The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-03-28
ERMINE EANDSHROU
Death Of Justice Stanley Matthews
Of the Federal Supreme
Court.

semi consciousness, III Wnlcn ne remalneu
until the end. Occasionally he would par
TALLY revive and recognize the loved ones
near him by glance or pressure or the
hand, but q relapse soon followed
For number of hours previous
to death he was practically uncon-
scious. In his last hours the dying
justice was surrounded by members Of his
family, who have been with him throughout
his illness Mrs. Matthew'S, his daughters,
Miss Matthews and Miss Eva Matthews, and
his son, Paul Matthews, and c. B. Matthews,
his brother, of Cincinnati. Or. Johnson was
also dresenr. The reports of Justice
Matthews condition during the past week had
been of such a cheering nature that appre
hension was in a great measure subdued.
and the news of his death came with shock,
even to many who had been prepared for
the announcement at any time during the
winter. The justice was ever
CHEERFUL AND HOPEFUL PATIENT
tld naturally the members of his family en-
deavored to be as cheerful and hopeful as he,
and it was owing to his own belief that the
favorable reports of the past week were
given to those who inquired after his health.
Only yesterday morning Justice Matthews
was discussing with his family various plans
for the future, when ne should be able. as in
the past, to take part in their execution.
"But ut no time since his return to Washing
ton" said one of the family this morning,
shave we really felt that there was hope
of his recovery" The funeral will probably
take place at p. m. Monday. The remains
will be inferred in the family lot, Spring Grove
cemetery, Cincinnati, but details will not
be perfected until the arrival of the dead
jurist's oldest son. Mortimer Matthews, a
lawyer of Cincinnati, and his Youngest
daughter. Grace, wife of Horace Cleaveland,
assistant United States district attorney at
Cincinnati ana nephew OF Justice Harlan.
The engagement of Miss Mathews and JUS
tice Gray was announced this week, and the
marriage was expected to occur shortly. In
the United States supreme court immedi-
ately upon assembling the chief justice an
nounced the death of Justice Matthews, and
as a mark cf respect to his memory the court
adjourned until Tuesday next The senate
also adjourned upon receiving the announce
ment of Justice Matthew'S death in a COM
munication from Chief Justice Fuller.
HIS ILLNESS.
Justice Matthews has been an in valid for
year or more. During the winter of 1887
1888 he frequently complained of indiges-
ton and muscular rheumatism and as the
spring wore on began to suffer from obsti-
nate diarrhRa, from which he lost great
deal of strength and flesh. At this time it was
thought that his great devotion to work was
to large degree responsible for his illness,
as no doubt it was, and acting upon the ad-
vice Of his physician and friends, who had
great hopes that change of air might
prove q lasting benefit, he went to Mas
sachusetts, stopping for some time at Lenox
and then at Nantucket, but he cont nued to
lose ground. During the summer he had
several attacks of muscular rheuma tism as
| sociated with high fever which would coutine
him to his bed for several days at time.
On his return home he began to improve
somewhat, but he continued to suffer from
the in:ercurrent attacks, which always
greatly reduced his strength and flesh. These
| came on at intervals Of three or four weeks
Between them he would have periods Of
marked Improvement, and several times
when DR.. Johnston was confidently hoping
TO be able to get him ou5 another attack
would PROSTATE him and leave him weaker
than ever. During last February he suffered
greatly with a complication of cystitis and
| iritis. About this time an ulcer of the cornea
appeared, with an effusion into the pleural
cavity, which were attributable to his rheu-
from both Of these latter complications For
about eight weeks previous 10 his final ill
ness he had been absolutely free from pain,
and his physician and family had great hopes
of his ultimate recovery. That hope was
modified, however, by the fact that while he
had good appetite and good digestion he
DID NOT GAIN IN FLESH,
although his strength improved daily. At
| =,
and walked about his room and into the
other rooms on the same floor. But about
the 4t2 of March he had an acute attack of
high fever, which lasted several days, and
which very much exhausted him. After this
passed off he seemed to be improving, with
o return Of appetite, but a recurrence of the
chills and fever associated with cystitis still
further added to his exhaustion and debility
During all of this time, his pulse was exceed
tngly feeble and the action of the heart was
sustained only by remedies administered for
that purpose. Yesterday afternoon he had
prolonged chill and high fever, which brought
on intense local suffering. This was fol-
| lowed in few hours by another chill from
which he could rot rally. He continued to
lose strength and died a few minutes after
| 10 o'clock this morning. The immediate
| cause of death was exhaustion of the heart
ana congestion of the kidneys, with partial
suppression of the urine Besides his regu-
lar attendant, DR.. William W. Johnston,
other eminent physicians, including Dr. Will
lam Pepper of Philadelphia and DR.. N. s.
Lincoln of Washington, were called in con-
sultation from time to time. The arrange
ments for the funeral were practically
complated this evening. Religious serv-
Ices will be held at his late residence
on Connecticut avenue Monday afternoon at
l o'clock. They will be brief aud simple,
and will be conducted by Rev. DR.. Hamin,
pastor of the Church of the Covenant The
remains will be removed to the Baltimore
Ohio station for transportation to Glendale,
| Ohio, by way of Cincinnati Religious serv-
Ices will be held there at Christ Episcopal
church under the conduct of Rev. DR. Price,
the rector, Tuesday afternoon, and the re-
mains will then be removed to Spring Grove
cemetery for interment. Members of the
supreme court will accompany the remains
as honorary pail bearers and the messengers
of the court viii be the active pail bearers
Stanley Matthews was native of Cincinnati
his birth having occurred July 81. 1924. He
was the oldest child of his fathers second mar
riage Until he was eight years of age the fam
lily lived the greater part Of the time in KEN
tuclSy, where his father, Thomas ]. Matthews,
was professor Of mathematics in Transylvania
university. In 1882, having been elected presi-
dent OF Woodward high school, Cincinnati,
Prof Matthews returned to that city. and for
the next seven years took charge sof the educa-
tion cf his SON, preparing him for the junior
class In KENYON college, Ohio. where he gradu-
i ated in the fall of 1S40 Among his fellow stu
dents was Rutherford b. Hayes, after
ward president. After dcvoting two years to
the study OF law Stanley Matthews removed to
Maury county. Tenn. where he obtained
i position az an assistant in school. Having
/ been admitted to the bar. he commenced his
practice at Columbus, devoting his leisure to
editing paper called The Tennessee Democrat
After his return to Cincinnati in 1944 he formed
the acquaintance OF DIR. Gamalies Bailey, who
was then publishing the Cincinnati Herald, an
| anti-slavery paper. He became contributor to
ibis newspaper, and subsequently succeeded DR.
Bailey in conducting it's publication At that
limo the antt-slavery feeling was running high