Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-30
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE DEAD.

WASHINGTON, March 23.-Ch'eI
Justice Waite, of the United States
Supreme Court, died at his resi-
dence in this city, at 6.10 o'clock
this morning. Chief Justice Waite
WIS 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 at
tended reception, he complained
OF chills.. This feeling passed of
during the night, but he remained
in bed throughout Sunday and un-
ill it was time for him 10 60 to
court Monday. Suffering then
from continued indisposition, he
did not read the opinion in the teIe-
phone case, bnt sat through its
reading, and then returned to his
home. He was uakeful Monday
night, and Tuesday symptoms OF
acute bronchitis appeared, accom-
panied by dlsomania and great
restlessness. His condition Tues
day was not alarming, but Wed.
nesday circumscribed pneumonia
showed itself. During Thursday
night he was comfortable and no
particular alarm was felt, but at 6
O'clock this morning failure of the
hearts action was discovered and
at G.10 he passed away. His
daughter, Miss Mary f. Waite, and
his son, Mr.. q. G.. Waite, vice
president of the Cincinnati, Ham.
ilton and Dayton railroad, were
with him when he died. Drs.
Caroline B. WinslOw and Frank A.
Gardner we're in attendance.
Mrs. Waite lef. Washington for
California about a week ago and
is supposed now to be in Los An
geles.
Associate Justice Miller, senior
member of the U. S. Supreme Court,
after leaving the residence OF the
late Chief Justice, sent invitations
to his fellow members to meet him
at the consultation room of the
Court, where they all assembled at
II o'clock, remaining closeted to.
gether until noon. The Attorney.
General and leading members OF
the bar were present in the court
room when the court assembled,
and seats outside the rail were
filled with spectators.
The chair of the Chief Justice
was simply draped with Grape,
but in no other respect did the ap-
pearance of the chamber give any
indication of the mOurnfu nature
Of the occasion. When the Court
entered the chamber the marshal
announced "hOnOrable associate
justices OF tho Supreme Court"
varying the usual formula by the
omission of the title Of the deceas-
ed. When The Court and assem-
blage were seated, Justice Miller,
in low, broken voice, said, at is
my painful duty to announce to the
bar of this Court that its hOnOred
Chief Justice departed this lite
this morning at 6.10 o'clock. This
is not an occasion 10 make any ex.
tended observations on the subject,
which will be done in due time.
The Court will adjourn until II
O'Clock, Monday, April %" There.
npOn the Court and assemblage re-
tired.
The chaplain of the Senate, Rev.
Mr.. Butler, in his opening prayer,
referred to the death Of the Chief
Justice in the following words:
1--WE rejoice, Oh, Lord, that our
lives are IN Thy hands; Thou
numberest the hairs of our heads ;
sparrows cannot tall without Thy
notice; we bow reverentially and
humbly before the shadow of
death. Oh, God, comfort and sus-
tain those who are sorely bereft.
Teach us so to number our days,
that we may apply our hearts nm
to wisdom. We ask of Thee gnld-
ance, so that, in our lives God may
be glOriGed ; end that having serv-
ed our generation We may, when
we fall asleep, be gathered to our
Fathers. We bless Thee for the
life of Thy departed servant. for
his faith, tor his labor, for his faith
fitness in lite and for the services
which he has rendered"