The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-24
his LAST ILLNESS.

Yt Dates from Last Saturday, and DID NOT
Become Alarming Until Thursday.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The Cbief-justiee
was in his usual health, though exhausted by
his recent severe labors until Saturday night,
when, on returning from Senator Hearsts.
where, with his daughter, he attended recep-
.ion, he complained of a chill. This feeling
passed off during the night. but he remained in
bed throughout Sunday and until it was time
for him to go TO the court on Monday Suffer
ing then from malaise and vague indisposition,
he did not read the opinion in the telephone case,
but sat through its reading, and then returned
to his home. He was wakeful Monday night,
and on Tuesday morning symptoms Of acute
bronchitis appeared, accompanied by in
somnia and great restessness. His
condition Tuesday WAS not alarming but
on Wednesday circumscribed pneumonia
showed itself During Thursday night he was
comfortable and no particular alarm was felt
but at o'clock this morning failure of the hearts
action observed, snd at 6:1O he passed away.
His daughter Miss Mary Il. Waite, and bis son,
Mr.. c. G. Waite, vice president of the Clncin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton railroad, were with
him when ho died. Drs Caroline r. Winslow,
and Frank A. Gardner were in attendance. Mrs.
Waite left Washington for California about a
week ago, and is supposed to be in Los
Angeles. Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been made.
Additional particulars OF the illness of the
Chief justice are obtained from DR.. Caroline r.
Winslcw. who has been she family physician for
the last thirteen years. The immediate cause
or his death, the Doctor said was nervous fail
urs of the action of the heart. and it came with
such startling suddenness as to be
absolutely appalling. There was not
-
pication throughout his sickness. On
Saturday night the Chiefjustic attended the
authors reception, given by Senator and Mrs.
Hearst but, feeling slightly indisposed. he left
their house early About half an hour later he
arrived at home, was taken with chill, and i'm
lnediately retired. at 3 o'clock in the morning
DR.. Winslow called and found the Chief
justice suffering acute pain in his back and
bones. Later on in the morning ne felt some
what better and rested quite comfortably At
this time he said to his physician. in tone Of
inquiry. that he must attend court on Monday,
but was cautioned to take no chances. He per-
sisted that he felt quite we'll enough to ride to
the Capitol and return. and anticp ated IN
favorable results from little outing. On
Monday, after his return from the Capitol. the
physician called and found him complaining of
a soreness in his right lung, and when asked to
take long breath said that the effort caused
him pain. An examination showed that part
of his right lung. two inches
in diameter hepatized. This was
accompanied with slight cough. He was ex-
tremely restless, as. indeed. he had been from
the first, and his face much flushed. He
was very wakefui during Monday night, lying
on his right side most of the time He rested
easier on that side, he said. than the other or
garded critical, his physician. On Tuesday,
suggested that his son, Mr. c. G. Waite. be tee-
graphed for, which done, and he arrived
yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Chief
Justices condition remained much the same
during Tuesday morning. He was very cheer
ful. and laughingly remarked to those present
that he did not know how to be sick, but later
in the day sy mptoms of acute bronchitis ap-
peared, and Wednesday symptoms of pneu-
monia made their appearance in his affected
lung. He breathed hard and with slight
groan. and when asked il he was in pain, smil-
ingly replied that he not in pain. but be
really did mot know how to be sick" There
was no material change during the day. He re-
maned cheerful. talking pleasantly with his
nurse and attendants. During the night of
Wednesday and on Thursday he was
quite comfortable. one feeling
any alarm, though naturally anxious He was
getting along WELL every one believed and
when. at 10 o'clock last evening his physician
left him he responded to his good night as
cbeerfullv and in strong a voice as he did in
health. The nurse who remained during the
night observ ed no change in his condition. not
even in the expression of the face. until o'clock
this morning. when he turned over on his back,
and in ten minutes was dead On Monday,
when he attended court, he was accompani ed
by his daughter. who took wraps and a bottle OF
hot beef extract in case he should mead them,
but aside from sighs fatigue he felt compare
lively we'll At the begin ing of his illness, the
Chief-justice, fearing to needlessly alarm his
wife, who wAs on her way to California in COM
ny with invalid sister, cautioned those
about him to ke ep his condition from the news
. apers. He was not alarm ed himself, and was
unwilling that his wife's journey should bo cur
tailed in terfered with by sligh. indisposition
1t is said by his physician that this was the
only illness the Chief Justice ever had in
his life, except that of two years ago, when he
suffered some time from erysipelas in his face
snd hands.
DIR. f. A. Gardner. who was called In consul
a tion last evening, said, today. that he found
in his right lung He very ill. but he did
not regard his case as hopeless by any means.
In croupous pne umonia. the Doctor explained
there is al ways welldefined crisis. In about
five days after the patient il taken tnat crisis
comes. the fever subsidies and very often at
from organic disease. suddenly fails 90 perform
its funokions. and hhe rlakienf ~ daed