painful
duty to announce that the honorable che
| justice of the supreme court of the United
States had departed this life at his residence
in this city at $50 this morning.
This was not the occasion for any EXTENDED
notice of the sad event. He would merely
announce that the court would stand adj
| journed until one week from Monday next
Without another word the marsha
announced the adjournment of the court
and the Justices filed out of the room.
At the same time that this brief formality
had taken place, the president pro tenn Of the
senate had called that body to order, an(
after the reading of the journal, handed t.
the clerk, who read to the senate the not
signed by Justice Miller, announcing the
sudden death Of the chief Justice.
Senator Edmunds said that he would move
the appointment of committee of Ave sena
tors to represent that body at the funeral
and If that motion was adopted, he would
move that the senate, as further mark Of
respect, stand adjourned until Monday next.
Both resolutions were adopted and the sen
ate adjourned.
In the house, after the reading OF the Jour
nal, the announcement communicated by
Justice Miller, was read from the desk, and
Representative Taylor, OF Ohio, suppl.
mented it by brief reference % the able
and honorable career of the late chiel
Justice and presented resolutions Of respect
and sorrow and foS the appointment Of q
committee to attend the funeral
Resolutions were adopted and the house
adjourned as . mark q rssrsot