The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-23
MATTHEWS DEAD.
After Many Months Of Suffering AssO-
ciate Justice Stanley Matthews
Passes Away.
Marks OF Respect to the Dead Mans
Memory by the Senate, the
Court and Mayor Grant.
One Of the First Anti-slavery AgItators
In Cincinnati, the Upward Career of
the Deceased Was Rapid.

WASHINGTON, March 22-Justlce. Stan
ley Matthews died at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. The last change In the condition Of
Justice Matthews occurred yesterday after
noon at o'clock. In the morning he had
been feeling comfortable and cheerful. AT
that hour, however, the intense pain which
had marked the period Of decline occurred
and never left him until death brought re-
lief. DIR. VIM. w. Johnston was sum-
moned and finding his patient suffering SO
intensely administered opistes, which
toward morning Induced state OF semi.
consciousness. In which he remained until
the end. Occasionally he would partially
revive and recognize the loved ones near
him by Q glance OF pressure of the hand.
but n relapse soon followed. For a number
OF hours previous 10 death he was praeti-
cally unconscious. In the last hours the
diving justice was surrounded by members
of his family.
Justice Matthews had been an invalid
for years. During the winter OF 1855 he
frequently complained Of indigestion and
muscular rheumatism and as spring wore
on he began 10 suffer from obstinate
diarrhea, from which he lost a great deal
of strength and flesh. At this time II was
thought his great devotion 10 work was 10 q
large degree responsible for his illness, AZ
no doubt IL was, and acting upon the ad-
vice OF his physicians and friends, who had
great hopes a change Of air might prove Q
lasting benefit, he went 70 Massachusetts,,
stopping for some time at Lennox, then al
Nantucket, but he continued 70 lose ground.
During the summer he had several attacks
of muscular rheumatism, associated with
high fever, which would coDfne him 10
bed for several days at ut time. On his
return home he began TO improve, but con-
tinued 10 suffer from Intermittent attacks,
which always greatly reduced his strength
and flesh. These came on at intervals
OF three or four weeks. Be
tween them he would have
periods OF improvement and several
times when DIR. Johnston was confidently
hoping he would be able 10 get him out,
another attack would PROSTATE him and
leave him weaker than ever. During last
February he suffered greatly with a com
plication OF cystitls and iata. About this
time an ulcer Of the cornea appeared with
an effusion into the pleural cavity, altrib.
utable TO his rheumatic condition. He re-
covered, however, from both of these latter
complications. For eight weeks previous
TO his final illness he had been absolutely
free from pain and his PHI ysician and fam
lily had great hopes Of his ultimate recov-
cry. That hope was modified, however,
by the fact that while he had a good
appetite and good digestion, he did not
gain In flesh, although bis strength
Improved daily. At this time he sat up
during part Of each day, and walked
about his room and into the other rooms on
the same floor, but about March he had
an acute attack OF high fever which lasted
several days and which very much ex-
hausted him, After this passed on he
seemed TO be improving, with a return OF
appetite; but a recurrence OF chills and
fever, associated with cystitis, still further
added to his exhaustion and debility. Dur
Ing all this time his pulse was exceedingly
feeble and the action OF the heart sus-
the purpose. Yesterday afternoon he had
a prolonged chill and high fever, which
brought on intense local suffering. This
was followed In few hours by another
chill, from which he could not rally.
Arrangements for the funeral were prac-
tically concluded this evening" Religious
services will be held at his late
residence on Connecticut avenue Mon
day afternoon at l O'Clock. They
will be brief and simple and will be con
Quoted by Rev. DIR. Hamlin, pastor OF the
Church OF the Covenant At the conclus-
ion the remains will be removed 10 the Bal
timore A Ohio station for transportation to
Glendale, Ohio, by way Of Cincinnati. Re
ligious services will be held there at Christ
Episcopal church, under the conduct OF
Rev. Price, rector, Tuesday afternoon, and
the remains will then be removed 70 Spring
Grove cemetery for interment. The mem
bers Of the supreme court will accompany
the remains rs honorary pail bearers and
the messengers Of the court will be active
pail bearers.